Choosing a College

Get Accepted asked:


 

In the “dog eat dog” world of college admissions, it is easy for high school students to get caught up in the cutthroat competition that is an inevitable byproduct of the college admissions process. Fortunately, there now exists an avenue that can transform this “dog eat dog” behavior into a more friendly “dog meet dog” environment.

This avenue is Get-Accepted.com, a new service with a simple mission. Get-Accepted’s aim is to provide aspiring high school students with sound resources and concrete guidance in order to alleviate some of the pressures of the college admissions process. There are several facets of Get-Accepted’s mission.

One of the main features that Get-Accepted provides, and perhaps its most valuable asset, is one-on-one interaction with an extremely priceless resource — current college students. High school students benefit from the advice of these college students who act as student advisors for Get-Accepted. Since the student advisors have recently lived through the college admissions process, they can offer legitimate expertise on the matter.

The main responsibility of the student advisors is to conduct a series of live conference calls on a variety of topics such as college application essay writing, balancing high school extra-curricular activities, and advice on transferring from one college to another. High school students can listen to the conference call of their choice, and have the valuable opportunity of asking the student advisor pertinent questions about the college admissions process.

As a supplement to the conference calls, the student advisors also share pieces of advice via blog articles found on Get-Accepted’s website. Featured blogs include “Early Decision”, “Choosing Colleges” and “Financial Aid.”

In addition to the valuable advice offered by the student advisors, the aspiring high school students also have the opportunity to network with each other. High school students with similar academic goals and potential college choices can create their own accounts on the website and become part of Get-Accepted’s online community. Then, they have the ability to communicate with each other in a friendly, accepting environment.

Get-Accepted’s website also contains many resources and articles pertaining to subjects such as Ivy League schools, the common application, and general college admissions preparation. These resources, pooled from all over the internet, have been collected and posted purely for the benefit of the aspiring high school students and their families.

In addition to the aforementioned features, interested parents and college counselors from all over the country can also join Get-Accepted’s website. Allowing the parents to become an integral part of the college admissions process is an important aspect of Get-Accepted’s overall aim. And providing membership to college counselors enables the high school students to tap into yet another important resource.

Through its simple mission of providing aspiring high school students with resources and guidance via blogs, conference calls, and interactions with expert college counselors, Get-Accepted.com can act as a gateway to a high school student’s dreams of attending an elite university. Only one question remains: will you choose to open this door to a brighter future?

Author Box:

 

< a href="http://www.get-accepted.com/members/?id=4224202">Sutanto Widjaja is Founder of Get-Accepted.com. A graduate of Berkeley and Stanford,he hopes to make College Admissions Counseling available, attainable and affordable to everyone through Get-Accepted.com



David

killjoy0o7 asked:


The NFL season ended, and I have nothing to watch/ talk about. Could any one tell me a good college foot ball team.

Arthur

regc”, asked:


why?

Bobby

asd d asked:


Can choosing undeclared as my major lower my chances of getting admitted into college? Or is it just another one of college myths?

Lori

pa4vt asked:


I know that’s the case for the active route. Recruiter mentioned some people can start higher than O1 on the officer side depending on professional work experience as civilian and if it’s relevant enough to the Navy work. I’m just wondering if same can go for enlisted side? I’m also wondering what it takes to start at E5 or higher in USNR for someone like me with a college degree? I already did my homework on officer side. Just trying to understand enlisted side.

Joe

Deanna Mascle asked:


Deciding to go to college and finish a degree is a life-defining move. You must agree that the choices you make in this stage of your life will most definitely affect your career path and your future in general.

Since this is so, be sure to read these tips in choosing the best college degree:

1. First, you must know what your skills are, academically speaking, that is. Are you mathematically-inclined? Or are you much better in the languages and science? You see, it would be a nightmare for you to take up law when you are much more interested in, say, writing.

2. If you can, sign up for internships so that you can get a ‘feel’ of the work environment in each college major option that you have.

