[Deetman]

Originally Posted by mathking

There are most likely many schools you will enjoy attending and at which you could have a great experience. Don't put too much stress on yourself. Most likely your last few choices will all be good ones. And if you end up making a wrong choice and have to transfer, it is not the end of the world. In short, don't make the process harder by thinking that there is one perfect choice that you have to find.

While I may not have received this advice from mathking, (there was plenty of others) from a high level of the whole college decision process, this is perfect advice. A lot of choices are thrust on unsuspecting 16, 17 and 18 year old students and many of them don't know exactly what they want or what they are signing up for. This can even apply to the choice of one's major. I'm going to pick engineering here for the sake of example but it can apply to any major. I know many people who started their freshman year in engineering but quickly found that they did not enjoy engineering or did not truly understand what engineering was. Switching majors is not the end of the world, it is not a huge deal! I doubt that this will apply to most FIRST students since they already know a lot about engineering (or other STEM field) before they start, but for others they have no idea! Find your passion and it will take you places, even if it isn't what you originally thought it was.