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SCOIR will help you choose colleges that fit your preferences. Is a 4-year college even necessary? Find out by taking the YouScience assessment in SCOIR and match to careers that fit YOU. 

When starting to search for a college or university, the first place to start is with YOU!

• What are your interests? 
• What are your goals? 
• What classes and activities have you enjoyed the most?

See your school counselor for resources and help finding a good fit college, 2-year program or job/career that meets your individual needs.

College Characteristics to Consider

• Type of Institution (two or four year; coed or single sex; public or private, liberal arts, technical, business, etc.)
  • Liberal arts colleges stress a broad undergraduate education rather than professional training, such as an engineering degree.
  • Universities offer mainly four year programs in both liberal arts and professional training. They grant both graduate and undergraduate degrees and are made up of a number of schools or colleges.
  • Technical and junior colleges offer one and two year vocational and academic programs.
  • Military academies prepare officers for a particular branch of the military. Most require reccommendations for admission by a member of Congress.
• Geographic location – New England, the South, the West or Mid-coast. How far of a driving distance from home are you willing to be?
• Setting – urban, rural or suburban. How would you feel attending school in a big city? What about way out in the country?
• Size of institution – small, medium, large, very large.
• Selectivity – very difficult to open admissions – and in between.
• Cost of attendance – tuition + fees, room + board, travel minus financial aid.
• Diversity of student body – race, religion, international, age, etc.
• Extracurricular activities – sports, clubs, cultural, religious, educational, etc.
• Housing – on or off campus, coed, single sex, special interest, size of room food and meal plans, roommates, house rules, car on campus, etc.
• Facilities – sports and recreation, libraries, classrooms and labs, lecture halls, handicapped access, laundry facilities, computer availability, student unions, Greek housing, etc.