Common Myths about College

College is for only four years.

You need to decide on your career before you can choose a college.

Your life will be ruined if you don't get admitted to your first choice college.

You should go to the most prestigious college to which you are admitted.

You can't get into a selective college if you did poorly in ninth and tenth grade.

Residence halls are simply places in which to sleep.

Standardized tests scores (ACT, PSAT, & SAT) are more important than your high school grades.

Only the very best students receive financial aid from colleges.

If I haven't heard of a college or university, it can't be very good.

Colleges are concerned only with my intellectual and academic development.

You have to take only the minimum college prep courses to get into college.

The best time to visit colleges is after you have been admitted.

The quality of the academic program in which I an interested is the most important characteristic of a college.

Liberal Arts Colleges do not have good science programs.

A lot of out-of-class activities will compensate for poor grades.

Your college experience will be pretty much like everyone else's.

Big colleges are best if you have decided on a major field.

State-supported institutions offer more financial aid than private colleges do.

It's better to get good grades than take challenging courses.