California University of Pennsylvania Top Questions

Visit the school and get a feel for it, you'll know it's for you as soon as you walk onto the campus.

I would tell parents to check out the school a semester prior to the one they will be enrolling there child. While there, take note of the parking (is there any available). Often that is an easy way to tell if the campus is over enrolling. Another good way to determine this is housing availability...if there are few apartments/dorms available, chances are there are too many students. I would also tell parents to make sure that the school they are looking at is accredited. Many non accredited degrees are looked at as inferior or even worthless. Next i would instruct them to look at class schedules and sizes (again a semester in advance). Large classes that still seem to be completely filled is a good sign that your child will have difficulty getting the classes they require to finish in four years.

Find the place where you feel most comfortable when you go on the tours of the campus. by making a list of the things that are important to you and ranking them in order from most to least important

it is the most important years of your life.

Make sure you know what major you want before you begin, check to see if the campus you plan to attend has a menotring program and get a mentor and live on campus for at least a year!

Know what's best for yourself and know exactly what you want out of your college experience. If you're not happen in your learning environment, it will be very difficult to succeed.

Go to the school you want to and major in the field you are most interested in; dont let your parents control your college choice.

Go and visit the school before you attend it.

They're all good, they have to go a semster before they know what they like.

Visit lots of schools, talk to lots of students, talk to professors, sit in on a few classes. dont be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and tey new things or changethe type of area your use to living in.