Oklahoma City University Top Questions

Visit the campus. Meet the students.

Make sure you are challenged! Visit the college first and check out the people.

Get as much information about your interested college major before making your decision to attend. Test the waters your freshmen year, and only get involved in a few organizations to start out with.

Money has been an issue for my family and maybe for many students who will be going to a college or university. I would tell parents and students that they need to pick the school that will give them the highest return on their investment. I don't only mean that financially. The students need to pick the school that they feel best comfortable in, even if its more expensive. The happier the person is the more open they will be to new ideas. The student needs to be in an environment where they learn best and are academically challenged to succeed in the field of their choice. Make the right decision because the years that will follow will be some of the best in your life!

The best advice I could give to anyone looking for the right college for them is to visit as many schools as you are interested in. IT really is just the most important part of chosing some where you will be truely comfortable with. Most people go to see universities with their mind already made up, but one visit can change your mind! When you visit the school you meet the students, the faculty, you get to see the dorms and what the campus feels like. Once you have researched the schools you are interested you have to go see them before you are registering for classes, it can make or break the deal.

Do what your heart desires. Do not think about the financial situation you are in. Most colleges have the necessary resources for those who are in a financial struggle. As long you are socially involved and comfortable, and as long as you are happy where you are, then every decision should be accurate for you.

Make it a fun experience, these are supposed to be the best 4 years of your life, live it.

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Don't expect your first try at college to go off perfectly.

It's really important to pay attention to student life when choosing a college. If I could pick again, I would have gone to a college that is a lot bigger because I feel like I've missed out on the "true college experience" because my school is so small. Visit schools and talk to students that go there. Also think about whether that college is somewhere you want to spend 4 years or so. It may seem like it would be a great college your freshman year, but are you going to want to be living there when you're a junior or senior? College is your home away from home, so make sure there are facilities there that cater to things you have at home, such as an adequate gym, restaurants nearby that you like to eat, public transportation system, etc. You don't want to be miserable because you can't do any of the things you are used to doing at home, because then you won't be able to focus on your school work - and isn't that really what college is for in the long run?