Salisbury University Top Questions

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to enjoy myself more and not take school too seriously. The most important thing I would tell myself is to not procrastinate when writing papers or doing projects.

If I were able to travel back in time and talk to myself as I was as a senior in highschool, I wouldn't have much to say. Above all I would advise myself to be prepared, for things are very different, but also embrace the experiences you are provided with. I would tell myself to not be afraid, you do find your place within the campus, and it becomes your home. I would stress the fact that you must be openminded yet firm with your beliefs, for the balance is essential to becoming yourself as a person. Experience is everything, and there are some things that you can never be prepared for, yet handling yourself appropriately becomes a skill that could make or break your college carreer. Overall, life is short, be sure to live and discover but be cautious and self aware of where your choices take you. Lastly, I would share that times can be tough, stress can be overwhelming, and hope can be scarce, but determination and a will to succeed do become a lifesupport that reminds you to fight to be the person you are inside, and to become the person you want to be.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a highschool senior, I would tell myself that i should start of at a community college because finicailly at the moment I cant really support myself here. Also I would tell myself to take out more loans.

Make sure it is somewhere that you can see yourself living for awhile.

Visit schools. Then to visit the ones you are applying to again, maybe stay the weekend with a friend or through a program at the school, like a sports team. Ask questions! Use your student tour guide as a peak into the school and ask the questions you really what to know the answers to. Eat at the dinning hall you would be spending the most time at, could you eat the food served there everyday? yes? great! no? see what kind of food is offered around the campus itself, plan ahead. Think of the things important to you, do you what your car? are you willing to pay to have it even if you have to walk a ways to get to it? Also make sure you consider how close to home the school is. Do you want your parents to be able to make unanounced visits? or just a planed weekend every once in a while? or never? Make sure you feel comfortable walking around the campus and that there are clubs and activities you would enjoy trying. The school should have the major you want and a few you were considering in case you cange your mind.

The best piece of advice that I could give would be to visit the school. I know that sounds stereotypical, like it came right out of a brochure, but it is true. I would have never even thought to consider Salisbury University until I visited it. When I got there, something just clicked and I knew I would be happy there. I had visited other campuses and thought that if I needed to I COULD be happy there, but, when I visited Salisbury, I knew I WOULD.

You never know what you really want until you arrive where you think you want. Before I came to Salisbury University I wanted to attend University of Maryland College Park, a behemoth of a school with lots of people I knew. But I wasn't accepted so I had to pick the next best option which was Salisbury University, a smaller school with no one I knew. I figured I'd do a semester at Salisbury and transfer to College Park. But after spending some time at SU I began to love it and I realized College Park probably wouldn't have been the right choice for me. Another important thing to remember is your college experience is what you make it. You won't have a fun experience you can look back on when you grow older if you sit in your room and don't meet new people and learn a few life lessons. You will make mistakes, you'll stay up too late and have trouble staying awake in class, you will overdraw your back account. But its important you learn from these experiences and you'll cherish your college experience and reminisce over it with euphoria.

My best advice is to go with your gut instinct. You can tell what your going to like the minute you walk in the door. Don't apply anywhere you aren't sure about because there is so many great places out there! There is something for everyone. After you decide where you want to go take college serious. You get as much out of school as you put into it. The professors are all so interesting and they have so much to share with you if you are willing to learn.

Take your time and learn about the different options out there. Be patient and make the best decision. You will be doing the same throughout your college experience and the rest of your life.

The advice that i would give to parents and student about finding the right college and making the most of your college experience is to first figure out the kind of person that you are and what things are really important to you. Will you be okay in classroom with 100 or more students, or is the smaller classroom better for you? Do you want to be on a campus where you see familiar faces everyday or someone new everday? What kind of area do you prefer to live in? All of these questions are essential in order to be able to find the perfect fit college for yourself. As far as making the most of your college experience, sometimes its good to step outside of your comfort zone. Talk to people that you wouldn't normally talk to and take advantage of the extracurricular activites that are offered, it will help you meet new people and have fun. Stay focused on your goals and try and find friends that have similar ones that will help you acheive them. College is what you make of it, so meet new people and try new things and make the most of it.