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Choose a college that has an environment you feel most comfortable in, because you will be spending most of your time there. People who chose the same environment probably have a lot of other same interests or at ideals as you, which makes making friends easier. Don't stress about making friends or fitting in, the first year of college everyone is excited to break out of high school norms and experiment with really being themselves, not afraid of judgement or approval anymore.

First I would tell them to find out what they like and are intersted in studying. That way they narrow down the the many colleges that out to ones that are good at what you are intersted in. Sceondly I would tell to make a list and rate what is most important to them and norrow the colleges that way. Then when you get to college don't take all the same classes with your firnds. This is one good way to make new friends. You might be suprise who you can become friends with. Also do extra cirrular actives. This is another good way to make friends and broden your horrizen. Over all having good firend in college and good professiors can make the colege experience less stressful ad more enjoyable. Especial with some of your friends are upper classmen. So parents this is a good time to let you kids have more freedom an expresee them selves. I say if they hare happy and not getting in big trouble you should be happy and support them in what ever they choose to do.

VIsit the school!!! WWU was my last choice of school, and that all changed when I set foot on the campus. There are a lot of reasons to select a school , just make sure you explore them. It is not all about prestige and programs, but about location, recreation, academic involvement, and campus community. If you are going to leave home for college, make sure it is somewhere where you feel comfprtable and at ease.

As a current college student, the following bits of information are what I consider to be the most important things to remember in order to select the right school, and get the most out of your experience. Don't allow your friends or parents to choose your school; pick which school YOU want to attend. Try to visit the campus before you commit to attend. Unless you are absolutely sure you want to live with your friend, I don't reccomend it, as it causes a lot of undue stress during the school year. Get involved with clubs, groups, sports, or intramurals as soon as possible, but remember to maintain a balance of activities and academics. Try to experiece the local culture; you will be part of it. Maintain your grades so you don't wind up on academic warning/probation; it's a bad situation to be in. College is the time and place to forge new friendships that will last a lifetime and to discover more about yourself and others, so get out there and introduce yourself and make connections. Be yourself. If you don't want to do that, re-invent yourself, create a new persona.

When visiting the school you'll get a good idea wether or not you should go there. If things just dont fell right that usually means its not the school for you. To get the most out of college make sure to get involved with the school and the other students you really feel like your apart of the school. Just make sure to focus on you classes too.

I didn't realize how important the size of the campus and location would be to my decision. I prefer trees to large cities and a smaller campus. I advise parents and most importantly students to visit the campus of any school in which they may be intersted. You don't want the campus to be too confusing, and you want to feel safe. Also search online or talk to local police about crime. Universities don't have to share such informtion, but it's very important to know how safe the campus and surrounding area are. Another thing the students should do is look through the school's list of classes. If the student isn't excited about their prospective classes, don't go to that school. The week or so before classes actually start, when everyone's moved in, is one of the most important times in your freshman year. That is the prime time to make friends. No matter what, everyone should take part in some kind of extracurricular activity - I've had great experiences working with an anti-genocide club and on school plays. Always remember: all-nighters only work if you take afternoon classes.