Aside from the traditonal questions of major, class size, location, size of school, I also ask the student to tell me what they expect to get out of their 4 years in college, their goals and where they want to go afterwards. While not everyone will know what they want to do after college, at a minimum they should be able to tell you what they hope to get out of their experience. Given how huge the investment is, not just in dollars but in time, I feel that students need to reflect upon this question and have an answer. I hope I was able to answer your question.