University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Top Questions

My best advice is to research as many schools as you can and make sure you have different types of schools on your list to keep your options open. Make sure to visit each of the schools and try and take a tour of them all. This is where you gain your basic knowledge and see the school first hand, the setting and location can have a big impact on the students decision to attend or not. Once you are at school it can be intimadating with everything being so new, but do not let this hold you back. Take advantage of every opportunity that is offered. It is the best way to meet people and to experience new things or try something you have always wanted to do. Do not put things off until later because time flies when you are at school, if an opportunity comes along, even if it's just to say hello and meet someone new, take it because before you know it college will be over. Be yourself and try not to let anyone else tell you to be someone different or act differently.

Visit the campus on a tour, then visit it another day when a tour is not being held. Tours are always played up, often they bring you to the dining hall and have their best food available. Everything is made to look perfect. If you go randomly during the school year and walk around and observe you will get a real feel for what the campus is like. Also, look at how much it is going to cost and what type of environment you want to go to school in (city, rural, suburban, etc.)

Make sure you find a college that allows you to be yourself. It is easy to get lost in everything going around you and even the name brand of a university. Whats most important is that you find a place that feels right to you. Once you get there do not hesitate to get involved. There are always various clubs and activities to be a part of and they are a great way to meet people with your same interests. It is also a great way to experience something new and branch out.

During the college search, make sure you make a check-list for yourself with different things your are personally looking for in a school. That can help you narrow down the college list. Also, make sure once you've narrowed down your college list to about 4 or 5 schools, go visit them! You won't get any idea what the school is truely like unless you visit it. And don't be afraid to ask students and teachers what they think of the school there. Their first hand experience is probably the best.

Go to the college that academically, financially, geographically makes the most sense. Every college is a good one as long as you give it a chance and get involved. Getting involved is the key to enjoying and making the most of your college experience. Don't be content with the friends you make in your dorm. Branch out. Join clubs and athletics. Go to the school's football and hockey games. Just because it's not you prospective dream school, or maybe it is, doesn't mean you can't love it.

Dont settle. Find a school that offers what you are looking for.

When looking for the right college it helps to consider as many options as possible. Take advantage of campus tours and experience weekends to really get a feel for the environment. Talk to current students about their experiences. Getting involved in campus activities can enhance your college experience. Find a few things you are interested in but don't try to do too much that your schoolwork suffers.

Visit tons of campuses and find the one that feels like home to you. I am very comfortable at UNH but am glad that I looked around or I would be curious about other schools.

When you get on the campus that is right for you, you'll know it. Also, everyone dislikes their first few weeks of college, just stick with it and put yourself out there, you will meet some amazing people and have the time of your life. Don't take it for granted, 4 years goes by fast.

The best advice I think I could give to future college students and their parents is that even though people say to go in undeclared, don't. It is hard to apply to get into a major after you have come in undeclared. I went in undeclared and took classes for Occupational Therapy for the first two years because that is what I wanted to do, and when I was able to apply my sophomore year, they only accepted ten people. I was not one of them which made me very upset, and I had to search for a major that went with the OT classes I took because by junior year, you need to have picked a major. Unless you want to do undergaduate school in five or six years, I would suggest going in with a major even if you aren't exactly sure what you want to do. Also, don't give into peer pressure. Do what you want to do. There are so many different types of people that it is hard NOT to find someone you will get along with. Be yourself and do what you want to do. : )