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Consider these questions:

• Do I want to go to a school which is…
  • a. Small (‹1,000), medium (1,000-5,000), large (5000-12,000), or extra-
    large (›12,000)?
  • b. Co-educational or single sex?
  • c. In my home state, a nearby state, or far away?
  • d. Private or public?
  • e. Liberal arts or has a specialized curriculum?

  
  For more extensive exploration, check out the Princeton Review website.
  

• Talk with admissions representatives when they visit campus.
  
  
• Check college websites as well as files in the counseling center for more information.
  Note admissions requirements, graduation requirements, and majors or special areas of
  interest.
  
  
• Make a list of 5-6 colleges that includes "safeties," "possibilities," and "stretches."
  See this site to discern selectivity: http://sasd.k12.pa.us/TITANPGS/PAGE10.htm
  
  
• Visit colleges (if possible) during the summer before or fall of your senior year. The
  following site offers excellent advise on visiting and interviewing at universities:
  http://www.collegeview.com/college/library/excerpts/keyprocedures.html
  
  
• Create a college comparison worksheet. For an example see:
  http://www.walnutvalley.k12.ca.us/dbhs/college/compws.htm