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The advice I would give to parents and/or students about finding the right college and making the most of the college experience is to pick the school that will best suite the prospective student. The prospective student must make sure that their major is offered at the school of their choice or at least focused upon. They should visit the school more then once and talk to some students on campus about the school/professors and not to only the ones that love the school. I suggest they get an overall review of the school instead of one that the school wants them to see and hear. It would help to talk to a random student passing by that would not mind disgussing their views about the campus to the prospective student. Most of all, the prospective student needs to make sure they want to attend that school because they believe that they can and will succed at the school and not because their parents or anyone else would like them to attend.

Go where you (the student) wants to go. Don't go somewhere because your best friend or significant other is going there, or because your parents want you to go there. Go to a school that is going to make YOU happy. I think that is the most important thing to remember when deciding on where to go to college.

Go to the school before hand, stay the weekend if possible, try to do it not with school sanctioned greeters and such, see the school as realistically as possible so you know what kind of people attend it and that you could survive them. Be prepared to be self driven, it's the only way, if you can't make yourself get up and get work done, no one will.

Find a school that suits your needs based on how you learn and interact the best. Find someone who will be honest with you about the school. The students that give tours and are available by request from the university to answer questions usually don't experience what college is like to the average student.

When deciding on a college, I think it is really important to visit the campus. Just as everyone says, it is important to go when you would expect the students' to be going about their daily routines (not in the summer or when everyone would be sleeping). While you are there, pay attention to your gut instinct. The reaction that you have to the school when you are there and experiencing it is a much better indicator than the statistics and the school on paper. Make sure that you are not too tied up in what you think you should like and would enjoy about a school, that can help you sell a perfectly good school short without meaning to. The other piece of advice is to remember to relax, that you can make any school the right school for you. Just remember to be true to yourself and get involved with things that sound interesting to you, or even create the opportunities to do what you want around campus. You will be sure to find people that share the interest and can make friends, memories, and invaluable experiences that way. Have fun and don't wish your time away!

Try to decide what type of school you really want to be at weather it be large or small

I would say that the most important thing is to visit the college. See what it's really like. When I started applying to colleges I just looked them up online, found ones that seemed to be a fit for me, and applied to them. Where I go to school now, Rowan University, was actually one of my last choices. It didn't really thrill me but I applied because I knew they had a good education program. Finally I started visiting colleges. I came to Rowan and I fell in love. Sure, I liked other schools and they all seemed nice. But, when I came to Rowan I could just tell it was a good fit for me. You need to get that feeling when picking a college. You need to meet the people who go there and talk to them. That is the only way to get a true feeling for what the school is like. This is going to be your life for the next four years. Make the best of it. Find a school where you can do the things you love. This is one of the biggest choices in your life.

I think it would be wise for parents and students to come to the school and spend a day there. This way, they can become familiar with the facilities. If the student wamted to live on campus, they could visit on the weekends to see what type of atmosphere they would be living in. I commute to school and mainly just stick to going to my classes and hanging around studying so I do not really know what goes on over the weekends. However, my experience at Rowan University has been a pleasant one so far. It is academically challenging and it makes me strive to do my best in each one of my courses.

When you come in as a freshman, it either makes or breaks you. Make sure that you do your work and dont fall behind, becuase everyone gets caught up in the drinking and staying out part, but the school portion os very important.. You will learn how to manage your time.

Look, visit, and explore all aspects of college. Take in all information you can about the schools you are inferested in and really think about it. Visiting a school is very important because it gives you the full picture of what is out there, and how the school really is. From my experience the visits made or broke my decision to go to a certain school, and overall I'm pleased with the decision I made. Deciding which college to go to should not be a rushed, last minute decision it takes time, and the earlier you begin looking at schools the better it can be for you to find the perfect one.