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Help! I need to choose between two colleges?
I'm choosing between two different colleges and can't make up my mind.
My heart was set on one college until this past weekend when I actually went to visit it. Online the college looked beautiful and bragged about their many awards, but when I got there it seemed super outdated and kind of dirty. I didn't think the campus was pretty at all, but then again I didn't get to see all of it or any of the dorms. The school has over 80 clubs, greek life, greek housing, sports teams and other events, which is really important to me. The city it's in is kind of boring though with no good shopping and not many restaurants or things to do.
The second college is gorgeous and updated with nice dorms and is in one of my favorite cities that has a ton to do. However, the president of the school doesn't approve of greek life and doesn't offer any greek housing. They also don't have too many clubs and no school spirit from the reviews I've read.
Now I'm super torn because I REALLY want to be in a sorority with sorority housing, but the school that offers that isn't the beautiful school I imagined myself being at. The school that is beautiful doesn't offer sorority housing, but has the other benefits I listed above.
I keep trying to tell myself it's not that big of a deal to be in a sorority, but it really is that important to me!
Help! What do I do?
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Can't judge a book by its cover, and same goes for a school. If you tend to go about life looking for only the catchy book covers, beautiful campus's, and the prettiest/most handsome people, you just might miss a lot of good stories, a good education and good friends or future husband.
Which school has more of the classes with the standards that will get you a degree, and where you will feel more qualified by time you're done with learning.
That is of first importance. Next, what is more important, the clubs on campus or places for shopping and entertainment.
Is your purpose for going to college more for the experience and having fun rather than study, and in hopes of meeting a guy to marry, or is it for the education. Depending on how you answer your questions, you'll know where to go.
Remember that fun memories of a sorority or the shopping you got to do while attending a nearby campus can't go on a future resume and won't help in getting you a good paying job.
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There is a lot to be said about what goes into college life and the benefits of many of the things you have listed.
Most of those thing are secondary to what is the primary reason for going to college. That is the education in the field of study you are going for. The bottom line is while Greek life, shopping and modern dorms are nice. They do not add anything to the education the college provides.
If I was your father and I'm old enough to be your grandfather, my advice to you would be to pick the school that is going to give you the best education. I would think the school without the Greek Life or some of the other things your looking ford They do not have those things for they believe they detract from the education they are providing.
In other words it is not a party school. There is a lot to be said for party schools. Party schools also have bad reputations and people with degrees from some of those schools do not shine as bright as people with degrees from non party schools.
This will become evident when you start looking for work after college.
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