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Sean K

What schools should I look at?

I am currently a junior right now at a private school in Boston, Ma getting ready to apply to colleges. I’ve looked at schools like Providence College and Hofstra so far, and not sure where else to head to. My weighted gpa is an 85.09 and I have taken a few honors courses. I’ve worked at job since age 15, altar served, played a sport, and been apart of several clubs including the National Honor Society. I am not a good test taker….ACT:21 and SAT:1390, but I am going to retake them after a few prep courses with hope to improve. Can some one please give some incite/advice for colleges to look at or tips in general?

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Let’s look at you for a moment. You seem well rounded, industrious and sincere. You have accomplished important things in your life already. You have all it takes to be a successful human being in America in almost any way you define success.

Drop the “I am not a good test taker”stuff; it’s not relevant.

Do you have an idea of what you want to do with your life?; do you have an idea of a major? Your people at your school

can help you get a handle on the basic question of where you apply and go to school. Ask them!

You might check out a community college for starters: gives you breathing room while moving you forward; gives you experience and helps you gain confidence and maturity. The work you do there can be as meaningful and challengning

as you let it.

If you have an idea what you want to study, whether you want to stay nearby, how much you can afford, how competitive you want the school to be, how much social life is important etc. besides your counselors at school, ask around, gather data from your friends, your parents, relatives…..ask people you can reach and touch….and of course consider all the feedback you’ll get from Yahoo.

Your question will begin to break down into bits and pieces answers which you can then turn into an overall strategy for making a decision about college.

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