Francis Marion University Top Questions

Stay focused and don't get wrapped up so much in socializing because grades are the most important thing.

Providing that I have the opportunity to go back in time, I would reveal the truth to myself that college is basically equal to time and I'll have to manage through time if I want to make it into the business world successfully. Paying attention is very vital and keeping myself organized will make a difference in my studies. I would explain that my professors are there to help me become the person I long to be in my future and I have to trust in them to provide the necessary requirements in becoming a promising engineer. Beyond anything I would have to tell myself that I need to trust in my instincts, mind, and heart to make it to the end of the road and beginning to my life.

If I could go back in time, I would encourage myself to work hard and don't be afraid to take chances.

I would advice all students that are searching for the right college to first make a list of the primary features you are looking for in a school. Important features you may want to consider include the amount the school cost per year, the distance it is from home, and does the school have your intended major. Then go online and research schools that may fit the features on the list. Narrow down your list of schools to 3 schools. Go visit these schools and make sure they have everything you are looking for in a college to make the most out of your college experience. Sit down with your parents and as a group, consider all the choices you have made, after all they most likely will be contributing a lot of money and/or time to your college experience.

Picking a college is a hard choice for anyone. Its going to basically be a second home for a student coming into college and the advice that I would give to parents and students alike is to thing long and hard on the college that is best and never rule anything or any school out. You should take time to visit each of the schools that you would like to go to many of these institutions give free guided tours all the time and most of these tours are provided by students giving you a very good perspective of the students view of the university. As for making the most out of the college experience the students need to take advantage of programs like fraternities, soroirities, and academic organizations that provide the student with the full college experience not just the educational facets of college as a institution for learning. Not only is it an institution for learning but also its a place to broaden your horizons and be the experience of a lifetime. I know that my college experience has been for me.

My advice to parents is to be a supporter for your children. They may not pick your alumni or a school of your choice, so still support and help them in a good college choice. Students, pick a school that you would feel comfortable at. One of my reasons for picking FMU is because of its size, not too big or too small. The most important thing is picking a school that has a great program for your major. Jobs in the real world are very competitive, so having that school with a great program for your major behind your belt is very helpful.

Research. That is the keyword. In fact ,that is the only word. Find out as much as you can about any school that your child wants to go to. And I think that a student will have a better outlook on going to the school they end up at if they have a strong and included opinion of what school they get to go to. And always remember that no one is perfect and since these schools are run by fellow human beings not every school is perfect. So it makes sense to take the good with the bad, and weigh the pros and cons so a good choice can be made. And for students, or prospective students, never turn down an offer for help. You're at a point in life when you will meet some of the awsome people you will ever have the priveledge to meet, and they will help you, some with out you even noticing. They will run the gambit of other students, proffesors, man the kitchen staff! Being closed minded and set in your ways won't work. Experience life and learn, because you will learn alot and be glad that you did.

Let the student decide, if it is within the finance of the family. If the child selects the college, more than likely he/she will give it their 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}.

Do your research.

Shop around as much as you can. It's important to check out the campus and see how much walking you'll have to do to get from class to class, and take into mind that there is a time limit between classes. Looking at everything that's offered is very important. Also always check the transferability of every course in case you decide to change schools so your work is not wasted.