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Finding the right college is different for everyone. Be sure as a student you are choosing what you will be confortable with. Don't choose the school your parents want because they will not be attending, you will. Don't be afraid to go away for college for at least one year. There is nothing wrong with returning home to go to a school that is close to home. You may even find that going away to school will help you to find yourself and will help you to feel like an adult. You will be making your own decisions which helps you learn to manage your problems on your own. Join clubs immediately. Join a sorority,it helped me to transition into classes because I already knew some of the people. The clubs choose days where they wear the same shirt, when you walk through campus you see a friendly face (even if you don't know them yet) that will help you feel more at home. Also, don't be afraid to introduce yourself to the students in your class. Knowing some students will help in the future if you need some help or work in groups.

The most important advice is to make sure that you are ready for college. Sometimes it may take a person to sit out a year after high school to really decide on what they want to do with their life. Knowing what you want out of life wil help with keeping you on a sraight path in college and will save money for those who switch majors that are completely different.

Most importantly, take the time to find a college that suits your learning needs. A great college can provide you with little benefit if it speaks in a way that is not condusive to your learning style or provides an environment that makes you feel out of place. When looking for a University, I wanted to find one that I could instantly bond with and make me feel at home because I believe success comes out of confidence and hard work. Your confidence can be easily eroded by uneasiness with your surroundings and lead to alienation, especially when far from home. So, take the time to find your college and never hold back and then success will soon be knocking at your door.

College is, in my opinion, the ultimate transition from childhood to adulthood. It is the one place where you get to determine what path you want to take in life. It is about growth in every sense of the word. You will grow in wisdom, personallity, knowledge, sense of self, maturity, etc. It is the one place in your life that is truly all about you. That being said, I say to parents, college is a time to let your children become adults. This is where we get to use what we have learned from you, and mix that with our own personally developed ideals, to become who/what we will be for the rest of our loves. We still need your direction, of course, but in a different way than before. We now need to be allowed more choice than in the past. To the student, college is your time of freedom. This is the time of your life that will define you more than anything you've ever experienced. Take advantage of this. Live the way you want to, but do it responsibly, and do everything to better yourself in every way. Become who you really are.

Go to college for yourself and do the best you can

Make sure the school you choose is right for YOU, not your friends or family. If you're not sure if you want to be far from your family, stick close. Once you're on campus, get involved. Make a friend in class and create a study group. Go to the sporting events. Talk to your professors one on one. It really helps to have personal relationships with professors and administrators. Most of all, have fun! Take time for yourself!

There are a lot of great colleges and universities here in our country. One of the hardest things to do in life is to pick a college to enroll in. As a student, you try to do your best in high school to make sure your grade point average is good enough to get yourself into college. Before you graduate, you will receive applications to many different schools. Some schools are located near you and some are located far away. Before choosing which college to attend, first look over all of the college applications yourself and then look at them with your parent(s). You can't just pick any school. I think that there are two things that you, as a student or as a parent, should consider when choosing a school. One, you must be comfortable with the choice that you are going to make. You don't want to make a quick choice without looking at everything because you might not feel comfortable in the long run. Two, the school should be "financially compatible." Never pick a school when you know you can't afford it. To prospective college students, good luck in your future.

Students, be sure and visit several colleges before making a final decision so you can sample different environments. Live in the dorms, at least for one year. This will put you in the middle of campus activities and you will meet some amazing people. Do things you wouldn't normally do! College is a time to find yourself, reinvent yourself, and really figure out who you are. Join clubs you wouldn't have in high school. Hang with the kids you think you don't have anything in common with. You will be pleaseantly surprised to discover all of the new things you'll enjoy. Party hard and study harder. It's all about balance!

I would first advise that they visit as many colleges as they can so you can definitly know the place your gonna go to. Also don't think about cost until the very end of your college search.

Visit all the colleges you are considering. Do not go on Campus Preview Days. Suprise the campus and if at all possible, never mention being a perspective student. This will help you get a realistic glance of how the college actually is.