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Get involved and get to know your professors and staff. There may be research opportunities or job opportunities available if you know the right people. This will help get a job later and figure out what you really want to do. Do an internship or a co-op becaues there is nothing more telling then hands on experience. You can figure out if your major is right for you before you spend thousands of dollars just to find out you do not like your career path.

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The advice I would give to parents and/or students about finding the right college would be that they first make sure they know or have some idea of the career path in which they want to take. Secondly make sure that the colleges that you are applying to offer the programs that you are interested in. The only way one can make the best out of their college experience is by making sure they take advantage of the opportunties presented before them, instead of wishing that they did.

I would tell them to first find a school in a setting they like. If they don't like the location of your school, it will probably be miserable to attend even if everything else is great. Another is to choose a school that has something that seperates it from every other school. When you graduate, the job market will most likely be very competitive and there will be a lot of people with the same degree as they have. By having something extra, it will make their resume stand out and make them a more attractive candidate. Lastly, choose a school that has stuff you enjoy whether it be arts, sports, or anything else. Once they get there, stay on top of work but don't overwork, explore different activities around school, and be open to trying new things. If they have something they like to do, get involved with it. Lastly, go to office hours and get extra help. It will save them a lot of headache.

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Make sure you are be able to afford the school you choose to attend because if you can't afford it and end up having to transfer you will most likely loose your accumulated credits which means you will have lost the money you paid for those credits as well. Also make sure you visit your school before making your final decision and ask questions! and lastly kept a good GPA, schools generally give you more aid when you have good grades.

Choosing a college and making the most of the college experience can at first seem to be dauting and stressful. One piece of advice for all parents and students seeking the most out of college would be to step back for a moment, take a breathe, and relax. Remembering back to high school, I recall fellow classmates stressing out and panicing about choosing a college. I inhaled deeply, exhaled, looked at my choices and selected what felt right. I have not looked back since and it was the best decision of my life.

My biggest piece of advice to anyone looking at attending college is go where you feel you will be the happiest. Sure, college may only be four years, but it is also the best four years of your life if you do it right. Campus visits are important so you can talk to students on the campus - so go when classes are in session. Since no two people are the same, you'll never know how much you will enjoy your experience at any given school without actually seeing the flow of things. As a note specific to parents, don't force your child to follow in your footsteps. If they want to go across the country because that opportunity has the greatest amount of potential, you should let them. My parents did it for me, and I'm more thankful than I ever would have been if they had forced me to stay at home. Your student is growing up, and it's time to let them choose what they want their life to become. To the students, just be yourself on campus and have fun! You only live once, you may as well make the most of it.

Do TONS of research. Do not be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to change majors if you decide that what you picked is not right for you; you need to explore while you are still young.

Make sure you know what you're getting into. I was fortunate enough to stumble into a decent school with a fair reputation. But some schools are hyped far more than they're worth, and there's no way to really know that unless you know someone who's already been in college, or who makes hiring decisions. The majority of the time, the amount of blindness involved with choosing a school is horribly crippling. Do your research.