My Search For Going To College

As a high school senior, I spent all year searching for a compatible college that fits my requirements. I wanted a college that is affordable, so when I graduate I am not stuck with a massive debt. I wanted a campus that is has friendly people and feels like home. Finally, the college must provide me with the right skills to start my career. With those three standards in mind, I narrowed my choices to one perfect college.

Do you want to go to a good college but not to expensive and not cheap ? Do you want a good job and go to a college that can help you get that awesome job or even career ? Also do you want a career in medicine? Well if you said, YES to all these questions well I suggest that you go to Baylor. Why you ask ?

The first day I visited, I went on a tour around the campus. Seeing the campus of Baylor, was huge but well-organized. I participated in the Christian Leadership Institute on the campus. This camp helped me understand how the campus of Baylor was and taught me life-long skills that I will never forget. During my time at camp, I have met some of closest friends that live all over the country. I felt that I could see myself at this university, compared to anywhere else. I felt as if there was no barrier between one person or another that stopped them from talking to one another. It was a bit daunting not knowing anyone at this camp, but after a week it all seemed to change. I had a different view of Baylor from the first to the last day I visited. Imagining of where I could be, Baylor is a university that I could see

Before I was accepted to this University back in 2012, my school took us on a trip to visit the school. When we arrived on the bus I was so excited. When I stepped off the bus, I knew that this school was made for me. The way the school looked to the way they operated fit me. The operation of the school is very easy to learn and easy to adapt to. The operation included easy access to counselors for first year students as well as transfer students. This is very helpful for the students who are new to school and do not have anyone to show them around, like I did not. I also loved the way they had Freshman’s in particular dorms

When I toured the school and got to stay overnight with amazing student hosts, not only did I fall in love with the campus, but with the welcoming people, California weather, and the thought of the numerous opportunities awaiting me. It was simply a home away from home.

Considering my friends were all attending the Science and Tech program at Roosevelt, I was a lonly bright start in the dark night. I knew very few people going to this school with me, so it was a chance to experience a new life. I could make new friends, build new relationships, and just overall get a fresh start. This is the experience I am hoping to get to experience once again with going to college. Just the chance to meet new people, and understand where they come from and the opportunities i have to learn about

Choosing a college as a future student is a difficult process for some. There are certain qualities that must meet every student’s needs. For example, how far away from home is it or how big of a school it is. Many colleges are more similar than most know. While differences can be found between colleges, similarities can be found between Indiana University, Bloomington (IU) and The Ohio State University (OSU).

Being a part of the IUPUI community is something I pride myself with and each time someone asks me what university I attend I proudly yell them IUPUI. Coming into my first semester I would have never thought I would be where I am today five semesters later. Every time I think back to the day I decided that I would be attending IUPUI I ask myself if I truly made the right choice, and then I think about all the things I have done, all the people I have met, and all the accomplishments I have made. The decision to attend this University was the best decision I have made this far in my life.

A majority of high school students contemplate the correct college for them to personally attend. While many students end up at their forever home right off the bat, some must transfer and still continue looking after graduation. There are many important aspects while searching for a college, but price is often a key factor. When picking a college, many students have to look at the degree program offered by the specific university. Many students, for their first year away from their parents, do not want to stray to far from home, while also feeling like they are on their own. In comparing the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City University, there are many different aspects students need to put into consideration, but price, degree program,

I made the decision of attending Wichita State University due to their diversity, atmosphere, but most of all

When I was searching for a better education, instead I was astound by the dorms, dining, clubs, and so much more that college offers. It is impossible to think about education, when all they present to you is the facilities and the accommodation you will get if you enroll to that college. One thing I did not count on was money, without it, you can’t even dream about a college like that one, just if you get a loan, but I was not going to get a loan just to be in a fancy facility. I continue looking and I lost track of what I was looking for and I choose the one near my house. After years of losing my time, now I’m gaining the knowledge I ever wanted.

For these criterion, I ranked each of my alternatives accordingly. For tuition, I found that the best choices for me based on that criteria would be either CU Boulder or Mines. Both of these schools have generally the same tuition, and both are the lowest out of my choices. The lowest ranked choice is MIT for this criteria, due to the fact that it is over $70,000 to attend for a tuition year. The other choices generally ranged from $40,000-$50,000. For the criteria of the size of the campus, I found that both Colorado School of Mines and Vanderbilt both appealed to me the most. Colorado School of Mines has a decent campus with under 20,000 students. Vanderbilt in its whole may have many students, but its College of Engineering is also decent in its size. The lowest rank college is Harvard. Even though it is a private college, I feel that the size of the campus does not fit well with the small, inclusive size that I am looking for. The other colleges vary in-between with their size, and in all honest, they are sizes that I am apathetic to. When choosing the colleges that I applied for, I automatically only applied to the colleges that I knew had my major. In essence, I graded this criteria based on the program that it had for my major. Based on my major, I found that Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, and MIT were all great

Beginning my college search, I had no idea what I wanted from the future, let alone from a school. Having blocked the concept of the ‘future’ from my brain, I was going into my college search blind. I needed to start somewhere, so I decided to pick a major, and base my decision off that. From a young age, I was always told I should become a news anchor, so I began researching schools with superior communications programs. Of course, Boston University was on every list or article I encountered. With every new piece of information I learned about the school, the more certain I became that it was the place for me. The only problem was that this dream school was about 1,000 miles away. In my sleepy hometown, it’s rare for people to go as far as

I looked for colleges reasonably close to home; Catholic institutions with strong Social Justice programs; medium-sized schools with a presence in their larger communities; and those with good placement rates, internships, and research opportunities. Not only did Creighton offer all this, I was really drawn to the attention given to the student, not only in their studies, but to the person as a whole. I’ve visited other institutions where I got the feeling that everyone was just a number, an impression I don’t see at Creighton. I've learned from friends already in college, the importance of where a college is located. Researching a little, and spending time exploring Omaha with my family, I really came to appreciate what a great city it is, and just how much it had to

For many, after graduating high school the next big step is college. I never asked myself why or if I even wanted to. Yet, since I was not yet ready to join the work force, and didn’t want to disappoint my parents, I simply followed the path that I was supposed to take. For a while I had no direction, but through the loss of my high school English teacher and my dream of making my family proud, I discovered that college was the place I wanted and needed to be.