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The College Decision: A Worksheet

By Renee LeWinter Goldberg, CEP, and Marvin Goldberg, M.S.W., Educational Options, LLC.

The following Worksheet can assist you in choosing a college:

Directions:

  1. Circle one statement on each line. If your answer falls somewhere in between the two statements, check the middle column.
  2. Add up the circles in each column
  3. Find out the answers to the questions you have checked in the middle column
  4. Complete the chart for more colleges if you are trying to decide between two three, or more schools. Good luck!
PROS
MAYBE
CONS
Students look like me   Students look nothing like me
Campus seems inviting   Campus seems formidable
Dorms are cool   Dorms are awful
College has activities I like   College has few activities I like
Cafeteria food is awesome   Cafeteria food is awful
I am comfortable with Disabilities Support Coordinator   I am not comfortable with Disabilities Support Coordinator
Disabilities Services is in good location   The location of Disabilities Services is inconvenient
The major I want is offered here   It is not possible to study the field I think I want
Counseling is available on campus   Counseling is not available on campus
Tutoring is available   Tutoring is not available
Instructions about how to get accommodations are clear   I can't get instructions about how to get accommodations
There is a student disabilities organization or club on campus   There is not a student disabilities organization or club on campus
List factors that are Unique to you, like places to do art work. Rank their availability in the same way as in the above statements
     
     
     

Renee LeWinter Goldberg, CEP, and Marvin Goldberg, M.S.W., are the educational directors of Educational Options, LLC. of www.optionsined.com an educational consulting practice in Boston, MA. . You can reach them at:617-864-8864 or by email at:renee@optionsined.com.
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