Several Aspects To Consider When Choosing A College
Choosing what college or
university to attend Is per
haps one of the most im
portant decisions ode can
make. College is not only a
place of higher education
but it is also a place where
contacts for future em
ployment can be made ;
lifetime friendships will be
made and memories of
which will be stored for
Tbere are several other
aspects to consider when
choosing a college. (In
formation from “Planning
Your College Education”
by Dr. William A.
Rubinfidd. The first is:
Com: Id his Book Ru
bin/eld suggests families
sit down and make' out a
financial statement or
budget. The procedure
should include "...student’s
savings, an approximation
of possible summer earn
ings, income from other
employment sources,
clothes and transporation,
allowances and hidden •
costs.” For those unfore
seen expendtures be sug
gests adding (500 or (700
more to the total.
The moist expensive
schools are usually private
colleges. ; Tuition rates
may range from 6,500 to
7,500 a year and room and
board expenses vary from
(1,800 to (3,800 a year. And
don’t target cost of books,
pocket money and enter
tainment. State universi
ties, state colleges and
usually offer the lowest
tuition rates acconfing to
Rubinfeld and students
limited incomes should
AU Male. AD Female vs.
Coed: There are those who
argue that all male or all
female colleges offer
greater opportunities for
self expression and batter
career preparation - more
time is concentrated to
ward studies according to
Rubiafeld. On the
hand the k
“Moot w
readUy dispose of (Ua prob
lem by stating that it is
better for students to se
cure an education in a
normal setting, “...and
having the two sexes to
gether is by far the mare
natural...stadents are pre
pared for community living
and...coed classes enable
them to receive both the
male and female poUt of
' e ft ■/ '.'ii
Commuting vs. living
sRSsfizsz
any possibility ef living on
campus, the students
Should make every effort to
do so/’ Even moat counia
sssitii hams *
Lapps VS, Small
College: Wallet’*review
the definitions of college
and university. A univer
sity is an institution of
higher learning with sev
eral professional graduate
schools and faculties. A
college is an institution of
higher learning affonfing a
general or liberal rather
than technical or profess
tonal training.
it s interesting to note
that a college may be with
in the bounds of a univer
sity. “The college within
the university may be
much smaller than an
independent small
college," Rubinfeld in
formed. Smaller colleges
may offer easier social
adjwtment, greater oppor
tunities for participation in
activities and students are
able to develop many more
intimate acquaintance
ships according to Rubin
feld. Opportunities for
meeting instructors and
professors seem to be
greater as well. The disad
vantages of a smaller
college are as follows:
there may be fewer course
offerings and limited facul
ty, Le., you may have the
same professor for several
courses.
Larger institutions may
offer more courses, more
specialty programs, larger
libraries and batter re
search facilities. It is not
necessarily true that if you
attend a large university '
that you will have a better
chance in being selected to
graduate schools. This
conclusion was made by a
study completed by Rubin
feld and his mlWnts
Universities, on the whole
have more prestige than
colleges, but Rubinfeld
added “...Individual col
leges may be far more
renowned than individual
universities.”
Ratio of Students to
Faculty: In considering a
small or large college the
institute with the lowest
ratio bf students per teach
er should have smaller
dames Smaller claaees
mean more individual
attention and' greeter
staT^good thtag'to do
before attending a college
or university is to visit each
and ask the students on
campus "Why do you like
this college (university)?”
it” is described by Web
•ter’s New World Dictioo
ary as the following: •'...to
certify as maetim certain
set ^Undar^^c^lWiges
, What might not be so
simple is preferring a col
lege then finding out that It
is not accredited. Rubin
feld suggests ooe attend an
accredited college. Even
though this may not prove'
that a good education will
be provided, in the major
ity of cases there will be
many benefits, be ex
plained. Also if one is
preparing for a certain
career it is important to
check to see if the depart
ment is accredited by the
professional bodies. For
example the National
Architectural Accrediting
Board in the field of archi
tecture or by the American
Bar Association in the field
of law. These accredita
tions virtually insure sup
erb education. If the pro
fession you have chosen
entails taking a state ex
amination for licensing
make sure the students
from your chosen school
will be allowed to take the
examination.
Library: Check the li
brary on the campus of
your perspective schools
Colleges have from 10,000
to five million volumes.
Many may not have over
100,000.
Look for the college with
a good library. While
visiting beforehand notice
bow many people frequent
the library and this may
give you a good idea as to
the academic level and
curiosity of the student
body.
Hopefully these clues on
how to choose a college or
university will help guide
you to the institute suited
especially for you. When
viewing these various as
pects remember that there
are early admissions.
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