Hofstra University Top Questions

Before deciding on a University visit the school!

ADVICE? LOOK UNTIL YOU FIND THE RIGHT SCHOOL THAT FITS WHO YOU ARE. I ORIGINALLY WANTED A SCHOOL FOR MY ATHLETIC ABILITIES , FIGURING THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY I WOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD COLLEGE AND POSSIBLY A WAY TO HAVE A CAREER IN SPORTS. . BUT FOUND OUT,AFTER MONTHS OF RESEACHING, THAT MY EDUCATION WAS MORE IMPORTANT. HAVING A LEARNING DISABILITY MADE MY LIST OF SCHOOLS SHORTER . . BUT BY ADMITTING TO MY DISABILITY I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THIS GREAT SCHOOL CALLED HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY.AND BECOME A MEMBER OF THE SUS - STUDENT OF UNIVERSITY STUDIES PROGRAM FINANCIALLY, IT WILL BE DEFFICULT FOR MY FAMILY BUT WITH GODS HELP WE'LL FIND A WAY. NOT KNOWING IF I'LL BE ATTENDING NEXT YEAR I AM TAKING MY PARENTS ADVICE TO EXPERIENCE COLLEGE LIFE TO THE FULLEST AT A SCHOOL THAT CARES ABOUT WHO I AM.

go out of state.

One of the most important things to take note of when looking at colleges is not necessarily facts and figures, but the general feeling you get when you visit each school. The absolute number one quality that a school should have is that you feel comfortable and at home. If you aren't comfortable in your learning environment, you won't learn, and all of the distinguished honors or good statistics in the world can't change that. Once you find a good school for you, its still up to you to make the most of your experience. Get involved, and do it sooner rather than later! It's the absolute best way to make friends and by making yourself busy doing things you genuinely enjoy, with people who share your interests will make your entire college experience richer and more fun!

Make sure you know what you want to do before you go to a exspensive college!

Make sure the college that you are looking at have a great program for your major. Doing research about the college will get you more prepared to make a better decision. Also look into financial aid and scholarship offers from the university and see if your will qualify for any of them. You should love the college that you are going to and be proud to be going there. Doing research and getting a lot if information will be the best way to know the college and also know what to expect when you go there. Make sure the college also offers activities and clubs that you are interested in so you can be apart of the universtiy.

The first thing you want to do is to write down what you want to get out of your college experience (good education, internship, club participation, friends etc). Visit schools and explore them. Ask questions if you're on a tour, try to meet falculty (open houses are the best), and talk to admissions couselors. Don't forget you are going to spending possibly four years at this university, and will be paying in some way to attend. Try the food, make sure you get a taste test. You will be eating over 300 meals in a year, so you want to make sure there is a variety of food choices available. To get the most out of your college experience, join something. Whether that be playing a sport, joining a club/organizaiton, or Greek life, just by joining one thing will help you meet others that share your interests. Do this in your very first semester; it helps with the transition and will really boost your college experience. If someone came up to me my senior year of high school and told me everything I were going to do in college, I would not believe them.

Get away from your comfort zone a little bit. College is the best time to try living somewhere that's a little different then where you are from. If you don't like it, you can always change to somewhere a bit more comfortable.

Make sure it is a place where you will fit in, if it is a place where you can go without your best friend from highschool, and make even closer friends, friends for the rest of your life.

Visit all the schools you are accepted to. You may find out that it is not what you expect when you come for a visit. Get involved early on in your freshmen year. It's the best way to make friends and feel like a part of the community.