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Let the Search Begin!

Let the Search Begin!. “Picking a college is like falling in love.” -- Stephen Trachtenberg, President of George Washington University. Why You Should Bother--. Money, honey Opportunities It beats working You deserve better Expand your horizons. What do I always say?. Did you know--.

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Let the Search Begin!

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  1. Let the Search Begin! “Picking a college is like falling in love.” --Stephen Trachtenberg, President of George Washington University

  2. Why You Should Bother-- • Money, honey • Opportunities • It beats working • You deserve better • Expand your horizons

  3. What do I always say?

  4. Did you know-- • There are historically black colleges? • Moorehouse • Langston • Women’s only colleges? • Agnes Scott, Atlanta • Trinity, Washington, D.C. • Mount St. Mary’s, Los Angeles • Men’s only? • Wabash, IN • Morehouse, GA

  5. Public vs. Private Schools • “Equitable” access • Funded by state and federal governments—theoretically cheaper* • Generally more foreign languages, arts, music, etc. • Engineering! • Most move off campus after freshman year • Lecture halls *Barring scholarships, grants, etc. • Select admissions • Tend to have a better academic reputation • For profit—25% more expensive * • Specialty programs and advanced research via private grants, funding, etc. • Live on campus for majority of time • Smaller class sizes— “Meredith”—argh!

  6. Pros of Staying Near Pros of Going Far

  7. My College Story • It pays to be nerdy! • It won’t be perfect • This was the view from my dorm room:

  8. About those majors… • What’s a • B.A.? • B.S.? • M.A? • Ph D? • Does it really matter? • My story • pre-med, pre-law, a slew of English • Engineering—Available at a wide range of public, not very many private universities • Shhh! The title of the degree is not all that important. What is important about college?

  9. A quick list: Nearby First-ish-Second-ish-tier schools (the best of our local schools): • Reed College, OR • Whitman College, WA Second- and Third-tier private schools of interest: • Willamette University, OR • Linfield College, OR • University of Puget Sound, WA • Seattle Pacific University, WA • McDaniel College, MD • Allegheny College, PA • Union College, NY • Washington and Lee, VA • Emerson College, MA • University of San Diego, CA

  10. Places to find out about universities: • US News & World Report—Best college rankings • The tome! • The College Board: http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp • Family, friends, teachers • Univsource.com (disregard their online programs, those schumcks!)

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