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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I had to do it all over again, I'd tell my kids to look at schools where they think they'll fit in socially and make good friends.  I wouldn't focus on majors during the application process (since their interests changed dramatically in college) or prestige.

I'd also take a closer look at what the school can offer the student.  One of my children went to a school that's "prestigious" in the DMV but is poor as dirt.  There is money for a certain activity, but beyond that, there's not much going on in terms of speakers, campus events, etc.  Even the available course list each semester is pretty lackluster and repetitive.  So while my kid went to a more "prestigious" school, it certainly wasn't a very enjoyable experience for them.[/quote]

They should focus on the major (not prestige). What if someone wants to be a nurse or teacher and goes to a school without that program? Then this person will have to transfer out or graduate with a bachelor's degree and then go back to school (waste more time). Some programs like engineering have a set curriculum that you need to begin at freshman year or else you are going to spend more time in college. I think it is important to find the right fit but to disregard academic programs is not good advice. Some kids may change their minds while others won't. It is far easier to switch from a professional program into a liberal arts major (since almost all schools offer regular majors like Math, Bio, History, Sociology, etc) than it is to go the other way since many schools may not have a nursing program or an education program. [/quote]

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