Morningside College Top Questions

Make sure you choose a school that can accomodate to your ways of learning, example small or large classes, personal professors, ect. Make sure to put yourself out there and try new things, you might like it. College is an experience of a lifetime, where you will meet some of your closest friends for life. Have fun, take classes seriously, but don't forget who you are in the process.

Make sure you choose a college that you want to go to, not because it is close to home, but choose a college that fits your academic, atheltic, and social interests. I believe money should not be an issue, if you really want to go to a school there is enough finanical aid to be found that any school can be within your grasp.

My advice to find the right college is to go on campus visits and if they provide over night weekends take those oppertunities because thats how you get a good feel about the campus you're visiting. Also make sure the major you want is available and the classes they offer are going to take you in the right direction before deciding on a school. In terms of getting the most out of your college experience i would say you really need to get involved when you're a freshman. Don't sit in your dorm or room with your best friend from high school because you're only creating a bubble and you can't meet new people and experience new things if you have a bubble of protection around you. Also don't go home on weekends unless you have to until the first break, the more you go home the more you miss out on and the less involved you become.

Finding the right college - as I would compare it - is like picking out your future spouse. You need to try multiple schools and stay at each one for an overnight visit. This way you can gain inside information from its' students without the pressures from faculty, student ambassadors, and college coaches. I know that I only stayed at one school and it was the one I ended up picking. I do not fully regret my decision but I would have surely chosen a different school. Your children need the best information that is possible. Allow them adequate time and space to make the decision for themselves. They will have to live with it through the two-four years in school and the rest of their lives. Students will need good information from at least three - five different schools with appeal to them. The first choice, in this situation, should never be the last without seeing what other schools can offer your children. Your children mean the world to you - so give them the opportunity to let college mean the world to them. When they choose the right school there will be no stopping them in their life tracks.

Listen to your gut and go for the school that deep down you want to attend. If the school is expensive try for any type of scholarship even if its only a few hundred dollars, everything counts when it comes to free money. Talk to the students that already attend the college and listen to their experiences and decide if those experiences are right for you. Think of the number one thing you want the college you choose to have and make sure the one you pick has it or you will be truly disappointed. Finally have an open mind, make new friends, and try new things. Life comes at you fast and you don't want to miss a thing.