1. “Picking a college is like falling in love.” -- Stephen Trachtenberg, President of George Washington University Let the Search Begin!

2. Why You Should Bother-- Money, honey Opportunities It beats working You deserve better Expand your horizons

3. What do I always say?

4. Did you know-- There are historically black colleges? Moorehouse Langston Women’s only colleges? Agnes Scott, Atlanta Trinity, Washington, D.C. Mount St. Mary’s, Los Angeles Men’s only? Wabash, IN Morehouse, GA

5. Public vs. Private Schools “Equitable” access Funded by state and federal governments—theoretically cheaper* Generally more foreign languages, arts, music, etc. Engineering! Most move off campus after freshman year Lecture halls *Barring scholarships, grants, etc. Select admissions Tend to have a better academic reputation For profit—25% more expensive * Specialty programs and advanced research via private grants, funding, etc. Live on campus for majority of time Smaller class sizes— “Meredith”—argh!

6. Pros of Staying Near Pros of Going Far

7. My College Story It pays to be nerdy! It won’t be perfect This was the view from my dorm room:

8. About those majors… What’s a B.A.? B.S.? M.A? Ph D? Does it really matter? My story pre-med, pre-law, a slew of English Engineering—Available at a wide range of public, not very many private universities Shhh! The title of the degree is not all that important. What is important about college?

9. A quick list: Nearby First-ish-Second-ish-tier schools (the best of our local schools): Reed College, OR Whitman College, WA Second- and Third-tier private schools of interest: Willamette University, OR Linfield College, OR University of Puget Sound, WA Seattle Pacific University, WA McDaniel College, MD Allegheny College, PA Union College, NY Washington and Lee, VA Emerson College, MA University of San Diego, CA

10. Places to find out about universities: US News & World Report—Best college rankings The tome! The College Board: http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp Family, friends, teachers Univsource.com (disregard their online programs, those schumcks!)