It's almost May and you've got a lot on your mind as a senior in high school. Plenty of reports and projects are due, Prom may be coming up and you're beginning to realize that you'll be leaving your friends in about a month. On top of all that, colleges are asking for deposits for enrollment. Your problem is you don't know which school to pick. Two colleges seem so similar, and you just can't decide.
Sound familiar? There are several important factors involved in deciding which college is best for you. This is where you'll spend the next four years, and you don't want to make the wrong decision. Location is important. Perhaps your two choices are similar but one is a good day's drive and one is much closer to home. You need to decide how often you'll want to come home and whether or not you'll be comfortable living very far away. Also, you may want to look at the area around the college. You might want to live near a big city with lots of action and activity, or maybe you prefer a quiet, more rural area.
The size of the campus and the student body is another consideration. A larger college may have more social and academic choices, but the campus may be so big that student/teacher relationships aren't as developed. You need to decide whether you want to "get lost" on campus or have more intimate surroundings.
