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For most parents and students, finding the right college can be nerve racking. Most of the time the student may not know if they want to attend a large or small school. The best way to figure this out is by taking as many college visits as possible to all types of schools. The most important factor that needs to be considered when finding the right school, is what the student is looking for after graduation. Is the school he/she is interested in well known for their intended major, and what is the rate of students getting a job right after graduation. Look at the student faculty ratio. It is important that students can get to know their leaders in order to make the learning process smoother. Sometimes, professors can even help the students get internships and job opportunities that may often be hard to find without the right recommendations. It is always nice to know that you can go to your professors whenever you have any kind of problems. For most students, it may take awhile to get comfortable in a new environment. The best advice I have is to meet new people and be yourself.

It is important for students to choose the college that fits all of their needs. Students and parents should take their time when looking at colleges and make sure they look at all the aspects of each school. In order to make the most of the college experience students should be pro-active and seek out activities and opportunities on campus and in the community.

The best advise I would give to future students or parents would be to do many school visits and pick the place that feels right to you, and has all of what you would like to do on and off of camps there. Don't just pick a place where all your high school friends go or seems like the popular place to go. Luckily I made the right decision on this one. Most off my friends all went to very popular school and a lot of them went together, but they already transfered or dropped out. As for making the best out of your college experience, I would suggest being open to diffrent things that you didn't think you would like before. For example joining an organization that you didn't think you would like (sorority/ fraternity). Also, finding a good group of friends that are fun and like to make the best out of every situation is very helpful. I am still friends with all of the people who lived in my dorm freshman year. We still all hang out on a regular basis which is nice. It helps to have friends that you can count on.

The most important thing is to visit the college, and to visit as many as possible. Visit all different kinds ranging from Large, DI, city schools, to small, privite, in the country schools. Then make a list of what the student likes and dislikes about each one. Also apply to as many places as you can, and applying online tends to be free. Go to a college far enough where you will not be tempted to come home everyday, but close enough that if there is an emergency, you can make the trip easily. GO to a school with the major you want, because that is why you are there, to get a degree. Once in college, do not go home on the weekends. Stay on campus and try to meet people. A great way to meet an instant friend is to have a double room in a campus dorm. Not everyone likes the thought, but feeling like you are in college, makes the transition a lot easier. Become active in something, a sport, a club, any organization, because having friends in college, makes moving to a new place feel more comfortable. College is what you make of it.

Finding the right college takes many different factors. It is important that the student feel comfortable on campus, not just socially but academiclly as well. In my opinion comfort is the most important factor in deciding what college to attend. Along with comfort, the ability to have a future after graduation is an important factor. With thosse two factors it should be easy to find the college that is right for the student.

Do not choose the college that gives you the most money. Pick a college that gives you good enough financial aid and where you will be challenged to be a better person and student both academically and in all other aspects. Do not go to a college simply because it is free, nearly free, or just plain less expensive than the other alternatives.

The advice that i would give to parrents is support your child in what whatever they want. if that is what is best for them do not try to change thier mind to get them to stay closer to home unless they want to. Advice that i would give to other students is nothing is impossible. If you want to apply to a school than do it. nothing is going to hold you back from tryoing to find your dream school. just always remember, you cand do anything and your parrents will be right behind you all of the way.

Choose a school that has the major that you would like to study and where you feel most comfortable. Money isn't everything.

Choose the school for what you want to do for the rest of your life not for sports

I would tell prespective students and parent to really do their research and visit the school before making such a big decision, and once you have made that decisions enjoy every aspect of it.

The first step to choosing the right college for your experience set out your goals and values. Remember that academics are important but they aren't everything. Think about safety, extra curriculars that will help you grow as a person, and what there is to do on weekends. If there are only bars around campus then safety and drinking may become and issue. Easily, one piece of advice I have to give is to be open minded. In the most liberal/conservative campuses there are still people from the other side. Small or big colleges have pros and cons, if a college doesn't have many bells and whistles then thank them for keeping tuition low. If a student or parent only focuses on the negatives that first year will be miserable, but if they can understand there is a give and take involved they will be much more pleased with their college choice.

When selecting your school find one that works to your study habits not just sports. Your education is what is the most important reason you are attending college so work around that.

I would tell students to first decide what is it that they really want to do for the rest of their lives. When they decide that then seat down with their parents and write down a list of things they want their dream college to have such as; school size, where the school will be located, cost of tuition, and most importantly the schools education programs. Once they have established what they are looking for in a college they should start looking into schools who meet their exceptations. When the student chooses the college that they really want to attend; they should take full advantages of the different opportunites that the school offers rather it is sports, soical activities, work shops, and communities services.

The parents and students should both sit down and first come up with a plan on how they are going to pay for college. When the student and their parents have came to an conclusion on how the student college will be funded for the student should start listing what he or she expects from there college life. They need to decide whether they want to go to a college 3 miles from home or 300 miles from home. The student also needs to decide whether they want a small campus or big campus. After deciding which college they would like to attend they should take advantage of everything the college has to offer. This could be sports and acamdemics to interships and career improvement workshops. College is where the student finds there inner self.