Rhode Island College Top Questions

Make sure it is a focused campus, students first, Professors with experience who want to e there for the students. Make sure it is a peaceful, but active environment.

If you don't have an intended field, (or in general) do not waste your money at an expensive school. Take classes applicable to basic studies and branch out to figure out what best suits you. Keep in mind what you are comfortable with (class size, campus style) perhaps complare it to your high school experience if you are not sure what you are looking for. Do not be afraid to move away, you can alwasy come back home (or to parents: they will be able to come back). DO pay attention your freshman year. My freshman year is the sole reason for my horrid GPA. DO REALLY THINK and BE SMART about the loan contract you are signing. It's scary.

I don't think it matters which college you attend. To me, a school is a school and all a student needs to do is work hard wherever he or she chooses to go. It is very helpful for someone to know what they want to do for a living before college, because it will be more rewarding knowing that the classes you are taking will apply to real life. A student should also be involved in school activites because those are the memories that you'll cherish the most after college is over. Extra curricular activities will also look good on a resume.

The best advice I can give students is to choose a college for themselves, not anyone else. I went to a big, fancy school because friends, parents, and teachers were telling me I was "too good" for a state school. And you know what? I hated it. I felt completely inadequate and I never felt like I truly belonged. Last semester I switched to a local state school and I'm soo much happier! I'm with people from a similar background and I feel much more comfortable. Everyone is much more friendly, and I've actually found my classes to be harder than at my old school! When you're choosing a college, you need to make sure it's a school that fits YOU, not just your GPA or your parents' dreams. After all, you're the one who has to go there for the next four years!

know what you want to do and what you want to go for, and get an advisor.

Don't look soley at the price. Definately go to visit schools and find out what would be a good fit! get a college board account online [collegeboard.com] and fastweb account! college board has tons of information on colleges and SAT's. Fastweb is a scholarship site that shows you scholarships that apply to you, after you complete the information survey. there are plenty of scholarships out there, definately look for them. Any college you go to is what you make of it. don't go in and waste the opportunity. dont get bogged down by the social aspect- you will fall behind and not graduate on time! it is one thing to make friends and have fun- it is another to party too much and skip classes. make sure you can handle the workload as well- some clsses are more difficult than others! know what you want to do when you go in to college; if you dont know, take general education classes, but dont forget to find out what you are interested in!

Do not apply to a school that concertrates in just the major you want. Many college students change their minds once they start school. Apply to schools that offer two possible majors that you like. That way if you decide that major is not for you, you can switch your major without having to worry about the hassle of changing schools.

let the student choose.......

Look for a college that has the major that you need. And make sure that whatever the school promises to give you that they actually do. especially financial aid.

college is about finding yourself, choose one that you believe will help improve you as a peson. it does not matter what kind of carreer field you want as long as you know you can get the education needed to complete that field you desire. all in all "you must fall before you can rise.", learn from your mistakes and listen to the knowledge of those who has been and graduated from the college you want to attend. once you have decided on the college you want be yourself because you are part of a diverse group of individuality.