Questions are already ringing out in your senior student mind, as graduation comes to a close and some are already contemplating college life. It's pretty stressful, because then the next stage will be your ticket to a successful career in the near future.
According to US News, 'several' meant the number of schools you can confidently apply for with regards to your chosen career and of course your budget. Here are a few tips in order to get started and make a decision on:
1. First off, determine your budget for your education. Try to evaluate how much you can afford and where the fund will be coming from, your financial resources should be specific. It would also be great if you can take an entrance exam, but even these have a fee connected to it, even your submission will have a fee to it!
In order to save yourself from those fees, you might want to check if you could be eligible for college application fee waivers, by checking a school's policy about it. You can visit Bigfuture.Collegboard.org for more information on that.
2. Consider you intended major. Is it going to be a rare course? If it is, then you might only get to apply to a few school that teaches that certain major. Try to apply to schools that specializes on the major of your choice. This way you can get the best education for your intended future career.
3. What are your other needs? These needs will need to be thought of as well, in choosing a college campus. Be it in terms of culture, location, and social environment. Your finance will be another of your important need.
4. Have a back-up plan and be comfortable with your number. Flexibility is also important, even if as much as possible we get to go to the school where we've always wanted to study. If in any case your target school will say no to your application, you still have a back-up school who might say yes. Tip: Apply to a one target school, a stretch school and a safety one, to ensure you get a slot on any of them.
Goodluck! Have a happy college hunting!
