California State University-Fresno Top Questions

Students and parents should select schools based on what resources (i.e. advising, peer mentor, social networking, orientation, counseling, etc.) offered that best suits the student's living and learning ability. Not only should a student select a school that has the student's field interest (such as Pre-Med, Business, Law and so forth), the school should have a diverse menu of other fields to help change, expose, or solidify students' interests and development. It's also important that students and parents pick a school and school's surrounding that share the same, important core values as the student while encouraging diversity. The key thing that a student or a parent can do to help pick the best school suited is to conduct research and consult with freshly graduated college students or college upper classmen. The student or parent should research the school's history, academic program, reputation, and weigh the pro and cons of each school. Also, those who had recent experience such as alumnus can give invaluable insight and tips. Those are the best things that a student or parent can do to pick the right college.

make sure its a place far enough away from home but close enough where u can drive whenever u want to go home if your someone that will get homesick. Get to know as many people as you can because you build ur network like that. Go to some parties, have fun, enjoy college, but stay focused and remember that at the end of the day, your there for your education and your future.

College is what you make of it. At first I wasn't very excited about going the cheaper route and staying at home to go to college But as I am near to finishing I am able to look back and see that it was probably the best decision for me. I didn't get the constant party atmosphere that a lot of kids get when they go away, but I got my fair share of partys. Amazing people and opportunities are everywhere you just have to be willing to look for them. College is what you make of it, if you have already decided that a certain school would just be awful you're probably selling yourself short. You never know who or what is waiting behind the next corner. Be excited, outgoing and adventurous and any school can come alive and exceede your expectations.