Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Top Questions

I would encourage parents to make it as easy as possible for their kids to make the right decisions, when choosing a college. Make sure their highschools inform them about various colleges and scholarships that those schools award. Although out of state schools do cost more, try not to completely count them out, because those schools may be able to offer the right environment kids need as they develop into young adults.

Visit every school! When you step onto campus, you will know where you belong

I strongly encourage students to research all of the options that are available to them and do not be discouraged by tuition costs or moving away from home. You can never know what sort of scholarships are available to you or how a university will work with your specific situation until you apply and explore your options. I also encourage students to start saving money before college so that your college work load will not be as hard. It is difficult to remain on top of your school work while keeping a well paying job. My last bit of advice is to choose your housing/roommate wisely. A good roommate can make your college experience just as much as a bad roommate can break it. A bad roommate can affect everything from school work to relationships to your own financial standing, so choose wisely!

I would tell the students to make sure the college is right for them. The college chosen should have similar priorities to the student. I would tell parents to think outside the box considering financial aid. Most colleges offer packages that help greatly with lightening the burden of college tuition.

Its not the decisions you make, its making them quickly and sticking to them

make sure you visit because sometimes the school is a lot different than what people say it is

In order to find the right college students need to understand themselves. They need to have a sence of where they might what to be after graduation and then choose a school that will best help them achieve that goal. Also, students should decide what the most important part of their college experience is going to be, whether it be soicalizing, athetics, or academics. Once these priorties are discovered schools can be narrowed down. Then students must decide whether they want large classes, small, or somewhere in between, and which one is going to best benifet them in the learning process, otherwise they will struggle through the semesters. Finally, it comes down to costs. When everything else has been decided, sometimes it just depends on how much you are willing to give up for your education, that might mean having loans you must pay off later in life, or simply giving up your social life to work a part-time job on top of school. In the end it depends on which school you believe is going to make you the most comfortable and give you the most out of these four years of your life.

I believe that it's most important to find a college that suits you and caters to your specific needs and interests. Convience and price are important, but you shouldn't base your choice solely on these factors. Apply to EVERY school you could possibly want to attend even if you don't meet every requirement. You never know... you may be accepted anyway and, if you don't try, you may be throwing away the chance for an amazing experience!

To parents/ and or students trying to find the right school my best advice would be to go and visit the school and talk to the students on the campus while your there. They know best about their school since they've been there already.

Determine what career field you are most interested in an try to find schools with high focus on those subjects. Enjoy these years of your life becuase they tend to go by very quick and they can be some of the best years of your life and where you make life time friends.