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Visit all of the schools you are interested in. And go into it with an open mind.

Take your time and find the college that is right for you. Don't just choose a college because of the rooms or the town that it is in. Doing this will only make you miserable when you attend the school. Don't give up on a college just because the price is too high. Most likely, there will be a lot of financial aid available. When you are at the school, stay the weekends and don't party too hard. You want to remember your school for more than just the parties. Don't be afraid to go up to new people and get acquainted. They most likely won't bite and will be friendly. The people around you are the same as you - wanting to know other people. Work hard but make time to have fun sometimes.

I would advise parents and/or students to visit each school that he/she is looking to attend. I would also advise them to figure out exactly how much it would cost for them to go to each school that they are looking to attend and to look into the kinds of scholarships and grants that are offered at each school. Lastly, I would suggest that parents and/or students interveiw or talk to a student from each of their prospective schools to get an idea of what they think of the school and to see if they can give any helpful advice and choosing a school.

Look at class sizes, smaller classes are better for me. Look into what the campus offers for students on weekends and during the week for social events.

My advice for prospective students would be to make a thorough search when looking at schools. Students will hear it from their parents, school counselors, and anyone else that gives them advice, so it may sound clich?, but it is the best advice I have received. If there is a school you like, visit it. Apply. There is no such thing as applying to too many schools; you can always turn down a school, but if you choose not to apply and change your mind later, it may be too late. Also, very importantly, talk to the students on campus. This will result in the most valuable information you can receive, because if you go to that school you will be with those students, and will most likely share their thoughts and feelings about that school. I have talked to many college students who regretted the choice they made after realizing how poor their program is, or how poor of a reputation their field has with very few jobs and low salary. Talking to students going through that will open your eyes and help you make the right decision. The best advice out there really is to simply investigate first.

The best advise I could give to a parent and/or student about finding the right college would be to get your name out to as many colleges in your range of schools. The best way to find the right college is to get accepted everywhere you can and then visit all of them. Don't rule any of them out either, until you have compaired Financial aid packages and seen the campuses. Then as you go on, all you need to do is rule out the one that are too far away or the ones that may not give you any Financial aid awards. As you narrow down the colleges your dream school will begin to slowly sneak out of the pile. When you have it narrow down to 4 or so schools make another visit to all that is left! Visiting is the best way to get to know your schools. Then after visiting again your mostly going to have a really good idea on where your going to want to go. If not visit again and keep on comparing Financial aid until you feel like your making the correct choice.

find a school close, and see your family when you can! bring LOTS of quarters, or find out where else you can get laundry done

just go out and have fun make sure that you have plenty of time for your homework but enjoy the time that you are there

I would tell students looking at colleges, to ignore where their friends are going to school. The only thing that is important is that the school you plan on attending fits you as an individual. The schools your friends goto might not be the best fit for you, while fitting their friends perfectly. That's the beauty of going to college, you get to meet a bunch of new people. You just have to go to the best school for you and then get out there. Be outgoing. If you are not outgoing how will you ever meet new people, at school? Meeting and making new friends is one of the best perks of going to school.

I believe a lot of students go to schools and transfer out after the first semester or year because they have not done there research on the school. There are many websites out there that have information about schools and there are even a few books that have a lot of great information you cannot find on the web. I would start off with a list of schools you would like to consider and slowly cross off schools after you do research on them. I started with a list of 20 schools then made a list of things I want from a school (ex: size, sports, average gpa, location, do they have your major, etc.) After countless hours of looking over every aspect of each school I narrowed it down to four. Then I took a campus tour of those schools and stayed over night with a member of the golf team (I do play golf), I believe not only visiting the school but staying a night or two there is very important.