Making a college choice is a big deal – not that you don’t know that already. Nobody can give you the right or wrong answers; it’s up to you to make the final decision, after loads of research and deliberation.
What others can do however, is suggest what you should consider in making your college decision. You've likely found that people enjoy doing this…a lot. Perhaps more than you’ve bargained or solicited for. True, they are just trying to help. Also true, it can become pretty darn irritating.
Sometimes, amidst all of the advice, as great as the intentions are, you need to remember what not to consider in making your college decisions. It’s an aspect that’s often ignoring but, honestly, just as important as its counterpart.
These aspects are areas students tend to focus on and rule out a college just because of a single aspect when the aspect often can be resolved or in the scheme of things is not as important as it seems. Read on - you’ll gain a better understanding of what we mean in the descriptions below.
The following are some suggestions of aspects you should NOT rule out colleges solely for when making a college decision:
Additionally, it never hurts to negotiate your tuition price with the school’s financial aid office – a route that students rarely take but can actually work!
Do a little research beyond the name to make sure that it’s a fit for you, rather than just bragging rights. That hardly seems like the right reason to commit the next four years of your life to an institution.
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