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Discover You Reflection Handout - This handout is used during Junior Discover You sessions with counselors. It prompts you to consider what you need for academic, personal and financial elements of college. Use this reflection and the ones above to help you make a list of criteria for your college search.
College Fit
College Fit
College fit can be broken into the following three categories. Consider each of them as you reflect on what you need.
Academic Fit
Academic Fit
Will I be accepted?
Majors offered?
Class sizes?
Career Services?
Research opportunities?
Study abroad options?
Social/personal fit
Social/personal fit
School size?
School location?
Activities available?
Housing options?
Campus setting?
financial fit
financial fit
Can my family and I afford this school with reasonable borrowing?
Are there merit or need-based scholarships I might qualify for?
Net price calculators can help families answer these questions.
Link to a tool that connects to any college's net price calculator.
Academic Fit
Academic Fit
Will I be accepted?
Majors offered?
Class sizes?
Career Services?
Research opportunities?
Study abroad options?
Social/personal fit
Social/personal fit
School size?
School location?
Activities available?
Housing options?
Campus setting?
financial fit
financial fit
Can my family and I afford this school with reasonable borrowing?
Are there merit or need-based scholarships I might qualify for?
Net price calculators can help families answer these questions.
Link to a tool that connects to any college's net price calculator.
Action Step: make a criteria list
Action Step: make a criteria list
Make a list of criteria that you need and want in a college campus or experience. As you do this, consider what you learned in the self-reflection activities and the 3 categories of fit. Next, use the research tools to find schools that meet your criteria.
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