Introduction : Mark shares 5 takeaways from this 13 visits so far that he wants listeners to think about when visiting college

Mark shares 28 Factors to Rank, from 1-26, according to what is important to your student and your family when you are building a college list

1. Most important factors: Take some time to look at the 28 factors to the left and rank the following things that matter a lot to some students and pick the 10 things from this list that matter the most to you and rank them from 1st to 10th, according to what you value the most in the college you select, 1st means, “most important”. Put a number, from 1-10 on the things that you care the most about from this list.

• Area Surrounding the College
• Campus Beauty
• Campus Setting (large city, small city, suburban, college town, remote)
• Career Outcomes
• Class Size
• College Rankings, Prestige, Selectivity
• Community oriented-Residential vs Commuter
• Cost/Affordability
• Distance from home
• Diversity
• Experiential learning (Co-ops/Internships, Study-Abroad, Research)
• Facilities
• Food (Quality food, on and off campus)
• Friendliness
• Graduation Rates
• Name Recognition
• Nature/Green Spaces
• Overall Academic Excellence
• Political Climate
• Religious Affiliation
• Safety
• School Size
• Single Gender
• Sports/ School Spirit
• Strength in my major
• Student Support
• Weather

Mark interviews Erin Wolfe: Preview of part 1

• Erin gives her backstory
• Erin shares reason #1: Different costs
• Erin shares reason #2-Different policies on gapping vs meeting full need
• Erin shares reason #3-Different income protection allowances
• Erin shares reason #4-Different asset protection allowances

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