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Siuslaw News Careers & Employment Guide • March 7, 2018 • 3c Students preparing for college should follow these tips when applying Choosing where to apply to college is a big decision that can aff ect the lives of young students for years to come. Th e college application process can have more immediate impacts as well, as U.S. News reported that the average college application fee was $41 in the spring of 2015, meaning families can expect to spend several hundred dollars just to apply to colleges. Th e rising cost of a college education coupled with a competitive job market only serve to emphasize the importance high school students and their families must place when deciding where to apply. Th e following are a handful of strategies families can employ to make students’ decisions regarding where to apply to college a little easier. 1. Don’t hesitate from applying to a dream school. Th e Princeton Review defi nes dream schools as those col- leges or universities where a student’s academic credentials fall in the low end or below the school’s averages for stu- dents accepted the year prior. But even students who meet the academic re- quirements established by their dream schools may be hesitant to apply to such schools because of the cost of tuition. Students whose academic records fall just short of their dream schools’ criteria or whose fi nancial means make attending their dream schools seem impossible should still apply to those schools. Financial aid might be avail- able, and schools might look at more than just academic performance, par- Applying to colleges may be daunting, but the right choice may aff ect a student’s life for the next four to six years. ticularly for students whose grades fall from applying, especially if they meet should you ultimately end up attending just short of last years’ average accepted or exceed the application requirements. that college. applicants. 3. Choose the right safety school. Only 60 percent of college freshmen 2. Don’t be deterred by application Safety schools are those colleges or uni- will graduate within 6 years according fees. Stanford University’s applica- versities where applicants’ academic to the latest report from the National tion fee for 2017 was $90, making the credentials make them a near certainty Center for Educational Statistics. Th at’s school one of the more expensive col- to gain admission. But when choosing pretty scary stuff for college-bound stu- leges or universities to apply to. But safety schools, students should pick dents and their tuition-paying parents many schools, including Stanford, schools that they would enjoy attend- — especially if loans are part of the fi - waive those fees for certain applicants. ing. Applying to a school simply be- nancial formula. Students should not expect each school cause you can get in and not because Even for those students who make it to waive their application fees, but they you want to enroll there can make to graduation, there may be some ques- also should not let those fees deter them for an unpleasant college experience tion as to whether they made the most of their time on campus. As this University of Florida senior refl ects, “Th e problem with college is that you fi gure it out about the time you’re ready to graduate.” Here, some students off er tips on making the most of your time at college: • “Gather all the syllabi during the fi rst week of classes and write down the due date for every single paper, project, test or whatever. You’ll see instantly which weeks are potential killers.” — Ju- nior, Wake Forest • “Sitting in a classroom is the easi- est part of college and it cuts study time in half. Why make it hard on yourself? GO!” — Senior, University of Iowa • “What separated me from the mass- es was ‘connecting’ with a faculty mem- ber. I didn’t even know what the pos- sibilities were until he laid out a ‘road map’ and showed me a few shortcuts to get there. When my confi dence was shaky, he reminded me that I could do it.” — Graduate, University of Michigan. • “Pick the professor, not the time of day.” — Junior, Duke University • “Get a job in the offi ce of your ma- jor. You’ll get to know everyone from the secretaries to the dean, all of whom can be very helpful. If any great oppor- tunities come along, you’ll be the fi rst to know.” — Senior, Indiana University • “Th ere’s no reason to fail! Th ere are people here to help and it’s free. Actu- ally, you’ve paid for it so you might as well use it.” — Senior, Michigan State University. Things to know about returning to school Did You Know? Upon taking inventory of their lives at the start of a new year, some people entertain thoughts of returning to school. Adults who decide to return to school aft er a long layoff are fol- lowing a popular path. Accord- ing to the education resource Education Corner, a growing number of career colleges and vocational training schools now off er bachelor’s and graduate degree programs geared toward working adults. People return to school for various reasons, including the chance to learn new skills or further develop their existing skills. Some return to school be- cause they are changing careers, While high school seniors on the cusp of graduating and moving on to college give ample thought to their college ma- jors, many are likely to change majors at least once aft er enroll- ing in a college or university. According to the University of La Verne, between 50 and 70 percent of college students change majors at least once, and many of them will change their ma- jors three times before they graduate. Th e University also re- ports that 50 percent of college graduates pursue careers that are not related to their majors. Career and personality assess- ments can help students determine which subjects they may want to study upon enrolling in a college or university. Such as- sessments can help students discover their interests, and then students can work with advisors and career counselors at their colleges or universities to fi nd majors that align with those in- terests. High school seniors on their way to college in the com- ing months can rest easy that, even if they don’t know what to study when they arrive on college campuses this fall, many of their fellow freshmen are equally uncertain. Community Job Fair while others may have lost a job or desire a promotion and feel that attaining a higher level of education or new skills can make reaching that goal more likely. Adults who hope to return to school might be surprised to learn that the educational land- scape has changed considerably since they were last in a class- room. • College students are no lon- ger just young men and women who begin pursuing degrees right out of high school. In fact, the number of adults returning to the classroom has increased considerably, oft en making younger students the exception rather than the rule, says the col- lege fi nancial planner Straighter Line. According to the U.S. De- partment of Education, college students 25 years or older com- prise 40 percent of all students enrolled in college. • Adults who are thinking about returning to school are urged to fi ll out the free appli- cations for student aid to see if they qualify. Grants and scholar- ships may be available, and some workers fi nd that employers may match funds or off er some as- sistance to fi nance job training courses. • Many schools now off er on- line courses that make it easier for working adults to pursue their degrees. As working adults are return- ing to school to pursue new or advanced degrees, more colleges and universities are facilitating such pursuits. 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