Seniors Consider College

By David Laakso, Staff Writer

As the new school year has started many NHS seniors are looking towards college but the process of finding the perfect college is difficult and may take many months to make a decision where to apply. 

There are many factors that go into the college-admissions process and senior Danessy Auguste is feeling the stress.  She considers many things when deciding to apply to a college: “Does it have my major? Does it have the acceptance rate I want, the dates I need to pass in my application?”

Senior Robbie Jandrue had a similar response: “I think location and prestige is the biggest things I look for in a college and then cost is like a third thing to think about. "   

How close a college is to home and how much it costs does have a huge implication on which college students apply to.  Auguste is aware of those elements. “Of course some colleges are very expensive from the $30,000 to $50,000 range and some up to $70,000 and I can’t afford that so I need to make sure I work hard for a scholarship. "

A lot of things go into finding a college and students really need to take some time to think about what's most important to them.