Central Michigan University Top Questions

Find a college that seems right for you. If you want to go home a lot choose somewhere closer to home. If you want to have large classes of people choose a bigger university. If you like small groups of people in a classroom go to a more private school.

First I would tell the parents that it would be best for their child to go away for college. I believe that it is essential for that a student to go away and by going away they will learn so much about themselves and what they want to do/become in life. I was fortunate enough to go away to school and I love every second of it. By going away ,one learns many new responsibilites that they would not have learned at home. Now about finding the right college for you. I would suggest to take a tour of many universities in which your daughter or son is interested in and try to find a school that you both like. I toured two schools before I found Central Michigan University and it was clear to me that Central was the school for me. In order to make the most of your college experience, I quote my brother who is attending medical school. He said "do not have any regrets" and that is a quote I live by. In closing, pick the school that you feel works best for you and everything will work out great.

Finding a college that you connect with is everything. For me, the moment i walked onto CMU's campus i knew that is was the place for me. Your undergraduate studies is a huge step towards securing your finacial future and picking this right school is cruical. Finding a school that you can be career focused but also have a social life is a rare but rewarding accomplishment. I feel as though Central Michigan Univiersity offers that picture perfect, well rounded degree that everyone is looking for.

Make sure the college has the major that the student is going to be studying and that the major is accredited. Also check the distance away from home and how the on campus housing looks as well as off campus. Go for the college giving the most scholarships to help your child. Also be sure to check out the avalibility of the on campus as well as off campus jobs.

My advice would be don't be afraid to climb out of your box and explore all the different things you've never seen, heard, or done before. There are so many amazing experiences you could be apart of as long as you take the initiative to meet new people and explore all the things you could do every day including on-campus and off-campus events. College is a time for you to gain more education to further your marketability to employers, but it is also a time to find out who you are and who you want to be. While you are taking classes with strangers, making friends with people from different places with different views on life, you grow as an individual. Immersing yourself with people you don't know and experiences you've never had before.

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Make a visit to the campus and meet the head of your tentative major's department and talk to him/her about what you expect to come out of the program with.

Visit as many as possible to find the right fit! Pick the college for the program, not the location.

When looking for the best college possible, both students and parents should take into consideration the career that the student wants to pursue. If a student chooses a school based only on cost, and social life, they are missing out on why they are actually applying to a school. In my opinion, a student should have at least a relatively good idea as to where they want to pursue a career after graduation. Second to choosing based on career choice, cost should definitely be taken into consideration when searching for the correct school. In this current economic climate, students can't afford big expensive schools anymore when the career they will enter will not compensate for the enormous tuition costs they will still have to pay off. So searching for the right school takes lots of investigation into what is taught at the school, and how much it will cost.

I would say don't choose the college based on the name like University of Michigan. I chose Michigan State over Central because of the name and I regretted it. Also don't choose the college based on where your friends are going. You will make new friends wherever you go. You need to base where you go to college on whether that college fits you or not. Do you learn well in large classes or small classes? Do you like a large campus or a small campus? Do you like living in the city or away from a city? There are many factors that make a college the right one for you.