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I speak from experience when I say, DO NOT LET YOUR EGO GET IN THE WAY OF YOUR COLLEGE DECISION! When applying to the different universities I knew that money was an issue. I applied to the state universities as well as Sacred Heart. Sacred Heart was my first choice and I ultimately chose to go there; I felt that I was better than SCSU and the other state universities. However, after completing my first year at Sacred Heart, I had no desire to go back. It was too small, too expensive, and lacked the diversity and carefree environment that I desired. After I transfered to SCSU I couldn't be happier. The campus was bigger, newer, full of diverse and friendly people, and the tuition/room and board was way less expensive than that of SHU. Don't let the name or price be the sole basis of your decision; allow yourself to look past that and more into what you will get out of each university.

I would advise parents or students to do lots of research on colleges. I think it is very important to know what you plan on majoring first to find out what schools have the best programs. The second thing I would have in my mind is location. Now that you have found out who has the best programs, where can you see yourself living. Making visits to collges lets you see what is going on, on campus and gives you a view of the surrounding area. It is also important to talk to students on that campus. Ask them about there experience at the school and access to other things outside of campus. Lastly before you make any final choices pick your top rated colleges by you, and ask to visit those school for a few days. This helps you feel as if you are really on campus and the way things run. Staying on campus for thoses few days, along with your visits to the campus, talking to students and faculty will really help you make your final choice.

The biggest piece of advice that I would consider giving parents or students about finding a college would be to make sure your looking for yourself, or in a parents point let the student decide. You will know were and when you will want to go to school on your own. It took me a good year to find out on my own that I did want to attend college and were I wanted to go and my parents let me have as much time as I needed to make these dissisions. I made these dissisions on my own and now I attend School for me, and I learn for me. I don?t feel as thought I was being pushed into school at all, and I?m having more fun, and learning much more now than I would be if I were forced into going to college right out of High School. The transition from High School to college is not thought in High School and it takes a bit of self learning to figure these things out. As for making the most of your college experience, be yourself and never let anyone take that away from you.

The advice I would give parents would be to leave your children alone! They can do it themselves - they're not babies. The advice I'd give the students is to get out and experience it all - don't wait for it to happen to you. Make it happen.

I would tell the parents and students to go out and see a lot of colleges before choosing which one you want to go to. I regret only going to see two schools. Do some research on the colleges find out what there is to do for fun. Students should get involved in something with the school. It helps you meet new and exciting people. And do not think its just for fun goind to college. You can have fun, just have to manage fun with your school work as well.

When looking for the right college you should apply to places where you want to go and where there is a lot of on campus activies and the college claims to have alot of social events and activities and to go with your gut instinct.

I would tell people, that when your a senior in high school most of the time everyone wants to get away from home. Everyone sees freedom and runs with it. I too did that, and attended a private college for 2 years. I transferred to southern ct because it was much cheaper. An education is an education, and one year at my old school could have been 4 years at Southern. The hype of college ends sophomore year and reality sinks in. Just keep it in mind because now I'll be paying back student loans for much longer than I could have had I went to southern all along.

To look at colleges closely and make sure that thier child feels comfortable there. Make sure that the child is set with the way school is being paid for and how they will pay for the extras such as gas, food ect.

Talk to someone who has been through the process and visit the school before you apply to make sure it fits your personal needs.

Look for what suits your needs and want then balance that between your choices that youve made for college. when you pick your college go into keep an optimistic mind.