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Dear Potential College Student, The tasks ahead of you may seem insurmountable: scanning the country for a college that meets your needs, deciding what needs absolutely must be met, and raising funds to meet your dream. It seems paramount that you get everything right. Everyone says your entire future hinges on these decisions. To some extent, they are correct. You must decide the basics. If you want to major in Engineering, you shouldn't attend a Liberal Arts school. However, the most important thing is to take charge of your education, no matter what institute you choose. When you arrive, your GPA will climb onto a pedestal, demanding all your effort. However, your education is in your hands. You decide how much you want to learn. If you easily make straight A's, don't use your teacher's measuring stick--raise your standards, do extra work, and do what you think should qualify for your A. If grades simply aren't your strong point, but you're doing your best, relax. You're getting an education. Finally, never forget that learning takes place outside the classroom. Your social life can open as many educational doors as any professor can.

When choosing the right college for yourself/your child, there are many aspects to look at. Location, price, religious affiliations, campus life, dorms, and extracurricular activities are all important things to consider. Compare all of these aspects of each school with your personality and expectations for a college to give you an idea of which schools are your priority schools. Also take a campus tour at each school to get a feel for the atmosphere of the school and the student life. Talk to admissions counselors, financial aid officers, and possibly professors at each school when you visit.

I would say weigh your choices carfully. Do not rush into anything. Research the school, cost, financial aid opportunities, facilities, houseing, available communication, professors, Accredidation, meal plans, and crime rate. There are of course a lot more things to consider, these are just a few. If I were to go back and do it all over again I would better plan my four years of class schedules with my counseler and I would buy all my textbooks off of Amazon instead of the school book store. It is very important to learn good study habbits before college so that when you get here you will not be overwhelmed with the work load and will be better equiped to balance study and a social life especially if you are involved with extra curricular activity. In the end, the majority of the time, the right school is looking and screaming at you in the face, you just can not see it yet. After you pick your school it usually becomes very clear and obvious that it was always going to be that school.

Plan far ahead and be very aware of where you want your college career to take you. Learn about the kinds of people who attend your school of choice and what their social lives look like. What's advertised is not normally very realistic. When you do your own investigating you'll get a better idea of what college life will be like and where your education will take you.

Find a college that is right for you, not only for the field you are wanting to join, but the financial aspects as well. The more comfortable you feel at school equivocates the more peace you might encounter while attending classes and enjoying extra-curricular activities.

Look at lots of schools and start early to leave plenty of time to make a decision. You will know as soon as you step onto campus when you are in the right place. Once at school, seize every opportunity. Get involved. Do as much as you can. These are the best 4 years of your life.

Make sure you look around. I actually transferred to from my original school. I made the mistake of just checking out a few schools. Start early and go visit as many schools as you can. Take everything into consideration! What does the college offer (academically, socially, emotionally, physically)? What does the town offer? Are there ways to get around? What can I be involved in? What are the people like? Will I like the class sizes? Can I get a job on or off campus? Does the school have resources that I will need? What is there to do on the weekends? Are people willing to help me if I need help? What are the professors like and are they willing to work with me? There are so many questions to ask and don't be afraid to ask them. Make sure you go on campus tours and try to meet people before you even go there. Exchange emails and keep in touch!

Find the right college that best suits your own personal needs and not of the people around you. Morals, academics, social life, and religious beliefs have major influences on the college you choose. In college, you have to be willing to do the amount of work and dedicate time to studying to earn your degree and prepare yourself for the future. However, college is also one of the best times of your life. College is where you meet new friends you will keep the rest of your life. It is important to pick a college that has the same morals so you are surrounded my people, friends, and teachers who are on the same page.Parents have the best intentions for their children, but children need to have the deciding factor.College students don't want to go to a college their parents forced on them where they are unhappy because they disliked the choice their parents made. Make the most of your college experience becaue you only get to live it once and it goes by so fast. Being involved and learning new things about life, and discovering yourself are all a part of the college experience.

Live on campus if possible. I am 12 hours away from home, so I have to live on campus but, these are only four years of your life. I have seen plenty of communter students that do not get involved and have the complete college experience because of living off campus. It is an experience unlike anyother to live with those you see everyday, and produces those lifelong relationships you always hear about, or at least I do.

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Visit several colleges even if you think you already know where you want to go. Choose different sizes of colleges so that you get a feel for what's best for you. Be sure that their campus visit includes meetings with an Admissions Counselor and someone in their Financial Aid Department. If not, ask for meetings with these people. It's very important to meet with them to ask questions that may not be covered in just an overview visit. It's a good idea to have your questions typed out ahead of time and keep a journal of your visits. Also, if possible either meet with a professor over your intended major or visit a class. Get as much out of your visit as you can. Then compare your notes. By the time you do all this, you will have a feel for what is right for you.

Students if you have the option of trying something new or something you've never thought about doing before. Parents please remember that where your child goes, it has to be their choice. This is the best time of your life kids, and it will never come again so make the best of it and live it up.

Go to the area that has the jobs you want. Look for class sizes that best fit your learning style. Look for professors who are experts in their field (remembering that you'll probably change majors). Don't worry about not having a major. Decide it based on what you enjoy. Liberal Arts schools are nice, b/c grad schools like it when you keep up with a rounded schedule.

Go with the school that feels right in your gut. It may not have as strong of a program as another school but you will be happier if your at a school that feels right (not saying to hender your education, just that sometimes what looks best on paper isn't really the best choice).

The advice I would give students and/or parents about finding the right college is to make sure you look at all aspects of the college before making a final decision. Then, once you start college make sure you make the most of the experience because it is something that most people do not get a chance to do, so do not take it for granted.

The first thing about finding a college you want to go to and seriously considering going there is going to visit the school first and see how you like the feel as well for your parents to also get a read on the campus too. Just enjoy the people that come into your life and really just manage your time properly with studies, friends, and social life. Make sure the cafeteria is a good place to eat too that always helps when the food is good.

When choosing a school, be sure that you don't settle for a school that you don't really love. Make sure that you like the campus, and that the people that you run into are people that you would enjoy spending four years with. Also be sure that the school is affordable for you. Money is a big issue when choosing a school, so check out all financial aid opportuities to make sure that you get all that you can get.

The advice that I would give, is to do your reaserch. Look at what the school offers, as far as majors, extra activites, how the social life is, and what else they offer to the student body. Visit all your possible choices, and ask the important questions that you have, like how much, can I live off campus, can I have a car on campus being a freshmen, or what are the class sizes. Make sure you know everything about the school that you are looking at before making your final desicion. Make it based on where you feel more like home and where you know thata you will be able to focus and get the most out of the money that you are spending, college is not something that you should take lightly. And definately something that you do not want to waste your money on. Enjoy college, it is a fun experience and one that will last a lifetime. Picking the perfect school for you will help with that experience!

The quickest and best advice I can give is to research every college and visit them. On your visit ask questions, they will remember you and this enhances your chances of being accepted.

Seek out a college based on principles you wish to pursue, once you find a few options, then narrow it down with more picky things like what kind of campus, or how big are the class sizes. You have to define what you are looking for before you can find it.