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The advice I give is not to take your education for granted. There are many colleges and universities that have resources available for students and working people who want earn a better education. Communicate with your professors. Show them that you are interested in learning and that you care about school. When time comes, when you need help, your professors will be there for you. Communicate with them, do not take anything for granted!

Determining the right college is hard, but not impossible. It is incredibly difficult to know if the place where you start when you are 18 is the same place you should be when you are 22. My best advice would be to look into the future and discover what kind of life you want for yourself LATER. Most young people choose based on their current friends and feelings about life -- those will change so drastically. What job do you want? Where in the country or world do you want to end up? What kinds of connections and impacts do you want your classmates to have on your life? Once you decide what college to go to, you should constantly assess whether or not you're on track for your goals. Making the most of the college experience does not mean you should party hard and barely study, as some believe. College is for discovering yourself and becoming the best you that you can be. Take advantage of the growing minds around you and the successes and words of your professors. Those are the amazing things that you will miss when you leave.

Make sure that the school has several degree programs that you are interested in so that if you change your mind, you don't have to change schools. Also look for a school that has extracarricular activities and the type of social life that already enjoy from home. Its nice to have something to remind you of home! Pick a school that will allow you to study undistracted and offers academic help if needed.

Make sure to find a balance between school and fun right away. College is not like high school, in the sense that you have to study much harder and be self motivated and focused. No one is looking over your shoulder, so you have to want to do well. To parents, I would say back off and give your student a chance to do well, before being overbearing. I was not the best student in high school and now am an A student, so give your kid a chance.

Find a college that has a good background in the feild that your looking into. Also make sure that you like the campus and how it is set up. Lastly college is a great chance to meet new, interesting people, and a chance to make friends that will last a life time. Stay focused on academics and have fun.

Parents need to realize that as soon as the student is let loose they are going to go wild to try it out and see what they thought they were missing, but most come back from that and start to settle after the first semester. No matter what school, besides a church related one, students will be like that. For the students, its very important to know what you want to do or perhaps what you might want to do when you are done with school. Find programs at schools that best fits and go check it out. Don't forget to tour a potential school, that is very important because some schools have very large campuses and it might be inconvient to some.

When trying to find the right college be sure to take the time to visit each college that you are interested in. You should also talk to someone that attend each school and get their opinion about it. You should also pay attention to the city and surrounding areas of the college because that can have a big influence on your experiences while attending that particular school. Be sure that the school actually offers a major that you are interested in. Most importantly just be focused and take it seriously with whatever school that you choose.

Dear Parent/Student, Choosing a college is hard enough, but keeping up with your schedule is much more important. Go to your classes and make the best of every situation. Meeting people is always important because you never know what to expect from strangers. Talk to people and get a feel for what you want and where you want to be, and who you want to become. College is a growing experience and you will enjoy it. Get the best out of your education and find a great job that makes you happy. I wish you the best of luck and always enjoy life. Sincerly, Lauren M Dickson

VISIT THE CAMPUS!!! The most important thing in deciding where to go is to get your own "feel" for the campus and the only way to do that is to visit!

You know when you have chosen the right school, and as each year goes by, you realize it when you notice the growth in your child. in college, each student identitfies with who they truly are to become, and take each lesson learned with them into the real world. Each student realizes as the years in college go by, that after college it 's the real world, and once you enter the real world, trust me....there is no turning back. Each student should want to look back on their years in college, and be able to say that they made the most out of those years....there are irreplaceable friendships made and lessons learned...both shall hopefully remain solid for years to come in each student's life!