How do I know which college is right for me?

Hi Indya,

Those are all great questions. As far as the school being state, private, hbcu, expensive or not are very much personal decisions. Some things depend so many other factors such as will you have tuition assistance, scholarship money, etc. State or public schools can be just as expensive as private if you are an out of state student. However if you plan on attending a public institution within your home state, it can be very cost effective. It may be a good idea to identify some schools you're interested in then go to their websites and review their academic programs to determine if the curriculum for the majors you are interested in fit your needs. As far as HBCUs go, there are around 105 public and private HBCUs in the United States. Top Private HBCUs include; Howard, Spelman, Morehouse, Hampton, Tuskegee, Fisk, Clark Atlanta, Xavier, and Dillard. Top Public include; Florida A&M, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, Savannah State, Morgan State, Tennessee State, Winston-Salem State, Delaware State, Albany State, and Norfolk State.

Take some time to determine what your best track should be. I'm sure you will do just fine. Best of luck!

You may not need to do a double major, you might be able to major in one area and minor in another. Getting to know yourself better will help with that, as I will let you know later.

Bu first be aware that: It really does not matter what school you attend, as the most important factors are how well you do with the school work, which is an indication to an employer about what kind of employee you will be, and the effort that you put forth in your networking to set up networking connections that will help you throughout your education/career journey. Here is an important video for you to watch: ## http://www.ted.com/talks/julie_lythcott_haims_how_to_raise_successful_kids_without_over_parenting?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=talk&utm_term=education ##

Here are some good ways to reduce costs in college:

 http://www.educationplanner.org/students/paying-for-school/ways-to-pay/reduce-college-costs.shtml

What really matters is how well you get to know yourself to determine which might be a suitable career area for you based upon your personality traits and then talking to people face to face in person who are doing what you thing that you want to do to see what the do, how they got there, and what advice they have for you.

Getting to know yourself and how your personality traits relate to people involved in various career opportunities is very important in your decision making process. During my many years in Human Resources and College Recruiting, I ran across too many students who had skipped this very important step and ended up in a job situation which for which they were not well suited. Selecting a career area is like buying a pair of shoes. First you have to be properly fitted for the correct size, and then you need to try on and walk in the various shoe options to determine which is fits the best and is most comfortable for you to wear. Following are some important steps which I developed during my career which have been helpful to many .