Don't worry. You'll have lots of people telling you where THEY think you should go to college. Before that begins, take a moment to figure out what YOU want.
Visualize…
Go to your room and shut the door. Lie on the bed, close your eyes, and begin to dream of college.
What kind of campus do you see?
A city landscape?
A college surrounded by wilderness?
Something in between?
What kind of classrooms do you see?
large lecture halls?
small, 12-person rooms?
medium-sized rooms like you had in high school?
What kind of dorm life do you see?
an ivy-covered brick dwelling on the perimeter of
a grassy quad?
a high-rise on a bustling city street?
an off-campus apartment?
More questions
What do I want to study? Do I want to go to a place that offers lots of options so I can try a few things before I decide on a major?
Do I want to meet people that share my interests or people with different interests?
Do I want to go to a single-sex or a coed college?
Do I want to attend a small private college, a large university, or something in the middle?
Do I want to take part in campus life? Am I interested in athletics or other extracurricular activities?
Where do I want to live? Close to home? Far away? Somewhere in between?
