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Expert: - 6/9/2010


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I want to pursue a career in aerospace engineering and play soccer at the same time. Any college suggestions?

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Tay,

There are many factors that go into the college of finding the right college for a particular student. Location, size of college, academic focus, are all issues that you need to consider to find the best college for you.

I would suggest that you go to the website for College Navigator from the US Department of Education. There address is http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

That website allows you to search for colleges based on various criteria including acceptance rate. You can also search for particular majors such as aerospace engineering and particular sports such as soccer.  That will give you colleges that have the general criteria to fit your needs.

I hope that helps.  

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