College Admissions Guide Info

How to Select a College thats RIGHT for YOU!

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Let’s say you are interested in the humanities and social sciences. You go to your guidance office and browse through the catalogs of different schools on the shelves there. Don't worry if you cannot decide what your major is going to be. The college catalog can give you suggestions.

When I applied to college, the first thing I read was their viewbook. The viewbook can give some general information about the school, so that you can have a feel of what type of school it is. Some of them contain statistics or profiles of the incoming class, which would be useful if you want to measure how comfortable you will be academically at that particular college. It can be a starting point to initiate contact with schools that you may be interested in, but remember, doing that will send even more mail and brochures to your home.

Bottom line: Don't discount a school just because you have never heard of it. I think that the most important thing in sizing yourself up is to keep an open mind. A lot of students are too obsessed with practicality—the thinking that they must go to colleges and study subjects where the jobs are—that they lose the once-in-a-lifetime chance to get a proper education. Going to college is to discover what you really like, not what your parents or society wants you to like. So that’s it. Be open to ideas when you search for colleges and think about your priorities. More on college choices and self-assessment at Admissions Guide .info

To Become a Police Officer or Not...

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These are typical questions asked by people interested in this career:

How do I become a police officer?
Is criminal justice the right path for me?
How competitive is the law enforcement job market?
And how do I break into the criminal justice field?

No need to look any further! We have the answers. Read on...

Police Training and Employment Opportunities in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement

The Criminal Justice career field is becoming one of the fastest and most demanding careers in the United States and worldwide. According to the Department of Justice (website) expenditures and employment statistics, the department had the following expenditures for 2006. The best time to become a police officer, sheriff, criminal justice, corrections, or homeland security officer is now.

Schools that offer certificates and degrees in law enforcement
Finding the right school or college to obtain a certificate or degree in criminal justice or law enforcement can be very time consuming and confusing at times. Our objective here is to assist you in streamlining that process.

Why Criminal Justice?

If you want to learn more, visit the PoliceEdu.com website which sole focus is on employment forecasts and strategies, market analysis, and viable career options for potential police students, and those wishing to enter the law enforcement and criminal justice job market.

What is the College Admissions Process all about?

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Basically, it all boils down to one word: Matchmaking.

–By 2014, undergraduate enrollment in four-year colleges is expected to increase by 16%, while enrollment in two year colleges is expected to increase by 14%.
Source: America’s Student Loan Providers

America has over 2,400 accredited four-year colleges, and every school is right for someone, but no school is right for everyone.

The colleges are looking for people that match their class profile, and you are looking for schools that match your needs and goals. Much like barter trade; if you have what the colleges want, and if what the schools offers interest you, there is a match.

A lot of people make the mistake of thinking that they MUST get into X University that ranks in the top 5 of the US News. Some look at the top 300, others look only at the top 30; while yet others look at only the Big Three: Harvard, Princeton, Stanford.

So the very first thing you will have to do is to search for the college that is right for you. Again, it does not mean looking at only the top 10 or 20 schools in the United States. To know what schools match you, you must do a self-assessment. But before you do that, you have to know what you are looking for. As I said earlier, college picking is all about matchmaking.

Think about what you want. Why do you want to go to college?
What do you hope to do when you’re in college?

Asking yourself these questions will help you discover more about yourself and what you want in life. Believe me, this can be one of the most fun first step, but also, the most importan part.