K’s Reviews > Dream School: Finding the College That's Right for You > Status Update

The list of schools is valuable and succinct.
Zac; Oregon State Uni and Trinity univ (TX), Uni. Of UT, Denison (OH), and Santa Clara (CA).
Olivia; Uni. Of Dayton (oh) or Marquette Uni (WI)

“We often assume belonging relates only to the social aspects of college. It doesn’t. Students benefit from its common cumulative effects in three domains of the undergraduate life: academic, residential, and extracurricular. Finding a school that will help you fit across all three should be central to your college search.“

“Belonging isn’t static; it changes with context and experience.“
“Our sense of belonging can shift during a period of considerable appeal upheaval.
A term for this jarring shift “belonging in uncertainty.“ It happens when we face a series of unsettling circumstances, and then become unsure of ourselves. We become more defensive and less willing to take on challenges that might result in failure.“

“As Carse put it, finite players need training; infinite players need education. “To be prepared against surprise is to be trained,“ he wrote in his influential book on the topic. “To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.““

“Small changes sometimes ripple through a complex system, triggering larger shifts that we don’t fully appreciate until much later.”

“In an age of high tuition, overwhelming loan debt, and rising living costs, families, increasingly see college as a means to landing in lucrative job, rather than a place for exploration.”

“Keep in mind that about 1/3 of undergraduate, which majors at least once.“