Education Articles from College Matching Service

Do you know what you want to do with your life? That’s a tough question but regardless of what you want to do for the rest of your life you should get a university degree now. You will make more money, according to the most recent US Census 51% more, and move ahead faster.

How do you know what college to attend? Here are a few questions to start thinking about to help select the college that is right for you:

1. Is an in-state or out of state college right for you?

2. Do you want to go to a big school or smaller sized school?

3. What financial aid is available?

4. Do you prefer a suburban setting, a school in a big city or studying in the middle of nowhere?

5. What programs are of interest to you? Liberal arts or a more focused program?

6. What school rankings should be important?

7. Is there a career services office? Can you find out the percent of people who get a job after graduation?

8. Are there available programs offered by the school for extracurricular activity?

9. Do they have on campus or off campus housing available?

10. Is there a professor that could potentially mentor you one on one to develop your career interest?

11. Bonus question for today’s world: Do you know how financially secure the school is?

Once you start thinking about the answers to these questions, you can help focus on the college that is best for you!

The author is a consultant in Miami, Florida and currently writes about accredited colleges online for College Matching Service. She is currently helping to build the largest college directory online.

Photo by: Ephemeron1

So you’ve decided to apply to college. You collected all the paperwork and now that college application is sitting in front of you with numerous questions to answer: Where are you from? What do you want to study? Tells us something about you? And what about the main college application essay or worse essays? What should you write? 

Here are some tips to consider as you start putting pen to paper:

1. Start with an outline: Start with an outline and figure out the main points you want to touch on before you start writing.

2. Stay Focused: make sure you answer the question in full

3. Structure your essay: Make sure you have a clear beginning, a middle, and an end.

4. Get to the point: don’t get lost, make sure you don’t lose your reader along the way

5. Make it unique: think of a topic that is unique to you. Personal experiences and stories can draw in and interest readers

6. Make it your own: Giving it your own flare can give a refreshing twist to an essay

Now you have some focus, good luck!

The author is a consultant in the miami area and is currently trying to figure out how she’s going to fund college for her 22 month old daughter.

*College Graduation Photo taken by TCS Photo’s