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Reasurch is crutial. While setting standards and criteria is helpful to narrow down a list of colleges, the best one might not look anything as one might expect. Keep an open mind. Tours and open houses give only a snapshot of what a place is like. To get a better picture make a list of daily activities and attempt to do them. Go to a burger joint, catch a buss, buy toothpaste and yogurt, study, play a game at a computer center. Or better yet, get a class schedule from a random student and follow them to a class or two. Best school experience does not depend on any one thing.

The first thing to keep in mind is finding a college that has the major you want to pursue and has good job placement after college. It is important to keep your social life in mind, also, because college is and should be much more than just an education. Say you enjoy sports and you want football games to be a part of your college memory, then you don't want to apply to a school with a nonexsistent football program. If you like the arts, then try finding a school that has student performances or a program allowing free or cheap admittance to musicals or ballets. Since college is the place to earn a degree, knowing what resources your college has for the students is extremely important. You should definitely check out the computer labs, libraries, tutoring programs, opportunities for research, and other ways the school can offer assistance. Definitely tour the school before enrolling! When walking around the campus for the first time, you should have a gut feeling if it is the right place for you and if you see yourself fitting in. Trust that feeling!!

One of my friends gives tours, so we often discuss the topic of "If we had known this..." I think the most important thing to recognize when going on tours is that it is an advertisement to get you to go to the school; therefore, the truth is often stretched. I would suggest that if you are really interested in the school then ask to do an overnight stay with one of the students to get a really understanding for what the school is like and what other students (other than tour guides) think. One aspect that I really would I have liked to have known before attending is the class size. With a school so large that offers many classes the student to faculty ratio is slightly skewed. I would suggest thinking about what you consider your ideal learning environment and then ask people on campus while walking around (students are very helpful in answering questions honestly). To make the most of a college experience I would highly suggest going to an activities fair and see what is availible to students. Also, do your own research about what is in the area (i.e. companies, hospitals, non-profits, etc.).

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Don't hesitate to ask questions, and shop around. There are so many options and sometimes the ones that seem most appealing at the time may not be the best choice for you in the long run. Also, really expect alot from the administration at the school, especially the financial aid department. If they seem like they are going to drag their feet, or that they don't really know what they are talking about, then you should probably run the other way. Leave no option unexplored!

Before choosing a college to attend, visit it! Make sure you sit in on classes and talk to students. You won't be able to get the real idea of the school if you don't act like a student that already attends.

The most important thing about the college selection process, beyond all other factors, is how well the school fits what you are looking to get out of a college education. There are so many factors to consider, but in the end college really is all about what YOU personally make out of it. Education is first and foremost a business and major universities can provide quality education and high prestige, but relationships with faculty are harder to forge. Being honest with oneself and truly knowing what you personally aim to gain from a college education and then finding a school that will match those expectations academically, socially, and in every other realm is the most important part of the decision. Every campus has a life of its own and has unique benefits to offer its students as well as problems that students at the institution face, and it is important to understand these unique qualities and how they will fit one's personal vision of their own envisioned college experience.

Picking the right college is all about you as a student. It should not matter what your parents or your friends think, because it is going to be you who will spend four (or possibly more) years there. Go with your instincts, and don't say you do not like something unless you try it out. Visit a big school, even if you think it isn't for you. You'll never know until you try. Pick the school where you can see yourself having the best experience. Have an open mind. Choose a school for the academics, of course, but do not neglect the social atmosphere. Books are not the only way to learn. Granted, college will be the hardest four years of your life. But it will also be the best four years you could ever imagine.

When looking for the right college I believe it's important to visit every school that you are considering and if possible stay over night with a student and sit in on a class. Also, if possible visit the school twice a year. Once in the winter months and once in the spring or fall. Schools can be very different in the winter than fall or spring. If you don't like snow or rain make sure you don't go to a school where it snows 4 out of the 8 months you are there. Once you pick your school and start join every group possible from the start and be open to new people and experiences. The best part about college is meeting new people and discovering things that you never new about yourself. Take chances and never hold back. Four years will fly by and you don't want to look back and think "If only I would of done this or that?" So have fun and enjoy the best years of your life!

I would find a school that offers great academic opportunties and choices that way you are not secluded and the sky is the limit. Also, partying is fun but it should not be a prime reason why you choose a school, you can have fun many other ways and meet alot of diverse people. Thats what i think the college experience is about meeting the most amazing people, learning and being academically challenged.