My Profile Sheet for College
Name: Class Period:
1. I want to go to
a. a state school
b. a private school—not supported either by the state or by a church
c. a church-supported school—TCU, Baylor, SMU, ACU, Texas Lutheran, etc.)
d. a college in Texas
e. an out of state college or university
f. a junior college
2. I want to go to
a. a large university—30,000+ (UT, Texas Tech, A&M, etc.)
b. a medium sized college—under 30,000 (Sam Houston State, SFA, etc.)
c. a small college—under 15,000 (TCU, ACU, SMU, Baylor, etc.)
d. a very small college—under 5,000
e. a very, very small college—under 1,000
3. I want to go to a college in
a. a large city (the size of Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, etc.)
b. a big town (the size of Lubbock, etc.)
c. a small town (the size of College Station, etc.)
4. I want to go to a college that specializes in
a. liberal arts
b. math and science
c. design—fashion design/interior design
d. art
e. engineering
f. business
g. theology
h. a broad range of academic options
5. It is important to me that my college
a. promotes a more conservative lifestyle
b. promotes a more liberal lifestyle
c. has a diverse racial/ethnic/socioeconomic population
6. It is important to me that (mark all that apply)
a. my college has a strong athletic program with good athletic teams that I can support
b. the city/town that my college is in supports the presence of the college
c. students stay on campus/in town rather than going home every weekend (some schools are called "suitcase schools"—students leave campus to go home or to a neighboring town every weekend)
d. most of the students who attend my college are from 18 to 25 years old (some colleges really promote adult education programs that invite adults who work in the community to attend classes)
e. my college has sororities and fraternities
f. most of the students on campus are of my race or ethnicity
g. my college offers many opportunities for financial aid
h. the city/town my college is in has lots of job opportunities so that I can work part time
i. the city/town my college is in is close to home so that I can see my family often
j. my college has a lot of on-campus housing
k. the city/town my college is in has many apartment choices for off-campus living
l. my college is co-educational—that it has both males and females attending (some colleges are single-sex—Smith, Morehouse, Wellesley, etc.)
7. The following factors will affect where or if I go to college
a. grades
b. SAT/ACT scores
c. money
d. lack of interest
Have you taken SAT/ACT yet? Yes No
What is your SAT/ACT score? _____
Is you score high enough to get you into the school that you are most interested in going to? Yes No
List of my top three college choices:
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