Greenville College Top Questions

Apply for everything you can, while being careful of phony scholarships. Ask the college you are going to for help, as they will always be willing to help.

Go to the college on a regular day and attend some classes to see how it is. DON"T go on a preview day; they try to sweeten the school and make it look better than it really is. Dont worry about not knowing what you want to major in, after about a month you can get the feel of your strengths and know what your major is . Alot of students start school without one. Check out thier rules and regulations and make sure you can follow them.

To the students, start researching colleges freshman year of high school. Sophmore year of high school narrow the list of schools down to about 7 that you are serious about. Make a list of possible majors that you are interested in pursuing. Make a list of expectations for the college visits. Junior year of high school start making visits to the schools that you are interested in. To the parents, encourage your children to research colleges early. Encourage them to think of possible fields or majors that they would be interested in learning about. Suggest that they do college visit on a more single basis. Encourage them to stay on campus the night before to get a feel for the campus life.

go where God wants you, not where you want you

Dear students, Discovering the right college plays a significant role in your future. It may have an affect on your future career or graduate-level education. More importantly though, your choice of a college can shape your goals, relationships, perspective, even your character. The most important steps in finding a college don?t have to do with the schools themselves, but with you. First, know yourself. Know your strengths and weaknesses, your learning style, your beliefs and ideals, and what you need out of a college in order to be successful. Secondly, know what you want to become. This doesn?t just mean have a career in mind, but it has far greater implications. Know what kind of a person you want to be when you clutch that diploma. What skills should you have acquired? What experiences should you have had? What should you have learned or had reaffirmed during the last few years? After you have considered these things then look at academics, environment and financials. Dear parents, Discovering the right college plays a significant role in the future of your child, which is why it is a discovery they should make. Give them this enormous responsibility and opportunity.

Find a college that offers what you are interested in, but also look to see if they offer a variety of subjects. I think a lot of people change their major, but I think that if you are at an institution that offers a variety, it is easy to stay with friends and still get into a career choice that interests you. I would suggest that you meet with the coaches of your sport, if you do sports, and meet with the current team members. Check them out to see if they agree with your training preferences and see if you think you can have an enjoyable time with the current team members. Find a college that is a comfortable size for you. Ask how big the classes are, sit in on a class you would be interested in taking. Observe how the professor teaches (powerpoint, or chalkboard; class participation, or lecture). See if you feel comfortable in that kind of an environment. As you get the campus tour watch the students when they change classes. Are they happy to be around? Are peopl walking with friends? Imagine yourself in that environment and ask yourself if you would be comfortable.

To look at a variety of colleges when trying to find one to go to. Not just look at colleges with the best acedemic outstanding, or the best party school, or even the cheapest. But rather look for colleges that will provide you with the best experience that you can obtain from going to college. Also once getting into the college you want to go to don't be afraid to experience all the things that you have offered to you. Some of the chances that you are given or the resources that are given to you will only be given to you during that time of going to college there. So embrace it and enjoy it.

Advice that I would give a prospecting student and their parents for finding the right college would be for the parents and student to communicate to each other. For the students and parents to communicate where and which colleges they want to attend. I think if a students is determining whether they want to go out of state they should definitely experience this. Yet if the student is wanting to attend a closer college then they should stay close their home and family. The student should pick a college that has the right programs for their major and future career. How a student can make the most out of their college experience is by becoming active on campus. Being active on campus means making friends, getting to know your professors, joining sports teams or clubs, also academic clubs.

Do not only look for a college that will suite your financial and academic focus, but what you will feel comfortable with living in.

I would say that over all the other important tangible stuff like money, educational programs, location, etc. you should trust your gut. If you go somewhere and it just doesnt feel right, then it probably isn't. If it does, then it probably is. Dont confuse "not feeling right" though with being uncomfortable. It is good to be places outside of your comfort zone and be challenged in new ways. College is about discovering yourself , so pick a place that is going to bring out all different parts of your personality. In that same sense it is important to pick a culturally diverse school, or atleast a school that offers many cultural opportunities, like study abroad programs, spring break trips abroad, or international summer study trips. In conlusion I would choose a college with a holisitic mindset because its really not just about learning, its a time of growing up so look to be challeneged mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.