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keep an open mind about the schools you are considering and the possible degrees and majors you would be going into. And take into consideration whether or not you will be attenting graduate school, if you are don't break the bank for undergrad.

When it comes to selecting a college there are two main things to take into consideration so that the college which you choose will be everything you want it to be. The number one thing that should be taken into consideration is what kind of career you want to have. You do not have to know exactly but be aware of what sort of field you want to study and make sure that the college you choose has good ratings in that field and areas of study similiar to it. That way if you do change career paths but it is a similar area of study you will be able to continue at the same college. The second most important thing is finding out what the school is like socially. Whether an introvert or extravert make sure the school you choose has clubs, activities, and accomodations that match what you want your lifestyle to be. It's not hard to be happy in college but your attitude and willingness to get involved make all the difference! My last piece of advice: if you try to enjoy yourself and succeed you will, but it all starts with your effort.

1. Take as many recruiting trip and campus tours as you possibly can. Research not only the schools themselves, but the area surrounding the campus as well. Visit the local police stations and ask about the crime rates in the surrounding neighborhoods. What's the point of going to a great school if you dont feel safe enough to walk out your front door? 2. Join Greek life, especially incoming freshman. Greek life will give them a chance to make a lot of great friends and get that bit of extra confidence that they will need in the classroom; not to mention later in life with the networks they will set up. (I've gotten two jobs based solely on being Greek.) And parents, trust me, T.V. makes Greek life out to be MUCH worse than it is. I have made many friendships that I will carry on after college and throughout my life. 3. College is what you make of it. You'll get out of it what you put in. It's hard work, but in the end, it is SO worth it all.

I would say know what you want to do in the future because finding a college that is really good in producing a certain career will give you a benefit over people who don't know what they want to do.

Ask yourself what your goals are, and go for what your heart tells you!

My advice would be to not jump right into a 4-year college after high school. I see way too many kids do that, and they have no idea what they want to do with their life. They waste their time, and they don't take college seriously. I waited and took my time getting the education and information to accurately choose what I wanted to do with my life. I'm immensely happy that I did. Lots of people feel so pressured to choose a career or a path to take at 18. That's so sad. You need life under your belt first, in order to make a better decision. If students do that, they'll be better off, no matter what.

Take the time to visit campus' when they are in session. Take a tour. Ask questions about the academics, professors, financial aid/administrative support, security, and housing. Have both the student and parent attend orientation.

Finding the right college is important, and it can be difficult to decide which one is the right one. Each college looks different and has a different feel around campus. By visiting each college, it will be easier to decide which one is best. Also it is important to realize that not all colleges offer every major, check out the colleges website for thier information on the offered majors and minors. Once attending college it is best if good friends are found and made in classes. It is friends who will make the most of a college experience. Of course acedemics are very important but it will be good friends that help get through it.

There are numerous criteria that must be considered when applying to college, such as location, costs, campus resources, social life, and quality. There are a few major criteria that are integral in choosing the college best suited to an individual. The first is the quality and reputation of a college?s major department. Choosing a school whose major program is esteemed allows the student to gain optimal instruction while in the final years of their academic career. Many employers know the reputation of college?s and are more willing to hire graduates of lauded departmental programs. Because the purpose of college is to gain a venerable and satisfying occupation, it is integral to be acquainted with professors and associates who are strong players in their particular field. Admission into a college that has well-regarded faculty can be key in securing job opportunities after college; working with said professors in an internship or job can be satisfying work as well as being impressive on a resume. Finally, choose the college that offers what you want. College is a way of life that can really only be lived through once. Enjoy it, but do not lose sight of the end goal.

Visit and apply to as many colleges and apply for as many scholarships as possible. You never want to look back and regret not applying for a school due to your own self doubt. Believe in yoursellf! That is the first step to being accepted!

Each person is different. Finding the right college has a lot to do with finding out if it is a good fit for you. Visit the campus and get a feel of what it is like. Can you imagine yourself being a student there? Also find out whether or it you can handle the pressure of student competition or the school work load. Do a lot of research, and do not pick the school simply because of the namesake. What are your interests? Does your school offer majors that pertain to your future endeavors? Find out about the housing costs, as well as where the school is located. You might not enjoy hiking up hills everyday to go to your classes. In terms of making most of the college experience, be open-minded. I would not necessarily say that you have to get involved with something, but going out and meeting different people is part of the experience. Joining social clubs, or intermural sports is a good way to meet people. Also, stay in the dorms. Even if it is just for the first year, the dorm experience is very important in developing your self -identity and experiencing college life.

