Brenau University Top Questions

Look at all of your choices!

Future Students: Find the college that YOU want to go to. The opinions of your family and friends are important of course but you are going to be the one attending the college and you need to decide for yourself which college is best for you. How do you do this? Take the time to visit the college's and explore the programs that each college has to offer. Choose the college that will best accommodate YOUR needs. Next, to make the most out of your college experience by letting go of your fears and just enjoying the college life. Take the time to make new friends. Sometimes balancing your social life and your school life can be difficult and your friends may be hanging out one night and your may have a test coming up and you can't go, but life goes on and you can go the next time. Just enjoy every moment you have at school because after school its work!

I believe that choosing the right college can make a world of difference in the end. If students are unhappy, I feel they will not succeed. When choosing a college, think about yourself, and what things you need and the things you enjoy. Will you be happy in a big city, or would you prefer a smaller community college? Do you play sports? Consider your degree and look at all the schools with that particular degree. Visit the schools you are considering because you won't really know what you are getting into if you don't. Talk to current students there, and find people in your major to get a good look at what will be expected of you. Most of all, find a college where you know you will be happy. I believe if it's the right college, you'll know!

The best advice I can offer is to research the school you are looking to attend. This includes planning for tuition, staff members of the college you'll attend, reputation it holds, activities you might be interested in, etc. These will be the best years of your life, so make sure you make an informed decision! It will be most rewarding in the end!!!

There are a lot of different reasons to go to college. Therefore the selection process is unique for each individual. The best thing to do is ask yourself one important question. Is there something that I already know I want to pursue after graduation? Things like dance and medicine, or like me theatre. I think a lot of students are lured away for where they need to be for their life's pursuit, by parents, peers, and teachers saying, "You?re young, just find a place you like and figure it out from there". I'm not saying this is bad advice, for a large amount of college bound students this is what they need. But for those of us that have a passion for fields that demand four years of training and whether or not you get jobs afterward depend on the quality of that training, you must recognize this in advance. Make this your top priority, not the night-life, or the campus, or the dorms. I care about this so much because I was lured away. I doubted where I was and left. I realized my mistake and returned, but I wish I had that semester back.

Think about what you want. How far away from home it is, how big it is, the schools reputation are all important. Visit the campus, if it feels like home then you have found the right place. Are there opportunities that you can use to grow as a person? Are you going to be challenged? Are you going to be able to focus on your school work? Schooling is only going to give you so much. It is all about what you put into it. No matter what school you choose, you should feel like a success. Just know that in order to be a success, you have to work for it. Nothing in college is going to be handed to you. What ever effort you put into your school is what you are going to get out of the experience. Make friends, put yourself out there, be bold, embrace change. Fight for what you want, help people along the way, greet the chance at a new life with a smile.

Thoroughly consider your options. Don't just pick the first place that proposes a sweet deal. Tour the campus; talk to the students and faculty; explore your options for potential majors. Haggle with the financial aid offices...Every little penny counts! Get a feel for what it would be like to attend each university of your choices. Once you have considered the details, then and only then will you feel comfortable and excited about your choice.

Make sure you plan ahead how you are going to pay and start the financial aid process early. Try to find a school that is unique to your personality.

know what kind of enviroment you want to be in and where you may wnat to spend 4 years of your life

Out of personal experience i would visit the campuses before i set my mind on a school. I would also attend some of the events the campus opens for the public to get a feel for the overall atmosphere of the school. Other great ideas would to set up an overnight weekend with one of the students on campus and if possible sit in on a few classes to get a feel for the professors and the academic success expected of you. Another great idea would be to visit the area around the school and find places such as walmart or other convenience stores, fast food restaurants, and other places that a student would normally visit as well as locating the nearest hospital and determine how long it will take to get to these certain places and the fastest ways to get there.