Park University Top Questions

Make the choice based on your interests, not your parents, siblings, friends, or signifcant others. This is a once in a lifetime experience so get the most out of it and do this for you! You are here to learn and start your future so why not start doing things for yourself right now.

For me the right college was one that offered smaller class sizes, and a beutiful campus to walk on. It needs to feel like my 2nd home. Also cost is a major thing to consider as well. If it's to expensive, it will ultimately stress you out and distract you from your studies.

I find it nice to be away from your home town and family where they can't come and see you everyday but still being close enough to home that you can see them every once an a while. Also dont look at schools just for the acidemics you have to have a little fun while your in college as well.

Make it easy on yourself, get the grades, ace the tests, and dominate all that fantastically fun gibberish that high school entails. Therefore, when the college medley comes rushing toward you at full speed, out of random corners of everywhere and nowhere, you will have the privilege of picking any one of them your little heart desires. Apply for scholarships, help lighten the financial encumbering of the parental units, they will appreciate it. Participate in as many activities as you possibly can, live it up, those activities may just earn you bonus points with various institutions. Being well rounded makes you shine like gold. Research your top choice schools, take a road trip and go visit them to see which feels right for you. Take your parent?s along on this journey too, because frankly speaking, this is the official, ?my baby is going off to college and growing up? sector of life, they are going to miss you, so let them tag along while they still can. Once you get there, let loose, get involved, but stay focused. This is your time of enlightenment, take full advantage. Don?t stand on the sidelines watching, jump in the game!

Figure out what you really want to do, and then find a college that specializes in that subject.

The advice I would give parents is don't pressure your children into going to a school you did to follow he trend in the family. The reason why I say this is because this is a place your child will be spending for the next four years of there life and it gets fustrating and difficult when jumping from school to school especially being involved in sports. For students I would say, don't just look at how the campus looks to make your decision, look more into the academic side of the college as well as how the professors interact with the class, as well as the alumni and how they contribute to the school. If a school mains focus is academic and academic sucess as well as student activities then you are making the right decision. Remember bigger is not better, Do what you feel is comfortable for both parents and students... Make the most of your college career with sports, academic and community services and most important graduate and be the best you can be for your bright future,

Any college big or small can always be the right college for you. All you have to do is get involved and away from the back of the classroom, or otherwise you'll feel like an outcast and won't think that any college is right for you. Just as long as you get out there and know people and let people know you then any college experience will begin to seem ideal.

Make sure you get overly involved and ask EVERY question you can even think of, whether you may think it's dumb or not. You should also get everything in writing and keep on top of your education. Be informed.

Looking for the right college takes time and lots of research. You have to make sure that the school contains the degree seeking opportunity you want or the tools that will help you seek the career you want.

Don't just look at pictures online or go by word of mouth, visit the campus yourself and talk to the people there. Make note of the friendliness of the staff and students. Is this the type of atmosphere you would want your child to be learning in?