Brianna
Be confident. Explore all opportunuties. Do everything you want to do and go wherever you want to go.
Heather
While highschool was a lot of fun, college is going to be much more work and you need to prepare yourself for the change. Do not slack off or let things get away from you. Show up to every single class and do your work. Thats not to say you wont have any fun, though. You will meet amazing and different people and learn new things about the world and yourself. You will also find the love of your life. So have fun and take lots of pictures because it goes by fast!
Leah
Make sure you visit the school more than once. If you visit it on an atypical day there is no way the student will get a feel for the "real" campus. Also, if given the option, spend a night on campus. This will give the student a chance to meet and talk with people who actually go there. Tour guides are told to say good things about the school--find someone who will be real and tell the truth about the school and campus.
Sarah
Go to the college that when you walk on campus it just feels right. Go to a school with a broad range of majors in case you change your mind.
Lyndsey
I would give a lot of informational advice. I would tell the parents and/or students that it really matters by what college you look at because that is where the student will be spending the next 4 years of their life. You have to focus on the size of the school. Would you prefer a bigger school with 500 students in a lecture hall? Or would you prefer a smaller school with 27 students in one class? You have to look at the activities that are offered that the school. Are you the type to get involved and make a lot of friends? You DEFINIETLY have to look at where you will be living if you are going to live on campus. Will you live in a double, triple, single? With community bath or private? All these questions are very important to consider. The most important is, does this school have your major? Is this school right for you academically? That, to me, is the most important part when looking at schools.
Samara
My advice on looking for a proper university for an individual is to explore universities online, and then look at the pros and cons of each one. The decision should be up to the student whom will be attending the university not the parents as the parents are not the ones who will be living on the campus and experiencing the university in such a way that the student will be. The student should feel comfortable as well as welcome to the university upon visiting which should take place at multiple campuses. You should not make an impulsive decision directly when getting accepted because there is always a chance that there is a better university for the individual out there. Take your time and think about your future not just the present. This is a decision that will impact an individual for the rest of their lives.
Jordan
Go with your gut instinct, theres nothing worse than going to a school and wishing you went somewhere else. Also make the most out of it, you only have 4 years and they are the best 4 years of you life.
Hallie
The hardest part is stepping out of your comfort zone and making new friends. Once you find your group of friends, then you are set for college.
Christine
research before hand, physically experience entire campus first hand, ask the students and faculty questions, imagine what it would be like to be on campus year round, and finally make sure you will be happy and consider family situation (do u want to be far or near to them?)
Lauren
Do not go by what any of your friends or boy/girl friend might be doing. You truly will be most happy going by what you think will suit you the best