How to Choose a College

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Laura Turner and today we're going to talk about how to choose a college. The first you want to think about when you choose a college is how long do you want to be in school. Do you want to just to get your sort of two year degree or do you want to get your four year degree? Do you want to go to a community college or do you want to go to a full scale university? Think about those things first. Next, think about how far away from home you want to move. A deciding factor in my college experience was how far I was willing to put myself away from my home. Some people like to move all the way across the country. Some people would like to be a little closer to their families when they first start out at college. So think about how far away the college is. It's going to affect your choice. Next, what do you want to do with your life and how is that college going to help you to do it? Look in to colleges and figure out what kind of programs they have, what kind of programs are the best in that particular college. And sort of tailor your choices according to the specialties of that college. And then finally do they have scholarship programs that you can enroll in, if you need money in order to get in to these colleges. So think about the money factor, the moving factor and the major factor, you know, what you want to do."