Choosing+A+College

= STEP ONE: Choosing a College =

The process of finding the right school can be overwhelming. Use the "Choosing a College" document below to help define what is most important to you. The choice needs to be yours (the student). You will be living there for four years. You need to find a place that has the majors you want but you also have to like the place! Think about the physical environment of the school and the place where it is located.

  Here is a form you can use to help narrow down you choices:   Make as many copies as you need! ==Here are a couple of links to college search sites: == For North Carolina colleges try: [|CFNC] You can apply to any NC college from this site. All you have to do is create an account and fill in your demographics once and then choose which colleges you want to apply. It makes things really easy!

[|Another site for college searches]
== STEP TWO: Research  = = |  16 UNC System Schools <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Go to the college/university website. Look at the admission requirements for entering freshmen. (See links in STEP 4) Make sure you meet the requirements before you go any further. For example: if you don't have 2 years of the same foreign language then you don't meet the minimum course requirements for the 16 schools in UNC System. The 16 schools are shown on this map. Here are links to "College Portraits" for the UNC Schools: [|Appalachian State] [|East Carolina University] [|Fayetteville State University] [|NC A & T] [|NC Central University] [|NC State University] [|UNC Chapel Hill] [|UNC Pembroke] [|UNC Asheville] <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|UNC Charlotte]  <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|UNC Greensboro] [|NC School of Science & Math] [|UNC Wilmington] [|Western Carolina University] [|Winston Salem State University] <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Check out information on NC Private Colleges] <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">For example; Mars Hill College or Warren Wilson College, Duke University, Wake Forest University etc. <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This site has information about all of them. = STEP THREE: Take a tour/Go for a visit =

<span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Most colleges have a virtual tour on their website. But nothing beats getting on campus! <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Take a college day. <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">You are allowed two college visits, one during your junior year and one in your senior year <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">. <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Here is a copy of the form. Please remember this form must be turned in (to Mrs. Krisher) at least 24 hours BEFORE your visit!