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The best advice I can give is to not base your choice simply on where your friends are going. Branch out. Get uncomfortable. Visit as many campuses as you can and decide which best fits YOU and your circumstances. Sometimes the most popular schools are not the best fit-- academically or socially or financially. Whether you need to be at a huge school with tons of team spirit, or one whose main focus is academic acheivement or one that is in between, find your fit and throw yourself into it. Get involved. Take every opportunity that comes your way. Seek out opportunities and frienships. Take trips. Learn something new. Learn more about what you love. Enjoy it.

make sure you research not just the college but also the surounding areas. insure it has what you need academically, socially, financially, and will motivate you to continue going.

If you can afford to don't go to a local college. Putting yourself in an unfamiliar town/state forces you to mature and you'll never forget it. You need to introduce yourself to new ideas and opinions and you'll never do that going to the local university thats 20 mins from your parents' house. It's part of growing up - you need to learn to be independent! Parents - let you're little hatchings take flight from the nest. You may have raised them far the last 18 years but it's time for them to lead their own lives and follow their own dreams. College is expensive so let them get a degree that they are passionate in! They'll only regret it if they don't. And no one wants to regret spending $40,000 and 4-5 years of their life working for a degree in something they don't even want.

I would like to suggest students who are looking for the right school is depends on how much research has one done to learn about its college and surrounding areas. one should check the crime rate of its city, and how well protected the areas are. to make the most of the college epxperience is vary depending on one's life style. it is always better to do the school work first, and enjoy community events and social gatherings with friends and communities.

While looking for the right college, a student should research what types of classes and programs are available. If the college has the right classes and/or programs that the student is looking for, he or she should check into any financial aid that the college offers. If the student already has a scholarship or any other type of college money, it is still a good idea to know what types of financial aid that particular school offers or allows, just in case anything else falls through. Tuition is not the only expense involved with college. Therefore, students/parents need to be prepared to pay for additional costs (e.g. books). Students should take advantage of any tutoring (especially FREE tutoring) that is available at the college. Tutoring is not just for students who are failing class(es). Stay on top of learning, doing projects and studying and it will pay off. Friends and fun events help to keep a student from having a nervous breakdown or getting too stressed out over exams and projects. However, a student should not get carried away with this idea. If a student keeps everything well-balanced, the college experience will be amazing.

My advice to prospective students and their parents is to research, research, research! Do your research before you apply to colleges. Then, go check out the campus (preferably during the active school year) to see what it?s really like. Go sit in a few classes to get the ?feel? of the classroom. I think this is important because this is where you will be spending most of your time. All colleges are different. It?s important to find the right one.

Make sure its a school you want to go to not because you parents want to you go there. Dont dive right in with sororities and fraternities, find out how the work load is first then decide whether you join one or not. It's your money being spent soe make the most out of it, and invest yourself in it.Don't pass up internships or advice from professors, networking can get you where you need to go .Good Luck!

It's okay to change your mind. When I started college I left home and moved into the dorms and hated it. So I left after a semester, changed my major and moved home to go to a state university in my home city. I thought my parents would be upset with me, and they were slightly upset. But it was the best decision I have ever made. I love my major and I love the school I changed to. It is good to let your college students make their own decisions, they will do what's right.

The best advice that I could give anyone on attending the right college of their choice is go where you feel that you will have the best time of your life. The reason I chose my college is because I love the beach and everything that their is to do with it. I go surfing regularly to get my mind focused academically and mentally. If you do not have fun where you go to school then your school work will be a drag and your grades may tend to fall. So the best advice that I can give to you is to go where you believe the college has the most interesting things that pertain to you. Do not make your decision based on where all of your friends are going to attend because I have had friends do that and they are very unhappy. I came to my college for the fact they have a very good Business major. I didn't know anyone at first when I got up here but alot of people are willing to open up and meet new people. Choose the right college for you is the best advice I can give anyone.

Find a college whose mission is similar to the direction you would like to go in life. Then find the opportunity to get involved on your campus with groups, clubs, and programs that support your passions. This will help you to gain the most out of your college experience by being presented with opportunities to meet individuals that will help you accomplish your goals. Also, don't be afraid to jump out of your comfort zone, college is designed as a place for you to safely explore the world around you. So get different viewpoints and opinions on subjects because only then can your views have any validation or strength.