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Thank you We sneak College Wanna one introduction There are
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thousands of colleges us so how are we supposed to
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know where we want to go I think you have
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to ask a lot of questions about yourself like first
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of all why are you going to college What do
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you hope to get out of that's in terms of
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the degree that you might want to study or just
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all the possibilities that you can take a different majors
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You want to think about the size of the college
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in terms of are you comfortable in a huge environment
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like thirty thousand students Or do you want more like
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fifteen hundred students where you walk around to know pretty
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much everybody After a couple of years you want to
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think about the setting in terms of the visit in
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a town a small town a huge city like new
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york or somewhere in between suburb You want to think
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about the political nature which is something a lot of
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people don't really think about until they get to college
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and they think hey these people don't really dress like
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i do you know what's with all the piercings the
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tattoos the multiple hair colors or they want to go
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to something a little bit more traditional um or school
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spirit or a greek system like they're all these different
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factors to think about And so i think it helps
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to know yourself and be honest with what she like
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and don't like and make a list of those things
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And a lot of colleges will actually match this Ask
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yourself why you're even going to college and what you
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want to get out of it Think about the majors
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offered by each college and how they match with your
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goals Figure out what size college you want to attend
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small liberal arts or a big public university Think about
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whether you want to go to school in a small
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town a suburb or a city I know your politics
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aside If you care about the liberal or conservative leanings
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of the school is there anything else you care about
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School spirit greek system quality of food Know yourself Know 00:02:01.78 --> [endTime] thy self
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