Cedarville University Top Questions

College is a time of change. Between the ages 18 and 22 a person undergoes some of the most life altering changes they will ever face. It?s the age that you break from your established mold and are forced to become the person you will be for the rest of your life. As such, it is imperative to choose the correct college. Even more so, it is necessary to go into this stage of life prepared to grow. College can be a time of intense learning as well as spiritual, emotional, mental, and social development. It can be a time where you find what it means to truly live in this world, or it can be a time of squandered opportunities and irresponsible choices . Your mindset is crucial in defining your experience. In addition, I would encourage a prospective student of higher education to find an establishment that offers what they are passionate about and provides a positive, nurturing campus environment. If you enter college ready to grow, if you are studying what you love, and if the faculty, staff, and students engender a positive campus atmosphere, you are poised to enter the best years of your life.

Don't let finances hold you back from allowing your student or child to get a good degree. There are forms of assistance out there. Take advantage of them. Also get very invovled and if you find yourself struggling to keep up with school don't be too prideful to ask for help. You are only going to be young and in college once so make the most of it... and stay away from alcohol. It will only mess up your career and future.

No college will be perfect, there will always be problems with finachial aid, professors and even among the student body, just enjoy it! You make the most of your college experience, its ultimately up to you. :)

Make sure you can have fun and learn something that is applicaple to you.

Look around. Don't just go to the first one that you like.

Really, when it comes down to it - choosing the right college has very little to do with it being "right" on paper. It has everything to do with finding your niche wherever you go and finding your way to leave a positive mark on the school when you leave - for others to experience. Also, when you graduate, the piece of paper that says you did what you needed to get through is nothing compared to the experiences you'll take to start your future. So, stress little about where you're going to spend the next four years or so of your life and focus on the details once you get there. You'll do great!

Find what you're looking for. Don't setle for less. There's a school out there that ofers what you want, and you can find it.

I would tell parents and students to begin looking at colleges during the Junior year of highschool. This aides in applying for school senior year, you can apply early and be done with all the paper work and find out where you are accepted and then be able to enjoy your senior year. To get the most out of the college experience you have to have a good balance of school and social life, do not over do the social life, but do not over do the studying as well. Get to know the people in your dorm or hall and start building relationships right away!

I would tell them to go where it fits, if you want a big school don't settle for a little one, and the other way around. The experiance is what you make of it, if you choose to always be down and never talk to anyone, then you will not have a very good time, but if you put forth the effort to do something and meet people then you are going to have a better time than just sitting in your room. Don't try and be something or someone that you are not, changing because of someone else is not a good thing, you need to change because you want to change not because someone else wants you too.