Help Request: Beginning A Little Late

College Search & Selection
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<p>Now, I'm a guy fresh out of high school. We didn't have enough money to pay for college right away so I've decided to use this year as an in-between time to save up some cash, buy a car, and other such preparations. I do want to go to college next year but I've found myself a little overwhelmed with finding the correct college or major. In high school I didn't exactly slack off, though I never took the initiative to explore colleges and their prerequisites. To put things simply, I found this site and thought maybe some of you could assist me and my untimely procrastination. I am, so far, considering a major in Accounting or Business; most people say both majors leave a lot of potential to expand in and out of college. Is this a good hypothesis, and should I start at a 2-year with a transfer or go straight to a 4-year university/college? Really, what I'm looking for is information. If I were to go into Accounting, what would be a good minor to pair with it? And also, if I do the transfer, what would you suggest I transfer into? I'm just listing off a bunch of questions and I realize this is becoming long, so whatever you can do to help would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>As a last note, just try to assume I don't know much of anything. I honestly don't know much about approaching college and its strategy so your guidance will be a great asset if you'd oblige my incompetence.</p>

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<p>The place to start is with the money question. How much money are your parents ready, willing, and able to pay for your education? Is it $X in total? Or is it $Y each year for up to Z years in total? How do they feel about you working while in college, and what do they think about you taking on some student loans? There is a lot of useful information related to these topics in the Financial Aid Forum and at [FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org%5DFinAid”>http://www.finaid.org)</p>

<p>Once you know your budget, you can use the various college-matching search engines to find places that are affordable and likely to admit you.</p>

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<p>You ask very general questions, we need more information to advise you. What state do you live in? How were your grades in high school? Any advanced courses or extracurriculars? Did you take the SAT or ACT and if so, what were your scores?<br>
That being said, I think if the community colleges in your area are acceptable, that is probably the way to go.</p>