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<p>What in the world does that have to do with my post? Obviously someone should not select a college that lacks the intended major…and that is not what I suggested people do. </p>
<p>What I said was that I typically recommend people start with preferences – large university vs. LAC, city vs. countryside, public vs. private, cost and need for financial/merit aid, selectivity, etc. – and then move to narrowing down based on strength in the major. “Give me all the colleges with a good program in [English/biology/etc.]” is a very slipshod method of college selection because for every suitable college that gets recommended, there’s at least a dozen that aren’t, simply because there’s no way everyone can list all of the dozens or even hundreds of colleges that fit that vague criterion. Starting with a more concrete set of colleges - only northeastern universities, for example, or only full-need liberal arts colleges - provides a better starting point for a list that can be narrowed down based on academic strength and other factors. </p>
<p>[I</a> dislike repeating myself, so I will link to a very detailed post in which I outline my recommended college selection route.](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/15856700-post2.html]I”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/15856700-post2.html)</p>