5..er...6

Well, I've picked out five colleges that i'm going to be looking into. Penn State, Allegheny College, Swarthmore College, Miami University of Ohio, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I say "er...6" because I am still considering going to CCAC so that I can work and save money and get all of my normal credits out of the way.

I picked these colleges for reasons that are entirely different college to college. If they were all the same, why would I need a list, right?

Penn State: Penn State is the biggest college on my list. It's a good school and it's cheap. There are a lot of people I can become friends with, and a lot of friends I know already go there. It would be mega diverse, and yet it's still a great college because Penn State has a lot of high standards (moreso than at least a lot of other state schools).

Allegheny College: This is the smallest college on my list. It is a great school, very pretty and very good for learning because of its size. My english teacher recommended it to me and said I would do a great job here. I believe Jay liked it too, which is a plus.

Swarthmore College: This is the toughest school I'm applying to. It is as selective as U Penn without being an Ivy, but it's probably got less people applying than U Penn 'cause it's not an ivy? It would be a great school to focus on learning and focus on being the best I can be.

IUP (Honors): My counselor recommended IUP to me because it is a small, cheap school that is known for its education program. Their normal stats are like 900 for the overall SAT scores, so I would try for the Honors program because that's more around 1200-1300. It would be a nice experience because I'm looking for a good education program, but I'm also worried because it is known as a bad school.

Maimi University of Ohio: Miami is my favorite school on this list. It's not as big as Penn State, but not as small as Allegheny. It is in a different state (ooo) and it's the farthest away (6 hours). It is a really pretty college and I could even try out for the Honors Program at this college too. It's got a really nice website too, which impresses me because a lot of colleges aren't as organized. This was also recommended by my counselor, so she'll like it too.

All of these colleges have yearbook, which was a requirement for me. All obviously have an educational program as well as a psychology program. Allegheny and Swarthmore both lack a marching band, but I'm not even sure if I want to continue marching band in college.

I don't know. I'm just excited. haha.