"The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results."
--Tony Robbins, ESFP
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★ College Type: Orange
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★ Percent of SAS students: 6.2%
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★ Percent of the USA: 4 to 9 %
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★ Males: 3 to 7%
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★Females: 7 to 10%
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★ Percent of Asians: 1.8%
College Search by Personality type: ESFP
•Likes looking at information in terms of facts and details
You should be able to provide a list of plus and minuses for each college on their list;
•Rankings will not impress you as much as the factors considered;
•Likes to look at outcomes;
•Likes to look at Thru-puts (How the college works);
•Opinions of friends, parents and counselors will not hold as strong a sway unless presented objectively.;
•The physical environment of the college will be very important;
Tend to be black and white. This will be a good or bad college…rarely in between.
You will be organized and practical in your college search, carefully laying out a plan of attack and analyzing the facts of each college. When exploring college options, an ESFP will often:
•Benefit from creating a plan to meet their goals
•Use informational interviews to improve their understanding of a college—be sure to meet with the college reps and talk to SAS alumni at the college.
•Subjectively base their decision on what they value and should also include a logical assessment of their options—be sure to check Naviance scattergrams;
•Benefit from setting a decision deadline—you tend to talk and explore more than average
Thrives in a fun, friendly, environment where they can be their enthusiastic, warm, cohesive effusive selves.
Harmony doesn’t just happen, it happens by design:
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• Check out the Colleges with the Happiest and Friendliest students
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•Harmony means connecting with People, and in particular accessible Professors.
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•Consider a college with a learning community, a specialized freshman program or Residential Colleges
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•Consider any colleges that has a strong sense of community such as Women’s Colleges and Residential Colleges
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•Check out percentage of small classes at College Data, an amazing resource.
•Takes a realistic approach
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•Likes a well laid out college search strategy.
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•Will want specific plan for college visits
ESFPs are at their best when they have the freedom to operate in the present and jump in and take charge. ESFP is action-oriented
•You will prefer colleges that give you a chance to do. Consider colleges that :
•Offer Problem Based Learning.
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•Provide opportunities for undergraduate research
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•Focus on Coop or Internships or require a Capstone
What makes you tick
What this means for your college search
•Focuses more on the here and now rather than possibilities for the future
What makes you tick
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•Feels comfortable in areas of proven experience
