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Having struggled significantly with depression in highschool, I would have told myself about the friends that I would make and the progress I would see in my spiritual, athletic, academic life. I would have encouraged myself to not worry about the social dynamics since others would be so willing to reach out to me. At the same time, I would have encouraged myself to work harder on developing good study habits to lessen the shock of change in academic difficulty and to save the money I had earned in order to spend it more wisely.

I wouldn't worry so much about being certain what I wanted to do. My career aspirations have been shaped so much in the short time I've been at college, they don't really look a whole lot like they did when I was looking at schools in my senior year.

Just say no. For me, it does not refer to the use of drugs, ibut rather to the amount of social activities you do. Students transitioning to a college feel like they need to be a part of every club, intermural team, and bonding with your hallmates. But there is a point where you need to stop and think about the amount of activities you are doing. College is a time of making friendships and having fun, but it is also a time to develop your mind academically. On this note, do not lock yourself in the library, but balance your time well, so you can look back at your four years with good grades and even better friends.

Find a place that you feel at home. A school that you're comfortable at, yet challenged to grow in a positive direction. Resulting in strong character and responsibility that will carry you through life.

make sure you go and visit the campus and meet some of the students. stay in the dorms, eat the food, go to sporting evernts. really experience the campus. pray about your decision

I would tell them that the choice is theirs. First make plans for after college. Step back and look for a college that will prepare you the best for your plans, and then examine the learning environment, the social environment, the professors, and extracurricular activity. There are thousands of colleges out there. The chances are high that there is a college out there for you. Parents, don't try to keep you kid close to home if they want to go elsewhere. The learning experience they are searching for may require them to go to the other side of the country. Whatever it takes to prepare you for your future endeavors will be necessary. College should also be a great time for building relationships and learning how to be more social. A well equipped, social adult may be the best thing for progression in a work environment, and it can all be part of the college experience. So bottom line, find the school that suits you in EVERY way, and you will be set for life.

Take any classes that you think you might be interested in, expand your horizon and expose yourlself to different diciplines. This is a great chance to learn much from very intelligent and caring professors and you should make the most of it. Find some good friends and stick with them. Dont get cought up in the popularity game and value who you are based on how many people you know, thats meaningless and will just bring you superficial relationships. Get to know your classmates and professors.

Start early when searching for colleges. Look around at schools and apply early decision to the ones you really liked. If you feel like you want to take a year off, don't be afraid to do it. There are lots of options for students who do not want to start at a fourr year university right away. When you look at schools talk to students who are like you and ask them questions about the school. Most of the time current students are the best way to find out what a school is really like.

Look at a variety of choices of schools and universities. Don't settle for just one. Know your options and explore them! Study hard, and understand that college is about learning... not just earning a degree and partying. I'm in my junior year of college, and it's only been this year that I began to truly enjoy learning and studying - not because of grades but because I'm learning! Don't be afraid to try new things and to meet new people! And don't let failures bring you down... once you graduate and get into a career, people don't pay you to just always get things right. They pay you because you will know how to face failures, mistakes, and adverse situations and turn them around for good! View failures as oppportunities to rise up and persevere. That is what will make the difference someday when you're in the real world.

That there are so many options and not to give in to the first one to accept you. To visit them and find out what is most important to the students and faculty. Don't give up easily and i know money is a big deal. I will have a significant debt when I graduate, but I knew it going into it and the education and experiences and oppertunities that I am given at Covenant makes it worth it. I don't want to go to a community college or a night school a couple times a week and wake up one day and realize that my education is the most important thing and it shouldn't be taken lightly. decide...whether you want school solely for vocational purposes or for vocation and a thirst to learn everything possible.

Find out what the mission and vision of the school is and ask if it matches your mission and vision.

High school students should always visit the colleges to which they are applying. Being able to step on campus and interact with the students will give you an idea of what your experience at that specific school will be like. Look at a variety of colleges, especially mulitple ones who have a strong department in the subjects you are interested in. Talk to students and professors about their experience, especially students. Students will be better able to give you an idea of what the atmosphere is like. When begining your college experience, meet upperclassmen who are willing to guide you through the tricky process of navigating college. They are invaluable to helping new students, especially freshmen, transition into the college experience. It is important also to begin to establish a group of people whom you feel comfortable with and spend time with. You will need to learn to balance studying with spending time with friends. A group of people similar to you, will be helpful in your transition process. Be open to the new experiences that you will be bombarded with. Enjoy them. Enjoy meeting new people. Enjoy this new stage of life. It won't last long, so enjoy!

Today, college options abound. Something to remember while looking for a college is that you're looking for an environment to grow not only academically but socially and in personal maturity as well. Firstly, look a the faculty and staff: are they open, encouraging, and challenging, or are they cynical and aloof? Often, you can judge a college's general attitude toward students by the staff and their eagerness to teach. Choose a college where the faculty takes an active interest in their students' lives and academic issues. Also look at the student body. If everyone is from the same social class and wears the same clothing, that should be an immediate warning sign. College should challenge you socially as well as academically. To get the most out of your college experience, challenge YOURSELF. Do activities you may not have a chance to do elsewhere: join clubs or play an intramural sport! Make friends from different backgrounds. Don't choose friends based only on mutual interests: those interests will change. Reach out to people and get involved in campus community, AND in the community off campus. Attend classes; ask questions. View college life as an opportunity--you will love it.

