Graduated high school students who apply for the college are 99% certain that a foray into higher education will take place, but several factors contribute to high stress levels during the request process.
It is according to Princeton’s review “Investigation report on the hopes and concerns of the University of 2025”, which examined what 7,000 future students (and more than 2,000 of their parents) did to ensure that they were accepted in the college of their dreams.
Speaking of dream colleges, here are their 10 best choices:
| Students | Parents |
| 1. Massachusetts technology institute | 1. Princeton University |
| 2. Harvard College | 2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 3. Stanford University | 3. Stanford University |
| 4. Princeton University | 4. Harvard College |
| 5. University of Yale | 5. University of Yale |
| 6. Columbia University | 6. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| 7. New York University | 7. Columbia University |
| 8. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 8. Duke University |
| 9. University of Pennsylvania | 9. New York University |
| 10. University of California-Los Angeles | 10. University of Texas-Austin |
However, these aspirations have a toll. Almost three out of four (73%) of all the candidates said they had “high” or “very high” stress while completing their college request. More than a third (35%) said that the end of the request for admission and financial assistance was the most difficult part of the process.
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The most difficult second part was to pass a standardized test, such as the SAT, Act or AP exam. While many colleges and universities have become test tests during the pandemic, 92% of respondents said they (or their child) had taken or provided for at least one exam – the main reason being to distinguish their request.
The money regularly was at the heart of the motivations or fears of candidates about the college. For example, 46% said that a major advantage to a certain extent would be higher income and access to a better career. This aspiration has classified much higher than being exposed to new ideas or receiving an education.
While only 11% base their decision on the most affordable college, the most important concern among candidates for 13 consecutive years is the level of debt they accumulated to pay their diploma. In 2003, only 6% of respondents shared this concern.
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