Freed-Hardeman University Top Questions

Look for the college that would best fit your needs. Take the cost into consideration, but do not let the cost stop you form going to a college that is the best fit for you. Go to the school for a campus visit and talk to the students, teachers and other people that work at the school. When you start to the college of your choise try to find groups that you like to hang out with. Not everyone will do this and thats ok. If you do get involed try to balance school work and social life. Going off to college gives you more ways to get in trouble to. Try not to get involved with the worng crowed. College is about learing how to make a living, but don't forget to have fun along the way.

PLEASE go visit at least 3 college campuses before you make your final decision. Consider that going to college in a different part of the country than where you grew up can offer unique cultural challenges. Look up the demographics for the cities where the colleges you are interested in are located and compare them with the demographics for your hometown. Consider how those demgraphics might affect you. Talk to as many upper-classmen on campus as you can (upper-classmen are juniors and seniors). Talk to faculty, but keep in mind they are trying to sell you the school where they teach. Be skeptical at first. Consider the cost of transportation and the availability of emploment should you need a job. Look at the campus housing and imagine yourself being in that situation for 4 years. Consider whether the student body seems to be diverse. Diversity is ALWAYS a plus. Think about how far you want to be from home, but don't let it keep you from going far. Don't study what people say you "should" study, study what interests you. Consider college a clean slate to begin a new life. Discover and Be yourself.

When advising a parent and/or students about finding the right college, I would tell them to make sure that the academic opportunities of the schools being considered match their career plans. I would say that while academics are very important in choosing a college, it is also crucial that one attends a school they like, where they are able to make friends, and can be involved socially. I would advise them to learn more about housing, financial aid, and so forth to make certain there are no surprises concerning their money later down the road. I would tell them to search for scholarships and apply for as many as possible. I would also remind them that no school is too expensive if it is truly where the student wants to go. Lastly, I would remind the parents that while their student needs to study and do well, he or she should also be allowed to have fun because college memories and friends are what they're really going to cherish once they graduate.

Think a lot about what is really important in your life before you make the decision to attend college. Don't attend colleges just because your friends are there but make sure that the academic programs, social life, and other things are exactly what you are searching for. I have transferred away from the school because of baseball and then transferred back after I stopped playing baseball. I have learned that there is a wide gap in the programs, facilities, etc... between schools so make sure that the school that you choose has what you are looking for and what is important to you.

do reserch on the school you are looking at and be sure to visit not during a busy time on the campus, but when normal happening are going on, so you vest see what the campus and college life is really like.

Find a college that you feel comfertable and you want to be happy. Do not go were your friends want to go, go where you want to go. You will be even happier and more willing to learn and do you best while your there also you will be more willing to support your school.

During the process of chosing a college, I looked mainly looked at the financial aspect. However, looking back, I now realize that this is of little importance. Luckily for me, I was still chose the right school. It has taken me almost three years to realize that even if it means I'm in debt the rest of my life, I would do it all over again if I could. College is a time in life when independence first feels real. It is important to find a school that fits both your social and academic needs. It is important to go in with an open mind and a willingness to try new things and meeet new people. I was able to use college as a spring board for my social life and I have been able to grow and develop into a person I never saw myself becoming.

Be money smart, open your horizons, don't have sex with just anyone, love your family and always respect what they want for you, always remember who you are, travel as much as possible and meet people you normally wouldn't hang with!!

Parents do not need to push a decision on a child, but they do need to give advice and input. Let the child make the decision based on what the/she has learned and what parents say. Students and parents need to set up college days to go and view in person the colleges they are interested in. Students need to keep in mind that they are not going to school to just party but to get a good education. So the parent and the student needs to look at the academic area of the school and possibly let that be a major deciding factor because a student can have fun at any school if they are open to meet people. Students will have an amazing time at any school if they do two things: one is get involved, do not just sit in your room all day but take the initiative and be active. Second is learning to balance your school life and your study life. If you can do these two things you will be fine in college.

I would tell students and parents alike that they should not only look at the academic prestige of the school or even the price. Those things both can be determined by the students? ability to desire to learn and to put themselves through college. One thing that many forget to look at is the environment; look for things like what the people are like there, the community, the values, and the closeness. After all is said and done you will get a college education that is good from most universities, and you will eventually pay off all of the loans, but the things that will have the most impact on you in your life is not the classes you take or the money you saved, but the people there. The teachers that became friends because you were so close with them; and the unforgettable bonds that will last a lifetime with the friends you made.