Please Help With My College Search

texaspg
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:25:15 +0000

Your quest is way too open ended and you should be narrowing these choices by now if you are completing junior year. You seem to be very evasive in answering the basic questions and seem to be at a stage of a freshman high schooler in your search. How other people chose their schools is not how you choose them. You need to choose them based on your own interests, financial situation, type of environment you prefer for college etc.

As someone who already has ACT and SAT scores and needs to start applying in two-three months you should know the following:


What are your parents willing to pay? Most private schools cost 55,000 or more per year.
What type of major are you looking for? It can be as broad as something in humanities or something in STEM.
Do you think you will like smaller or larger schools?
Are you a college sports fan? Do you like watching the college sports on TV and so would have some favorite colleges?
What State are you in and would you be admitted to a state school automatically or easily?


You need to come up with a list of schools that are considered safeties, matches and reaches once you have figured out the answers. Usually, you should always have a safety where you can get into and can AFFORD. Otherwise, you will be posting here next April complaining about my story and how no one admitted me.