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Find a school that your kid wants, not what you want, and dont send them to school knowing what major to choose, let them pick that stuff out on their own, and it will make you both a lot happier.

While being close to home is nice, sometimes going a little farthar is more benficial for both parents and students, leaving more responsibility on the student. When choosing a school, while location and costs are important, remeber that sometimes the unknown schools are the best choices. After high school, people are looking for an adventure, by going to a place that is unknown there is a decrease in likliness of finding trouble. Also, every school has drinking and even drug issues. It is ultimately up to the individual to make their own choices. The best advice I can give is to do something that fits best with your finances while still allowing that individual to grow at that school. That may mean not ultimately choosing the school on the top of their acceptance list, or actually going to their backup school. Your education and experiences are not so much controlled by the school but by the individual.

My advice to parents is to help their child narrow down what their child wants in a college or university, ask what they want to go to school for, and help them search for that perfect school. Always be supportive. For students, do your research. Find out what you're interested in and then see what schools match your interests. That includes not only what you may study, but also extra-curricular activities you want to be involved in and look into study abroad or foreign exchange. Make sure to go visit the schools you're interested in because everything is different in person. I encourage you to go somewhere that people from your high school will not be going. This way you are forced to socialize with the people around you. Also, it helps you come into your own as a person because it makes you reach and think outside of your comfort zone. It may be scary at first, but it's the best thing you can do for yourself. Get invloved in your school. You'll have more fun, but don't forget to pay attention to your studies. Study and work hard to get good grades.

Listen to your child and go their first instincts. More often than not, your child's first impression of the campus within five minutes of arriving will determine if this is the right place for them. Make sure that this is a fun, social environment that help make the transition from home to college as easy as possible. Also make sure there are a variety of extra curricular activites to help your child get involved on campus and to make new friends. Determine if the college in question is the ideal distance from home in order to gain the true college experience.

College is a big part of your life. From this time, you will recieve the education needed for the carreer you choose, and memories to last a lifetime. When choosing the college, make sure it is the right school for you. First of all, you should find the college that satisfies your career needs. It is also extremely important for you to find a school where you think you will "fit in" with the enviroment around you. Whether the school is away from home or not, remember that wherever your school is, you will spend a few years in that location. After you have made the best decision for you, make sure you make the most out of your college experience. In my opinion, the best rule of thumb is to be involved. It doesn't matter what type of activities you are involved in, there should be groups, clubs, fraternities and sororites to satisfy these interests. Do as much as you can to be involved and I can guarantee your college experence will be much greater. No matter if college is big or small, at home or across the country, take your time and make the best choice.

To parents: Make sure you find a happy medium between the school your student wants to go to and a school you can afford. No need for financial stress. To students: Enjoy, but do well in school. It makes everything easier and you get more out of it.

When looking for a college to attend it is always important to be comftorable where ever you are. You should be comftorabe with the size of the campus, the class size, and the size of the town. If you are comftorabe with these things it will make your transition easier. I would reccomend going and doing a tour of your perspective campus. If you are not able to do this most schools will have online tours that you can do. I think that feeling comftorable and confident is the most important factor when choosing a college.

I would say when you are looking at colleges try not to worry about cost at first. First find out if you can live in that place for four or more years and be happy. Then see if the school offers what you want to study and if that program suits you. The worry about the financial part. To parents...good luck with the empty house!

The best way to determine which institution or college that is right for you is to first off visit the ones that you are interested in several times. This will allow you to familiarize yourself with the campus and the environment that is sets itself in. After that take the opportunity to interact and meet with admission counselors, professors, and other faculty that work at the institutions that can tell you more about the professional side of the school and what it has to offer. On top of that it is crucial to find some time to interact with current students and ask them the questions that you really want answered. This is where you are going to find the "real" answers that you are looking for on a non-bias scale. To make the most of your college experience you need to GET INVOLVED!! It is proven that students who are involved on their campuses have a higher GPA, are more likely to graduate, and form those lifetime friendships. On top of that being involved allows you to explore the world around you and learn practical skills that you can use to help you in your future career.

It's a good idea to have somewhat of an idea of what you want to do. Colleges have more to offer in different fields than others and it's a good idea to look into the credentials and expectations of certain programs.