俱乐部工作人员, 50英尺高的攀岩墙, 步行就能吃到很棒的印度菜, and a sink in a dorm room—the list of specific college-wants can be long and perhaps to the outsider, 微不足道的. To 学生 and families that are familiar to having their needs and wants met, expectations can be high and particular (or peculiar!). 然而, when deciding where to apply and ultimately where to enroll, 学生 tend to use much broader priorities when making their big decisions. We survey alumni after graduation about a lot of things, one being, an inquiry about 什么最能影响他们的最终决定. 周六的足球比赛, 靠近海滩的校园, 伟大的寿司, 或者单人间可能会有一些影响, there are bigger ticket items that were leaned on to narrow and finalize matriculation. I share the list of the constant top three responses to assist our present 学生 and families in getting through some of the less consequential variables and skipping to what will be most important when creating a list and comparing colleges.