Champlain College Top Questions

Coming from a very close family, attending an out of state college was a very difficult decision for me to make. If I could make one suggestion to parents, I would say please, let them go! Going away to school has been such a positive experience for me and I have matured a great deal because of it. I still talk to my parents and grandparents every day - You won't lose that closeness - They will always be your baby boy or girl, no matter how many miles seperate you. To students, my only advice is to receive your parents' blessings and go away to a school that will give you the tools necessary to begin your life doing something you love. Make the most out of the opportunities provided for you.

Its not about whats best for you, its about whats best for them.

I think that compared to my friends who stayed in our home town after high school graduation, I had a much more enriching experience by moving to an out of state school and "starting over again." I think both the parents and the students have to keep an open mind about their education experience. Student have to keep in mind that college is an educational experience and parents have to know that college is also a way their children learn a ton of new social skills. If we focused on school 24/7, our heads would explode.

Take more then one tour.

Pick the college that you think will best deliver your expectations of your future.

Though I've only finished one year of college, I've learned much more than what appeared on my courses? syllabi. Life in college should be 50{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} academics and 50{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} life. While the checks and loans are technically paying for the ?education?, no dollar amount has yet been imagined that can buy the stimulating, inspiring, and purely human based learning that takes place at a college or university. In other words, find the school that offers the right courses prepare you for a life at work, but also be sure to find the school where you feel comfortable among the students. Half of what we learn in college cannot come from a textbook, but instead is only available in the form of human interaction. We learn from our missteps, our successes our networks, and the unique minds of everyone around us. Don't send an introvert to a party school.