May 10
Looking for a University in the United States
So, you want to study at a university in the United States. The only question is, Which one?
Because, as we’ve mentioned before, there are over 4,000 of them.
Now, for some people, the answer to this question is easy: What university am I going to study at? Well, obviously one of the good ones. You know, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, those kinds of universities.
After all, you can go online to the U.S. News and World Report Rankings and get a tidy list of the best U.S. universities. Easy, right?
For those that think choosing a university is as easy as downloading a list of rankings, we ask you to take this very short quiz:
Now, by posting this we don’t mean to suggest that universities like Harvard or Yale aren’t great universities – they are. What we are suggesting is merely that different universities are going to have different strengths and weaknesses. Hard as it may be to believe, the “best” universities aren’t the “best” at everything, and if you base your decision-making solely on the basis of a composite ranking, you may end up in a program that just simply isn’t right for you.
So for the next ten days, we’re going to be looking at other factors – besides rankings and test scores – that you should take into consideration when choosing a university. We’re hardly going to talk about the traditional measures of what makes a university “good” at all. Our hope is to get you to start thinking about all the different qualities a university possesses, and then identify which ones matter to you.
Posts in this Series
- Conclusion - How to Choose a U.S. University - 02 Jun
- Activities Around a University Campus - 01 Jun
- Check Out U.S. Universities on iTunes U - 26 May
- Extracurricular Activities - 25 May
- Get to Know Your Potential Professors - 21 May
- Don't Forget Your Life! - 20 May
- What Do You Want to See in the U.S.? - 19 May
- How Many International Students go to your Chosen University? - 18 May
- The Problem with University Rankings - 17 May
- Using Facebook to Research Universities - 14 May
- Look at the Surrounding Neighborhoods When Looking at a U.S. University - 13 May
- How Weather Should Factor Into Your Search for a U.S. University - 12 May
- Looking for a University in the United States: Cost of Living - 11 May
- Looking for a University in the United States (This post)
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