What do you want to study? What do you want as your career? 

• If you don't know go to the next question. 

• If you do know, start looking up colleges with that program and then go to the next question.

2 years or 4 years?

• 2 years is normally a certification or associates, or a junior college for basics.

• 4 years is a university for a bachelors degree and potentially graduate school.

Do you want to stay close to home, or travel?

• If you don't care, go to the next step.

• If you want to stay close to home, look up schools in the area that have your programs and go to the next question. 

• If you want to travel, look up schools with the best programs in what you want and go to the next question. 

ApplyTexas and CommonApp are the two most popular sites to apply for colleges because it is a central application that can go to multiple colleges. 

• CommonApp Step-by-Step Guide

You need to know what the admission requirements are for the colleges you are applying to so that you can make sure you've met the criteria. (ie. test scores, minimum GPA, etc.)

Complete your FAFSA for financial aid.

Some colleges require you to apply through their own website, so be mindful to check the specific college websites when researching schools.