Your College Target List

So you’ve done some thinking, taken the quiz and have an idea of what is most important to you.  Now you’re going to want to create a log of all of the colleges that might offer what you’re looking for and begin to investigate them. To get started, make a list that includes the following.

College Name:

Location          
Web address          
Requested info           
Number of students          
Admission requirements          
Percentage accepted          
Test requirements          
Major(s) interested in          
Average class size          
Cost of attendance          
Average financial aid package          
Career placement rate          
People you know           
Impressions of:          
  • Website
          
  • Marketing materials
         
  • College officers
         
  • Guidance office
         
  • Friends and relatives
          
Notes          
Schedule a visit?          

If a school isn’t appealing enough to schedule a visit, remove them from your target list. There are plenty of them out there so scratch them off and move on!