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Search school as much as you can. In my opinion, rather than fine academically great school, you should search for what they can offer you. Such as social activity, sports, and clubs. That is important because you are not just going to study, you will participate school activity. Also find college that offer enough internship for your major. Before you choose college, you need to find out if that college have your major. Because some college don't offer the major that you want to do. Lastly, don't choose your major by school, choose your school by your major. That means, if you want to do pre-med but your school is famouse with the law major, than don't change your major, try to find different school for you. There will be better school for you for sure.

The most important thing you can do is visit your prospective school's campus. You can never get a true grasp of the school until you have seen it and felt its atmosphere. With a simple visit you can see for yourself the truth behind the advertising. YOu get to see first hand how the students interact with each other. You can imagine yourself there and see if you feel right. Just simply visiting can make you change your mind dramatically. Sometimes you jsut dont feel like it fits and sometimes your third choice can become your first becuase of how you feel within the campus's atmosphere. You can truly never tell how the school with be until you've seen it. A picture can say a thousand words, but it can also leave out twice as much. Visit your options before you decide, it well worth the travel.

Visit the colleges before you apply. Don't pick a school for a friend, boyfriend, girlfriend or degree program. All those things can and often do change. Live on campus your first year and get a room to yourself if you can. Don't overpack and be prepared for the weather! Even if a school isn't you first choice, it can still be a good experience and a lot of fun. Just enjoy it the best you can. It's not forever but you'll make the best friends of your life there.

If you don't like to live in big cities with crowded traffic, but you like the big cities because of all the things you can do there. i.e. concerts, movies, shows, malls, restaurants, JOBS. Then EWU is the college for you. Out in the nice country, also, EWU has an amazing amount of snow. If you like snowy winters and nice warm summers then EWU is definatly the school for you to consider looking into.

If you have a career in mind, make sure that the college you are looking at has a good program and will fit your needs. Always go and visit the campus before you decide. The look of a college should appeal to you. You dont want to have to spend the next four years living on a campus that you think is ugly. I was looking at a college in oregon, but decided not to go, one because it was too expensive but also because there was moss on all the sidewalks. To me that meant way too much rain for my taste. So, when you go visit the campuses, notice the little things. Also before you go and visit come up with a list of things that the college must have and things that you would like but are not necessities to you. It will help put the college in perspective otherwize it will all be slightly overwhelming. Also, know that it actually isnt cool to drink. Believe me, most people DON'T want to hear about what you did when you were dumb and got drunk. Stand up for youself and your beliefs and dont back down!

I think that the best advice that I could give students about picking a college is just to make sure that you are comfortable at the college and its surroundings. You have to be comfortable with where you are at or you will be miserable.

The best advice I could ever give anyone that is going to make a choice in colleges, is to make sure they have a program that you might want to go into and also go somewhere that you see people you may want to get to know or you know you can be friends with. Also, go somewhere you can be yourself. Don't go to a school because that is where your friends are going or because you like the campus but they do not offer your program. Also, go to a school with clubs and sports you are interested in and don't be afraid to get into a club or sport that you never thought you would join, you may be surprised in the outcome.

Don't rush in to anything there are a lot of good schools out there. The most important thing in my opion is safety and education. Take your time and make sure that what you decied to study is something you love because you will be doing it for the rest of your life

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When choosing a college that is going to educate you for your future go with the one that is best suited to you and your plans for the future. Many people make the mistake of choosing a University or college that they think will allow them the most amount of freedom with least amount of restriction. College is not just a place for drinking and partying (although that is a bonus) it is a place of preparation for your future goals. What most newcomers dont realize that college is your education, your money, your time, and your future. What you put into it is what you will end up reaping in the end. Yes, college is a time of learning and expanding your experiences but first and fore most it is a place of preparation for your future, make the most of it by taking control of it.