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Articles: Family - How to
Choose a College
By Kelly
Gillis
Your child is ready.
He's kept up his grades and he has decided that he wants the benefit
of a college education. It's decision time. With over 4,000 public 4
year colleges in the country there are a lot of decisions and
choices you will need to make.
You can make your decision based on numerous factors, and
their importance ranks differently for everyone. What is most
important to you? Location? Academics? Sports Programs? Financial
considerations?
The first thing that needs to happen is that
the student needs to look deeply inside himself/herself and ask
"what do I want." Everyone the student knows will have some sort of
opinion or recommendation. These opinions can be helpful, but in the
long run the student must make the decision.
Every college
is different and offers a different experience.
Some students
want a college with an artsy feel. Others want a college with an
emphasis placed on sports. Others prefer academics pure and simple
and are looking for an academic challenge. Class size and campus
size is a factor for some. Do you prefer a large university campus
or a small intimate university setting? Some colleges are located in
sleepy college towns, and some near bustling cities. Some students
prefer to stay near home.
The college location is another
huge factor when choosing. Perhaps the student is looking forward to
the excitement of a move out of the house and the independence
associated with college and is choosing to study out of state. Is
the student ready to share a dorm with a total stranger? It is a
fact that 90f college freshmen have never even shared a bedroom -
something that can make the concept of "sharing space" and
compromise more difficult.
Finances also come into play when
decisions are made about college. Most states award their residents
with substantial savings if they attend in state colleges. The cost
of an out of state college education rapidly escalates when room and
board expenses are added. The student and parents must also consider
food and transportation costs for out of state education.
Please don't forget when choosing any college that there are
billions of dollars a year available in scholarships, grants and
other forms of financial aid available to the parents and to the
student to help offset college expenses.
Article courtesy of
http://www.degrees-online.net
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