LeTourneau University Top Questions

Look for a school with small class size that hires amiable professors and has a reputation for excellence. Make sure that the general attitude of the student body is not too dissimilar from that of the prospective student. Also try to find a school where drugs and alcohol are not the primary form of entertainment and the party atomostphere is minimal. Perhaps the best thing a parent or prospective student can do is vist one or two of the dorms and visit with the students. Find out if they spend their time studying or playing video games. Ask yourself if you want to be like these people (or if you want your child to be like them).

I would say tell porspective students that you need to go with your first choice. If you find a college that you like and makes you feel at home, and has all the programs and degrees you want go with it. As for parents, just support your son or duaghter. They are growing up and learnign to adults. Don't force them into a college you would have like to go when you were young or force them into degrees you like, let them be there oen person and chose what they want. If that is doen you get a happier student that get good grades, and a son or daughter that will actually call or email you from college.

Start planning your financial aid about a semester ahead of time. Borrow boooks when you can instead of buying them, but save like you have to buy them anyway. Dont get caught up wasting time, it is an easy thing to do.

Visit for a weekend

Keep an open mind! Take several trips to school before you decide to go their. Try to go on a day when they do not have a tour and you can see the "real" side of the school!!

Look into everything first. Preview at the college. See where the college is located and what their beliefs are. Know what the financial terms and conditions are. Ask current students about this to fully understand what's going on there. Have alternate choices of where to attend college. Be open about possible college locations and environments. Try to find diversity. See if the college has any study abroad programs. Don't make any rash decisions. Start applying early so that you don't miss out on some opportunities due to deadlines. Be able to study well at school so you will have free time that you can really enjoy. Get to know people from other cultures and backgrounds. This will open your eyes, and you will love your college experience.

Finding a college should not be entirely about academics or cost, but community and relationships. Look for a school with comorodary among the students and a community atmosphere. At my school, I lived on the same dorm for all four years and developed very deep and meaningful relationships with the people I lived with. Once you have found a school that provides this kind of atmosphere, look at the academics. I believe that professors should take a sincere interest in all of their students and be willing to take time out of class to work with a student. In conclusion, the selection of a college should be first about the community, atmosphere and comorodary and second about the academics.

Do not be affraid to experiment and just try things. Have some sort of plan when you enter college, but be willing to allow yourself to freedom to try different classes and activities. I started out as a Physical Therapy major. I took several History classes and decided that I enjoyed History more than I did Physical Therapy. Find what you enjoy doing. It also helps to expand your social circle to include people in a large variety of majors. Talk to them about what they are studying. Find out what they love about their classes. Find something that you enjoy doing. Do what you love.

know what is going to be ahead. college is not hard to get in but hard to succeed in!

The parents and children should feel a connection with the college whether if it is the environment or the curriculum, it is the only way that the parent and the student will be happy. The college shouldn't be the choice of the parents but the choice of the student. Allow your child to spread their wings and at the same time express to them that you are proud of them and you know that they will make the best decisions on their journey.