How to Use:
- • Add your admitted colleges (or top choices)
- • Adjust factor importance (1-5 stars) based on YOUR priorities
- • Rate each college (1-10) for each factor
- • Review weighted scores to see which best matches your priorities
Decision Factors
Academic Program Quality
Strength of your intended major, faculty, research opportunities
Importance:
Total Cost / Financial Aid
Net price after aid, loan burden, value for money
Importance:
Location & Setting
Distance from home, climate, urban/rural, cost of living
Importance:
Campus Culture & Fit
Social environment, diversity, values alignment, size
Importance:
Career Outcomes
Job placement rate, average starting salary, alumni network
Importance:
Support Services
Academic support, mental health, disability services
Importance:
Housing & Dining
Dorm quality, food options, guaranteed housing
Importance:
Extracurriculars
Clubs, sports, Greek life, activities that matter to you
Importance:
Score Your Colleges
| Factor | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
Academic Program Quality | ||
Total Cost / Financial Aid | ||
Location & Setting | ||
Campus Culture & Fit | ||
Career Outcomes | ||
Support Services | ||
Housing & Dining | ||
Extracurriculars | ||
| Weighted Score | - | 0.00 |
Decision-Making Tips
- •Visit your top 2-3 schools if possible - sometimes gut feeling matters
- •Talk to current students and recent grads in your intended major
- •Consider creating multiple matrices with different weight scenarios
- •Factor in intangibles this tool can't measure: excitement, comfort, opportunity
- •Sleep on it - don't make your final decision immediately after scoring