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Be sure to take tours of several colleges. The college may look perfect on paper but the campus scene might be all wrong. Try to make the search for the right school fun instead of stressful.

Know what you want in a college. If you want sports, clubs, small class sizes at a school, then pick schools that have those options. As far as making the most out of your college experience, join anything and everything! Try new things, meet new people. This is a great time in your life to do things you've never done before. I didn't do that my first two years of college and I wish I did, because I wasted precious time. Luckily I still have two more years left that I can fill with new friends and exciting adventures. Be willing to go out of your comfort zone. Usually the most fun and benefical things in life are found there.

My best advice is to find a college in an area you will be happy in. If you like small city feelings, don't go to a big state school. Also be sure to visit the college you are looking for. Sit in a class to observe the students and professors, ask questions of current students, talk to any and every outlet possible. Know what kind of outside activites will be offered because getting involved will only enrich your college experience. Don't go to a school based off of price, or any kind of pressures, instead find a school that fits your personality and your requirements because in the end you are the person paying to attend the school so it's only logical that you are happy with your product.

Visit colleges! Also, parents; you can guide your kids but remember that it's there life and they want to be happy too. Let them do what makes them happiest. If they don't they will regret it. Kids: listen to your parents they only want what's best for you. If they are concerned about your major choice sit down and take a good hard look at it and decide if it's really what you want to do with your life.

Visit each college you are thinking about. Do an overnight stay and attend a class. This is the closest and best way to get a feeling for what the school is like. To get the most out of college just be active. Participate in everything you can. Join clubs, sports teams... make the most out of it.

go to the campus and visit, talk with current students, teachers and alumni

The advice I would give a student about finding the right college for them is to make a list of all the things that are important to them. Things on this list could include something they are interested in studying, a sport, traveling abroad, and friendships. I would then do research on the Internet to find schools that have and give priority to the certain things on this list. Finding no more than 20 schools to start choosing from. I would then go on, as many school tours of the 20 that they picked as being on these campuses will help with the decision. I would then apply to the schools they have narrowed down to (no more than 10). Once at college live by the rule: have no regrets and try everything the school provides. This will help you grow as a person, and have the best college experience!To the parents of these students I would advise them to try and stay out of the deciding process unless asked for help. College is about growing up and being able to make your own decisions. As well as, no matter what support your child in the decisions they make.

The best advice I have to give to parents and students who are deciding which college to attend is to let the student make the decision for her/himself. Choosing a college is the first true adult decision a student has to make, and it sets the tone for the start of many students? hunt to figure out who they are going to be in this big world. Ultimately this decision decides where the student will live for the next four years, and the types of people they can meet along the way, both of which are going to mold, bump, and grind out a person that will be uniquely them. People always say to ?choose the college that?s right for you,? however, I feel this saying should be changed to ?choose the college that is you.? Choose the school that you cannot get enough of, that when you visit you can tell you never want to leave, with an environment that brings out your best. In one year at college I learned more about who I was than I had in my previous eighteen years of life, and I thank that to the college I choose.

At the end of the day, I think you should choose the school that let's you be who you are. In this day and age, an undergraduate degree will not define your future, you often must continue on to higher educational institutes or it's what you can make of your undergraduate degree in the real world, so I believe you should go somewhere that allows you to get the most you can get out of an undergraduate education. That means, you need to be yourself and enjoy what you are doing. If those two things are not in place, how can you expect to enjoy passing your time at the institution for a potential four years, as well as expect to be passionate about your future career? Sounds like an unnecessary and difficult battle to me that can easily be adverted by choosing what feels right to you, and what will ultimately let you flourish to your full potential.

I would tell High School students and their parents to not fret when deciding between their college choices to find the PERFECT college fit. Almost every college offers an amazing variety of opportunities on their campus. No matter where you go I know that every student can be happy and feel at home, it is what YOU make of it. If you spend time in your dorm chatting with old friends you're not making a great effort in finding/becoming apart of your new college community. Sign up for clubs, take chances, emerse yourself in your studies with classmates, try new things. Because what you put into your college experience is what you will receive from it. If they do this they will make the most of the college experience and after (hopefully) four years will leave with friends who have become their family, an education, and a community for a lifetime.