Kathryne
I would give any student the same advice, don?t take the money into consideration it?s only normal to be in debt after you graduate. Go where you feel you?re supposed to be, visit as many school as possible and find the one that can feel most like home to you. Find one with the same values that you have and run with it. When you get to school please don?t spend all your time studying. Although it is important to have an astounding GPA it is also important to make lifelong friends. That won?t be possible if you?re always in the library. Just be sure and live! You only experience college once so make the memories count.
Daniel
Take it slow at first, go with what feels right when you take the tour, get involved in a couple of extraciriculars and MAKE SURE YOU STUDY.
Randi
Get involved in anything you can when you first get there and you'll make life long friends.
Kevin
Parents and students, in finding the right college and making the most of a college experience, should look at the campus' city or town and the area surrounding the school. If you're used to being in a big school in a big town, a state school might be your best bet. If you're used to a small town and a close knit family, a small private school would be best for you and your well being. In addition, the college experience is all about what you make of it. Get plugged into as many school organizations as you feel you can handle, and don't be afraid to come out of your shell and meet new people!
Rachel
One needs to find a college that has friendly students and where teachers are always available to help the students with problems that one might be having. A student may want to go to a college where a teacher learns one's name and not knowing them just by a number. One needs a exerperience the college experience by getting involved in clubs so they are able to meet new people. It is also helpful when the number of student to teacher ratio is a smaller number because classes are easier and if one does not understand the content. Then the students are usually about to stop the teacher and ask question that one does not understand.
Rebecca
Location of the school, as in distance from home and size of the college is very important. By this I mean the professor to student ratio, the smaller the ratio the more likely it is that the student will get the helpful attention that can be required. Definately think about finacing the school, but realize that there are tons of scholarships that can be applied for to help the student pay for their education. Make sure to think ahead and start buying all of the things the student will need while they are away at school, because the little things do add up. Most important visit the college and ask questions!
To make the most of the experience, the best advise is do not be afraid to leave the comfort of what the past has shown the student. Make sure and learn how to tell friends no when invited to activities, when studying should be done. There are so many new and wonderful people and activities to become part of that make all of the hours of studying both; worthwhile and at times it is what gives students the break needed to enable them to get back to work.