1. What do you want to be?
Knowing your career goals can help you identify schools that offer the programs or degrees you need to preprare. Pick aschool that offers classes for a couple of majors that you are considering. Then if you change your major, you won’t have to transfer to another school. Also, make sure that your credits will transfer if you do change schools.
2. What do you like about high school?
The classroom environment that you like now can give you a hint to the type of class settings you want in your next school. Are you a hands-on type of learner? Consider a career-technical school or a certificate course. Do you like to be active in clubs? Look for schools with student government and active student organizations.
3. Where do you want to be?
Close your eyes and picture yourself at your next school. Is it close tohome? Are your classes in big lecture halls, or smaller rooms or labs? In a fast-paced, downtown, business area? Think about what, besides classes, goes on at your dream school. Ask your parents and teachers about what they’ve heard about the school you’re considering. Go to news.google.com and type the school’s name into the search box tofind recent news articles relating to the school.
4. Do you know what your options are?
Get as much information as possible about the schools you are considering. College fairs and websites are great tools for finding out what’s available. (Check out the “Get Smart Guide” to view schools bytype.) Talk to students who have attended the schools and try to visit the campuses in person. Find out about the admissions requirements and ask yourself if you can meet them.
5. What can you afford?
Research the cost of attending the school you’re considering and checkout financial aid opportunities. (See scholarship opportunities.) Consider how some options will be easier on your wallet. A school close to home can mean less money spent onrent, utilities and travel during the holidays.
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–Ashley Cisneros
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Ashley Cisneros is a co-founder of Chatter Buzz Media, an Orlando Internet marketing firm that helps companies and organizations engage with their target markets through inbound marketing via the Internet. Chatter Buzz Media, which won the Social Madness competition for the Orlando small business market, is a full-service digital marketing firm specializing in website design, search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing and content creation. Prior to founding Chatter Buzz, Ashley worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor, technical writer, marketing manager, public relations practitioner and freelance journalist. To see Ashley’s content writing, visit www.ashleycisneros.com. You can also reach Ashley on her Google profile.
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