In this video, I share my tips for how to decide on which college to go to, given the May 1 college decision deadline. I go through the major considerations you should think about when choosing a college, as well as my thought process for how to weigh them. For context, I was personally deciding between Harvard, Yale, UPenn, and some other liberal arts colleges as a high school senior, so your situation might be different, but I hope this framework is helpful! :)
~ Amy
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:07 What's in this video
2:42 The schools I applied to
3:33 Tip #1: Vibes
4:58 Tip #2: School size
7:06 Tip #3: Off-campus environment
8:45 Tip #4: Academic fit
10:13 Tip #5: Brand, Prestige, Alumni Network
12:51 Tip #6: Financial Aid (it's negotiable!)
15:05 How I weighed each factor and my thinking process
16:54 Caveat: it wasn't easy
17:45 Important note
tags:
college admissions, college decision day, high school senior year