College Admissions Forum

[mpappano]

Does it go beyond the school's academic reputation? Because of today's disappointing economy, are the schools' tuition/financial aid the most important in your decision-making process?

[edvadmin]

Many students factor in the following when selecting a school....

- Tuition cost
- Amount of aid awarded for that given school
- location
- degree program selection
- campus life
- graduation rate
- size of the school

[patrickdanforth]

There are two key factors by which most of the students are determining a school.

Skilled Teachers and Expense to study.

Only talented teachers can provide better knowledge to the students and some students are giving first preference for that.

The next is the cost charging by the institution. A less expensive school attract the students to it.

[Admissions Girl]

Finding a school that you like, that fits your lifestyle and goals takes a little bit of research. Thankfully, there are many college search and college admissions tools to help you along the way! For example, on HowToGetIn you can search for schools by state, major and by ranking. Visiting schools is the best way to get information, but we can't travel to every school we're interested in - so let them come to you! A great place to learn about schools is at a college fair. Read my recent blog post, "What to do at a college fair?" to learn about where to find, how to make the most of and why to attend a college fair : http://blog.howtogetin.com/college-admission/ask-admissions-girl-what-to-do-at-a-college-fair/