Queens University of Charlotte Top Questions

Make sure you decide if a small school is right for you. There are only about 900 daytime undergraduate students, so there tends to be a lot of gossip and cliques. Its a lot like going to high school, but everyone is older and you have less class time.

My advise to parents and their future college students is to be prepared and get involved once you've arrived on campus. Apply to schools early to give yourself time to visit each and determine where you feel most at home. I knew that Queens was right for me when I bought my first Queens hoodie! I was so proud to wear it around my high school! Consider what you are looking for in a university; remember, it's not about getting them to like you, it's about finding a place where you will feel accepted and comfortable being yourself. Nowadays, it's necessary to not only have a strong academic background but to also be culturally and politically aware. I strongly recommend looking for universities that provide opportunities to travel abroad as well as a helpful staff that will be available to assist you in finding a competitive internship. Queens provides both of these as a part of our education and 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of students are able to participate. With an international trip and an internship that was in my area of study, I will now have that competitive edge when applying for a job after graduation.

My best advice to give future college students about finding the perfect college is to visit each and every college you are applying to. Make sure you talk to the faculty and admistrators. Make sure you look at all the campus facilities to see if you would be comfortable at that school. Once you go off to college it's a new life for you. Students never want to come home because of how much they love their school. One thing that really helped me was that I wrote a pros and cons list for each school because a few schools were very close in my decision. Writing a pros and cons list showed me everything I liked and didn't like about the school and ultimately confirmed my decision.