Salve Regina University Top Questions

Look carefully and visit the school before attending. also give yourself at least two semester to adjust to this new lifestyle

students:Do what YOU love, choose a school that YOU are completely comfortable with...parents: KEEP AN OPEN MIND! My mom did not know what I would be doing with my life as an art major at a Catholic Liberal Arts School but...I'm a senior and about to graduate with BA in Graphic Design and Photography and it's safe to say I made all of my own choices and do not have one single regret about picking my ideal school and setting up my future plans.

The best advice is to visit as many colleges as you can before you make your decision. Because there are so many colleges and universities, one is bound to fit you academically and socially. When you do pick a school, make sure to get involved with on campus clubs/organizations right off the bat!! This allows the new student to get a sense of what their school has to offer.

Take your time and make sure the teacher student ratio provides a learning envirnment

My advice is to find a college that gives you everything you want, regardless of the cost of tuition. I chose a college out of my price range because it offered me everything I was looking for in a college, and although i'll be paying off loans for many years to come, I have never regretted my decision. It is incredibly important to find a college that not only offers you the educational experiences you want, but also will provide you with extra-curricular activities, internships, and social networks that will give you an all-around experience and provide for you the best outlook for the real world.

Judge each college visit upon the "feeling" that you get from being there, surrounded by students that you may or may not easily see yourself being a part of. Do not judge any students that you meet before getting to know them. Potential friends lie around every corner if you are willing to let them be so. Strive to be open minded, challenge your ideas and values, be willing to contemplate introspectively, be ready to grow and change, want to learn and enrich your life. Try to take best advantage of your professors-- they will be the smartest and most inspiring people you meet. Ask around for who the good professors are-- even the most toturous material can be taught and learned if the prof is exciting and engaging enough. Learning is the most important thing one can do with themselves in making the world a better place. Appreciate the opportunity for education and greet every day with eager enthusiasm.

You need to find the college that fits your needs and wants the most, not just a few of those needs.

Many students are eager to graduate high school and immediately leave the environment they have grown up in. For small town kids, they may believe they want to get away from home and be on their own in a city. I also thought that I wanted to get away from home and be by the ocean. O boy was I wrong. I had also let my parents pick out my institution for me because I had wanted to make them happy. My advice to parents; be very patient with your kids as they venture into a world they don't know. But watch their faces very carefully as they go to visit each school. You do know them best and your advice does count, but not for everything. Take into account, the professors and extracurricular activities because without those two factors, an individual will not succeed. Everything else will work itself in to the picture.

I would say to go on visits to the schools and observe the social setting as well as the teaching methods to determine whether or not it is relevant to what you are looking for. Definitely consider the distance from home, as many freshman get homesick and feel a little lost in the begining of their college life!

I think a college should be chosen based on the academics there. College is very expensive and i think it is best to get the most out of it. Last year i hated it at my college and soon realized that although it is nice to have friends the money is so i can get a better education. You will always find those people who you know you will be friends for life. So chose your college based on the teachers and the major you are interested in and worry about friends once you get there :)