| The time when you live with your parents, think | | | | independent); |
| about the preparation of your homework only, and | | | | • Evaluate the situation of becoming adult from |
| have a chance to rely on your relatives support | | | | different perspectives (it is time to think about cost |
| always comes to its end. Now, you become adult | | | | savings; as a rule, students get scholarships or |
| and should be ready to make decisions independently | | | | parents financial support monthly and should evaluate |
| in order to ensure success of your future life. | | | | their demands and costs accordingly); |
| Many people believe that choosing a college is an | | | | • Think about the ways of how to communicate |
| important step. If some mistakes take place at this | | | | with your friends distantly (it may happen that the |
| stage, they may considerably influence a person's | | | | choices of your friends and your own choices are |
| future. This is why it is better to take everything | | | | different, and you will be separated by many |
| most seriously. There are a number of things to do | | | | kilometers. Try not to lose connection because school |
| before choosing a college once and for all, and some | | | | friendship is priceless); |
| of them are: | | | | • Never put aside current stuff (many entrants |
| • Communicate with parents as frequent as | | | | believe that they have enough time to investigate |
| possible and ask them share their experience (even if | | | | colleges, buy necessary things in advance, and meet |
| you are not going to follow all their pieces of advice, | | | | the necessary people. However, very often, usual |
| you demonstrate your respect to parents' past and | | | | postponements frustrate plans and lead to |
| get a good chance to be supported by them in | | | | disappointing results). |
| future); | | | | Do not neglect these hints while choosing a proper |
| • Try to avoid panic and tears when you start | | | | college. Much depends on your abilities to make |
| choosing a college (no one is going to die or leave | | | | decisions correctly, and you have no rights to make |
| you; you just become more mature and | | | | mistakes! |