-- Posted by Anonymous at 8:10 pm on July 21, 2008 I'm in the middle of filling out college applications for this fall, and I am not at all happy. I have no idea what I want to major in. I have no idea where I want to go to college. I have no idea what colleges would actually be a good match for me. I know that the decision of what college I go to will effect me for the rest of my life. And quite frankly, that scares me a hellofalot. What if I pick a college with a good science program, and it turns out I want to major in English? What if I hate the college I pick, and the one right next to it on the list, I would have loved? Gah. How did you pick your college? -- Posted by Dont Notice Me at 8:11 pm on July 21, 2008 how much  money they gave me and how close it was .....also how big it was -- Posted by LightThisCity at 8:11 pm on July 21, 2008 secondary education is about trial and error. -- Posted by branflakes at 8:11 pm on July 21, 2008 http://www.princetonreview.com/ http://www.studentsreview.com/ http://www.collegeconfidential.com/ -- Posted by SgtPatches at 8:11 pm on July 21, 2008 Distance from home, and campus life. I don't care if the college I want is the most prestigious, because when it comes to a job, after those first few all employers care about is history instead of who gave you your diploma. -- Posted by musicfan3 at 8:11 pm on July 21, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 8:10 pm on July 21, 2008 I'm in the middle of filling out college applications for this fall, and I am not at all happy. I have no idea what I want to major in. I have no idea where I want to go to college. I have no idea what colleges would actually be a good match for me.   I know that the decision of what college I go to will effect me for the rest of my life. And quite frankly, that scares me a hellofalot.   What if I pick a college with a good science program, and it turns out I want to major in English? What if I hate the college I pick, and the one right next to it on the list, I would have loved?   Gah. How did you pick your college? You'll never know to you try and see. -- Posted by Anonymous at 8:13 pm on July 21, 2008 Quote: from branflakes at 11:11 pm on July 21, 2008 http://www.princetonreview.com/ http://www.studentsreview.com/ http://www.collegeconfidential.com/ I've looked through a lot of those sites. The problem is that I don't really know what I want.   -- Posted by branflakes at 8:14 pm on July 21, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 11:13 pm on July 21, 2008 Quote: from branflakes at 11:11 pm on July 21, 2008 http://www.princetonreview.com/    http://www.studentsreview.com/    http://www.collegeconfidential.com/   I've looked through a lot of those sites. The problem is that I don't really know what I want. a lot of them? i listed three. which ones have you looked at and which ones haven't you? -- Posted by yerneh2002 at 8:14 pm on July 21, 2008 The lack of snow, was a major factor. Also how close my Grandparents live from the college (4 miles). And the fact I wasn't planning on staying in Wisconsin. -- Posted by Anonymous at 8:16 pm on July 21, 2008 Quote: from branflakes at 11:14 pm on July 21, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 11:13 pm on July 21, 2008 Quote: from branflakes at 11:11 pm on July 21, 2008 http://www.princetonreview.com/   http://www.studentsreview.com/   http://www.collegeconfidential.com/      I've looked through a lot of those sites.    The problem is that I don't really know what I want.   a lot of them? i listed three. which ones have you looked at and which ones haven't you?   Princeton Review, and Student's Review. And a ton of other college review type websites. -- Posted by silverbullets at 8:17 pm on July 21, 2008 stop bitching just be happy you have the privilege of going to college -- Posted by Anonymous at 8:17 pm on July 21, 2008 Quote: from silverbullets at 11:17 pm on July 21, 2008 stop bitching just be happy you have the privilege of going to college I'm not bitching, I'm trying to make an informed decision. -- Posted by barnabas at 8:18 pm on July 21, 2008 money, getting accepted, good school etc. to be honest, I put all the names of the colleges face down on my bed and picked one. I dont recommend that way. -- Posted by carnage44 at 8:20 pm on July 21, 2008 I'm down to about the final 8 right now. I'm not looking forward to making this decision either. -- Posted by jennay at 9:04 pm on July 21, 2008 i decided to go to the most prestigious school that was in the south. because i hate the cold! thats basically it -- Posted by oliveohm at 10:25 pm on July 21, 2008 hah, you sound EXACTLY like i did a year ago. i used the princeton review and in the end it didn't help me that much. i got a lot of books from the library and that helped only slightly. in the end, i chose a college mostly based on geography (and the culture of the area). look into colleges that don't limit their classes to one certain area of study (so you can change your mind). try to do some soul searching! make a list of things that interest you! you probably already have, but talk to friends and family. make a list of 5-10 colleges that sound vaguely interesting and then research them in depth. visit campuses, if you can. that'll give you a great sense of the college. -- Posted by dumb whore at 6:04 pm on July 25, 2008 Talk to your school counselor. See if he/she has a general catalog for the schools you're interested in. For me, I had to consider my major, the distance, size and tuition/fees. A good football team and school spirit is a plus because I'm very concerned with getting the complete college experience. ;] -- Posted by Just Waiting Here at 7:16 pm on July 25, 2008 In my case, it was easy.  A good school, far away from my parents, I loved the atmosphere when I had gone to visit it... Maybe there's another school out there that I would love more... who knows... but it's not as definite as you are making it.  If you keep your grades up and stay involved, then transferring won't be all that difficult.  And you know what... if you don't know what you want to do now, maybe a year or two will help clear that up.  There are MANY paths to take in life.  Would it have been easier to know right from the start?  Of course... but sometimes we have to take a slightly longer path to know whether or not this is the one we want to take :).