Career Path Paper

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At least as important as determining a career path is determining where to receive the education necessary to pursue it. This is a particularly pressing issue in my life, as I am a high school junior and must begin applying for colleges next fall. Many factors come into play when making this decision, and through this paper I intend to explore these factors with the goal of determining which colleges, from the following, would best suit my educational and financial needs: Kansas State University, Oberlin College, and Pratt Institute.
One of the largest factors I must consider in this decision is whether or not a school carries the major or program I need to pursue my career goals. While I do not have a specific career in mind at this time, …show more content…

I took these classes intending for them to transfer to my post-secondary education, so it is important that the college I choose accepts these credits. Through browsing each college’s respective website, I determined the requirements and limitations placed on transfer credits at each institution. K-State will accept accept all of my transfer credits, save for Dynamics of Career Planning, as long as I received a letter grade of at least a C. Pratt will accept only six total credits, and only three of them may be in a liberal arts course. Oberlin will accept nine credits, which, although better than Pratt, is still undesirable. I can infer from this information that many other private colleges will limit transfer credits, which is helpful information for if I find other colleges to consider.
Most programs at Pratt require a Master’s Degree to complete. This would ultimately end up costing more and taking more time than obtaining a degree in the same field at each of the other two colleges. If I do end up completing a Master’s program, I would prefer to do it at a different college, solely to experience another place. Ideally, I would only choose to complete a Master’s in order to continue my education because I choose to-- not because I have

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