English 112

A “real world” circumstance where I have used criteria to make a decision was choosing a college to attend.  Choosing a college was a very important decision I had to make and I wanted to make sure that I was making the right decision.  Therefore, I used several criteria to make that decision.  My first criterion that I used was whether the college had a good science program, since I wanted to major in biology.  I wanted to make sure that the university I chose offered my major.  The second criterion that I used was how much scholarship I would receive from the university.  Money was a large factor in which college I chose.  My third and final criterion that I used was whether I liked the campus and living environment.  Since I would be living on campus, the living environment was very important. 

I chose Bowling Green State University because it met all of the criteria that I was looking for in a university.  First, Bowling Green does carry my major and does have a fairly good science program.  Second, BG offered the most scholarship money out of all the universities that I was looking at.  Third, I really liked Bowling Green’s campus and the dorms that I would be living in. 

Overall, the criteria that I set for deciding a college really helped me make my decision.  I stated the three most important things that I was looking for in a college and found what I wanted fairly easily.  If I had not used criteria to choose my college, it would have taken a very long time to decide and I may not have chosen the right college for me.