Tips for College Readiness
Who will motivate me? How will I get my homework done? What classes should I take? Who will do my laundry? Am I even ready for the next step? A College and Career Readiness survey of 165,000 students found that 45 percent of students feel prepared for college, but what about the rest of us?.(Leal 2). This percent could gradually increase if more students began to use their resources to prepare for college. Students can take the steps to prepare themselves mentally and financially for college by reading and applying these tips to their checklist for college readiness.
The first step to the college process is finding what degree you want to pursue, or what career you want to get underway. There are two very important …show more content…
Trying to find the perfect college for you can be very overwhelming, so start with the question, “where do I start?” Well to answer both of those problems, no college is going to be exactly perfect for you, and you can start anywhere! There are three common things to consider when filing through your college options, the size of the college, the location of the campus, and whether the academics provide to your degree needs. Looking at the size of the college it all depends on your style or learning or social skills. If you were to attend a larger scaled campus you would need to be comfortable with meeting new people and being able to raise your hand and ask questions during class. The class sizes would be a lot larger and it would be harder to meet with your professor one on one for help. Small college campuses can provide more remote time with your professor’s, but one down fall is the lack of social events that campus would provide. Just like students, colleges come in all shapes and sizes and the right choice largely comes down to personal preference (Choosing a College: Where Do I Start?). Location is a major thing to consider with your college choice, whether you still want to see your family or you want to pack up and leave for a while. The location of your campus can really fluxgate the cost to attend that school. The average cost of in-state tuition at a public institution is $6,752, comparing to the average cost of out-of-state tuition at a public institution which is $15,742 (In-State vs. Out-of-State Tuition). As shown it is known that out-of-state tuition is more than double that of in-state tuition, and this can be a major factor to most college students. One last thing to consider when choosing the right college for you is their academics. Making sure that the college you’re researching has the right classes for your degree can help you to minimize the time you’ll spend at
Who will motivate me? How will I get my homework done? What classes should I take? Who will do my laundry? Am I even ready for the next step? A College and Career Readiness survey of 165,000 students found that 45 percent of students feel prepared for college, but what about the rest of us?.(Leal 2). This percent could gradually increase if more students began to use their resources to prepare for college. Students can take the steps to prepare themselves mentally and financially for college by reading and applying these tips to their checklist for college readiness.
The first step to the college process is finding what degree you want to pursue, or what career you want to get underway. There are two very important …show more content…
Trying to find the perfect college for you can be very overwhelming, so start with the question, “where do I start?” Well to answer both of those problems, no college is going to be exactly perfect for you, and you can start anywhere! There are three common things to consider when filing through your college options, the size of the college, the location of the campus, and whether the academics provide to your degree needs. Looking at the size of the college it all depends on your style or learning or social skills. If you were to attend a larger scaled campus you would need to be comfortable with meeting new people and being able to raise your hand and ask questions during class. The class sizes would be a lot larger and it would be harder to meet with your professor one on one for help. Small college campuses can provide more remote time with your professor’s, but one down fall is the lack of social events that campus would provide. Just like students, colleges come in all shapes and sizes and the right choice largely comes down to personal preference (Choosing a College: Where Do I Start?). Location is a major thing to consider with your college choice, whether you still want to see your family or you want to pack up and leave for a while. The location of your campus can really fluxgate the cost to attend that school. The average cost of in-state tuition at a public institution is $6,752, comparing to the average cost of out-of-state tuition at a public institution which is $15,742 (In-State vs. Out-of-State Tuition). As shown it is known that out-of-state tuition is more than double that of in-state tuition, and this can be a major factor to most college students. One last thing to consider when choosing the right college for you is their academics. Making sure that the college you’re researching has the right classes for your degree can help you to minimize the time you’ll spend at