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“Picking a college is like falling in love.”
--Stephen Trachtenberg, President of George Washington University
Let the Search Begin!
Why You Should Bother--Money, honey (so they say)Opportunities (forced and
otherwise; me at MCA)It beats workingYou deserve betterExpand your horizonsFree trips to the wonderful state of
Nebraska! Alaska! North Dakota too!
“…we’ve convinced them that college is
a magic bean: swallow it, and
you’ll be living in Manhattan driving a Beemer to your hedge-fund job”
(Dorman).
Did you know--There are historically black colleges?
MoorehouseLangston
Women’s only colleges? Agnes Scott, AtlantaTrinity, Washington, D.C.Mount St. Mary’s, Los Angeles
Men’s only?Wabash, INMorehouse, GA
Public vs. Private Schools
“Equitable” accessFunded by state and federal
governments—theoretically cheaper*
Generally more foreign languages, arts, music, etc.
Engineering!Most move off campus after
freshman yearLecture halls
*Barring scholarships, grants, etc.
Select admissionsTend to have a better
academic reputationFor profit—25% more
expensive *Specialty programs and
advanced research via private grants, funding, etc.
Live on campus for majority of time
Smaller class sizes— “Meredith”—argh!
About those majors…What’s a
B.A.?B.S.?M.A?Ph D?
Does it really matter?My story pre-med, pre-law, a slew of EnglishEngineering—Available at a wide range of public,
not very many private universitiesShhh! The title of the degree is not all that
important. What is important about college?
A quick list—Dorman’s Picks:
Nearby First-ish-Second-ish-tier schools
(the best of our local schools):
Reed College, ORWhitman College, WA
Second- and Third-tier private schools of interest:
Willamette University, ORLinfield College, ORUniversity of Puget Sound,
WASeattle Pacific University,
WAMcDaniel College, MDAllegheny College, PAUnion College, NYWashington and Lee, VAEmerson College, MAUniversity of San Diego,
CA
Places to find out about universities:
US News & World Report—Best college rankings
The tome!The College Board:
http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org
Family, friends, teachersUnivsource.com
(disregard their online programs, those schumcks!)
Meet Monica
at Big
Future.org