Visit the colleges you want to go to. Make sure is feels right to you. Being there in person is different than hearing or reading about it.

Find the right school for the academics then location. Try not pick a school in the city-it stifles.

its important to remember that the college experience doesn't happen only in the classroom! besides having the programs you want to study, make sure you like the atmosphere of the school, the clubs and organizations and the extracurricular activities too!

Working while attending school full-time is very demanding, my advice is to make sure you have enough money saved up for college, so you can focus on your schoolwork and get the most out of your college experience.

I'm the first member in my family to go college so I didn't get much help from anyone. When I entered college in 2003, my first choice was San Jose State University. I chose San Jose State University because it is close to home and most importantly I get to live with my family. When choosing a college, students (and parents too) should think about the value the school can give, not based on the popularity of the school. Often time, students pick school that is well known either for their sports or social networking. Students with that mentality will usually failed within the first two years in college. The first thing to consider about a school is their commitment to teaching and empowering the students to do their best. Secondly and lastly, consider the cost of living away from home and the knowlege that students can actually gain from. Students can get the same education at a school near home as opposed to another school a thousans miles away from home.

Make sure that you are ready to make the commitment that it takes to finish and know ahead of time that it is going to cost alot more money than you think it will. Always have an alternative way to pay for college in your mind because the financial outlook changes (recently only cosigned student loans are available) and you can get stuck if you can't pay for college, but haven't finished yet. Do activities that protect your GPA and pay attention to deadlines. Also research the resources available to you from the college and other sources outside the college, ie health services, public transportation subsidies. Talk with other students to find out as much information as you can, what teachers to take, or what classes really helped them. Join a student club and become involved. Get an internship if you can. Work as hard as you can, but keep some kind of balance so you don't burn out. Take only 4 classes/semester, especially if you have to work. It is better to take out loans, than work your way through school because you can free up your time to study and get involved in organizations.

I would tell them to visit the school and research all the academic programs. Also it wouldn't hurt to sit down with a counselor to go over some academic plans before choosing which school is right for you.

The most important things that helped me choose my school was location, things to do, the people and most importantly the academics that will get you places in life.

Take a tour of the campus and ask as many questions as you can. I would even prepare some questions ahead of time. You might want to ask questions not only related to the educational aspect of the school but also the cultural and social atmosphere. Everyone excels in different environments. An environment that supports your learning goals will benefit your future and grant you the ability to obtain those goals with ease.

What advice I would give prospective college students is what I have found most important as a university student: college is a holistic thing. When selecting and attending a school, a student must keep in mind the following things: environment, education, and personal requirements. The location and atmosphere of a campus and its city are important because they really will become the student?s new home. Preferences of bustling city life or the serenity of nature must be kept in consideration for mental, physical, and emotional well-being. The school of choice should be one in which the student can most explore themselves and their career. They should be able to learn not only how best to satisfy their professions, but how to exist as members of a world culture and world society. A successful PERSON will apply their college experiences and growth not only to their job, but their life, relationships, and dreams. Personal requirements may exist in the physical world, such as special considerations for disabilities; the mental world, such as class size preference and the necessity of diversity; or the spiritual world, which must not be ignored, as it is essential for the happiness of many people.

Make lots of friends, apply yourself to your studies, form study groups and keep connections with professors, and INTERN as much as you can

make sure you choose a school that fits both your needs of education and social sorroundings. Take a tour at each possible college choice to get a better feel for the environment. Take into consideration the housing availability. See how you connect with other fellow students, sororities, fraternities, faculty, and staff.

Choose a school with a strong emphasis on you specific major. Reasearch the type of professor's that teach at your choice of school and make sure, the professors are active in their respective field or have at leasy 20 years of experience. Try to visit your school a year in advance while classes are in session. See if you can participate in non student activities to get a better understanding of the school. It is utterly crucial that you as the student be very comforable with the environment of the school and of the respecitive city. After all you will be spending a lot of time there. Take in as much as you can while your there, dont stress and worry too much because before you know it you will realize the college years of your life were some of the best of times.

order books from online very far in advance to allow enough shipping time for the first day of class. do all simple assignment before they are due (follow syllabus), clarify all assignments with the teacher.

