High Point University Top Questions

The best advice I can give is to stat the process early. Think about what you want to study first and look for colleges that focus on your major. This is the first step to finding your right fit. Do not limit your selections to geographical location or populations. Consider as many schools as possible. Then narrow down by choosing settings that make you most comfortable. Apply early and visit as many campuses and possible. Always remember that on school sponsored campus visitation schools try their best to show the school in the best light. Try to schedule private visitations so you will get a more real feel for the campus. Talk to the students and ask questions. Once there get involved with campus activities. Make it a point to get to know your professor especially in your major. If you want to go to graduate school, you will need them to write you recommendations. The more a professor knows you the more they will be willing to help you. Stay focused on your future goals. Most important be yourself and have fun!

I would tell anyone applying to college that in order to find the right school you need to visit first. Sit in on a class, explore the dorms, eat in the cafeteria and even walk around the town. If you're going to spend four years of your life somewhere you need to make sure you are completely happy with every aspect of it. If there aren't any extracurricular activities you're interested in or there's nothing to do in town, chances are you're going to be bored within a month. Classes are important but there needs to be a healthy balance between school and your social life. If you're bored and unhappy it will negatively affect your grades. People say college is the best four years of your life and after that it's into the real world we must go, so enjoy it while you can.

Always look into the school never go by what the school says themself.

I would tell the parents that they should let their child choose whatever university they may like to attend, and if cost is an issue; they should apply for many scholarship. The student should choose on their own, because it is a lifetime investment and they should be happy and excited everyday they step foot on their campus. Also, since it is a lifetime investment the student shouldn't take it for granted; meaning they should attend classes regularly and ask questions to clarify misunderstandings.

Going to college can be a very stressful time. It is diffcult trying to decide where you want to spend the next four years of your life earing a degree for what you want to do for the rest of your life. It is important to go on tours of the colleges that you are looking at because that is when you will really know whether or not you truly like a school. When you see the college that you want to go to, you will know. As soon as I stepped onto the High Point campus I knew this is where I wanted to go. Once you attend the school you have to make the most of your time there. Get involved! It is very important to go out and participate in the activities provided so you can make friends. There is no reason to be scared or shy, every new freshman is feeling the same way. It is worth it to take chances and step out of your comfort zone. Participate in things you are interested in and you will truly enjoy your time at school.

Just do not look at the sports program they offer. Make sure you look at the academic record and faculty at the school. Location of the school is also very important.

I would suggest that there is no such thing as a perfect college, meaning a college that will have everything a student is looking for. I do believe, however, that there are schools that have many of the qualities you are looking for. The student has to decide what the most important things about a school are and use that as criteria to measure the best place for them. Don't look at a school just because your friends are there, look at the heart of the school and ask if can you see yourself there for 4 or 5 years. Parents do not choose the school for your child, and do not lead them to choose a school based on where you would have gone or where you went . At college there will be people there who you like and dislike, but still get out there and meet others and get involved. The experience is like being on a cruise ship that has lots of things to do. You can choose to try to do the activities, meet people, enjoy the experience or you can sit in your room and say the cruise was no fun.

I would advice the student to decide on what college they want to go to and not what their parents wants them to go to. It will benefit them in the long run. Make sure you try to go to as much campus activities as possible so you can meet new people and make friends.

Visit the college before you decide to go there. Take a tour and make sure it's one you like. There's going to be one you fall in love with the minute you step on campus. That's the one.

When you apply to college, take into consideration your values and beliefs, tour as much as possible. I was unfortunately swayed into a rather conservative school when I consider myself a liberal person through luxuries and exagerrations on the school tour. Have a back-up, unless you are absolutely certain you're going to get in. When you get there, become involved in as many clubs and programs that interest you, it'll help you find people with the same interests and you can form friendships that you'll keep in touch with ten, even twenty years into the future. Make sure you manage your time wisely, nobody likes to pull all-nighters the night before an important exam, and if you must party and drink, keep it to a minimum and be considerate of others who may not enjoy the scene as much as you do. Always, always work out a roommate contract...no matter how much you think you'll get along. It works out much better in the end. And most importantly, college is the best time of your life, have fun and you will forge memories that'll last you a lifetime!