DeSales University Top Questions

The best advice I could give is to trust your gut. Visit as many colleges as you can and when you find the right one for you, you will know. It's a gut feeling. You want to feel comfortable and feel like this is a place I can succeed. There is a lot to choose from and only you will know what is right for you. To make the most of your college experience, you need to put work first (after all you're there to learn), but remember to have some fun and not to stress the small stuff- trust me there will be plenty of time to stress throughout life. Planning ahead is essential especially when it comes to your job, workload, and prior years. A great college experience is a simple recipe: time management, time for yourself, acedemics, non-acedemic activities, and relationships (friends, family and faculty). College will be rewarding, but you wont believe how fast it goes- take advantage to everything that your school has to offer!!!

Start as soon as you can. I started looking for schools the summer of my senior year of high school and ended up running around every weekend looking at schools. Also try and decide on a major before you choose a school. It will make finding the right one that much easier.

Finding the right college is a long process that can feel extremely overwhelming. Before looking at specific schools, I would suggest to decide what exactly the student is looking for (location, major, size, etc.) this narrows down the search and helps to make the decision easier. When deciding, the parents and the student need to visit the schools together and agree on the decisions so that everyone will be happy during the college years. The student should visit the college they want to go to a few times before making a definite decision to make sure that they can spend the next few years of their life there. To make the most of the college experience the student needs to be as involved as possible, especially in the beginning. This is a great way to get to know other students and the campus and make friends that will last the college years or even a lifetime. Also through the year attend as many events as possible to learn new things and have fun while so that the student is not studying all the time. Be sure to have fun but also do all the work needed to succeed in school.

You should most defenatly visit the college before accepting and do have an overnite visit. get involved. and just do what you feel passionate about. or else, you'll get lost in the sea of students. and make good friends. cuz they're the ones who'll help you through the tough spots.

Going to college can seem like a very daunting and scary task, but I assure you that it is one of the best things that could ever happen to you. To you, as a student, I say that you need to attend the school that you know is right for you, no matter what people say. This is not a time for peer pressure to be an issue. You will know when you visit a school if it is the right one for you or not. The minute I stepped foot on the campus of Desales University, I knew it was going to be my new home. To parents, just know that they will always be your son or daughter. They won't forget about you when they go off to school, I promise! When it comes to making the most of the college experience, just do whatever you can to get involved! Clubs, events, orientations, etc. are all there to help you and you will make some of the best friends of your life! I wish you all the best of luck, just remember not to stress and find the best school for you! I KNOW I DID!

I would say that people should choose a college they feel most confortable with. Look at size, people, professors of your major. Also dont go into college not knowing what you want to major it is a waste of time and a waste of money if your going to be taking classes out of your major or change your major 3 times. Know what you want and know what you have to do to compete it. Another thing is look at the location. Some people dont like the city and some people dont like the country look for something that you are completly confortable with.

Go with your gut feeling. When I walked onto my campus, I knew right then and there that it was the school I was supposed to attend. I applied to 11 other schools and none felt like home. Look at the majors available and the resources the school provides. Walk through where many students are to get a good feel of the atmosphere (like the cafeteria). It is easy to feel the attitude of the school To make the most of the college experience get out and meet everyone. Dabble with all the different groups you may be interested in and make it your own. Everyone is in the exact same situation as you are, so no one will have the upper hand over you. Be social but dont be dumb. Work hard and get the grades down, youll regret it later if you slacked off freshman year. Studying may not be the coolest thing to do on a thurs night, but come junior/senior year when youre not scrambling to turn a decent GPA, youll be in the clear. Just find a good balance between work, experience, and fun. Be yourself. There will always be a niche for you

When you walk on the campus you'll know if it is the right choice for you. Don't worry about "name brand" schools... in the end, it all won't matter anyway.

I would advise that you spend the night at the school that you are considering. This way you will have an inside view of what the school is really like and you will get to meet some of the students that go there because you will be staying in the dorms with them for one night. You will eat in their cafe and go to their classes. This will help prevent students from feeling like they "didn't know what they were really getting into" and it will make the transition from living at home to moving to college much easier. It will also give prespective students a look at the work load at the school they are considering as they will be witnessing the classes, getting to know the professors, and seeing how much work is being distributed.