Plus, some women need that kind of undergraduate experience to figure out who they are. Take a Close Look at Yourself Now that you've made some decisions about what you're looking for in colleges, take a close look at what you're like. Your personality and likes and dislikes play a major part in the success of your experience on the campus you finally choose. At Syracuse University, Dean Smith frequently asks the students he counsels what they would like to say about themselves in fifteen years that they can't say now. Fortunately, he doesn't expect an immediate answer.
Colleges have personalities, too.
Students of color might want to have a campus center for their ethnic group or a selection of courses geared toward their history. For students from a particular religious background, Robinovitz suggests that students ask how vital spirituality is to their lives. Some students want rah-rah football. After you've established what you're looking for in a college and done some self-evaluation, you can compile a list of colleges to consider. These will be the ones you will visit and apply to.