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do campus Visits as many schools that are on your list of choices. Interview wiith teachers and staff

Visit the school, do an overnight program, and try as many activities as you can

Compare colleges. Spend overnights. Tour. Base your decision more on acedamics rather than social life, but make sure you are comfortable with the types of people that attend. Try new things. Research and think carefully. Pay attention to what facilities and resources the college has. Apply for scholarships and or finicial aid. Keep an open mind.

No matter where you end up you can make it work and you will find friends. If you feel the school just isn't right for you do not be afraid to transfer and parents listen to your child when they say the school is not working. no mater where you go you will find at least one person you will enjoy. Its not the end of the world if you don't know what to do as far as a career or life goals they will come. Be sure to learn how to balance academics and social life too much of one is terrible.

The best advice I can give about choosing a college would be to actually visit the potential college and stay over night with a current student with one of the programs they have. You can search and search colleges and think you found the perfect college , but when you go to visit it you find out that you hate it. By actually visiting a campus for a night can really gives you a sense of what to expect if you were to attend that college. As far as making the most of your college experience, you really just have to put yourself out there. Most colleges have a plethora of extracurricular activities and volunteering to get involved in. Really getting involed in these two things can make the most of your college experience. But at the same time college work load is a lot more to handle than the high school load so you have to make sure you don't overload yourself. It's all about being able to balance your school work with other activities.

The advice that I would give students and parents would be to sit down and really think about what you want out of a school. Like do you want to go to a big school or small is a starter. Then I would suggest that they visit as many schools that they can because you dont really know what you want or even what is out there unless you see it for yourself. Finally i would tell them to spend some time at the schools that they believe are in the running for them to choose, like do an overnight and really get a feel for wht the campus will be like. And finally that when you do choose a school trust yourself and your judgement because no one knows you like you know yourself.

Finding the right school for your child is like getting engaged - if it works out it could be the perfect marriage, otherwise you spend exorbitant amounts of money on the divorce. You need to know what kind of student your child is - can they work independently, do they know their social limits, have they always struggled - and then match this with another university and their strengths. From my experience, you can never go wrong with the small, liberal-arts choice: with strong foundations in multiple areas of study as well as close interactions to keep your child on track, these schools have a reputation for producing independent-thinking, strong-working and talented adults. Futher, if your son or daughter isn't sure of a field of study I suggest the ultimate liberal art: philosophy. It is a recorded fact that philosophy students score the highest (as of the last study) on the GRE Verbal, Analytic Writing, and the Quantitative sections (with the exceptional of Engineering majors on the Quantitative). That goes to show that not only liberal arts but philosophy which is at its roots prepares students for almost any academic goal.

Just visit a lot of schools and see what fits you. Once you get there, make a lot of friends and make the most of your experience.

The best advice that I could give to parents and/or students going through the whole college process would be to visit schools, ask questions, and see what it is like to sit in the classroom, definitely get involved, and have fun. However, keep in mind the school you choose io enroll is where you will plan to spend four years of your life to come out of the university or college you selected to go and get into the work force and find a real job. Life isn't easy however you have to make the most of it and this is the time to have fun. Look for a campus that is appealing to you and you feel like it could be your other home, well not for real but some where comfortable. Get acquainted, participate, gain knowledge, and enjoy would be my advice. College is tough, however it is whatever you make of it and when your all done you will be so proud and your parents too. Concentrate and party a little, but most importantly get your degree and GRADUATE because when your done you have to pay back your loans!