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The best thing parents and their soon to be prospective students can do is physically visit the schools they are considering investing in. It will make a world of difference to physically go there and feel out how the student would feel in that environment and possibly talk to first hand sources i.e. students & faculty. It is also good for investigating the resources that would be available to the student at that location so as to properly weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the competing offers. It will help the student determine what would be the most efficient living arrangement for that school which is probably, from my experience, the most key influential factor in how the students attitude will mold itself concerning his or her academics. A nice productive, clean, lively and friendly, not dead & dull, atmosphere tends to give the proper motivation for the student to grow and continue growing as opposed to partying too much, not having any fun at all, or becoming completly unmotivated to their school work. The family should also check to make sure that the university has diverse oppourtunities to expose their child to career paths, culture, & volunteer services to broaden horizons.

The only advice that I can give to parent and students about finding the right school is to keep your options open and when you do get ready to choose a school pick the school that not only sets you up best for the rest of your career but the one that will give you the most practical or useful education of your money. As far as making the most of your college experience, you have to know that no matter how many hours you are taking or how hard your workload is you can still have an awesome time at school. All of the partying and things like that are an accessory to this fact. The amount of fun that you have depends on you and how you choose to spend you time and energy

Always give yourself more than one option. Everyone has that "Dream College" they want to atend but that school may not be what's right for you. Alway keep an open mind and schedule college tours so you can personally get a feel for a school's atmosphere.