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Assess Yourself: Part II
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TASK: Last week you put together a list of your academic profile and your goals; now its time to make a list of your personal characteristics. Together, these will help you - and your high school guidance counselor - develop a list of the best potential schools for you.

WHY: Picking schools from a list of rankings is NOT the way to form a potential college list, as each school has a unique personality and culture. By assessing who you are, you can determine the right community for you. Youll (probably) be at a school for four years, and how happy you are there, will affect both your academic and social success.




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METHOD: Some questions to ask yourself about your personality type:
  • Are you loud or quiet?
  • Do you like to be in the middle of the action or in a smaller, more communal environment?
  • Are you conservative or liberal (or somewhere in the middle)?
  • Are you religious?
  • Are you a leader/adventurer or would you rather join clubs as a "member"?
  • What weather do you love - do you like snow?
  • Are you a city person or do you like the suburbs?
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From Other HEADS
DONT APPLY SOMEWHERE just because it has a name.  It is no good being unhappy in a school that is too demanding or too far  from familiar surroundings, or where the culture is alien. Try to be happy.

-- ANONYMOUS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
CARLETON COLLEGE

I RESEARCHED SCHOOLS DANCE programs, and whether or not I could see myself there. Location was also very important to me: I wanted to live in a city, preferably New York. I had made a list of about 10 schools that I was interested in. Then I started applying.

-- JENNIFER KEYS
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY





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People who know you well will be able to suggest places where they think you will thrive. People can be biased, though, so be prepared to take advice with a grain of salt.




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