Ohio Dominican University Top Questions

Take everything easy, it is not going to be an easy step in your life. However you can and will make it through. First have faith and believe in yourself, everything else will come to you. Things may happen in the next couple of years that you will not understand but they are just stepping stones. Going to college is the correct path so keep following it. When you need help do not be afraid to seek it for you will find many people willing to help you. No one said that life was easy because it is not. Life is what you make out of it and I wish you luck in the next couple of years. Remember have fun and enjoy getting to know yourself but do not take life so seriously. No one gets out alive so just live!

I would tell myself to get more involved in activities my freshman year of college. It is easier that way to meet new people, and it also helps to break you out of your shell.

The best advise is to vist the school. They will not get the fell of what the school is like unless they go for a vist to see what the school and area is really like.

The most important things about a college is the size, the community that inhabits it and is academic achievement. When looking for a college or choosing one between a variety of choices, one should concentrate on a comfortable size, whether big, small or average. The size of a campus tells a lot about the community, whether the teachers are always available for students or thelectures take place in crowded auditoriums. In order to be at ease in a school, one should be happy with the size of the school, the small or big community and the recognition of the school.

Visit as many different colleges as possible. Parents can offer their opinions of the potential schools , but ultimately, the student should choose the school that they want to go to. Do not base your decision solely on where your high school friends are going to college. You will make many new friends and part of the fun is that college is a new experience. I would advise living on campus for at least the first two years to get the ultimate college experience and make a lot of great new friends. Study hard but also make time for your social life because you are only an undergraduate once and it should be a memorable, exciting, and fun experience. Try to get an internship while going to school. Internships give you great experience toward your chosen career path and also let you know if you have chosen the right major. Employers who hire interns usually offer more flexibilty and work around your school schedule. Internships also often turn into full-time job offers.

I think it is very important for students and their families to visit each campus they are considering. Just because on paper a college seems perfect, you might not think its perfect when they visit the campus they may not love it as much as they thought they would. While visiting the campus I would suggest setting up a tour with one of the students from that campus that way you can get a student's point of view of the campus lifestyle. As for making the most of your college experience, I suggest living on campus at least for the first year that you attend, that way you can make friends on campus more easily then trying to make friends during class when you don't have that much time to get to know someone. Now that I look back on my freshman and sophomore year, I can't imagine not living on campus, I really don't believe that I would have made the friends that I have now, or all the fun memories that I've made.

Make sure that the college is fit to your needs, otherwise you will be very unhappy with the years you spend at the school you have choosen.

TO BE THEMSELVES IN COLLEGE TO MAKE LIFE LONG FRIENDS AND MEMORIES.

Finding the right campus for you is all about choosing the right environment, area, and campus type to fit your personal style. If your looking for one on one consultation with professors and advisors.

I would tell parents and students to look at what is important to them, such as location, degree and cost. College is a place that you will be for the next four or more years. You want to pick a campus that you feel comfortable at. Also, do not pick a school that you do not like because your friends and family want you to go there. Go on as many campus tours as possible to make sure that you like and enjoy the campus and location. When you go on a campus tour ask lots of questions that is what the tour guides are for. Ask questions about your intended degree. If you know what your degree is going to be make sure you pick a school that has a good program and good reputation for job placement. For your freshman year, go to the activities fair and look at all the different campus organizations. Go to many events your freshman year as well. You will meet tons of new people and get your face out there. The best way to make the most of your college experience is to try new things.

Work together and avoid loans. Its too big a step for students to try to tackle without support.

Don't feel confined to initiate college immediatly after high school. There is no shame in waiting, working, and discovering more about yourself before you start post-secondary education. Don't be intimidated by summer courses. Check out your school's CLEP testing options to test out of courses too!

Tour the school and discover what kind of personality the student has. The resources around campus will for the most part determine what the student will do in their free time.

Look at every school you can, and really think about how much it is to go there. It will matter a lot more 4 years from now that it will at this point and time, but its very important.

If it feels right then I found it is right. Enjoy college and become all you can be.

Visit the schools and ask questions about anything and everything.

Let your chuld grow into adulthood by themselves. Once they are in college do not be on their back about the little things but let them enjoy it and make their own mistakes. Trust that you have raised them well... DO NOT STRESS!!!

Dont fall for the attractive stuff they tell you to entise you. Figure out what you want to study, how big you want the school to be, where you want to be and the cost. Let those be the deciding factors.

Finding the "right" college for you is all about your own personality and what kind of environment you feel safe in. If you are used to being in classes of 20, usually a big college with classes of 100 won't be your right choice and will be very difficult for you to adjust to such a big change. When searching for the college that is right for you be sure to explore and apply to numerous colleges rather then just one. Applying to many schools keeps your options opened. Visiting these schools is always a good idea too. Sit in on classes, talk to both professors along with students of that college to get their opinions. Making the most of your college experience is also very important. College is known to be one of the best times of your life, but the biggest thing is to balance both your social and academic life equally. Joining new groups or clubs is also a good way to live college life to its fullest and find things that intrest you and lastly work hard but have fun!

Go to a college which fits your personality. Do not try and adjust to the school, go to a school where you don't have to adjust, where you don't have to change who you are to fit in with the culture.