Ling
Go visit the college
Mike
Visit them and talk to the students currently enrolled there to find out exactly what its like.
Joseph
If the college you are interested in has a sleeping bag weekend, where you can stay over for a night. Absoluely do it. Eat at the cafeteria, and goto the events planned for you. However, keep in mind that the number of events on campus is inflated, just becuase you are there. Try not to worry about tuition too much, if there are any problems, always go and talk to the councellor they can help. If you are fine with it, try to get a part time job 1 or 2 hrs a week. An extra $20 a week means you won' t have problems worrying about that trip to the movie theater, that special night out away from campus, or that shirt in the mall. Please, please join some student organization on campus, and goto the events planned for you by your fellow students. You most likely are already paying for them through some student activity fee. And finally, at all costs, have fun. You should be enjoying your time.
Ya
The one that gives you the best financial package may not be the best; they are probably desperate.
Joshua
Know what you want
Richard
If anything at all, do not believe what the faculty of the school tell you is avaliable to the students. Lies are how they sell the school. The work load here at Steven's is not even close to being able to be completed on a steady manner. Everything is rushed and not done correctly due to time constraints. I am not only saying this about my school but also any other school. I transferred to Steven's because I was unhappy with my first choice (too easy). I came here and was shocked of how different it was. Adjusting was easy but the work load was overwhelming. The food at most schools is sub par as well. So when they tell you it is great, there they go with the lies again. Off-campus food Is much better and agrees with your stomach as well. You have to let your child make their own choice. They are not going for you but rather should be going for themselves. I picked a challenging major (chemical Engineering) and I am happy with what I chose. Let your child find themselves. The school only shapes them.
Steve
You should absolutely visit the college more than once and try to attend a class or two to see how the teachers act and respond to student's questions as well as how they teach the class. Speak with students that currently go there to find out about the social aspect as well as the courseload and the difficulty to balance between the two. If planning to commute, make sure the parking situation is handled properly and you are guarenteed a spot. Make sure the college has the major you are considering and the career development office works with all students to get a job, not just certain majors and the school has a good record of landing students a job with a rate of at least 95{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}.
Sarah
Always visit the school so the student knows they will feel comfortable on campus. Also never rule out a school because of the price. There is tons of finacial aid out there for everyone.
Ina
Visit the school and look for the programs that you would be interested in.