Elon University Top Questions

Frankly, just go where you feel comfortable with living and working for four years. If you don't feel like you could sit down on a bench, or eat in a dining hall, then you probably shouldn't be there. You're the same person in college that you were in high school; wherever you think you could do your best work and have the best time should be your choice.

Think about what is most important for you. If you want to be active and know everyone than maybe a small school. If you want sport teams that are good than maybe a big school. Just think about what you are like and what your interests are and then try to find a school that involes those things.

The college search can be a long, overwhelming experience, but you need not worry. First research schools. Important things to look at are location (climate and area surrounding campus), class size, cost and financial aid, size of the school, variety and number of organizations, study abroad, and the programs of study. This will give you a good idea of what you are looking for so that you may limit the list of colleges you are looking at. Then visit the ones you still have on your list. (Visit during a school time so that you get an accurate idea of what the atmosphere on campus is like.) Just see what college is the best fit for you. Best of luck! Have fun!

Choosing the right college to attend at the age of 17 is a difficult choice. I knew I was going to college, but I had no idea where I wanted to go. My recommendation to every student and every parent is to find someone to talk to. I met with Dean Best at Wake Forest University. After talking with Debbie, my search for colleges completely changed. Debbie suggested schools that would challenge me and that had majors I was interested in. I found out about so many different schools that I had not even considered applying to. Debbie's experince helped me. Elon University and I are a perfect match. Please do not pick a school just because everyone is going there. Today a college education is too expensive to waste even one year on. Get to know all you can about the school before you send in that deposit. If you are happy, your parents are happy and you will have much more postive experience in college, doing your best.

When students go off to a university, they often think they can completly reinvent themselves and become a different person than they were in high school. Well, do this and you'll lose. While you can come in with a clean and new reputation, the person you always were sticks with you no matter where you go. Going to school in the south, I thought I could act like the typical southerner and that it would help me fit in. At the end of the year I realized I was a northerner and always would be. I found myself liking myself better when I acted like I had always been and did not try to be someone I really was not.

Most of my friends knew from the second they stepped onto a campus if it was the right school for them. If you're unsure, keep visiting and looking into new schools. Talk to everyone you can campus! I would love if a potential student and family approached me with questions; I've even brought a group in my room to show them what an on-campus apartment looks like. Just try to enjoy your time and don't get too overwhelmed! Everyone says this, but your time at college will be over before you know it. Live it up!

Go to a school that has what you are looking for. As well, make it a priority to go visit the campus so you can make the best decision for you. Finally, follow your heart...don't worry about money or what others think...your education and the experiences you have while attaining that degree is what you will look back on in the future.