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What Are Your Campus and Community Like?

• Is your college located in an urban, suburban, or rural setting?
• What kinds of social, cultural and recreational activities are available on the campus and in the community?
• How far away from home is your campus? How much time does it take to get there by car, by public transportation?
• Will I need a car to get around? Does public transportation (bus) provide easy access to the campus and community?
• How many students are enrolled?
• How many students are in my major?
• How many students are from my community/school?
• Are you on the semester or quarter system?
• When do classes begin, end

Tell Me About Your Programs

• Do you offer my major?
• Are advanced degrees (master's, doctorate) offered?
• Is my degree program accredited? By whom? And if so, what level (undergraduate/graduate)?
• What other programs do you offer which will support my major?
• Can I enroll part-time; take courses in the late afternoons, evenings, and weekends or during the summer?
• Are there internship opportunities available on campus or in the community?

How Much Does Your College Cost?

• What are the costs of tuition or registration fees, books and supplies, housing, parking, etc.?
• When do I pay those fees?
• Do I have to send in a deposit to confirm my intention to enroll? How much? When?
• What are the chances that fees will be increased and when will I know?
• Is Financial Aid available?
• What kinds of financial assistance are available?
• When and how do I apply for financial aid?
• Do I apply for campus scholarships separately?
• How do you determine if I qualify for assistance?
• When will I be notified if I will or will not receive assistance?
• Will financial aid cover my entire need?
• Are there special kinds of assistance for students from certain ethnic minorities and other underrepresented groups?
• Is it easy to get a part-time job on campus or in the community?

What about Housing?

• Do you have campus residence halls? Family housing?
• Do I have to live on campus?
• How and when do I apply? When will I know if you have room for me?
• Can I choose my roommate?
• When do I have to sign a contract, submit a deposit to confirm my room?
• Is it easy to find a place to live near campus? What are the cost ranges?

Will I be Eligible for Admission?

• What are your admission requirements for freshmen, for transfers?
• Do you have an early admission plan?
• How can I qualify?
• Do you have a special admission program for low-income students?
• Can I retake an admissions test to qualify?
• How do you determine my grade if I repeat a course?
• Will a course in which I received a "D" grade count?
• Do you give extra credit for honors courses?
• What is the admissions priority of transfer students from community colleges, from four-year colleges?
• Will my credits from a community college transfer? How and when will I know?