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When choosing the best college for you, be sure to visit all prospects. Take snapshots of the facade of the stateliest building and of the bathroom floor in your potential dorm. Paste the respective pictures onto a list of your pros and cons for the school. Once you have created your list, ask someone who attends the college in question to make a list of his or her pros and cons. This person will include items you cannot know yet, such as if the school has a terrible roach problem. Add the student's list into yours wherever you choose. Follow the aforementioned steps for each prospective college. Next, forget about the lists for two weeks. Has it been two weeks yet? OK, look at the lists again and re-slate anything as you see fit. Now comes the hard part: ranking your lists. From there, pull your top two lists and play eeny meeny miny mo. Unless, of course, you think it would be a better decision to analyze these top two lists according to your rationale and opinions. Remember that you will get out of college what you put into it. Good luck with your decision!

I feel as though a prospective student should think the decision through quite well. You have to find an institution which you will benefit academically and one which will put you in a good position to be successful in the future. Look into what you are planning on studying and see what the school offers - you are there to learn what you believe will excite you and assist you in the professional world. More importantly - you are going to be an Undergraduate for four years which means being comfortable in your surroundings will greatly benefit you.

Number one rule: Visit the campus beforehand Number two rule: Don't be afraid to ask students on campus their opinions Number three rule: Try your hardest to make good grades early in your academic career, these grades weigh heavily in your GPA

Make sure that your college choice is best for you, the student, not your parents or anyone else. You are doing this to make a better life for yourself, so make sure you are doing this for you and not for other reasons.

When choosing a college, first look for what you are really interested in and then the quality of the program offered at the college. Do not look at sport issues. A college with a good sports team but bad program does not benifiit you in the long run when you go look for a job.

The greatest advice I can give to parents and students about finding the right college is go outside of your comfort zone. The college experience is all about finding yourself. Throughout college, students face many hardships whether they be social, financial, or academic, they are definately out there. I believe in order to make the most out of your college experience is the cliche statement about balancing studying and partying is key. It has taken me three years to realize who I am and what I want to do but now that I have found myself, its much more relieving. Throughout my college experience, I personally have faced many hardships, but I have found most of them were brought on by myself. Time management is a must. In a nut shell, have fun, study, make lots of friends, find yourself, and move out of your comfort zone in order to find the right college and make the most of the one you choose.

I would consider all colleges based on what field my child was wanting to enter then research what type's of programs and networking that particular school offers. I would also strongly encourage the magnitude of studying and keeping your grades up to par in order to graduate with a respectable degree. Getting invloved with your peers and professors is also a big deal as this may be an employer or potential refrence for your career.

Make sure there are job opportunitues for the major you choose!

College is a great experience that everyone should have the opportunity to participate in. Don't be afraid to get out there and visit college campuses, the more choices you have the better your chances of finding the right campus for you. Try to stay ahead of the game, visit with advisors and tour the campus before your first semester begins. Don't be intimidated, tons of other students have no idea where there classes are either, so don't be afraid to ask. Enjoy the experience, while it is important to make sure that you get your studies done one should also make time to get out and socialize and make new friends. Remember that you have family that love you at home and that if you ever need anything you can call them 24/7. Finally uphold your morals, don't be afraid to show your true colors and the wonderful person that you really are. I hope that you enjoy college as much as I do and that your experience is fruitful and intriging.

When it comes to finding the right college I would tell students that they should research at least the top 5 schools that have the best program available for them in regards to their major. Next I would tell the student and their parents to research the cost of attendance at the school that bests fits them and make sure that this school is in your price range. When it comes to making the most of the college experience the student should stay as focused as possible because there are alot of obstacles that come to get you off track when you go to college. Also I would tell the student to get as involved as possible so that they can get the most that college can offer them which includes a nice social life!