You are a focused futurist
You are focused, goal-oriented, hard-working, practical, independent, and have a clear separation between school and life.
Your thrive factors:
These are some ways that you interact with the world around you, regardless of context.
You believe the future will be bright, but you don’t believe it will happen on its own. You know that if we want a better world, we have to work hard to make it so.
Once you decide on what you want, you make a plan and stick to it. This could be as small as your weekend to-do list or as big as living your dreams. With your eyes always on the prize, you almost always catch what you chase after.
It’s not like you’re a loner or something — after all, your friends and family mean the world to you. It’s just that you get satisfaction out of knowing you’re capable of doing for yourself whatever you need to do.
You work best with a strong structure in place. Structure lends itself well to efficiency, and the by-product of efficiency is that it frees you up to focus on the things you truly want to pursue and create. You save your brain power for your passions.
Your ideal school:
Since earning that degree is your main goal, you want to have lots of degree options, as well as plenty of choices to fall back on in case the program you choose turns out not to be your cup of tea after all.
The last thing you want to do is have to repeat a class and lose valuable time toward your degree, so you need a school that offers tutoring in all subjects, accessible faculty that can help you outside of class and tools that alert you if you ever get off track of your degree path.
If your goal is a better future, it’s a better job or career that’s going to get you there. Your college should have outstanding career service resources to help you find and land your dream job, ensure you’re prepared to thrive in it when you’re hired, and be equipped to help you transition during future career changes. Definitely look for schools with successful career services departments, and well-employed alumni networks that can help you navigate the career world.
Good grades in the classroom might be the only thing you really need to earn to obtain your degree, but employers look for more. They want someone who is well-rounded and has had plenty of varied experiences. Look for a school that offers lots of student clubs, research opportunities, internships, study abroad and other "outside-the-classroom" activities that will help you stand out.
You're practical, so you get that graduating with tons of debt is not an ideal way to start your new future. Find a high-quality college that offers an affordable tuition rate and abundant financial aid opportunities. Some programs can even be completed on an accelerated timeline so you graduate faster (meaning you pay less in total tuition).