Martin Methodist College Top Questions

No matter where your friends are going or where your family went, college is an individual experience and the correct campus should be chosen based on your individual needs or wants. This is where you'll live and learn for four years. Take classes you enjoy and work toward a career in a field you want to be in. Join a few clubs. Some of the best friends of your life will be made in college and it's an experience you will never forget. Parents, please allow your child to learn about him/herself through this experience. College is supposed to help prepare us for our adult lives. While we may still rely on you for many things, we need to learn to be self-sufficient in order to survive the real world. We will survive and we will appreciate you more if you let us try things our way. If it works, then yay for us. If it fails, then we can go back and figure out what went wrong and how to fix it.

Visit a lot of schools and pick the one that fits you. Go with your gut.

The advice I would give to parents and students in finding a college is to find a place that feels like a home away from home. First research colleges that you might be interested in and schedule visits with them. On your visit be sure to meet with not only faculty and staff but students themselves. Get a sense of what the school is all about and see if you feel like you fit in. You will never be able to select a college unless you go and see it and experience what it might be like. Once you have found a college, get involved in it. College can be the most exciting time of your life if you let it be. You can make life long friends by the organizations and events you get involved in. College can be the key to your future career, so why not make the best of the time you have there. Open yourself up to new challenges and experiences because you never know where they might lead you.