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Post by Irene got lost on the internet on Sept 16, 2007 18:38:25 GMT -5
I just spent an hour looking at colleges online, and I'm overwhelmed. How did ya'll pick your colleges? It makes it tricky that I have absolutely no clue what I want to do. Television production makes me squeal with delight, but whenever I ask myself "Am I really cut out for that kind of work? Is that REALLY what I want to do?" I get really nervous and unsure because I honestly don't know what it truly means to work in television.
I'm at a bit of a loss.
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Post by Kelli on Sept 16, 2007 19:26:48 GMT -5
Quick Response: I picked mine because, supposedly, it was in the top 15 schools for marketing in the country. I also liked the fact that I didn't have to take any science classes Also, over 60% of students change their major atleast once during their college years, so don't fret if you don't know exactly what you want to do, I highly recommend going to a large school with lots of variety...see the school I went to is primarily a private business university, so when I was going through my "omg! maybe I don't want to do marketing" time there were hardly any other options to switch to ( there was no way I was switching to like accounting or human resource management), so I'd go for a more libral arts school or something like that with a lot of variety (unless you become aware of exactly what you want to do, then a more specialized school would be a good idea)
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Post by Irene got lost on the internet on Sept 19, 2007 17:41:27 GMT -5
That's a good idea. I was thinking about one of the many Art Institutes, but those are really specialized so maybe that's not a good idea. UT is a good school, and I love Austin, so we'll see about that.
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Post by Ali on Sept 24, 2007 18:37:48 GMT -5
Yes, college application time and actually choosing one can be crazy. Kelli's advice was really good, since most people change their minds a lot, it's important to make sure there will be options for you if you do indeed change your mind. And I would suggest either going on an official tour of the school, or at least visiting. I eliminated a lot of choices that way because some campuses suck and especially if you're going to be dorming there, you don't want to be stuck in an environment that you're going to hate for 4 years.
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Post by Kelli on Sept 25, 2007 10:23:05 GMT -5
Ali's advice is good too. I never actually toured Davenport until orientation, but I was commuting so it wasn't that big of a deal.
...the only reason my advice is good, is because I had to learn the hard way =) I'm stuck with a degree I'm not using, so Learn From My Mistakes Kiddos.
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