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[quote=Anonymous]I just want to give general advice since I've been through this twice.  I had one kid who ended up not caring about any physical aspects of a college.  He didn't care about size, location, weather, dorms, etc.  He only cared about academics.

My other kid fell in love with a college the summer before senior year.  It checked all of her boxes location wise.  Unlike my other kid, she had a strong preference in size, location, and type of campus.  She applied to other colleges as well.  In the end, she changed her mind in April of senior year.  She accepted admission at a college that is quite different than her original dream college, but several weeks after making that decision wonders if she should have applied to college in the location she hated in the fall.

Kids mature a lot senior year.  What he thinks he wants now may not be what he wants in April of senior year.

I think the most important part of college fit is finding a friend group which can be very unpredictable.  I know a kid who wants to transfer from a large state university because he didn't find his people freshman year.  Not finding friends can happen at any size school in any location.

You'll see on these college tours that they become repetitive very quickly.  Every college seems to be ranked #1 in something.  Every college talked about amazing opportunities and study abroad and the large number of clubs and their incredible students.

Only private schools are on your list.  I hope that is because the cost of all of those schools is not a concern.  [/quote]

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