CAREER PLANNING

EVALUATING SCHOOLS
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Evaluating Schools

Gather information about colleges or universities that you may like to attend. Include proprietary and technical colleges as options. You may request information in the mail or visit Web sites of institutions, whichever offers the information that you need. Select one of the institutions that you favor and fill out the following form. This is a required activity and is graded as complete/not complete.  Copy and paste this assignment onto a Word document before you complete it.  Remember to use the “Track Changes” tool.

Evaluation Form

Use the information you have received from an admissions office and/or other sources to complete the following:

Name of School:

 

Location:

Student Enrollment:

 

Type of School: (two-year, four-year, public or private, vocational, etc.)

School Environment: (For example, is it a downtown urban campus with mostly adult and commuter students, or a small-town college in which most students live on campus)

Transfer or Admission Requirements: 

 

Entrance Examination Requirements: (i.e., What test is used?)

Desired Minimum Scores (if any):

Type of Student Body (i.e., coed, male, or female):

Student-Faculty Ratio:

Student Activities: (i.e., residence hall programs, fraternities/sororities, student government, concert series, athletic events, etc.)

Student Services: (i.e., health services, counseling services, placement assistance, etc.)

Campus Facilities: (i.e., library, student union, bookstore, housing, general appearance, campus atmosphere, etc.)

Academic Programs: (Does the school offer the training or pre-training that I need?)

Calendar: (How is the academic year set up? By quarters or semesters? Are there summer sessions?)

Costs:

Estimated costs for textbooks or materials:

Student fees:

Housing costs:

 Food:

Total estimated costs for one year:

What kinds of financial aid are available:

What is this schools reputation? 

What do I like about this school?

What might I dislike about this school?

What other questions do I have? (Remember, there are always additional questions to ask.)

 

 


 

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