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Choosing Universities/Colleges

Choosing Universities/Colleges. Background Info What to think about What to do Resources. To Start off…. You have to be the EXPERT !. Types of Institutions. Public Private Universities : Graduate level research, includes pre-professional programs

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Choosing Universities/Colleges

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  1. Choosing Universities/Colleges Background Info What to think about What to do Resources

  2. To Start off… You have to be the EXPERT!

  3. Types of Institutions • Public • Private • Universities: Graduate level research, includes pre-professional programs • Liberal Arts Colleges: Undergraduate level research, broad preparation in academic disciplines • Community Colleges: 2 years, general education requirements, vocational training

  4. Choosing Universities • Cost & Financial Aid • Location • Rural to Urban • Jobs/recruitment • Weather • Distance to family/friends • Size: Under 1,000 to 60,000+ • Major • Special Programs • Selectivity • Reach (2) • Target (4) • Safety (2) • Campus Culture

  5. Cost & financial aid

  6. Cost • Total cost from Upto ~$60,000 • Public: ~$20,000 to ~$52,000 • Private: ~$35,000 to ~$60,000 • Room & Board • About $10,000+ • Can save money by living off campus years 2-4 • Fees • Books • Travel

  7. Comparative Costs

  8. Comparative Costs

  9. Financial Aid • US Citizens • Eligible for • Federal Aid • FAFSA • CSS Profile • Institutional Aid • Private Aid • International Students • Eligible for • Limited Institutional Aid • Limited Private Aid

  10. Location, location, location

  11. Where do you want to live? • City Living vs. The College Town • Jobs • Internships • Recruitment • FYI: Snow is cold! • Staying close to family and friends • Where will you go on holidays?

  12. Size ??? – BIG vs. Small

  13. The BIG Schools • More majors and classes • Bigger classes • Research • Diversity • International name recognition • Large scale events, sports NYU 22,000 students Berkeley 25,500 students Michigan 27,000 students

  14. The Small Schools • Intimate community • Smaller classes • Easier to know your professors • Focus on teaching • Recommendations for graduate school Claremont McKenna 1,250 students Wesleyan 2,850 students Barnard 2,400 students

  15. Rankings • Quality cannot be quantified • They can tell you, in general terms, about the academic credentials of the students they attract

  16. Researching colleges

  17. Resources • Counselor • College Visits • Internet • Review Sites • University web sites • Naviance • Friends and Family • Alumni • Guide Books

  18. Visiting Colleges • With family, if possible • Schedule interviews, if offered • Organized tour: Trevor Sturgeon College Tours

  19. Selectivity

  20. Apply to a Selectivity Range • Based on 8 applications: • 2 Safety: 95% chance • 4 Target: 35% to 75% chance • 2 Reach: Less than 35% chance

  21. Are you competitive?

  22. How Colleges Decide

  23. Factors in the Admission Decision SOURCE: NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2008

  24. Applying

  25. Requirements (In general) SOURCE: NACAC Admission Trends Survey, 2008

  26. NAVIANCE (Family Connection)

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