University of Evansville Top Questions

Find a school with a comfortable environment and many academic majors to choose from.

My advice to students is to follow your heart when choosing a college, and to go somewhere that you would truly fit in. My advice to parents is to trust your child's choice in colleges, even if it isn't what you had planned for them.

Don't stress yourself out about finding the ONE school that is your perfect fit. There are good and bad aspects of every college and university. Find a school that meets your basic criteria, such as size, distance from home, neighborhood, student-teacher ratio, study abroad options, and majors. If more than one school fits your basic criteria, do campus visits and choose the one you feel most comfortable at. If you feel comfortable at more than one school, choose the one that gives you the best financial aid package. Don't drive yourself crazy trying to match every single detail of a school to a list that you have. Even without every perfect detail, you will still enjoy your time there as long as it meets your basic criteria and you feel comfortable on the campus.

Just find a place you'll be comfortable being yourself at, meaning through either the people, classes, or the organizations. Because it's a 4 year commitment.

Do what you love.

My advice to future college students would be to pick where you will be most comfortable. My first choice, which I now realize would not have worked for me, seemed right at the time. I was looking more at the buildings and location than the actual academic side of the school. Pick a school that has a strong emphasis in your area of study and where you think you will get the most out of your education. A challenge both in the classroom and from professors shows that students will learn materials needed in their future and excel while they are in school. The campus population also has an effect on a student's choice in finding the right college. Some people like meeting new people everyday, while others like to see the same people. Also I would strongly suggest visiting potential college campuses before accepting one of them. The feeling that a campus gives off from its students and professors is crucial in deciding where to go. Each one is different, but finding where you are most comfortable will make the college experience so much more enjoyable and easy in the end.

Realize you will be busy on this campus, but academics are the most important. There is always something to do, and drinking is not at the top of the list .

I would tell them to flesh out all their options--look at schools that might not be your first or even your third choice. Prepare yourself to explore different campuses and communities, and don't be afraid of not having enough money for school. With the state of the economy now, very few people can afford it on their own. There is always financial aid if you're willing to find and work for it. To make most of your college experience, I suggest that you put yourself out there--don't be shy, and talk to people you probably wouldn't. Try new things, learn to speak a new language, take a class you really never saw yourself in. You never know, you could be surprised at how things work out. I know I was.

The absolute, most important thing about finding the right college is to find the school that offers what you want to do with your life--what you are passionate about. Literature, business, theater, or environmental studies, it doesn't matter. If you find the school that offers the best program in your field, you will have a positive college experience. You just have to study what you love. Don't be afraid to look at universitites you wouldn't initially consider or you perceive to be out of your comfort zone. Doing just that is how I found my perfect college. Finding a college with an outstanding study abroad program, however, is absolutely paramount. The four best months of my life were spent studying in a Victorian manor in England, going everywhere from Scotland to Italy in my semester abroad. Seeing the world helps you find yourself, which is what the right college should enable you to do. If you know what you love, and stay true to yourself, you will find the right school for you. Never lose sight of what you want out of life.

Find a school that makes you (or your children) happy and keeps their spirits up. find one that makes them comfortable, and def find one with a good community surrounding it