Tuskegee University Top Questions

Start by doing reasearch and making sure that the school not only has your childs major but how good of a program it is. Then look at the location of the school, the surroundings and the safety. Then see how much tuition costs make sure the amount your paying for the school satisfies the amount of education and opportunities recieved. Make sure you create a list of possible colleges and compare them by the success rate and the tuition and the education level. Take college tours and really make sure that the student would be comfortable living and attending the college. Also realize almost all dorms have negatives so dont base the living condition on the value of education. Keep a look out for change as well because a decision on something you thought you could never do maybe the best life changing experience.

Have a strong support system. Most students thinks that the decision process is easy, but its not. Its anything far from easy. Alot of students make a decision to attend an out-of-state school and begin to get homesick way before the midterms start to come around. Most teens today try everything in their power to get away from their parents once highschool begins, only to try to get even closer to them during their undergrad years. Having a strong support system will help along with everything else in the process, right school, classes, activities, even money.

My advice to parents and students about finding the right college is that follow your heart and what your major is going to be. Students don't let someone else pick for you cause you never know it's really the schoool for you. You are the only one that really knows if that school is for you. Making the most of your college experience by living life to the fullest. There are times to have fun and there are times to study. You have to be responibly about every decision you make while in college and when you are on your own in life. Don't let other tell you to do something that you don't want to do. You most always remember to be a leader not a follower. You know what is right and wrong. Never forget that.

My advice to students is to attend an institution that the student can have fun and stay focused at the same time. The advice that I have for the parents is to look at the school and it's prestiege instead of the price tag.

i wold say find someplace where u can grow as a person, and can see yourself becoming the peson u will have to be for the rest of your life.

They should go visit the all kinds of colleges then narrow down the ones that you like the best. THey visit it again and always go with your gut or heart and make sure the colleges have your major.

Make sure above all, the school fits you. It may have your intended major, but make sure the campus and the people are perfect for you.

Make sure you think long and hard when considering which university to attend. Consider everything from where the school is located to how diverse the student population is, and of course most importantly the academic ciriculum.

Selecting the right college is similar to selecting a second home. When parents are with there children visiting these schools it is important for them to ask their child, ?Do you feel comfortable here?? In my opinion this has to be one of the most important issues to consider because a lot of students go off to college alone and of those that do some of them are going to an out of state school, so feeling comfortable will help both the children and parents to be more at ease as they start the journey into college. As for making the best of the college experience, communication is very important parents should always be in tune as to what their child is doing as well as the child being willing to share as well. Speaking from the perspective of an out of state student, having my college feel like a second home to me, and having my parents always available to talk to me made my freshman year experience a very successful and happy one. Without that I would have felt home sick and most likely would have wanted to return home after the first semester.

To make the most of your college experience I would advise parents/students to keep an open mind. College is what you make it, join organizations, be involved, and make lifetime friends. College is the period before you enter the real world, the period where you will make mistakes that will teach you life lessons. College has really turned me into a better student, friend, and overall a better person. Also, learn your balance, I have a 3.9 grade point average and I had a great social life. At school I'm able to be myself and I have a great group of friends that share the same interest as me.