Montclair State University Top Questions

To parents and/or students who are finding a college, I would strongly advise to find a college that you are comfortable with and are able to focus without being overwhelmed. Think of your own comfort and happiness about the surrounds around you.

Go with your first instinct, and make sure that you visit all the schools first. It is important for an incoming student to really find what place makes them feel most comfortable. Go where your heart tells you.

The best advice I can give to parents that have college-bound teenagers is this: do your research!!! Just like with any other major decision you have to make in your life, making sure you know the facts about the school before you attend it is very important! You and your son/daughter should make a list of about 6 six schools that he/she would like to apply to. One should be a "safety" school, one should be a "dream" school, and the rest should be moderately competitive. Once you have a list of 6 schools, you and your son/daughter should talk about what is unique about each school. Some schools might be far away, some might be too expensive, some private, some public, some big, some small, etc. The last and final step: APPLY, APPLY, APPLY! Make sure teacher reccomendations, SAT scores, and essays are completed. Apply for early action to schools that are most liked. Now that you've been accepted to college, the oppurtunities are endless for you. It's true that your friends and experiences at college will stay with you for a lifetime! At college you can finally discover who you really are!

College is not about fitting in or having fun. It is about which university will give you the best education for your money and at which college will you feel the most comfortable, the safest, and the most relaxed. Remember that every college has alcoholics and alcohol is a problem you're going to have to deal with, but as long as you stay away from it or only use in moderation, it shouldn't interfere with your schoolwork. It's not important what other students do and make of their education, but what you do. College is what you do with it. If you really work hard, you can get the job you want and succeed. This goes for any college you attend- you have to put effort into it. Pick whatever college you think will cultivate your educational spirit the most.

I would recommend staying overnight with a host or hostess to get a good feel of what the university/college is like. I did this when investigating schools and I got to eat in the dining hall, go to a few classes, and walk around the campus.

Visit the school more the once and ask a lot of questions, and when you ask questions, ask the students that go there and not just the faculty. You need to make sure that the school is really one in which it harbors its students' needs before anything else. Also, make sure to visit frequently, at various times, during different seasons, and specifically look at different parts of the campus in detail.

Although I am only a Sophmore, when i look back on my senior year i wished that i had an idea in what i wanted to pursue. I am still an undecided major and feel like i am wasting my time taking some classes. So definatly go in wiith a perspective major. When you reach college get out there! Go to all the events, bingo, movie night, or chocolate appreciation day, what ever it is go and you will have a blast, meeting new people and making contacts is so valuable in your future college career.

Do what you want to do. If you don't then what is the point in going to college at all?

Look at as many schools as possible and talk to people that go there. Never rely on the admissions directors who's job it is to pursuade you to go to their school. It is never as good as they say, and in the case of Montclair, it is an absolute terror.

go visit the school, you know if you are supposed to be there