Joel
Know what you want before you commit youself to anything.
Jordan
Talk to students that attend that college; get the inside scoop.
Andrew
Visit as many colleges as possible both durning the week and on the weekend. As visit the surrounding area.
Lucas
Parents need to let their children pick the college that is right for them. If a student want to attend a college on the opposite side of the nation because they want to get away from their parents, then let them, they'll probably come home crying anyway. This is the first opportunity for these students to make a major decision on their own, and they should not be hindered by mothers begging for them to stay close to home or by fathers who really don't care where you go as long as you come back often enough to mow the grass so he doesn't have too. If this means they go to college that was a bit more costly than expected, don't fret. Encourage; nay, force the student to get scholarships and finacial aid. If they do graduate from a more prestigious school, remember parents, they will be making more money. Money that you remind them could not have been if it were not for you. So your next step will be to plan your retirement! So if they want to go to some unexpected school, remember it might mean a home for you in baja.
David
Find something that really interests you and go for it. Work hard and you will succeed.
Jessie
Make sure it's something that the student has sincere interest in, and the interest of helping out the campus as well as the student body. It's a very integrated campus where individuals who work hard for a cause they believe in stand out among others and become known among the faculty and/or staff as well. If the student does not like this industry, don't force them to stay- they will only suffer later on and fail miserably.
Sid
Do not choose a college just because of the experience you think you might have there. Choose the college with a program that will get you a job that you will enjoy for the rest of your life. The college doesn't provide the experience of a lifetime, you do that with the people you meet while at college. College is there to train you for a lifetime career in whatever job field you want, not to teach you life lessons. Students need to step back and realize that if they pick a school just because it is cool, that they are making a big mistake. That kind of school will put you nowhere in four years. If you're learning about something you like doing or are interested then it doesn't matter where you are. The people around you will be there for the same reason and your college experience will build from there, not the other way around. No matter where you go you will always remember your college experience, so choose the right school for you not the right school for your friends.