Colorado State University-Fort Collins Top Questions

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The point of college is not only to get an education that prepares you for your chosen career field, but also to grant a life-altering experience. Students find their passion(s) in college. Their gpa may not always reflect it, but life lessons are learned, bonds and relationships are formed, creativity is encouraged, tolerance for others is increased, and students become more cultured, which is important now more than ever. A student should feel at home on campus. They should enjoy what the college has to offer, as well as the city it is located in. Picking the right college should make students desire involvement with it; clubs, sports, concerts, events, jobs, volunteering, you name it. The options should be there. Students will spend their best years at the college they choose. Choosing wisely may not be as important as valuing what your choice offers. Don't take anything for granted, never wish a week to end, and participate in everything you can; all too soon it will all be over. Make memories wherever you go.

Finding the right college includes considering a culmination of factors such as school size, diversity, academia, and variety of majors available. Students should be comfortable with the school they choose, because they will be attending for four years. The right college will have the major the student desires, be focused on their academic success, and be large, small, or medium in population, depending on what the student likes. The feel of the school and its social life is also important. A student who makes the most of their college experience will want to get involved in clubs, fraternities, sororities, or athletics. Depending on the college or university, there will usually be many clubs and organizations to choose from. It is also important to utilize resources such as tutoring, libraries, and professors' office hours. Attending a college or university can be a very rewarding experience. Students have the chance to expand their minds and opinions, as well as have opportunities to study abroad and participate in internships. The best way to go into the world of work is to go to college and get an education. Make the most of it!

Your college experience is going to be something that you look back on for years to come. When deciding where to go to college, try not to let financial issues make the decision for you. If you really want to go the the most expensive school, that just means you're going to want to look for the most financial aid. Not choosing the shcool you like the most will come back to bite you in the butt. Make sure that you get involved with the school, it'll give you something to look forward to after a long day of classes. Also, try to break out of your shell if you're shy. Make new friends and make sure not to judge people for anything, they could be completely different. Try lots of new things and obviously try hard in classes. Everything you do ends up paying off.

I would advise parents and students to look at the smaller colleges and universities. Not only do you have smaller classroom sizes, but it gives the student the opportunity to be more involved and known at their school. The competition is less, you more oppotunities to do a wide variety of things, and at the end of it all, your resume will look better than someone who went to a large school and didn't get those opportunites.

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Even if the school is very convient for the parents and students because it is close, make sure that it is the right school you want to go and you feel comfortable going to

Money is always an issue but it is important to go to a school that has many different perks as opposed to a school that is simply affordable. For example, Colorado State is very expensive out of state however, if Colorado is where one would like to spend their time there is a good chance that student would be more focused and excited about being at that particular university.

When I first walked onto Colorado State's campus I automatically knew that I wanted to go there. It had something that I call "the feel". I highly advise any newly graduated high school student to pick their future college campus by visiting the campus grounds. It's completely different than looking in a picture book. Something comes over you, the student; you step onto campus and automatically feel like you belong - like there is no other school you would rather go to than the one you are standing on right then. Take a tour of the school when school is in session. That way, it would be like a normal college day instead of the campus being completely deserted. That isn't a real experience. The student should know a little about what they want. Weather, size of campus, dorm size, extracurricular programs they want to participate in, and if they want to go away to school or not. My last piece of advice is that every student should go away to college. It helps the student have a sense of "dependant independence", and really find out who they really are without using their family as a crutch.

First, the student needs to be comfortable on campus and feel safe. Also, the student needs a size that can hold their personality. Some super shy students get lost in larger universities, while boisterous students will tend to step on a lot of toes in a smaller university. A University that will allow you to talk to a professor or a department head without making an appointment, no matter the size of the University, will be a place that the student will get the academic and personal attention they will need to really become a sucessful adult as they go through their college years.