Asbury University Top Questions

I would tell potential students and parents that it is very important that you go visit the school. Some schools have set weekends were prospective students come to campus to check out the school, but I would advice that you come experience the campus during the week when there are not other prospective students everywhere. I think you learn a lot more about the school when you put yourself in the middle of the everyday routine. Ask to stay with someone on campus so you can see what dorm life is all about. You can even request to sit in on classes or go to different extra-curricular activities. I think if you experience the school in this way you will know whether it is or is not the right place for you during your colligiate career.

Go and visit and see if you like it.

My grandpa always told me not to wish my life away. I would say enjoy every day of your college experience, but the most important thing is to be there for each day. What I mean is, do not spend your senior year of high school wishing you were away at college. Do not spend your freshman year of college wishing it were your sophomore year so you can have your car on campus. Do not spend your senior year of college wishing you would graduate so you can start "real life." When the time comes for your education to be complete, you will be ready. Take time to listen to your friends and family. The little things say a lot. Leave your roommate a card when she is having a bad day. Let a professor know you appreciate something he did for you. These acts of kindness will not go unnoticed. Open yourself up to those around you. Mostly importantly, pray. Pray even when you do not feel like praying. Sometimes the moments you are angry with God are the moments He gives you the clearest answer. Finally, study abroad. The experience is immeasurable.

Make sure that when you're going to a college that the balance between school and social is what you need it to be to florish, pay attention to the people who support the college, and to what kind of opportuinites the college offers their students, the worst thing is to end up at a college that doesn't prepare you for the world ahead. Are the people you talk to mostly positive or negative, because that can shape your child for life. Don't choose a college because it's "Safe" but because it challenges you to become better.

Make sure you go and visit you top two or three choices! If they will let you, stay overnight in the dorm as well. You can really get a good feel for student life that way and see if the school is a good fit for you! If you didn't like living in the dorms for one night, chances are you won't enjoy lving there for four years straight either! I went out-of-state for college and I think that was the best thing I could have done! It really made me grow up, at least, more so than students who were close enough to go home every weekend so thier mom could still do thier laundry. College is your time to figure out who you are! Don't be afraid to go explore!!!

Go in with a good attitude, work hard, and get everything you can out of it!

To pick a college for you, not your parents for for a boyfriend or girlfriend. There is much more you learn at college that is not in the classroom.

Make sure that you love the campus and the flavor of life on that campus. The academics are important but it doesn't matter if your not having fun...

Regarding the searching process, it is crucial to actually visit the schools. Being on campus, seeing where the students hang out, eat meals, play sports, etc. is vital in properly accessing whether the school is a good fit. Maintaining a balance of work, play, and involvement is essential in making the most out of the time in college. The student must realize that this is an opportunity to grow, both academically and emotionally, while acknowleding and accepting the integral aspects of growth-striving for maturity, responsibility, excellance, and honesty.

Finding the right college is about looking for a place where you will feel at home, comfortable and able to prosper. Having worked in residence life for the past two years, I have seen this to be true. Students who feel they do not belong or are wanted, have a much more difficult time succeeding academically. I would say if at all possible, to visit the schools that you are interested in; meet professors, talk with students and staff to get a feel for daily life on campus. If you do not feel comfortable, take it as a sign that you are not meant to be there. Another important thing to consider as you begin college life, is to buget time appropriately. It is so easy to leave homework and study for last and spend all your time socializing. This is not a good idea. When you get your class schedule, determine how much time you will need to read your books, do homework, sleep, eat, extra-curricular activities and social events. If you do this, you are much more likely to get the rest you need, stay on top of work and make and keep friends.