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To students who are about to enter the college world, I don't have many words of wisdom about searching for the perfect school, but I will give my input to help. Finding the right school is like finding a soulmate. When I attended high school, I was very involved in school sports and several clubs, so when I chose San Jose State University, it was the perfect match for me. It is a campus filled with opportunities and all the right people who want to help you find your way. There are diverse students and teachers, concerts, spirit rallies, social programs: enough things to always catch my interest and keep me coming back for more. When one gets involved in their campus, one feels much more connected to it. So, when you are looking for your right school, be sure it offers what you need. If a school is missing your major or maybe it just isn't in the environment you prefer, than keep looking until you find your match. And don't let money hold you back from the school of your dreams; there are plenty of people out there willing to help you reach it.

Take your time! Good research (almost) always leads to better choices!

The best advice I could give, is pick a college that allows your student/child to be an individual. San Jose State University encourages their student to be unique. Also look into what types of advising they offer because it will help them with anything that is of any concern to them i.e person conflicts, academic conflicts in order to succeed in college and out in the real world.

Make sure to pick the right college suitable for the student such as location, environment, and school capacity. No matter how expensive a school is, a student should go to the best college he/she is accepted. Financial aid will definitely help pay off most or half of the tuition. College is a wonderful place to be to meet new people and socialize. Being in college is all about being independent and responsibility is very important. School events and parties can tend to make students carry away so it is important that students also need to make sure to do they are doing well in school as well. Having fun is not a problem but remember college is the success to an even brighter future.

I recommend starting out at a community college first to handle all your GEs then transfer to a 4 year college or university to focus on your major. I believe it is a faster and cheaper way because by the time you transfer, you will know what you want to focus in instead of going straight into a 4 year university not knowing what you want and waste your time. That's my problem, I came in as a biochem major and I switched over to an IT major after 3 years and wasted 3 years because only 2 of my courses transferred to my new major. I also recommend being involved on campus because it never hurts to start a network going for the future. Networking comes in handy in the future and it's lots more fun when you're involved on campus.

Start looking into college as early as possible and prepare ahead. There is a lot of finacial hardship when paying for college.

Visit the college, you can't just get a feel from looking at websites. If you can sit in a class. Go to a community college for the first two years. You can test out majors, take more units than you could at a state or UC if slack off one semester or fail a course. Also you save a lot of money going to a community college first too. Rush a sorority or fraternity even if you don't think you are going to join, it's worth the experience, you might find out it's for you and you can get to know a lot of people.

Make sure to visit the college and get a tour before hand. Talk to some of the students to see what they think of the campus. Definitely check out the major programs and make sure the school has exactly what you are looking for in terms of your major.

My advice would be to pick a place where you feel comfortable and feel like you can succeed. Doing that will make it easier for you to focus on the studies you have to do. It is nerve racking at first to go to a university and see how big it is. But you will get comfortable and start to get in a rhythm of doing schoolwork. Also meet good people because they can help you succeed in and out of the classroom. They can motivate you and help you out. To make the most out of your college experience, you should try to do as many things as possible. Join a club or meet at a organized event. This will help you settle in college. People are going through the same things as you. Just try to enjoy it and have as much fun as possible while getting your work done.

Well, I definitely think that living on campus would be great. Also try joining clubs or being more involved. I work full time and go to school and sometimes i feel like i am missing out on so much. At college there are so many opportunities to take advantage of . Make sure that you go somewhere that you love. Dont settle for anything.