I would encourage students looking for the right college to look for places that ultimately fit their lifestyles and a place where they would be able to excell in their studies. Sometimes, students prioritize sports and extra -ciricular activities above these things. When students do this, I have found that they tend to eventually look for more out of the school due to their future careers ebing at stake. If an athlete was to become injured, and not be at the college for that sport, would that student still enjoy that school and recieve the best education? This question, for atheletes, can help them make the right and final decision. For non - athletes, I would be sure, besides the priority of education, that the college of my choice would have plenty of extra-ciricular opportunities to choose from without any extra stress it may bring. College is a time of finding and learning about yourself and to begin to make yourself a future. Find the college for you that can accomplish these goals!

Know who you are. Oftentimes many teenagers have only a small concept of what college is for and about. Knowing your values, goals, and life plans is key to knowing the kind of college to attend. This will help in deciding between a large or small school, private or public, or religious or secular. Know your budget and financial standings, but do not be afraid to apply to schools out of your reach. Why? Because private schools tend to give more financial aid than public schools, so do not assume that you cannot afford a private school based on the initial estimated cost. Be driven, but not overly consumed with studies. Have fun and get into a healthy social network. College is a wonderful time of self-discovery and allows for so many memories to be made. Don't waste it away on drugs and alcohol. Soak up the experience and the knowledge, and use it to make a difference in the world! Education is not only for personal gain and knowledge, but it is a tool for changing the world. Set yourself a goal to make a difference for the world, and use college as a time to prepare!

Once you pick a college, stick it out. Study hard no matter what the first year. I've seen so many kids sit on their butt freshman year and then act surprised when the failed all their classes and had to drop out. Don't be like that.

Covenant is a really small school... This is good so that the teachers and the students can get to know one another.

Definitely visit multiple schools and sit in on classes if you can. Pick the school where you feel you fit best considering your career goals, learning style, and social needs. Make a list of things that are important to you in a college and give them numeric values, then make a sort of pro/con list for each college, rating them on each of the facets you listed before. This will give you a good idea of how well each college fits you. Don't let the numbers decide completely, though, they're just to help guide you.

Find a college that you know your child will enjoy being in. visit the college at least 2-3 times before making a decision. Apply early so that you can have a good amount of time to think about where it is that God is calling you to. Students study hard but remember that college is a once in a life time thing so have a little fun too, make friends, ect..

When searching for a college, it is important to visit as many of them as possible. It is especially important to visit different types of colleges, a big university, a smaller college, one in the city, one in the middle of nowhere. Breathing the atmosphere of a college and sensing how the classes feel will help you make a decision about where you want to be for the next few years. Ask any and every question that pops into your head, after all, that is the job of the admissions department--to answer your questions. Once you find that perfect school, hang on to it tight. Partying is fine, but you don't want to lose what you have. Study hard and be as open minded as you can. Listen to the people around you and think about how what they say applys to what you are studying. Don't just go to class, LEARN! These could be the best years of your life. Don't do anything you would regret or something you wouldn't want someone to repeat at your funeral. Live every day to the fullest, believe or not, that can mean paying attention in every class.

The 'act' of selecting the 'perfect' college is actually more a process than an act. There is no 1 perfect college - just a spectrum of really good to dismal options. Prioritize your needs and wants and whittle down your options from the 3,000 options. Acquire a copy of the College Handbook. Search by non-negotiable characteristics your prospective college must have by your preferred state(s) of study. Clearly mark promising pages. Peruse profile statistics and check out Freshman class GPAs/SAT scores - some are very low (red flag!). Look at retention rates, if they are low - red flag!! Check the tuition and yearly rate of increase. Check the amount of financial aid students receive. Look at ethnic diversity. Make sure the school is accredited!!!!!!!! When you have gotten down to under 15 colleges, then you will want to take a closer look at each one - visit websites, talk to friends, call admissions representatives, chech out campuses etc. If you realize you've whittled down too much, then widen your parameters. Be flexible and open-minded. Sometimes our best laid plans and systems can be random lead. Be intuitive, be inquisitive, be proactive, be far-sighted.

The best piece of advice I can give about finding the right college is to visit the colleges in which you are interested. However, don't become overawed by the tours and the memorized "great facts" that you inevitably hear. Talk to the regular students rather than only your trained tour guide, wander around the campus as if you were a student yourself (with a map of course), visit the departments you're interested in and ask the professors about your major. Being on the campus itself can help you determine whether you could live, study, and work in that place for months at a time and give you a picture of what your social options would be there. People don't say hello? Don't hang out around the campus? Look unhappy? You may not want to go to school there if friendliness and a lively campus are important to you. Also, visiting more than one college will help you determine the pros and cons of each location in relation to home, the climate, etc. College is not merely a theoretical experience; it's not a brochure that you live in for four years. Choose in person; choose wisely.

Look around a whole lot. Tour lots of campuses. Apply at any potential college. Make a list of pros and cons. Find out what kind of financial aid and scholarships they offer. Look at athletic facilities, dorms, academic buildings. Stay in the dorms. Sit in on classes. Eat the food. Go to the games. Sit in chapel. Look at things to do off campus. Overall, Pray.

Colleges are all different and offer unique opportunities, and when looking for a school, finding the best fit for who you are as an individual person is of the utmost importance. Picking a college needs to be like trying on clothes, or maybe even renting a video game before buying it, you need to try it out, visit, talk to people who attended or presently attend the school. See if you think it fits, and then go to it. If after a semester you don't like it, give it a second one, it takes time to adjust, but if after two semester you still don't like it, transfer. It is totally okay and totally normal to not like the first school you go to, and it is totally okay and totally normal to love it. Relax and enjoy the perusing of colleges, take the time and effort to find the best one for you so that the next 4 or more years of your life are as memorable as they can be. Good Luck!