Don't take too many classes during the Freshman year. Pick a bigger college, offers more opportunity to meet people and more choice in classes and professors available. E-mail the professors before the class starts and buy the books ahead of time. They are cheaper and more available before the begining of the semester. Try to study from the books before the semester begins. Find out about all the tutoring available for different classes by other students and attend those tutoring sessions. Organize into study groups for each class, it helps a lot.

If you're in Physics, San Jose State is cheap and awesome. Like Little Caesars claims, "best value"... though it wasn't voted for by anyone but me.

It really matters most what you want in life. College is so important as far as your formative years, so be wise about the decision. Most depends on the student though. A student can find in any college the group of friends he is most likely to hang out with.

Parents and Students, Discover your passions, interests, and goals. Once you know these three aspects, go from there. Whatever and wherever the college may be, regardless of price, location, just go for it! It is more worth it to follow your passions, your heart, and your desires, in order for you to come alive. For this is what the world needs, "people who are alive". The world doesn't need more people who "have degrees", but the world needs people who are PASSIONATE, because those are the people who will change the world for the better. So, for your choices, do what makes you come alive, what stretches you, and what spurs you to become a better person.

Spend your first year taking General Education courses, and then start on your major; you may find that you want to do something else with your life.

To students who are about to enter the college world, I don't have many words of wisdom about searching for the perfect school, but I will give my input to help. Finding the right school is like finding a soulmate. When I attended high school, I was very involved in school sports and several clubs, so when I chose San Jose State University, it was the perfect match for me. It is a campus filled with opportunities and all the right people who want to help you find your way. There are diverse students and teachers, concerts, spirit rallies, social programs: enough things to always catch my interest and keep me coming back for more. When one gets involved in their campus, one feels much more connected to it. So, when you are looking for your right school, be sure it offers what you need. If a school is missing your major or maybe it just isn't in the environment you prefer, than keep looking until you find your match. And don't let money hold you back from the school of your dreams; there are plenty of people out there willing to help you reach it.

Take your time! Good research (almost) always leads to better choices!

The best advice I could give, is pick a college that allows your student/child to be an individual. San Jose State University encourages their student to be unique. Also look into what types of advising they offer because it will help them with anything that is of any concern to them i.e person conflicts, academic conflicts in order to succeed in college and out in the real world.

Make sure to pick the right college suitable for the student such as location, environment, and school capacity. No matter how expensive a school is, a student should go to the best college he/she is accepted. Financial aid will definitely help pay off most or half of the tuition. College is a wonderful place to be to meet new people and socialize. Being in college is all about being independent and responsibility is very important. School events and parties can tend to make students carry away so it is important that students also need to make sure to do they are doing well in school as well. Having fun is not a problem but remember college is the success to an even brighter future.

I recommend starting out at a community college first to handle all your GEs then transfer to a 4 year college or university to focus on your major. I believe it is a faster and cheaper way because by the time you transfer, you will know what you want to focus in instead of going straight into a 4 year university not knowing what you want and waste your time. That's my problem, I came in as a biochem major and I switched over to an IT major after 3 years and wasted 3 years because only 2 of my courses transferred to my new major. I also recommend being involved on campus because it never hurts to start a network going for the future. Networking comes in handy in the future and it's lots more fun when you're involved on campus.

Start looking into college as early as possible and prepare ahead. There is a lot of finacial hardship when paying for college.

Visit the college, you can't just get a feel from looking at websites. If you can sit in a class. Go to a community college for the first two years. You can test out majors, take more units than you could at a state or UC if slack off one semester or fail a course. Also you save a lot of money going to a community college first too. Rush a sorority or fraternity even if you don't think you are going to join, it's worth the experience, you might find out it's for you and you can get to know a lot of people.

Make sure to visit the college and get a tour before hand. Talk to some of the students to see what they think of the campus. Definitely check out the major programs and make sure the school has exactly what you are looking for in terms of your major.

My advice would be to pick a place where you feel comfortable and feel like you can succeed. Doing that will make it easier for you to focus on the studies you have to do. It is nerve racking at first to go to a university and see how big it is. But you will get comfortable and start to get in a rhythm of doing schoolwork. Also meet good people because they can help you succeed in and out of the classroom. They can motivate you and help you out. To make the most out of your college experience, you should try to do as many things as possible. Join a club or meet at a organized event. This will help you settle in college. People are going through the same things as you. Just try to enjoy it and have as much fun as possible while getting your work done.

