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By Miranda Hope
Special to the Rappahannock News
Jason Gochenour, who is the head of the Guidance Department at Rappahannock County high school, held an informational meeting with parents along with Miranda Hope in early May.
Their topic was college access and for those students and parents who were unable to attend, the following is what was covered at that meeting.
What is the first step?
Decide what college you might want to attend. Don’t worry about the money. Yet. Visit schools. Try to visit during the week when school is in session. Look up schools on their websites. Decide if you want a small school (lots of individual attention) or a large school (exposure to a more diverse student body and class offerings); urban or rural; 2year or 4-year; academic or vocational. Virginia is arguably one of the best states to go to college in. Five of the top fifty “Best Buys” in “U.S. News and World Report” are in Virginia. (UVA, William and Mary, VA Tech, JMU, and Mary Washington.) Look at ExploreVirginiaColleges.com and VirginiaMentor.org. Look at collegeboard.com nnd collegeanswer.com.
What if I have no idea what I want to study?
Most students don’t know.
92.7%