Fashion Institute of Technology Top Questions

I would visit the college before anything, make friends and dont let your work slide. You'll pay for it in the end if you do.

The best advice I can give to a parent, is to help your child find a focus point. From my experience, I found many young adults attend college declared undecided. A career choice is an enormous decision, which may pressure your child to begin studying a field they really are not interested in. Because of this, many students change their majors somewhere around junior year. Try to avoid this, and save some money because we all know college does not come cheap. My best advice to the individual attending college is you should begin looking at college?s way ahead of time. Try sophomore year of high school; it is never too early. Study hard for your SATS, keep up your grades, and if you base your final decision on a passion or a grand interest you will most likely have no regrets. Once you?ve made your finally decision, take your courses seriously. If you are planning to work, try to find a position where you can gain experience in your field. Make sure you school schedule is light the semester you take your senior internship and target the company you desire to work for after graduation.

Make sure you visit the campus and get a feel for the environment. Also, give college some time if you do not like it at first. It isn't an easy thing to adjust to and it is okay to be scared and nervous. Always remember, there are hundreds and maybe thousands, depending on the college, that are in the same boat and can relate to you. Be yourself and do not give into peer pressure and if they do not except you for who you are, they are not worth it. I think if you are yourself and go with a good mind set and clear head, you will make plenty of friends and have a great experience at college. They say it is the best 4 years of your life and I have to say it could be right considering the fun and friends I have made my first 2 years.

Make sure that you are focusing on a school that will help you learn a subject that you really enjoy. Find your passion and turn it into a career.

Dont hesitate to really look at all of your options. Its very important to know what you are getting yourself into so your transition from home life to college life is as easy as possible. Make sure you are 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} ready to jump full force into your new life, otherwise you may regret your decision or wont perform to the best of your ability.

Find a college that appeals to more than just a good education. The most importmant part of college is not only learning new things academically but learning about yourself and and new people, places, and things. It's important not only to excell in the classroom but also to take advantage of the many social aspects of college. Learning is not just done in books, but is mostly done by living life to its fullest.

In finding the right college, I feel it is important to first look at the type of environment you feel most comfortable in or adapt best to. For example, I love urban city environments which is why I chose a city school. Academic programs are another important factor. If you have an idea of which career path you are interested in following, you want to see what programs and classes are offered at that school. If you think that it's something you would take interest to and that you would learn from, go for it. A good student body is important. You don't want to attend a college where you feel like an outkast. You want to be able to socialize and make friends and learn new things, whether it's attitudes, beliefs or even style. Extracurricular activities are also a must. You definitely want to get involved and a college that offers a club or activity you like is a good start to meeting new people and learning more about the school. Lastly, the professors are important because you want to be in a classroom where you are comfortable with your professor and coherent of the material.

Find your passion and go to a school that can deliver an education about that passion. It is better to be happy in a job and the rest will follow. Take in everything the college has to offer it is all a learning experience.

My advice I would give to parents or students about finding the right college is to do their research, visit colleges and get feedback from current students. There are so many colleges in the world so in order to narrow it down to where you want to attend you must do your research. Write down exactly what you want out of a college and find schools that offer all the things on your list. Next it is time to visit the campus. Looking at a college on the internet is nothing like seeing it in person. Look up college tours and participate in one that has the schools you are interested in. Make sure to write down questions for each school so that you can ask your tour guides. Lastly, talk to current students. If you know anyone who has attended the schools you are interested in ask them what their experences are and that should help you make a decision if the college is right for you.

Choose a school that you would want and check the majors they have first.

I feel that each student should apply only to schools that they feel they would excel in, do not just apply to schools to apply, make sure you are happy with your choice and your major. If one is unsure of their major it does not hurt to spend a semester at a community school to make sure it is their true passion, those few months could really make a world of difference.

Students should choose a school based on its connection to the industry which they would like to work. If the goal is to get a job after college, you should spend these four years learning everything about that industry. This includes meeting the people who work in it, and going to the places where the work happens. The great thing about my school, F.I.T., is that we get to experience the industry from day one. Everything we learn is applied to real life situations. That way there are less surprises when you graduate.

Really evaluate what it is that you want to do, not the atmosphere that you ideally want. I made the mistake of going to a University my first year because it seemed logical, but I ended up transferring because deep down, I wanted to be an art major that my school did not offer. If you have no idea what to do there really is no shame in just going to a community college for just a year or two, get your liberal arts credits done, and then apply where you eventually decide on. I wasted money and time just because I was in a rush to get the "college experience." I am now really happy at the school I am at, it just took me an extra year to figure out that its really about what you want to do after college rather then where you want to be in college.

Make sure you will be comfortable in the environment and the school has a good reputation. Research your school choices thoroughly to make sure they have the majors or academics you want. If possible go visit the school to see if you feel comfortable, you'll know when something feels like home.

Apply to as much colleges that you can. If you can live on campus you should go for it. Make sure to visit the campus so you will know for sure that its what you want.

Know the campus/surrounding environment and the quality of the academics.

My advice would be to visit the college, ask student who go there what they think. I personally was one to ask alot of people who were already enrolled in FIT before i was, what they thought about the school, the work load, the career path after college. I asked alot of questions, but at the same time i knew what my school was about from a young age from researching it alot, and that is something every parent/student must do to realize whether the school is right for them or not. After all my research, i realized that this was the school i wanted, and to make it more clear to admissions/FIT that i wanted to be there more than others i enrolled in non-credit classes before i even graduated high school. Picking a college is definetely one of the hardest choices out there, knowing where you want to be, what you want to be surrounded by, are all things which play a roll in the decision. I kept in mind the environment, the students, the faculty, what the school was going to offer me now as well as later in life.

Have fun but work hard and try all new experiences

ask the profeesors alot of questions to fully understand what they are teaching and have fun

Make sure to visit the college and feel out the atmosphere to make sure that it is a place you are going to want to spend the next four years of your life.