Concordia University-Texas Top Questions

Be prepared to study a couple hours a day for each class.

look, look, research, and look again. ha

I would advise the parents and students to pray a lot about their choices and visit the campuses. Make note of what you like and dislike about the universities. It is very important to attened a school that you really like because it will be where you live 9 months out of the year. If deciding to attend a college in a different city or state get some wisdom from friends who are living away from home and see what they like and dislike. Prayer can ease your anxiety about where to attend and God will guide you to the exact place you need to go. I chose to attend school in another city where I didn't know anyone. It was hard in the beginning but within a few months I met my best friend, an amazing church and encouraged others to go to my school through my experiences. I knew through prayer and seeking God's guidence He had helped me find my new home. I met my husband a few years later and now reside with him in an apartment about a mile away from my university. With prayer you will find your school.

To parents: Don't be afraid when your child questions everything they believe or everything you taught them...or both. That is what college is for, and they really need your support in that endeavor as well as all others. Besides, if you abandon them while they question, how will they be lead back to the truth without you there? They still need you in college. To students: It's okay to question. Remember that the older you get, the smarter your parents get. Make sure you do things in college that you're afraid to do, because that's how you grow. James Joyce said that mistakes are the portals of discovery, and he was very right. You will never learn if you never mess up. So let grace speak into your life and help you to make the right decisions once you'ver made the wrong ones. Learning from your mistakes is the best thing you can do for yourself.

Do not mess around during your freshman year because those grades will haunt your GPA for the rest of your college career.

Make sure to check cost prior to enrolling. Also ensure that the school is accredited and the professors have a vested interest in the students.

I think that it is good for entering students to first talk to people who have already been in college, particularly the college that they are looking at. It is a good idea to know about the school that you want to attend instead of getting there and realizing it is not what you expected. It is alright to get opinions based on previous experience from friends and loved ones and not go into college blindly hoping that things will turn out the way you plan, and I believe that a lot of students today think they have to make decisions solely based on what they think, and not consider the way things really are. It is good to have the facts.

Do your research, spend some days on campus. Find out who is going to be assisting your child in the next four years.

?I am going to Concorida University no matter what it takes? I argued as my parents listed all of the negatives of me attending a college far from home. What they did not understand was that my life goals and dreams were going to be made or broken on my attendance of that school. I wanted to become a missionary and it would not be possible without attending Concoridia. My parents could not understand why I would want to spend the rest of my life in a low paying job as a servant to others, when I could be anything I wanted. I spent many nights teary eyed and dismayed. In the end my parents gave in, but it was hard to convince them. My advice for students would be to work hard and set goals that will make your life dreams come true. One of the major factors that will determine this will be the college you attend, so be sure that you are satisfied in your choice. Parents, be supportive of your children, even if their dreams may seem unreachable or different. Tust in your upbringing. Nothing will make them love you make than having faith in them.