There is nothing easy about picking the right college. The thoughts of dorms, dining halls, and education race through your head as you follow around your tour guide. Everyone says that you will know when you find the right school based off of a ‘feeling’ but yet at each school you visit, you anticipate that feeling but it never comes. All you feel inside as you parents force you out of the car is a wave of butterflies that are telling you that the whole idea of college just isn’t for you. But don’t worry, you are not alone, it isn’t always about having a feeling and knowing that it is the right school for you. I am here to tell you that you should not base your school of choice based on a feeling. What if your extra hungry one day and your stomach rumbles just a little bit more, is that the feeling? The answer is no. I believe that when picking a college your decision is based off of a lot of little things. If you laugh about a fun fact about a school, remember that first smile you cracked on the campus. If you hear the singing of the church bells and the comfort you feel, remember that. It is all about the little things. My suggestion to anyone who is going on college tours and trying to pick the right school to take notes after your tour. Get back in the car and write down all the positives and negatives of the school. When you are visiting so many schools it is easy to lose track of what schools had what, and don't forget to write down the little things. No matter where you are, you will find friends and even that in itself will make you fall in love with college. Your new friends will help you adjust to the transition and make it easier for you. From experience I know that picking a school can be very hard, you are under a lot of pressure and forced to make this decision that will determine your future. It's okay to not know and to take time to think about what school you could see yourself at. And if you haven't had that 'feeling' yet, don't feel you are alone, you will find the right school!
To The High School Senior Trying To Pick The Right College
"Picking a school is not easy, so don’t base this big decision off of a feeling."
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