will work for dessert

Looking for a new school to attend is kinda like going to the store. Now, unless you know what school you want to go to, you don’t just find the first school and apply there. When you go to the store for something you want to buy, you browse the shelves. I mean you don’t just buy a 720p 52″ LCD, because it’s the first one you see. Sure it’s cheap for a 52″, but man 720p on a 52″ and the contrast ratio is only 10,000: 1. I mean talk about shit. I mean if you want a large screen with shitty quality, then there you go. But if you want something halfway decent, you look into the details more and then look at other similar TVs and check out their prices.

I went to 5 schools to check them out. It’s a daunting task, and you start receiving tons of emails and phone calls. But I either visited the school with a tour from a counselor or went to an Open House. I took all the course paper work and compared the classes, looked at which ones seemed to overlap to see if I’d be learning the same thing at all the schools. While most touched on the same subjects, there were only two that delved into aspects about running your own business. For me, I eventually want to own my own bakery, so this was key to me.  These schools did not post their prices on their websites, as most schools don’t like people going into sticker shock. The one school that did post it online is a not- for- profit school.

Yes, it all is very frustrating when you just want straight answers. The people you meet with are trying to enroll you for school, it’s their job. So don’t be fooled, don’t all of a sudden become the deer in headlights that they love. Get the answers you want. They usually sit you down after walking around the school to “Wow” you, and ask if you have any questions for them. Go with a game plan. Write your questions down before you go. Don’t let the smoke and mirrors get to you, have a note pad with you when you go. Write down questions as you walk along, or write down things you think is pertinent to your search. If you’re deciding between more than one school, these will be things that help you weigh your pros and cons of the schools.

Go forth, my young padawan and may the force be with you.