As a Junior in High School when you start to look through college brochures, you see photos of breathtaking buildings, adventure, and freedom. Do not be fooled by the photos, marketing efforts, and thoughts digging into your brain that you need to get out.
Be strategic in your research by starting to look at what the college has to offer - financial assistance, courses in what you want to study, and potential internship opportunities to help build job prospects and a network after college. Start with touring the campus and meeting with the Admission Director. Getting an understanding of the environment and the people that run the university should be a large reason you go there. You need to feel comfortable, and safe, as well as be able to trust the ones around you. Once you take a tour of the campus, set up a meeting with an Admission Director to ask questions. This should be a big deciding factor as you can find out if you are dealing with someone who is truthful and helpful. Ask questions relating to financial assistance, work-study programs, and school schedule flexibility. This will guide you to find the right school that will provide true support to the real world upon graduation.
Do not put limitations on your coursework studies. Cross-study various majors and/or minors and how that may connect to what you want in a career. For example, if you want to study theatre, think about studying business/communications as well as a foreign language. This will give you cross-levels of career options including administrative duties at a non-profit, the ability to become an agent, or the capability to work in another country. Limiting yourself can put a block on jobs upon graduation and limit your income offers.
School connections and alumni associations only get you so far in job searches and networking. The school you chose can give you a leg up on potential internships based on location. Think about organizations that you want to build relationships with and how that can help you develop career prospects.
"You cannot dream of becoming something you do not know about. You have to learn to dream big. Education exposes you to what the world has to offer, to the possibilities open to you." -Sonia Sotomayor
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