North Carolina Central University Top Questions

Take your time and be sure that the college you choose is the one you really want to attend and not the one your friends and/or family want you to got to. Know the sizes of the classrooms and the campus enviroment and ensure that it best fits your personality. Know yourself and stick with your goals. Create a system that helps you balance your social life and your education because education is the most important thing not your social experience.

Finding the right college can be hard but it can also be fun. Look at thing you like to do like dancing, singing, and maybe even cooking. Make sure the school you apply to have the major you are looking for. Make sure it is a campus that makes you feel safe and welcome. Also make sure you visit the campus before applying to see if this is a enviroment that you would want to stay in. Look into financial aid and of course make sure you can afford the school.

Some adivce I would give parents or students is that it is ok to explore as much as many colleges as possilbe. When you do fill out for a college don't hold back on going to orientation if it is offered to you. Going to the orientation will show you how big the campus may be the environment like where it is surrounded and dormitories if necessary. You will also get the chance to meet professors as well as staff and even others that go to the school as well and even then you can ask them how much they like the college. Finding the best college will be so important because it maybe the start of life long friendships or even a soulmate. You also want to make your college expereince the best that you would want it to be. Do all that you will allow yourself to do but at the same time don't do nothing you wouldn't normally do or peer pressured into. This experience will be an experience you'll never forget so make the most of it at the best college you feel is best for you.

Make sure that the college you're attending is the right one for you and that they actually have your field of study. Parents need to make sure that it is well within their budget.

Get in contact with the school you plan to attend. This will minimize the surprises once you officially enroll. Also, it is best to visit the campus so that it is easier for you to adjust to living on the campus of your respective universities.

Make sure you do your research about the school you want to go to. Call, visit, get online, stay on them all the time and let them know who you are, you interested in their university.

My advise to you students looking to make the best out of college would be first and formeost to stay focused. Remember that you are paying, or should I say your loving parents are paying, thousands of dollars not for you to have a life of partying but for you to receive a firm education. From experience, I know how easy it is to fall into the college partying scene, especially when all your "friends" are pressuring you to go downtown instead of staying in and studying for that exam you have at 8AM the next morning! Since your family won't be around you as much, your friends will play a major role in your college life. Therefore, make sure you surround yourself with the right group of people. You want to find friends who support you and your decisions. Finding trustworthy and supportive friends are imperative. Remember what they say, "you are who your friends are." Joining clubs and recreational sports are a great way of meeting new people at your school, so make sure to check those out. As for choosing the right school, make sure your priorities are right; Don't just follow your friends!

I would advise parents not to force their children into a school that is not fit for them, despite thier expectations that one may have for their child.

The most important thing in finding the right college is getting the right combination of academic and social quality for you. Prospective students should stay open minded and see what it's like to get involved in the sudent life at any university they're thinking about. Talk to alumni and current students, as well as admissions officers and administrators to get as complete an idea about the school as possible. They're going to give you the idea they want you to have, you have to go find the rest of the picture.

Cost is important, career selection, Security on campus, education matters.