Hofstra University Top Questions

The best advice that I could give is that when choosing the college thatis right for you, make sure that you visit schools from all over and that when you're there ask as many questions as you can. Also, speak with both faculty and current students. Also, before visitng or choosing make a list of all the qualities that you would like to find in your ideal college. In order to make the most of your college experience, the best advice that I could give is to get involved. Even if you don't stay in the club or sport just go and try, you never know the people that you might meet or the fun that you might have. It is important to have fun and be involved socially, keep in mind tht you're here to learn-you won't be happy if your grades drop!

Overall, I think that students should research the school. Ask people who go there for their honest opinions about the goings-on at specific schools, and see if you think that this would be a place for you. Another thing is, like in my case, you may have to sacrafice a little debt in order to go where you want to go. That's ok. If you feel like where you are is worth the money, then go for it! Try to plan ahead as well. Have an idea of what it is you would like to study, that way you are taking the classes that you need right from the get-go, and you'll be able to take classes as well as become involved in the extra things going on around campus instead of doing a lot of unneccessary work. And when it comes down to it, HAVE FUN!

My advice to students about finding the right school is to make sure the school has a good career center, has a good reputation with the major you choose and diversity. Events and extracurricular activities are a plus as well. Events will allow you to meet more people and give you a chance to familiarize yourself with people who share your interests. Extracurricular activites are good because they help you become more involved on campus.

I would advise them to choose a college that relates to their personalities most. For example, if you enjoy being in a fast-paced environment, consider a city school. When you reevaluate yourself, it is easier to choose and to make the right choice in deciding your college. When you have decided the university that you will attend for the next four years, then you need to make the most of your college experience. But before that, you need to understand that in choosing the specific college of your choice, that you have made a commitment to yourself and to the university that you will use your utmost abilities to support and mold the uniqueness of your school. In short, be active. Understand that you need to have pride in your school. Find clubs that you feel interested in. And find your interests in trying new things and playing with new and different ideas. College is all about experiementation. Play with interesting ideas and find what you believe will have a great impact in your life and your community. Feel free to change the world. Change what you believe will help make your college life interesting.

I would tell them to take a tour of the entire campus and speak to individuals who attend the college who are not part of the tour to get some honest feedback about the university and the campus. Sometimes the people who are trying to get you to come to the school are not being one hundred percent honest, so asking others who have no gain in your coming to the school would help you to make a better decision.

To know what you want in a college. Before attending decide if what you want out of college. Social aspect know if you want a school with greek life or not and what there is to do that you enjoy. Make sure your major is provided at the school. And what people tell you about college don't always believe them, because you're experience can be very different than others.

Do not let money stand in the way of the college you want to go to. I may not like how expensive Hofstra is, but if I had settled for a cheaper school that did not offer the major or oppurtunity to live away from home, I would have regreted that.

Remember that this choice does not define you and you can always change your mind. Some aspects of a school might not fit, but as long as most aspects do, it could be a match for you.

apply and visit as many as possible

go to the university and feel it out

Before deciding on a University visit the school!

ADVICE? LOOK UNTIL YOU FIND THE RIGHT SCHOOL THAT FITS WHO YOU ARE. I ORIGINALLY WANTED A SCHOOL FOR MY ATHLETIC ABILITIES , FIGURING THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY I WOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD COLLEGE AND POSSIBLY A WAY TO HAVE A CAREER IN SPORTS. . BUT FOUND OUT,AFTER MONTHS OF RESEACHING, THAT MY EDUCATION WAS MORE IMPORTANT. HAVING A LEARNING DISABILITY MADE MY LIST OF SCHOOLS SHORTER . . BUT BY ADMITTING TO MY DISABILITY I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THIS GREAT SCHOOL CALLED HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY.AND BECOME A MEMBER OF THE SUS - STUDENT OF UNIVERSITY STUDIES PROGRAM FINANCIALLY, IT WILL BE DEFFICULT FOR MY FAMILY BUT WITH GODS HELP WE'LL FIND A WAY. NOT KNOWING IF I'LL BE ATTENDING NEXT YEAR I AM TAKING MY PARENTS ADVICE TO EXPERIENCE COLLEGE LIFE TO THE FULLEST AT A SCHOOL THAT CARES ABOUT WHO I AM.

go out of state.

One of the most important things to take note of when looking at colleges is not necessarily facts and figures, but the general feeling you get when you visit each school. The absolute number one quality that a school should have is that you feel comfortable and at home. If you aren't comfortable in your learning environment, you won't learn, and all of the distinguished honors or good statistics in the world can't change that. Once you find a good school for you, its still up to you to make the most of your experience. Get involved, and do it sooner rather than later! It's the absolute best way to make friends and by making yourself busy doing things you genuinely enjoy, with people who share your interests will make your entire college experience richer and more fun!

Make sure you know what you want to do before you go to a exspensive college!

Make sure the college that you are looking at have a great program for your major. Doing research about the college will get you more prepared to make a better decision. Also look into financial aid and scholarship offers from the university and see if your will qualify for any of them. You should love the college that you are going to and be proud to be going there. Doing research and getting a lot if information will be the best way to know the college and also know what to expect when you go there. Make sure the college also offers activities and clubs that you are interested in so you can be apart of the universtiy.

The first thing you want to do is to write down what you want to get out of your college experience (good education, internship, club participation, friends etc). Visit schools and explore them. Ask questions if you're on a tour, try to meet falculty (open houses are the best), and talk to admissions couselors. Don't forget you are going to spending possibly four years at this university, and will be paying in some way to attend. Try the food, make sure you get a taste test. You will be eating over 300 meals in a year, so you want to make sure there is a variety of food choices available. To get the most out of your college experience, join something. Whether that be playing a sport, joining a club/organizaiton, or Greek life, just by joining one thing will help you meet others that share your interests. Do this in your very first semester; it helps with the transition and will really boost your college experience. If someone came up to me my senior year of high school and told me everything I were going to do in college, I would not believe them.

Get away from your comfort zone a little bit. College is the best time to try living somewhere that's a little different then where you are from. If you don't like it, you can always change to somewhere a bit more comfortable.

Make sure it is a place where you will fit in, if it is a place where you can go without your best friend from highschool, and make even closer friends, friends for the rest of your life.

Visit all the schools you are accepted to. You may find out that it is not what you expect when you come for a visit. Get involved early on in your freshmen year. It's the best way to make friends and feel like a part of the community.