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[quote=Anonymous]Yes amazingly all of my kids found the right fit. 
 Even though they have all graduated I'm still shocked no one transferred.

For all of my kids we started with how far away from home they wanted to go and the size of the campus. And obviously what major they wanted. But each of them had very specific, different criteria they wanted: big city, small town, small campus, rah rah school, warmer weather, etc.
For two of my kids who were Stem majors, getting into their major as a freshman was a HUGE part of what made the school they chose the right fit. Even though they didn't realize how important it was at the time, looking back it was so helpful.  One chose a very inner city school.  The other a more traditional campus in a rural community.  Both decided not to go to a higher ranked, more prestigious school for different reasons. One because the inner city school was a better fit personality wise.  The other because they could not apply to their major until after sophomore year.

My other kids were athletes and that had a lot to do with why it was a right fit.  So all of them found their "people" and I think that had a lot to do with the right fit for them.  That's what I always tell everyone-if they can find their group, it will usually end up a good fit.  [/quote]

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