Rutgers University-Camden Top Questions

My advice to students is to know what you want to concentrate or major in before you begin your coursework. This will save you time and money on classes that you may not have to take. Also, make sure you know what type of environment you want to go to school in. Visit the schools you like and see which campus you feel most comfortable on. The most important thing once you get into a school is to keep your mind on the goal and remember that you are there to graduate and, for most, get a job. Keep the grades high and stay focused, your first year will determine your GPA. The more classes you complete, the harder it is to raise your GPA so don?t take your first year lightly.

Make sure you go to the college and take the tours that are offered and even if you go to a college for one year and find its not for you dont give up because there is a college out there to fit everyones personality!

Make sure you visit the school. Also make sure that you speak to professors and current students at the college you wish to attend.

Visit the colleges and stay overnight if possible. I was going to attend a different college, but when I went to the orientation I felt extremely out of place. I found a home at my new college, and I never regret changing my mind about my supposed "dream" school. And know your learning style. If you can't learn in a lecture hall, and you need one-on-one help a lot of the time, don't go to a big school. Go somewhere small where your needs will be met and you can make the relationships you need with your professors. And pick somewhere with your major as well as a diverse amount of others because half of my friends changed their major within a month of attending school.

Finding a college is not easy. I was accepted to several great schools but it came down to where I felt most comfortable. Although I knew my financial situation would keep me limited, I found that limits are only incentives for me to make righteous decisions. I compared my schools according to where I want to be when I graduate. Keeping that question in mind allowed me to find that the best schools are not necessarily the ones you would assume were the best in the country, but the ones that have a promising career after graduation or is a school that will prepare you for success in graduate programs. College is not just fun and games, it is the place where you have endless possibilities to practice your passion or find a promising career. By being focused on your goals and having the intention to excel, it makes it easier to experience college because your time management skills will allow you to know you can do excellent on a test and have a great social life. Be open minded in college and savor the exposure and knowledge you acquire for it can be significantly cosmopolitan.

College is the beginning of the rest of your life. It is the first step in so many. To students I would say to definitely visit the school. Sit in on a class, ask about sports and greek life, make sure it's for you. Never settle for monetary reasons... that's not the most important thing. To grow somewhere you need to be comfortable, to love it. I love my school, so even when it's hard, loving life makes it easier. To the parents... my best possible advice is to LET GO. If you're needed, be there. If not, sit back and watch your son or daughter become who they're meant to be. Support their decisions, help them look, and remember that they are not you. Mistakes are necessary. Challenges are inevitable. So students need to take life in stride and get to where they need to be. My personal goal is to love every step in life more than the one before, so I never want to go back. Make sure your college choice is one that'll push your life into happiness, one step at a time.

Visit the school for a tour then go back by yourself and try to talk to students and falculty pretending to be a student.

The advice I would give to students is to go where they"ll recieve the best education, not just where their friends go. And, to parents that they should be open to where their child wishes to go, whether it is in state, out-of-state or out of the country. To both, they should always visit the school before the decide to go and do in-depth research of the location and the school itself.

I don't know I just want that scholarship.