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How to Apply to College

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STEP 1: YOUr college list

Why Make a College List?Making a list of colleges helps you decide where you might want to go after high school. It’s like making a list of places you might want to visit.

use the arrows to scroll through the ideas to help build your college list.

Your College list

What schools? Why These schools? where are these schoools?

Use your STEP 1: Strengths, Values & Skills from the PREPARE Section to start building your list.

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Strengths

Step 2

Values

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Skills

Using your character strengths can help you make a college list by making sure you choose schools that match your personality and interests, helping you grow both academically and personally.

Using your values can help you make a college list by guiding you to choose schools that match your beliefs, what's important to you, and your future goals.

Using your skills can help you make a college list by making sure you pick schools where you can use and improve the things you're good at.

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am i the right fit for this college?

  • Do most students get accepted? if not, why?
  • what are the items on my APPLICATION that colleges are looking for?
  • have i made a good case for myself?
  • does my level of academic achievement match what the college is looking for?

What are the colleges outcomes?

  • What is the graduation rate of the college?
  • How many years does a typical student take to earn a degree?

Visit the Data Center

You can research all of this at the CPE Research Data Center!

make college visits

  • A student should visit a college to see what it looks like in person.
  • It helps to meet professors and students to ask questions. Seeing the campus helps decide if it feels like a good fit.
    • You will be able to ask a student tour guide their honest feelings and OPINIONS about the college, campus, classes, etc.
  • You can also learn about dorms, food, and activities.
  • you can get a sense of how the campus operates
    • are there lots of students walking about?
    • do you see activities? does it seem like a place where you would want to be at for several years?

Go to the College Visit Page

make college visits

  • A student should visit a college to see what it looks like in person.
  • It helps to meet professors and students to ask questions. Seeing the campus helps decide if it feels like a good fit.
    • You will be able to ask a student tour guide their honest feelings and OPINIONS about the college, campus, classes, etc.
  • You can also learn about dorms, food, and activities.
  • you can get a sense of how the campus operates
    • are there lots of students walking about?
    • do you see activities? does it seem like a place where you would want to be at for several years?

Go to the College Visit Page

Character Strengths are the positive parts of your personality that impact how you think, feel and behave. Scientists have identified 24 character strengths that you have the capacity to express. By taking the VIA Survey you will discover your unique character strengths profile. Knowing and applying your highest character strengths is the key to you being your best self.

Character Strengths

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Example Character Strength Creativity

  • Application: Look for colleges with strong arts programs, innovation labs, or other creative outlets.
  • Benefit: Helps you find a college that nurtures and encourages your creative talents.

Living out of sync with our values causes stress, unhappiness, and bad decisions. Taking a values exercise helps you figure out what you care about most, so you can act in ways that match your true self.

Values

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Example Value Community

  • Application: Look for colleges with a strong sense of community, supportive student services, and active alumni networks.
  • Benefit: Helps you find a college where you will feel a sense of belonging and support.

The Skills Matcher helps you identify careers that match your skills. You answer 40 questions to rate your level in a range of skills. Then you see a list of careers that are good matches for your unique set of skills. From there, you can explore the careers on your list of matches. You can learn about average pay, typical education, and the outlook (new job opportunities expected) for jobs in that field.

Skills Matcher

Take the Matcher

Transferrable Skills Example Critical Thinking

  • Application: Analyze the pros and cons of each college, consider factors - location, size, cost, and academic offerings.
  • Benefit: Helps you make well-reasoned decisions based on comprehensive evaluation.