College-bound students must realize that neither ranking nor names should matter. No criteria are more important than their own.
Yoo Jung Kim
We might have written that, but Yoo Jung Kim, who will be a senior at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo this fall, beat us to the punch. It’s the concluding line in her opinion column published today by The Seattle Times.
Kim’s main points are that the criteria you choose can give you wildly differing results in your college rankings, and that some of the criteria, such as college reputation in U.S. News or professor ratings in Forbes, aren’t very scientific.
Her advice is good. Students should decide what’s important for them when choosing a college, and actually pay visits to the ones on their short lists. Finding the best “fit” is a key factor in how happy and successful students will be in college. Your college should fit your personality and academic ability. It should challenge you. It should have classes and degree programs in subjects you would like to study. It should have activities in which you’re interested.
Our ProjectOpportunity.net Web site has lots of great advice about preparing for, choosing, and applying to college. Give it a look.
