<p>I want to major in Biology and minor in Chemistry. What should I do next?</p>
<p>The first thing you do is talk to your parents about what they can afford to pay and what kind of expectations they have for you about going to college. We assume you know your GPA and have your SAT or ACT scores already, right? If not, that’s the next step.</p>
<p>Then, you to identify your criteria for selecting a school: size, kind of school, location, cost, deal-breakers and must-haves. Once you have your criteria, you’ll be able to use the search engine on CC or find a college guide book and start looking for schools that meet your criteria.</p>
<p>Assuming that you are under 24, not married, and not a military veteran…</p>
<p>Talk to your parents about what they are able and willing to contribute and about income information to put into net price calculators at college web sites.</p>
<p>Try the net price calculators at some college web sites (in-state public, out-of-state public, private) to get an idea of what the expected family contribution (EFC) will be. If EFC for need-based financial aid is much greater than what your parents are able and willing to contribute, then you may need to search for colleges with big merit scholarships or list prices below what they are able and willing to contribute. Otherwise, the net price calculator should be one of the first things to check when seriously considering adding the college to the application list.</p>
<p>You obviously need to check how likely your academic record and test scores will result in admission to each college you consider. If you need big merit scholarships to be able to afford to attend, then you need to estimate whether your academic record and test scores are likely to produce the needed merit scholarship.</p>