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Get involved. The most important thing you can look for in a college has to be activites you are interested in. If you're headed to college, you are already intent on recieving a good education. Make sure when you're looking at potential schools that you're looking at clubs and organizations on campus. I have met most of my friends through extracurricular activites. They are a good way to keep organized, manage your time well, blow off steam and socialize. Many clubs offer ways to reach out to the community, to give back, which is always good. All of the clubs and activites you participate in while in college will help you after you graduate - they can help you to communicate effectively with others, they can give you leadership experience, and they help with self-confidence. Making the most out of college means being as active as possible during your time there, taking advantage of every resource available to you - most especially clubs and organizations.

Make sure that it is the best choice for you and not for anyone else. Make sure that you as a student will be happy and comfortable because you are spending 4 years of your life there.

Do your research, you have a limited amount of time before deciding on what you can do with your life.

I would advise them to visit each college campus at least once, and ask any question that they can think of of the faculty/staff, to make sure they know all they want to know about the school and to make sure the school is the right fit. I'd also ask already enrolled students what they think about the school-since they are not being paid to speak nicely about the school they may provide the most candid and helpful answers. To make the most of the college experience, I would say that a student should get involved with on-campus activities to meet people and make potential friends.

To Students: Visit the campus because if you're not happy with the way it looks or with the facilities they have, you're not going to be happy most of the time. Collect information about on-campus vs. off-campus living, such as meal plans and rent costs, and think about how it would be living with someone else; not only can you put up with other students, but can they put up with you? Think about any activities that you might want to be involved in. If sports isn't your thing, maybe they have a club or a subject you can tutor while making some extra money. Think about how you're going to travel from place to place: will you have your own car, will you rely on someone else, or is everything close enough that you won't have to worry about transportation? To Parents: This is the time that the ambilical cord is severed. Unless your child will be living with you during their college career, things will drastically change. Let them know you miss them, send them an extra $5 from time to time, and most importantly: support them emotionally.

Go with what your instinct tells you. Don't go to a school just because it has a good reputation or that's where Mommy and Daddy went. Otherwise your going to have a bad college experience.

Is to keep a good balance of school and social life. Try to participate in alot of activities and clubs, always try to meet new people.

Make sure you visit the college first, and let your kids stay there for a few nights to get a feel of life in that school.

Don't stress out about which college is 'right' for you. No matter where you go, you make friends and find your niche. Be sure to balance out your social life and academics. If you do too much of either you will go insane either due to a low GPA or stressing out about being behind in classes. Make friends on your floor. Join clubs. College can be the best years of your life. Live it up without any regrets before having to get a real job and be an adult.

The educational level at schools are very important, but that shouldn't be the major factor in determining which school is better. It is really important to visit the campus to understand weather you belong here or not. Extracurricular activities and social life at the university should be plentiful, so that students won't get bored or do the school work only for the whole time in college. The place that most describes where you want to be is you. The students should always be picky about the universities that they want to attend to insure that they made a right desicion and won't regret for a year or so.