8-11th Grade
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When thinking about where to go for college, there are a lot of things to think about. Location, difficulty, and level of comfort. The most important (of course) is learning. Learning doesn't always occur in the classroom, and is naturally felt if the school is for you.
—Chris Harris-Hudgins, '08, Grand Rapids, MI
Picture what you want in your college experience, make a prioritized list of characteristics that relate to that, and then select the college that best fits your list.
—Laura Zeligman, '08, Overland Park, Kansas
Select a college that will provide you with a well-rounded college life, not necessairly the one with the highest academic ranking.
—Chankyna Evuen, '08, Danbury, CT
Attend a college that you want to go.These 4+ years will change your life the most, not anybody else's. You want to enter the "real-world" a well rounded person and that takes going to a "well-rounded" school that is strong in academics, sports, encourages diversity, speaking your mind and being different.
—Lilian Ngobi, '07, Coral Springs, FL
Figure out what is most important to you and what makes you as an individual happy then pick the schools that embody all of those traits.
—Megan Davenport, '07, Traverse City, MI
If you have drive and ambition and want to stand out to the world once you graduate from the University you attend, choose Michigan and you are bound to stand a head above the crowd wherever you go.
—Kate Stanton, '08, McLean, Virginia
You should go with your gut feeling. Don't settle for a school that may not be exactly what you want.
—Vickie Chien, '09, San Jose, CA
Find a place that when you walk around campus you think, "I could really see myself walking to class on this campus right now."When you fell like you can actually picture yourself there, it's because it is a good fit. .. When I toured here, a part of me just felt that it fit.It is the only school at which I somehow already felt at home.
—Sarah Showalter, '07, St. Louis, MO
Think about everything you want to accomplish while in college, whether it is a particular major, a chance to study abroad, or simply being located near a movie theatre and make sure the places you apply can supply all of those things.
—Diana Fields, '09, Yardley, PA