Well, I definitely think that living on campus would be great. Also try joining clubs or being more involved. I work full time and go to school and sometimes i feel like i am missing out on so much. At college there are so many opportunities to take advantage of . Make sure that you go somewhere that you love. Dont settle for anything.

Choose wisely, make sure that the college will be the right place for you.

When finding the right college, the student should try to accomodate himself, not others, even those who have the student's best interest at heart. It's just less likely to work out if the student does not choose what he really wants. Of course, that's not to say that the student should choose a school at which he would have the most fun, no no! The most ideal school would be one at which a good balance of social and academic life abounds. The most ideal school would be one at which the student would find himself actually wanting to go to class, because that class is one he enjoys (and not only because he enjoys the company of his peers). The most ideal school would be one at which stimulates the mind and the body, as well as the soul. An ideal school is one at which the student not only learns what he needs to survive in the professional environment, but also what he needs to survive in the world today, as a person in this society. It is at a school such as this that the student will find himself feeling whole.

Choosing the right college or university is a difficult thing for most seniors or first time college students. Prospective students to any college or univeristy should really do the research on where they really want to go. Students and parents need to really look at the surronding area of the campus because on any student's spare time, they are going to want to be free. College to some students is defined as a place of higher learning and freedom from everything holding them back. My parents game me the option of letting me choose my own school because they said that choosing the right school is the first step into the real world. They were right because I learned how to live on my own without any support from them whatsoever. Attending school away from home is what most college students want to do from what I've learned. College allows students to live their lives the way they want to live. It allows them to be their own individuals. College allows you to be you without worrying what anyone thinks about you because it doesn't matter. College is a step in the right direction for anyone.

There is so much pressure on students to do well and finish in four years. I was able to finish in the four years expected, however it came at the price of insane levels of stress, anxiety, and a lower GPA. The art of triage is not limited to the battlefield, sometimes you must sacrafice one grade for another when taking on a large workload. In the end of it all, i hurt my chances of getting into a graduate school by finishing on schedule. College should be experienced, not just a blur of caffeine, stress, and deadlines. Taking a smaller workload may prolong your life in college, but atleast you will have the actual knowledge that comes with learning, not just memorization and purging, and the grades that reflect this.

I think that visiting the campus and looking at the surrounding area is very important to finding the right campus. Don't base it on anything really specific like the Bussiness College or Art deparment, to select a college based on a vague idea of what you want to do AT THIS TIME is not what college is about. Personally, college is for personal growth. Get your degree. Get your education, and if you want to go back to get a specific degree go for your Masters. School has been your life until now. College is a blend between developing yourself and your education. It's all about what you want to learn, what you think you want to do. I've changed my major four times and I realized last semester that English was not the one for me. I'm almost done with it, and I will go back to school for the degree that I truely want: Interior Design. Remember, this is for you. About you!

The best piece of advice that I would give to a potential college student is to discover your goals and find the school that best suits those dreams that you wish to achieve. Finding the right school might sound like a daunting task, but you just have to pare it down into a lot of smaller decisions. Do you want to go to a public or a private school? Do you want to live in a big city or a smaller town? Try to determine the answers to these sorts of questions, and it will make choosing a school that much easier. Another way to find the right college is research. The right college doesn't find you; you have to find it. Look up your potential school and read what others have to say about it. Making the most of your college experience is easy: work hard! Learn as much as you can about your chosen field, and learn to enjoy learning, because it's a lifelong process.

Create a clear list of career goals, and plan your college education based on what you plan to do afterward. However, remember to keep options open if you discover that you need to change plans. Stay focused on your present plans. Do not let anyone discourage you from carefully thought out goals, but listen to advice on how to reach those goals. This is for your future, but you are still living in the rpesent, so have fun and always keep some spiritual connection with reality as you navigate your path. A college career has the potential to change you, but you can only change if you push yourself and test yourself. It is fun. It is exiting, so get to it!

Just look for the right campus that makes you feel most comfortable, and always study your hardest

Make friends and keep them. Work hard from the very beginning, and don't slack off.

Find the right size, setting, and fields. Most importantly go to the school for a visit and do both an official tour and then ask normal students what they think of the school. This way you can gauge how what the campus is really like based off of how the students and the officail tour sounded.