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make sure you find a college within your budget. dont worry about the social aspect of the school, worry about the academic aspect.

Simple. In three words: visit the school. You'll never get a true feel for a campus just by looking at flyers and websites. The only way to really know if you're going to enjoy a college is to truly experience it. Stay the night in a dorm, walk around the campus, attend a few classes, and meet with professors and students, not admissions offices. Their main goal is to get your money, so all of their opinions will be biased.

Just make sure that you take your time while researching schools. Decipher between the pro's and con's. I am almost done with my college career and I would say to make the most out of it, STUDY! There are semesters I would love to take back because I know that I could have done better, but unfortunately I took advantage of my freedom and didn't study like I should have. Remember, it's YOUR name going on the diploma, not your friend's. You are going to school for you, don't forget that.

To both the parent(s) and student(s), the student is the one who will be spending all their time at this institution, so make sure it's mainly the student's choice because if they aren't happy, they won't be given their fair chance to succeed. Go where you feel you'll enjoy learning, not just enjoy being in college and partying. Making the most of your college experience is not about going out every night getting drunk, it's about making friends and memories that will last a lifetime. It's about being able to love learning and aquiring a job that you love with the help of your earned degree. As long as your happy with your choice of college, the rest is pretty easy. Go, live, learn, and enjoy the amazing person that your college will help you to become!

To make sure your child or you, the student are making the right choice about finding the right college, visit the campus to get a feel of what you instore. Maybe you don't have a car and you don't like walking, you might want to know if you campus is fairly spread out. To make the most of the college experience, get out and explore your surroundings. Don't be a person that just sits in their room and study all the time. I'm not saying there is nothing wrong with study, but the old saying "all work and no play, makes it a dull day," something like that, is true. If you can balance studying, play and optional work, then you will be fine.

Sit in on lectures. Make sure you are comfortable with the setting of the classrooms. Take a tour of the campus. You know what school is right for you when you feel like your "at home." Look into the programs they offer for the degree you are seeking. Make sure those programs live up to your expectations. HAVE FUN while you are there, but make the most of your time!

Make sure it is the college that the student wants to attend not the parent.

Students and parents should find the college which best suits them. They should base this off of the cost to attend that school and the style/type of education offered there.

Find a school that has a strong belief in your chids individual career goals

I would personally say to apply to all the places that you want to apply to, visit all the campuses you can, and get as much information as possible because where you go to college, in the end, is a big deal and you dont want to leave any stone unturned.