College Selection Checklist

College Selection Checklist with Jean Burk and Felice Gerwitz

Podcast #53

Jean Burk explains the importance and gives a detailed college selection checklist for students looking for the ideal college. She explains the college search, the type of school to consider, where to look, large vs. small school and criteria to consider. This college selection checlist also contains a list to some amazing website recommendations to help you make your own custom spreadsheet using the criteria you want to select the perfect school for you.

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Show Notes: College Selection Checklist

College Search
1. Personal Criteria –make a list.
2. Location
3. Cost
4. Size of the school
Type of School
1. Community College
2. 4-Year University
3. Technical / Military School
Where to Look –Nearly 5,000 Colleges in USA
1. Internet sites
  1. Start at a school
    1. College Board – great resource
    2. Accreditation Search
    3. College Navigator
    4. Cappex.com – creates a profile
    5. Best College Rankings
  2. Talking to family and friends
  3. Visit College
    1. Safe school
    2. Reach school
    3. Dream school

Large vs Small schools:
1. Large: more courses, anonymity, greater ranges of activities and organizations, larger libraries, graduate departments.
2. Small school, more personal atmosphere, meet professors and students, individual participation and interaction, flexible programs
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School criteria:
1. Scores
2. Size – depends on personality
  1. 5000
  2. 10000
  3. 30000 or more

College worksheet and college selection application checklist
1. High school Prep Genius Book by Jean Burk – 50 things to look for
  1. Downloadable Worksheet
  2. Location
  3. Size – not only physical size, enrollment of students
  4. Cost – not only tuition –
    1. Fees
    2. Room and Board
    3. Transportation
    4. Application Fees
    5. More expensive schools have more money to give out
    6. Tuition Tracker -online
    7. Affiliation –public, private, proprietary school
    8. Urban or rural locations
    9. Religious Affiliation
    10. Diversity – looking for this and will “pay”
      1. protestant look for a Catholic school – schools look for diversity
    11. Facilities on Campus –
      1. Campus security
      2. Recreation –gym on site
      3. Medical or Clinic facilities
    12. Majors and academic requirements
      1. School requirements – have way lower than your score they will
      2. Some broad majors
      3. Specific majors
      4. Undecided
      5. Want a 4-year major and be done or…
      6. Some majors don’t lend themselves into jobs afterward