3. Aside from your skills, choose a course that offers flexibility when you start job-hunting. Is this course that you’re deciding to take up gonna require more training before you are hired?

Now that you have some degrees in mind, the next level is to choose the college that you will attend. Here are, again, some tips in choosing the best colleges that would offer your chosen field:

1. First, be certain if you would rather attend a college near your home or one that would take you miles away from family.

2. Consider if you would want a big and famous university or a small and private campus. Your personality would dictate this. If you are the type that likes crowds, then go for the university that offers it all. If you are more of an introvert, then, by all means, go for the college with less population.

3. If you are sports-oriented, be sure to check out campuses that offer gyms or outdoor fields that can support sports of your choice. If you are more of a computer geek, there are colleges that offer a much subdued environment that is conducive to learning.

4. If you belong to a different denomination, as much as you can , look for a university that supports your belief or, at least, respects it. For example, Mormons have the Brigham Young University which was founded by people that share their belief.

5. The next thing to consider is your budget. There are several public and private colleges in the country. By rule, private colleges are much more expensive than the public ones but that doesn’t mean that they provide a less quality in education. Just be able to scout for the right public school.

These tips are just here as guidelines. What matters most is still YOU. What does your heart dictate and crave?



Roy

valdo asked:


I am at a junior college and i’m trying to decide my major. I’m doing lots of engineering, physics, and math classes. I want to have a job in the future doing something with stereo equipment, possibly designing it. Maybe do something that has to do with acoustics or sounds, like cardioid microphones or anything like that.

Where can I find more information on these subjects?

Does anyone out there do this currently and know what it’s like working with it?

Does it pay well?

What should my major be for that?

Ethel

David Urmann asked:


In today’s competitive world, a degree is the surest way to climb your career ladder. It helps you to get closer to your goals and is a representation of your knacks and skills. It is hard to imagine a successful career (entrepreneurs excluded) without a degree. Therefore it is a must in order to lunch into a great career where your skills are properly utilized.

But at times, many of us do lag behind due to the absence of a college degree. The reasons can be many for not getting a college degree but the reciprocations are more or less the same.

To ensure that you never face such circumstances just because you don’t have a college degree, many universities in the United States and Europe have come up with online college degrees, which help you get a valid degree while you work.

Sometime such online degrees help you to complete your college education while you earn for it. This is very essential with the growing cost of quality education. So in today’s scenario the online college degrees offer more flexibility and time to complete a specific program while you are managing your job.

While the online college degree programs offer a wide variety of courses with complete flexibility, you need to be absolutely sure about some of the facts and information regarding them. Here we share a few important tips with you that will help you decide on the online college degree program in a better way.

Rather than deciding which online business degree is right for you, it is always better to decide what your career goals are or what your current job calls for. For example, if in case you want to start your own small business, then a degree in marketing is what you can count on.

Similarly, if you are currently working as a manager at your place of business then a leadership degree may get you the skills you need to get a promotion and a raise in your present job.

After deciding on the program you want to pursue the second important part is to choose the right university. The university you choose should be accredited so that the degree you obtain has value in the business.

Secondly, the staff and the faculties at the university should be experienced in the program you choose so that you can be absolutely sure of the guidance you will get there.

An online degree is the surest way of completing your education. It is quite easy as you don’t need to visit or attend the college. A four-year college degree can be fairly easy task to complete on the Internet.

And if you have prior credits to transfer or relevant work experience then you can complete the degree as less as in six-month time. This helps you a lot in your career. So completing an online college degree is the best way to add some edge to your career and to get more compatible with the increasing competition.



Adam

sinclair.jody asked:


i want to do a course of business administration and i want to know the approved schools that are accredited. my suggestions are university of technology, northern caribbean university and i was thinking about going to a heart trust academy at stony hill reason being is because often times when persons are being employed they ask for experience and heart train persons which certified you and then again am not financial stable to pay for any prestige college i would have to borrow student loan. is heart accredited.

Stacy