Murray State University Top Questions

apply early and try and save up for it before-hand.

The advice I would give to parents and students about finding the right college and making the most of the college experience would be to take a tour of the campus to make sure it's the right size for you or your child. I would also suggest living on or near campus. I have never lived on campus and I wish my first year I would have. It gives you a chance to meet a lot more people because you live close to them and have to associate with these people. Always make sure to keep up your grades, especially the first semester because it's the hardest because your on your own and think you got it down when you really don't.

The most important thing to me was what was closest to my home because my family has helped me with everything. Also the cost of the school and what kind of help you will be getting in order to go to school.

If you are looking for a school to attend or for your children to attend, definitely go for a campus tour, but dont limit your opinion based off of what your tour guide has to say. They're job is to make the university sound as appealing as possible. The real identity of a university or college lies in what its current students have to say about their experience. Talk to people you see on campus, sit in a class or two with a possible professor. Get a real feel for campus and the way that the institution is run as a student, not as a passerby. In the long run, what you take away from college is the experiences you have when you arent even in a class room. If the academic track record is wonderful, then thats just half of the equation. Its when you graduate and take not only a top notch education in your field with you, but also memories and experiences that will ultimately make you a more valuable person to society and to your career field that really counts.

I would tell parents and/or students that they need to make sure the school is dedicated to the advancement of the students. I would also tell them to go around and meet with professors, administrators and students, this way they can see if the school is right for them. Also do a great deal of research on the schoool. Prepare a list of questions to ask when you go visit the campus. The most important fact I think is to visit the college numerous times before enrolling. Each visit will be different.

I would say to make a list of qualities that you would like your school to have. Visit as many schools as possible and go to the one you feel meets your needs the best. Try not to settle for a school that you don't really like because you'll only end up being unhappy and that will not make you able to enjoy college to the fullest.

College is the first step along the path into life as an adult and picking the right school is an important step in the right direction. Students need to find a school with the ingredients to help them achieve the best education possible while realizing that social interaction is a necessary part of college. Learning to deal with others is just as important a skill as learning to make a living in the real world. Parents and students both should realize that it is the student that is going to school and making choices about what classes to take and what social groups to take part in. If the parent is the one making the decisions, they are just hurting their child's chances of getting the education and learning experience that will fit them best because, regardless of how well a parent may know their child, there are some aspects of their needs and desires in regards to learning and education that a parent will probably never know.

just visit as many school as you can get to know a few poeople around campus and make sure you do yu research is it right fr you.

Make sure and study about the college or university you plan on attending. Starting first by going to the campus for a visit.

Listen to your gut feeling. Never go to a college that you have not visited, because once you visit it will all come into focus. Only the attending student can know whether or not the school in question is for them. Just as it is up to them to create their own college experience. The good times and the friend rarely find you sitting in the dorm room just waiting for something to happen. Only by getting out with your peers and making real life decisions whether right or wrong will the college experience reveal itself.