{"id":212124,"date":"2021-03-27T01:09:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T22:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-choose-the-right-university-for-you\/"},"modified":"2021-03-27T01:09:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T22:09:31","slug":"how-to-choose-the-right-university-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-choose-the-right-university-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to choose the right university for you"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a0e5e402bd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a0e5e402bd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-choose-the-right-university-for-you\/#What_do_I_want\" >What do I want?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-choose-the-right-university-for-you\/#How_do_I_know_if_a_school_has_what_I_want\" >How do I know if a school has what I want?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-choose-the-right-university-for-you\/#Who_can_help_me_decide\" >Who can help me decide?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-choose-the-right-university-for-you\/#Which_is_better_for_me_a_big_or_small_school\" >Which is better for me:\u00a0a big or small school?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-choose-the-right-university-for-you\/#What_if_I_make_the_wrong_choice\" >What if I make the wrong choice?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#How to choose the right university for you<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            We spoke to students, admissions advisers and admissions consultants for tips on how to make that crucial choice\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n                                                                        There are so many post-secondary institutions to choose from in Canada and abroad. How should you weigh your options in order to figure out which school is best for you? We spoke to students, admissions advisers and admissions consultants for tips on how to prepare for the university search and which questions to ask yourself to make that crucial choice.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_I_want\"><\/span>What do I want?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Start by doing some honest soul-searching, says first-year English student Gabrielle Cole. \u201cCompile a list of the things that are really important to you when choosing a school,\u201d she says. \u201cIf you just jump into the websites, it can be really overwhelming\u2014there\u2019s so much information.\u201d She\u2019s h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y with her decision to attend McGill University in Montreal, which she chose in part for its strong reputation. The school also offered her the opportunity to leave her home in Richmond Hill, Ont., and to study in a city where she could regularly use the French she learned in elementary school immersion. \u201cI think I did adequate research and weighed all the options,\u201d Cole says.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_know_if_a_school_has_what_I_want\"><\/span>How do I know if a school has what I want?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Western University\u2019s manager of undergraduate recruitment, Dayana Kibilds, suggests that students use the \u201cPLACE\u201d framework, where P is for passions, L for location, A for academics, C for community and E for experience. Passions: Is the school going to enable you to pursue your hobbies and extracurricular activities? Location: Are you a big city or small town person? Do you prefer self-contained campuses or sprawling city campuses? Academics:Can you switch programs easily? How are the professors and the degree options? Community: Will you receive enough support from professors and peers? And finally, Experience: Does the university have co-op or community volunteering options?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>READ:\u00a0How to ace your university application<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Before she started at Ryerson University, Brianna Varone felt drawn toward the field of public health. When looking at available programs, she discovered many differences between them: some branch off into specializations, while others are heavily co-op based. For Varone, quality was key. And Ryerson was also ideally located in the downtown core, just a 45-minute commute from her home.<\/p>\n<p>Joel Nicholson, founder of the education consultancy Admissions Ally, stresses the importance of doing your due diligence in exploring what universities have to offer. He suggests that students read through program curriculums and course outlines, reach out to current students, and research available extracurriculars at the universities they are interested in. Doing some extra research might lead you to discover that the program you thought you wanted to get into isn\u2019t the one that best suits your needs. \u201cMany students yearn to get into Queen\u2019s commerce or Western\u2019s Ivey H.B.A. AEO [program] because they have the reputation as being the \u2018best,\u2019\u2009\u201d he says. \u201cHowever, many of my students have ended up choosing schools like Wilfrid Laurier or Waterloo\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009both have a great co-op program and some students realize that\u2019s more important to them than what the \u2018top\u2019 programs offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_can_help_me_decide\"><\/span>Who can help me decide?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Teo Salgado, founder of VerveSmith education consulting based in Toronto, suggests students take advantage of all the resources they have available to them, including guidance counsellors, friends and family. \u201cAdvice is most useful when provided by people who know [students\u2019] goals or who are familiar with their background and interests.\u201d He also recommends that students speak to their parents or guardians about finances, especially when trying to determine whether living away from home will be economically feasible.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_is_better_for_me_a_big_or_small_school\"><\/span>Which is better for me:\u00a0a big or small school?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re someone who thrives in smaller, quieter groups, then a more intimate learning environment is worth considering. According to Kutay Ulkuer, director of admissions at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, \u201cMount Allisonians\u201d benefit from smaller class sizes and informal class discussions, with just a dozen students around a table. The university is so small, he says, that \u201cyou can\u2019t hide from the faculty,\u201d who know each student and tend to notice when they are not in class.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if you\u2019re a person who feeds off the energy of a bustling metropolis, a school in a big city might be best. Before Katie Marsh moved from Vancouver to pursue a degree in philosophy at the University of Toronto, she had heard the school was lonely and the weather in Toronto was awful. \u201cUpon coming here, I realized that didn\u2019t hold true at all for me,\u201d she says. \u201cI absolutely love going on runs or walking around the financial district.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_if_I_make_the_wrong_choice\"><\/span>What if I make the wrong choice?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Salgado notes that students have more control over the admissions process than they think. \u201cIt\u2019s not so much about what the universities are looking for, [but] what am I looking for, and does that institution offer what I\u2019m looking for,\u201d he says. \u201cYou have a lot of control. You get to choose universities that you think will want somebody like you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Public health student Varone says you shouldn\u2019t panic if you don\u2019t get into your top-choice program, or if you realize the program you\u2019re in isn\u2019t for you. You can often make a lateral move within universities from one related program to another. \u201cYou don\u2019t need to know exactly what you\u2019re going to do; you\u2019ll figure it out later on,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Philosophy student Marsh adds that students should avoid putting too much pressure on themselves to make the perfect decision. When it comes to choosing a university, all you can do is make the best choice you can with the information you have. The decision isn\u2019t permanent. \u201cI know that whatever I do, there are pros and cons to every situation,\u201d she says. \u201cEvery experience is a learning opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"size-featured-image-portrait wp-image-1219109 alignleft lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MACLEANS_UNI-GUIDEBOOK_COVER_2021-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\"\/><em>This article appears in print in the <\/em>Maclean\u2019s 2021 Canadian Universities Guidebook<em> with the headline, \u201cChoosing a university.\u201d Order a copy of the issue <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.macleans.ca\/115aunim\">here<\/a>. 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