Concordia University-Chicago Top Questions

Go to community college to fill pre-requisits because it is cheap and it would also be a place where one would be able to better determine what they want in their degree.

Every student has to juggle the aspects of location, price, activities offered, and relationships when determining where to go to college. There are steps that can be taken to clearly see both the positive and negative results of selecting a school. Ways to achieve this clarity can come through researching the college, talking with past alumni, and making list with the pros and cons from the information that has been collected. By using the internet to get student reviews, looking at the college's website, and by taking a campus tour, and talking with guidance counselors, a person can begin to see if each college offers the degree and social life that is desired. Insights from alumni can also give the student an insider?s view to the entire college experience, including how to make friends, budget expenses and handle the course work. Finally, by organizing the information collected in a way that displays pros and cons, a person can see if a certain college has what they need to reach their goals and create the memories that they want for years to come.

In order to find a college best suited for you, you need to find one that has a program that caters to your needs. If you know what you want to do with your future, you can apply to colleges that specialize in certain areas. If you do not yet know what your career path will be, a liberal arts college will do fine until you discover what it is you are most passionate about. Another important thing to look for in colleges is the campus and class size. While a large school is perfect for some, others will feel more comfortable in a smaller school. It all depends on where you would feel most at home. In order to make most of the college experience, I would strongly recommend living on campus for at least your first year. Living with people allows you to get to know them much better, and you will build stronger bonds. I would also suggest an on-campus or close to campus job with a few hours a week. Finally, try to balance homework with free time, as both are important. You need a social life but you also cannot forget about academics.

I would advise fellow students and searching students to research and visit as many schools as posible. Look at schools in the type of environment you would like to live and work. Don't just throw out a school because someone else says its no good or go to a school because someone else is going there. Search for yourself.

Find the school that fits YOU best. Not your parents, your friends, or even your potential major. Yes, those things are all important, but the school is where you will be going for the next four plus years, you need to be one-hundred percent comfortable in the environment.

The advice that I would give students on choosing the right college is to go visit as many colleges that they would consider attending and see what they have to offer in regards to academics, sports, student life and how well the school seems to fit your needs. I think that choosing the right school you have to be sure when you do go vist make sure you feel comfortable being there and that they offer the program of study that you wish to go into. Don't go to a school that you don't feel that great about because it's going to be four years of your life that you'll be there. In making the most of your college experience make sure that you participate in groups, organizations and activities that are of interest to you so that you can make friends and feel like a part of the school family. Be sure that the school you choose to go to gives it's best effort in making your college experience the best. For parents I say let your child chose you don't want to choose for them and have them hate their college experience.

I was accepted to many colleges, but I was narrow-minded when it came to selecting my school. I knew I wanted to play two sports, and I knew I wanted to go into education, which my school was well-known for. I never even went to another campus to check out what they might have to offer! Prospective students need to take time to visit each campus they might be even slightly interested in. New students might even find it helpful to ask around when they visit campuses. Current students will almost always give a truthful answer about the housing, the amount of on-campus activities, off-campus activities, jobs, ministries, and clubs or programs that they might like to belong to, and overall college experience.

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College is a place that students can be stimulated to grow in knowledge, friendship and personal skills. When looking for a college do not just look for the cheapest or the best academically, but I would encourage you to find one that has a relational atmosphere. If this is the case then you will see that academically they are great and that they will be willing to help you financially no matter the cost. In a school that is relational you will find that the Professors and Teachers care about the students and other faculty members. With that atmosphere you will find the enviroment is academically stimulating. So search for a place based on their care and love, and the enviroment created by students, faculty and staff and there you will find the college that will provide the best education; the college of your dreams. Blessings on your search for a beautiful college. Thanks for your time.