Emmanuel College-Boston Top Questions

Make sure to visit each campus that you are seriously considering. Talk to students on campus and ask how they really feel about the things that are most important to you. Don't be afraid to ask about their social lives and how the food is! Once you've chosen your school, commit to it. Get involved on campus by joining a club or two. Finding an on-campus job is a great way to meet people and make your mark on certain departments that can benefit you in the future. For example, working as an office assistant in the Residence Life department can make you the connections that you need to become a Resident Assistant. This gives you excellent leadership experience and financial assistance! Set aside time for studying, and make sure to go to all Review Sessions and to meet with your professors regularly. If they know you are working hard, it can make an impact on your final grade! ENJOY college, it goes too fast!

My advice to parents and students looking for that ?perfect college? is to stop! You won?t find the perfect college. There will be things that happen at any school in question that make you want to scream: ?WHY DID I EVER GO HERE?? Hopefully those moments will be far and few between but they'll happen. When looking for a college for you or your child you really just need to take everything in and ask ?Does this feel right? Does this school care about me not just my wallet?? This can be hard to do with the schmooze-fest most schools put on; finger-foods, gushing students, and free gear emblazed with the school logo. Suddenly you?re thinking: ?Wow, all this for me?? DON?T. You deserve it all given what you?ll be handing over. Go somewhere that you feel, when you?re in a jam, is going to go the distance for you because that?s when it all really matters. Plenty of people find their ?perfect school? on their first try; others transfer. Just make sure you?re happy because, at the end of the day, that?s all that truly matters.

Some advice that I would give students in their search for the right college would be to visit as many schools as you can. It really helps to be on campus and to see students that go there. Remember to ask lots of questions while visiting schools, or while talking to students. Also, if you have a friend in college ask them if you can spend the night in their dorm. That way you can get a taste of the transition from home life to dorm life. One last thing I would offer a student as advice would be to keep your financial situation in mind. See which school is offering you the most money. Some advice for parents would be to be supportive of your your childs school decisions, and help them in anyway that you can. For example, help them make visits, keep on top of them to meet deadlines, and remind them to continue to do well senior year of high school because in some cases colleges will revoke acceptances if grades fall severely.

I would highly suggest visiting the school you are considering before making any committments. There is a huge difference between a school on paper and a school in real life. The only way to see if you will fit well with a school is to go and visit. The most important part of suceeding at a new school is feeling comortable. If you dont feel comfortable in an environment it makes it exponentially harder to do well. The best way to make the most of your college experience is to try everything. Have no limits no preconcieved notions and go all out. You never know when you will try something new and fall in love with it. Try intramural sports, its a great way to meet new people, get a good workout and break from studying. Don't become best friends with your roommate and a few others and stop branching out. Definately make new friends, but dont limit yourself to them continue to try new things and meet new people. Networking is important after college but it's during college that you make the best contacts. Always continue to broaden your horizons, never limit yourself in any way.

Dear Scholar, never settle for mediocrity. Do not allow teachers (or even parents) tell you where you should be educated because their opinions are not necessarily your own. If going to college is important to you, then do as much research as possible (i.e. ideal location of college, names of colleges offering desired programs, etc.). If your ideal college is seemingly too expensive, cancel these thoughts. There are so many avenues for you to accrue the funds necessary to attend your future college. There may be scholarships offered within your community and via other resources (i.e. websites). It is, furthermore, critical that you apply to a variety of colleges (i.e. colleges more and less challenging to be accepted into). In this way, you can attend college even if the college is not your first choice. Many students transfer to other colleges (i.e. to your first choice) during their college career. Whatever you decide to do, never settle for less because your potential is unlimited.

Choose a school that is going to be worth paying back all of those loans after you graduate.

I would advise students to research a school that best fits the major that they are interested first. It is essential to get a proficient background in the major of a student's choice because this will provide the skills for a successful future. It is also important to base the school on a student's personality and needs. If a student is not happy in their environment, then they will never be successful at school.

Finding the right college is really important. I would first look at if you want a big or small college that has big or small classes. Then you should think about what career you want and what you want to study. You should also not only choose a school that has one thing you would like to study, but many different things in case you change your mind and want to study something else. Then there will be a lot of options for you. I would suggest a liberal arts college if you are not completely sure what you want your career to be. I would then suggest looking at your friends and the kind of people that you like to spend time with and be surrounded by and go a college that has many of these type of people in it. I would really suggest getting involved in campus activities to help meet like minded people. Go into college with an open mind and really try to put yourself out there and you will make friends in no time!

parents should participate in the experience of picking a college. For the student visit the cooleges you are interested in both in an orientation program and individually. Get a feel for the campus and availability, of housing and educational facilities.

Students must visit College they are interested in for over night stays - @ least 1 weekday and 1 weekend.