College Needs Assessment Worksheet

The following exercise will help you identify characteristics you are looking for in a college. You may write your answers under the questions.

Location:

· Do you want to stay near your home or travel several times a year?

· Do you prefer the fast-paced life of a metropolitan campus or the easygoing serenity of a small college town?

· Do you have a desire to be near mountains for skiing or oceans for swimming?

· What kind of climate do you prefer?

Size:

· Do you think you would like the primarily residential character of smaller colleges?

· Do you want to be surrounded by thousands of busy people, or would you prefer a quieter pace and the likelihood of knowing most other students?

· It is important to you to be in small classes? To personally know your professors?

· Are the facilities associated with large university appealing to you?

Student Body:

· Is a single-sex school or coed school more to your liking?

· Are you looking for a student body drawn from across the nation or from a smaller geographic area?

· Are you concerned about whether the student body is politically oriented (liberal or conservative) or religious in character?

Programs:

· Are there specific clubs, organizations or programs that you desire in the college you will attend? If so, list them.

· Does the major or minor you have selected to study endorse specific colleges?

· Does your personal situation make it necessary for the college you attend to provide special programs (child day care center, women’s center, re-entry center, etc.)?

· It is important to you to attend a college that offers accelerated programs?

· Do you desire to attend a college that offers a quality internship program or work-study employment program?

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