How to Choose a University

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Laura Turner. Today we're going to talk about how to choose a University. Choosing what University to attend is probably one of the most important choices of your life if you choose to go to college. I know people who chose Universities that they absolutely hated. I know people who stayed at those Universities that they hated. I know people who chose the exact right University for them and think about their College experience as the best time of their life. So think about how important of a choice this is but also know that if you don't enjoy your University, and your not getting what you need out of it, you can change schools. You can stop it and sort of say I have a choice in this and I can go somewhere else. So in order to stream line your process and make sure that your choosing the right University, think about these things. What interests you most in life and how is the University that your choosing going to help you achieve the job and the academic intellectual goals that you want to achieve. What do you want to be? Is the University a credible University? Is it one that is going to help you get a job in the long run? What kind of grades did you have in High School? Can you get in to your good University? Do you have to go and do a Junior College before you go? What kind of money can you spend on college? This is going to help you narrow it down quite a bit and then therefore what kind of Scholarship programs do this colleges have for you. How can you pay for your time there? Are you willing to pay as much as your going to have to pay for some of them. Finally what Universities have programs that are relevant to what you want to be and what you love and what your interested in in life. So do your research and good luck in finding your perfect University"