Seton Hall University Top Questions

Just go with your heart. It's not what people want you to do but what you feel most comfortable in. Pursue your goals and work hard to achieve them!

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Make sure you have all the correct funds for your children to go to school. You do not want to be struggling to pay for school.

My advice for students is to make a list of some of the things you believe would make their college experience successful (size of school, location, sports, clubs, interests, aspirations, etc.). Make sure the college you choose is a right fit for the type of person you are. Don't pick a college because your friends are going there. Study the colleges your interested in by searching through their website, visiting the college, speaking with current students, faculty, and alumni. Minimize your choices to at least 5 and apply. Anything is possible so don't be afraid to apply to any college. When your at the stage of choosing your final choice (make sure its at max. 3) make a list of the pros and cons of going to each of those colleges. Don't just make a decision without thinking about it. Give it time and rest on it. Talk to your parents or someone you can trust and ask them what they think. Ask a teacher, a counselor, an older sibling, a school coach, etc, and most important base the decision on what you really want not what someone else thinks is good for you. Follow your heart.

Dont let money be the issue that changes your mind about going to a specific College or University. If it is where you want to go go there. In the end it is going to be worth every penny you spend.

I would advise anyone to attend a local, inexpensive college for your first two years to decide what you want to do with your life and get your core classes out of the way. This will also allow you to mature and get on track with your life before moving far from home. After this time the student will also be more equipt to determine which university is the right place for them to finish their studies at.

Go to the school and get really familiar with it before you decide to go there. Its not worth being absolutly miserable for four years of your life just to get a degree from a school that will sound better on paper.

If you have faith, it is important to completely trust God and ask him as well as believing that he will give you the best school. The best school may not necessarily mean the school that will be easy for you. There will be hardships such as finances, academics, social life but in the end, the right college will feel right when you are there and after you finish the year. Yet, it IS also important to think about you resources and compare it with the cost of the school. Students should be outgoing and participate in activities which they have a calling. If there is a club you want to join, join it! Don't hesitate to go to the meeting by yourself and don't let your worries keep you from doing what you want to do. Also, if there is something that you don't like (such as a club you don't want to be in anymore), don't do it. Stick to your intutions, and (if you have faith) hold onto God. Speak up and tell others how you feel. IN the end, they may want to listen to what you have to say.

While at school don't be afraid to get involved with a lot of things on campus. Its very important that you try a lot of different things so you can grow as a person and a student. As far as looking for the right school i'd say find a campus that feels like home because if you're not comfortable you're not going to be able to adjust to life on your own.

Parents: Your child is going off to a school in which they will love to attend. You may want them to be near year but let them chose where they want to go. Students: Go to every college you applied, stay over a night and see what is going on without all the "neat" stuff they have planned out during the day. You then will see if you enjoyed yourself or it was just nothing. Most colleges love to glam up just to show off. Also never limit yourself on how many places you are interested in because they might be one that fits for you. One more thing, you may leave your parents house and think you do not need or need to listen to them but a call would be nice to check on them because hearing you progessing makes them feel proud and be behind you every step of the way you will make. With friends its always wise to know them first rather than blabbing your whole business to them.