What do you need tot go to college

A couple of things. The obvious is a source of funding, like a scholarship or a job. But as a practical consideration that folks might not mention first, a reason for going. The point is that there are lots of jobs that require training that one doesn't necessarily need college for. Skilled professions like auto repair and carpentry and law enforcement require a lot of training and can benefit from college, but don't necessarily require college. Over the past decades, the idea that a successful person must have a college degree has resulted in a dearth of many skilled professions and a lot of graduates with degrees they won't use. We have a lot of people with a lot of education and minimal employment.

Now, assuming you meet the above criteria for getting to college, and you have a good idea of what you want to study, the next thing you need is an actual desire to study. Not everyone has that. And that's another prejudice society has leaned toward. As you may have heard, "Not everyone is cut out for college". That seems to be interpreted as "Not everyone is smart enough." It's actually that a lot of people are simply very good at stuff that college doesn't usually offer. And giving them the idea that "smart people" have college degrees is a real misuse of resources, particularly in a lot of areas that the world really needs.

So that's what you need. A means to attend, a reason to attend, and a desire to attend college. After all, it's better to do stuff you want to do, because you'll likely be better at it.

You need to complete the application with basic information such as name, social security number, address. May ask info about parents.