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How To Choose A College

Taking the Next Academic Step: How to Choose a College

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My son has done really well throughout his academic career thus far, but as high school graduation looms closer and closer, he still has no idea how to choose a college that would be best for his future. In fact, he's still not even sure where his academic or career interests lie, making a final decision nearly impossible to contemplate. He clearly needs help learning how to choose a college, so I'm going to step in and offer my advice.

For starters, I told him that a great way to learn how to choose a college was by finding out the different ways other people have approached the problem. Fortunately, there are plenty of good websites on the Internet that contain valuable insight from students and counselors alike. These sites can help prospective students set out preliminary criteria and develop a plan of action to find good schools. By simply s