Charleston Southern University Top Questions

The advice that i would give to most parents would be to please let your student choose where they want to go. Making a student go to a school that they dont want to is not the right choice. Why? It is so difficult to transfer from one school to the next , transfering puts a student behind and its horrible to work hard in a class to then transfer and find out that the class didnt transfer over. To students i would say...go where YOU want to go not where your friends are going. I'm at CSU because its close to home, i made the wrong choice by doing that. Why? I thought that in choosing CSU i would be happy but found out that i am not because CSU was not my first choice and even though i got accepted into other schools i went were it was closer to home. Dont be afraid to experience...its part of the college experience, if you dont go away you are never going to get that experience and unfortunately i learned that this past year.

The best advice that I could give to help students and parents with their college decision and make the most of thier experience would be to find somewhere that really fits your passion. Its important to discover what you are passionate about, what is it that inspires you and follow it. If the area of study that you choose to pursue is not something that you could dedicate the rest of your life, or at least a significant portion of it to, then chances are you will do poorly and be more likely to miss class, become depressed or stressed, and suffer from a general apathy towards studies. If you are struggling to find that "something" that makes you tick, try not to worry. To start your first semester as undecided will not keep you from graduating on time, however, if you still do not have any idea after the first year the best thing to do is take some time off. Try working at a trade or pick a full time job that you can stick with for at least a semester and then go back to school when you have a clearer idea of what to study.

The advice that I would give a student or parent about finding the right college will be do research. Make a surprise visit to the school. If a school know you are coming they will try their best to make the campus seem more than it really is. To make most of the college experience would be to stay focus. Do not let anybody or anything get in the way of getting your education. Also, choose your friends wisely and just enjoy it. Learn to balance your school work and having fun.

I would tell them to visit all the schools they are interested in (even those they are not) and do not be afraid to ask questions.

The advice that I would give to those looking for the best college experience is to research. Don't just research it from the internet or magazines but find a social college network on the internet and ask actual people that attend the college how their experience is. Find a college that you can deal with and that will allow you to focus on your work and have a social life. Think of your needed balance between the outside world and books and find a suitable college from this perspective. Visit the college. Visit the college on the weekend and during the week. Interact with some of the college students and professors while you're visiting. Go to the cafeteria on a random day and see how the food is. Look at the living arrangements and see if you can stay there for four years. Make a list of everything you would like in a school and narrow it down.

Apply to many, giving yourself options. Get involved even if you do not feel like it.

I think ultimately it should be the studen't choice where he or she decides to further their education. After all, our entire lives before college are decided for us. Also, a small school just doesn't give the full college experience society portrays. I attend a very narrow-minded school (Southern Baptist) and I know that for me it was not the right choice to make. My parents decided it would be a great school, however I haven't enjoyed myself. A school that has a plethora of diversity and acceptance of new ideas would be a much more suitable college I think for any student, simply because at a school with cultural/spiritual/etc. diversity will foster a true development in a student. In other words, a student could reach their true full potential somewhere where the sky really is the limit. My advice boils down to this: FIND A SCHOOL WHERE YOU KNOW PEOPLE'S GOALS AND INTERESTS PARALLEL YOUR OWN!! We are the future, and therefore we should have control of our futures.

We are all called to different schools. Big ones, little ones, ones on the beach, or ones where is it cold, but in order to grow and be happy we have to pick the school that best fits us! College is so much more than just class and the oppertunity to be out of your parents home, college is the place where you learn more then just "classroom knowledge". We learn who we are, how to live with other types of peope, and many other daily life lessons. So when you are picking a school for your self or child, think about the needs that need to be met and then find the school that you beleive with do just that. Finding a school should not be done over night. Both time and prayer need to be put into where you go to school!

I really don't have a clue. Any coleege is going to give you the experience that you need to grow and learn and to become socialable. Happiness is what you make it. It can be very bad or it could be the best time of your life. It's what you decide you want to make it.

When deciding a school of choice for parents would be can my child survive a big campus where they will just be a number but that school probably has a good alumni and great sports teams. if you chil dcan party and be a good student then bigger schools might be better. For a smaller school you get more hands on one on one even though the sports teams may not be be as good trying to find a mid line school is probably your best bet. For students i would say to find a school that is in your person interest and that you know will help you find the career you want.