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What is the most important factor in choosing the college you go to?

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Ken’s Answer

It really does not matter where you go to college. There are two things that are important consider that will make your college experience successful no matter where you go.

  • Get to know yourself well enough to learn how your personality traits relate to various career areas to see which might be best suited for you and talking to people to people who are working in that area to see if you fit and get their advice and suggestions.
  • Make plans to reduce the cost of college by following suggestions in the following part of my answer.

Here is a important site for you to visit with an important message by a person who worked at Stanford University relating to the choice of college:


http://www.ted.com/talks/julie_lythcott_haims_how_to_raise_successful_kids_without_over_parenting?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=talk&utm_term=education<span style="color: rgb(103, 106, 108);"> </span>

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Ken recommends the following next steps:

Getting to know yourself and how your personality traits relate to people involved in various career opportunities is very important in your decision making process. During my many years in Human Resources and College Recruiting, I ran across too many students who had skipped this very important step and ended up in a job situation which for which they were not well suited. Selecting a career area is like buying a pair of shoes. First you have to be properly fitted for the correct size, and then you need to try on and walk in the various shoe options to determine which is fits the best and is most comfortable for you to wear. Following are some important steps which I developed during my career which have been helpful to many .
The first step is to take an interest and aptitude test and have it interpreted by your school counselor to see if you share the personality traits necessary to enter the field. You might want to do this again upon entry into college, as the interpretation might differ slightly due to the course offering of the school. However, do not wait until entering college, as the information from the test will help to determine the courses that you take in high school. Too many students, due to poor planning, end up paying for courses in college which they could have taken for free in high school.
Next, when you have the results of the testing, talk to the person at your high school and college who tracks and works with graduates to arrange to talk to, visit, and possibly shadow people doing what you think that you might want to do, so that you can get know what they are doing and how they got there. Here are some tips: ## http://www.wikihow.com/Network ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/nonawkward-ways-to-start-and-end-networking-conversations ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/4-questions-to-ask-your-network-besides-can-you-get-me-a-job?ref=carousel-slide-1 ##
Locate and attend meetings of professional associations to which people who are doing what you think that you want to do belong, so that you can get their advice. These associations may offer or know of intern, coop, shadowing, and scholarship opportunities. These associations are the means whereby the professionals keep abreast of their career area following college and advance in their career. You can locate them by asking your school academic advisor, favorite teachers, and the reference librarian at your local library. Here are some tips: ## https://www.careeronestop.org/BusinessCenter/Toolkit/find-professional-associations.aspx?&frd=true ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/9-tips-for-navigating-your-first-networking-event ##
Reducing College Costs: http://www.educationplanner.org/students/paying-for-school/ways-to-pay/reduce-college-costs.shtml
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Rachael’s Answer

A phrase I have relayed to everyone I know regarding college is: It is what you make of it.

By this I mean you can determine your education and your experience at a college by what you do, regardless of which college it is. For example, if you choose to actively participate in class, complete optional assignments, etc. you will be extending the full potential of the course offered to you. Similarly, if you choose to opt into extracurriculars, participate in campus events, attend campus sporting events etc. you will be extending the full potential of the campus available to you.

You are most importantly choosing a college for the degree, to get you to a career. If you know what field you intend to pursue, I would focus on choosing colleges which are prominent for your major. If you are undecided, I would suggest not cornering yourself into a school with few majors available. I think an important aspect of choosing a college is whether or not you can envision yourself there and it getting you somewhere. Consider their career placement, internship opportunities, company affiliation, and alumni network. Additionally, when choosing courses at whichever college it may be, I found I learned the most out of the courses I took with professors who were practicing professionals within the field being taught as opposed to professors who had been in higher education their entire career.

Best of luck.
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Simeon’s Answer

If you're not pursuing specific fields like medicine or law, it doesn't really make a large difference which university you attend. I would make affordability the top choice and choose a city that you would like to explore in when you're not busy. If there's a tie in the above, try taking a visit to campus and seeing which ones you feel most comfortable walking around at. You'll be spending a lot of time there, so you want to make sure you feel at home.
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Michelle’s Answer

Hello, Destney J. College has more than one important facet that should be considered. One of the most important factors in deciding what college to attend is that they have a good solid program that you want to major in. It should have a good reputation. Visit and or read about colleges and their programs. See what the course requirements are for the degree you desire. Next, decide where you'd like to live or if you must stay in your local area. Naturally, tuition is always an issue, too.


I hope this helps and I wish you all the best in your future.
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