Western Connecticut State University Top Questions

One major suggestion to the parents/students who are seeking the perfect college would definitely be to pay a visit to the school first. Sometimes we tend to take the advice of our friends and relatives when they give there opinions of the school, but by first hand experience you can tell if it is right for you or not. By just one visit you could also feel the school spirit in the air! One thing that Westconn is known for is its friendly student body. We may not be the most academic school or even the biggest party school but once you step foot on our campus you are sure to be welcomed with a smiling face.

I would say that college is really what you make it and you can have fun no matter how close or far you are from home. I would recommend they find a college that fits their needs and matches things such as the subject they want to study, the size and location of the school, and also somewhere that fits their budget. I believe they should dorm there if possible, as my experience dorming the first year made me very independent and also introduced me to some very close friends that I beleive I will keep for life. Overall, my advice would be that everyone thinks it is tough in the beginning, but if you give your school some time, you may come to like it.

It is important to make sure that high school students visit each campus that they apply to before making a decision. This really aids in giving the student an experience to the look and feel of the college. Atmosphere is one of the most important things, along with understand the types of students that go there, and their learning environments.

Visit every campus and if possible stay for a night on campus

When choosing a college, and making the most of the college experience, the most important piece of advice I can give is to fully ensure that the school you are choosing offers the major you are most interested in participating in. Although it may seem that academics are the furthest thing from a student's mind, the truth is that more time will be spent in class and on schoolwork than doing anything else. One of the worst experiences is to spend two years and countless dollars at one school, only to decide that you don't like your major and have to start all over, losing credits in the transfer process and losing friends when you change schools, along the way. Even worse, graduating only to discover that you don't want to do the job your major leads you into, is a terrible and confusing feeling. There is life after college- plan for it. Live in the moment, but don't spend all your time, money and energy on a career and a future that does not interest you. Make sure that your social life balances with your other responsibilities. You will thank yourself later.

It is highly important that you pick college wisely. When you do pick your college make sure that you make the best of your college experience because that's what's going to affect your college outcome. It is important that you open yourself up to college experience by getting involve, socializing, and seeing what you can add to the college experience.

Make sure you have your priorities of the whole college decision down. Listen to each other and take each others opinions into you considerations during the decision-making process. If money is an issue, look at it effectively. If you want a nice community-based school, take that into account. If there are educational priorities, and you want to make sure you are getting a great education, make sure the teachers are great and active in their field of work. If you want a nice city or town surrounding it to go to, that should be a part of the decision as well. Make sure that the most important priorities are taken care of. Try not to let the little things that can be negative get in the way of enjoying a college experience. Also, perhaps most important, if you don't think you should go to school, or want to, don't rush it. If the scale is weighing on going and you are just being lazy, though, don't pass up a great opportunity. But if you are not sure, you don't want to have thousands of dollars in debt and a resentment against the world.

Test out what drives and motivates you before jumping into colleges. I personally took 3-4 internships BEFORE college, during highschool to figure out what i wanted. 2 summers at the North east fisheries in milford CT to explore Marine biology... loved it but not for the rest of my life.... took an internship at a chiropractors office for a few months to explore physical therapy... not a fan of touching strangers for a living... but the science behind it amuses me. Finally an internship in Maryland pointed out a career in the arts, perhaps with a second degree int he sciences, is where my passion lies. I was convinced throughout high school that i wanted to go into marine biology, but after doing it for two summers unpaid... it didn't seem worth the job instability and the required phd. or masters to be able to make a survivable income. If you really don't know, westconn, or a local liberal school can help.

There are many important things to take into consideration when selecting a college. I feel that most important is that it feels like a home away from home for you. You should feel comfortable there and know that there are always people there who can help you out through the years you will be there. Also important are the academics, you should know that you are going to learn everything and anything you want to cover in the time that you are there so that you will be ready to take on the world afterwards.

Make sure it's somewhere you really want to be. Check out different campuses until you find the one that works. Don't go somewhere just because your friends are.