Fisk University Top Questions

Students first of all decide where you want to go to school. Decide if you want to stay close to home or if you want to go out of state, whether it be down south, up north, or on the east or west coast. Next, students figure out how big you want your school to be. For example, if you want to go to a small university or college then you can rule out universities and colleges that do not fit your needs. Then, students you need to decide what you want to major in and then from there go trhrouh and see what cllege or university provides the best program for what you're interested in. Students when you get to college make as many friends as you can, students, staff, and administration. Make sure you have a tight relationship with your professors and administration because these contacts will come in handy throughoutyour matriculation. Lastly, make the most out of these four years. Have fun and experinment, but always remember o stay on top of your academics because at the end of the day you are at this college or university to receive an education.

Do your research, and do it well. Talk to advisors and ambassadors of the school, but always ask students of the school how the school really is. Most of the time students wont fabricate how things are going on their perspective campuses. Advice for simply making the most out of your college experience is to simply be open to all new positive things going on within your campus and in the community around you. Dont place yourself in this box and keep yourself seclude from diverse events. Keep academics first; basically get your work done, but go out enjoy any and every experience you possibly can. You only have one time to enjoy college. Enjoy it to the fullest!

I would tell students to visit the prospective college campuses and talk to current students, to really get a feel for how the school is from their perspective. I would tell parents to meet with professors and those prople in administration to see if these are the people that you would want to entrust your child to for at least four years. Then I would say that parents and students need to discuss what they have observed with each other.

Visit the college first and see if you can sit in on some classes to see if you really like the school.

make sure you look at what the school has to offer, and if it has programs that you want to participate it, or if it offers financial aid, scholorships, tutuoring, and avavlibilty to join extracurricular activities. also if there is a diverse group of people attending the university. As well as the location of the school and the actual cost of attendance.

While it is important to find a good school: one that provides a good education and looks impressive on a resume; it is also important to find a school that caters to your personal needs. You not only want a school that gives you a top-notch education, but one that also gives you a pleasurable and memorable undergrad experience. Once you have found the school for you, take advantage of every opportunity that the campus has to offer. Trying new campus activities could help you discover what you really want to do after graduation, or even before graduation. Also, trying new things also plays an important role in helping you "find yourself." If you are attending a school that is far from home, joining organizations that suit you and/or making friends is a good way to establish a "family" away from home and lifelong relationships to help make your college experience more comfortable and enjoyable. Not all schools have everything you are interested in. Taking the initiative to start an activity on your campus ensures that you and others with the same interest get what you need and provides you with leadership experience. Take your experience in stride.

dont go to or pick a school because it has a big name good things come in small packages and know the type of school that will work for you as far as class size.

To th students ask youself what you are interested in and what do you like. When you find out search for schools that have great programs in that field. If you are not sure of what you want to do I think it would be best to attend a liberal arts school when you do this you will get the opportunity to study a wide range of fields and you will eventually find something that you are interested in.

Visit every option-- You'll never know its the perfect fit unless you see it and experience it for yourself

If I had to give advice to parents or college students about finding the right college and making the most out of the college experience, I would ask them first to sit down and think about what they really wants out of the experience. I would ask them if they were going to college for the sole purpose of being able to work in their career of choice, or if they were going because they had a desire for learning and education, and not just to get a degree so they can move into their field they so choose. Then I would ask them to decide what things where important to them in their life, and what they want out of a college and their college experience. What activities must the campus have, what things they may want to do, and what type of environment as well as surrounding area they would like to live in, type of weather and so forth. After they wrote this down, I would then tell them to look at colleges and select the ones that best fit what they want, and to visit if they can. With this approach, things will fall into place.