Like this student blogger, we have students who really don't know where they want to go to college. Like him, they can see themselves just about anywhere or studying a variety of subjects. Large, rural, small, urban...they're waiting for some sign to tell them where they should apply. If only it were that easy. Somewhere along the way, you've been led to believe that there is one "dream" school out there or that at the age of 18, you should know what you want to do for the rest of your life. I don't buy it.
As I have said many times, finding colleges - yes, that's plural - is like one giant research project. First of all, there's no such thing as one perfect school. The object is to find several schools that will be a good fit for you. Second, you can be too picky. It's unlikely that one school is going to have every single thing you are looking for in a college, so you might need to figure out what the most important characteristics are and then be willing to compromise on the others. Even if you do your homework, you may find that no school jumps out as "the one," and that's okay too. And third, I don't believe many people go to college knowing exactly what they want to study or do for the rest of their lives. The statistics bear that out: most people change their major at least once.
At the risk of repeating myself yet again, I firmly believe your college experience will be what you make of it. You may not end up attending the school you had your heart set on, but you may find (if you only try) that the school you attend has everything you wanted and even more.
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