<p>The vast majority of students locally, love their college; even when it was the safety. Pretty much it seems they’re happy where they are planted. “Fit” or “Right” college seems to be smoke & mirrors.<br>
A “smart” choice might be based on selecting a school based on major, but: “It may help if parents understand that most college students, some studies suggest a figure as high as 80%, change their major at least once. The average may be as high as changing majors three times during the college years” …… so, picking a school based on major, is probably a worse choice than picking based on weather.</p>
<p>“Fit” to me, mean greater than 75% 4 yr graduation rate (5 yr for engineers) and academic peers where your SAT is in the college’s middle to upper SAT range. A college residential system helps and a Frat/sorority doesn’t.</p>