| Choosing a college is a process that seldom involves | | | | prevails over parental influence. Such rationale is |
| only the student. Family, best friends, and sometimes | | | | justified by the perception that school friendship will |
| counselors are an essential part of this process. All | | | | last forever. Such perception is based on exceptions, |
| parties involved perceive college as a unique | | | | rather than a rule. Changing the environment students |
| opportunity that occurs once in a lifetime, and thus, | | | | make new friends, form new companies, and end up |
| they want to make sure that their choice is right. | | | | in a college, and even worse- with a major that they |
| Definitely, at the end the choice will be the student's, | | | | selected due to short-term influences. It should be |
| but other participants also influence such decision. In | | | | noted that even if a student fell into the category of |
| that regard, this article highlights common "wrong" | | | | exceptions, i.e. those whose friendship survived during |
| arguments for choosing a particular college that might | | | | college, such friendship might be a distraction, |
| be influenced by other people. Financial Aspects The | | | | specifically if the students' academic performances |
| financial aspect is usually an argument proposed by | | | | are different. Casual Factors This category of |
| parents, when considering a particular choice foe | | | | arguments involves the most absurd reasons that |
| college. In that regard, it is not just that such | | | | the student might consider for that moment. Specific |
| indicators as "the cheapest" or "the most expensive" | | | | campus traditions, partying, a celebrity who studies or |
| are not indicative of whether the college is the best | | | | studied there, and the list can go on and on. The |
| choice for a particular student or not. It is the idea | | | | point is that no one is immune to have such |
| that using the financial aspect eliminates other | | | | "arguments", and the role of the people surrounding |
| important factors, and at the same time tend to | | | | the student is to guide his/her decision into the right |
| ignore such important element as financial aid. | | | | direction, using right arguments. |
| Friendship Aspect The factor of friendship are often | | | | |