Stephen F Austin State University Top Questions

Just double check where you look and make sure it is the right one for you. Don't base it off of the orientation or the tours they give you. Experience it for yourself for a weekend or so.

Just make sure you visit the campus and talk to real students who live and go to school there. Also talk to the faculty and professors that you will be working with day to day. DO NOT go to a college or university just because someone told you to. As for making the most of your college experience, well there isn't much to experience if you don't get out there and get involved. There is so much to do if only you put forth the effort of doing it.

I would encourage both the student and the parents to visit the potential school on more than one occasion. One visit to the place that the student will be spending at least the next four years of their life would most likely not be rewarding enough. When visiting the campus, one should visit many aspects of the school and investigate different programs and activities the school offers. The student should feel pretty comfortable speaking with student leaders of the various activities, especially since these are the people they will be associating with for the next few years. Parents should feel uneasy about letting their ?baby? go off to college, but it is part of growing up. The parents should enjoy getting away from the house to visit every once in a while. College is such a rewarding and life changing experience! When you find the right campus for you, you just know, and your future just starts unfolding right in front of you. If you find the right campus, you don?t get homesick; and when you?re home on holiday breaks, you can?t wait to get back to school!

Do it.

Visit on a busy day. Ask the students there about the college and the peple who work there. And make sure the surrounding area is nice.

With me being a sophomore in college, I've already broken the ice and know how things go. To parents, allow your child to make his or her own choice in where they want to attend. All you can do is guide and show them what is to come because in the end, they are the ones that are going to have to take resposibility for themselves and realize that they come to school for an education. Support their decision in everyway possible, and believe me when i say they do miss you more than you ever know even though their actions might say otherwise. To students, how many parties are thrown and how cute the opposite sex is shouldn't be a determining factor for the right college. You are at school for an education to better yourself as a person for now and the future. Don't stress yourself over boyfriends and girlfriends because it is nothing more than a distraction. Always keep in mind that college campuses are one the biggest STD and HIV/AIDS infected places you will ever be in. Make good, sound decisions that you can live by, and think everything through.

That its not about what you may want for your kid as a parent but what they may want for themseleves. Make sure that your child wants to attend that college so that they will be happy. Let them be optimistic. Adventurous so to speak. But if I may speak about SFA a lil bit, I honestly believe that dropping your child off at this school may be the best decision of their life along with their child's life to come to school here. They will make life long friends as I have and meet plenty of people so that they will never feel out of place while they attend school. Classes are interesting never boring, people are always trying to make friends with one another and everyone always has that one person that they have around to look out for them. Im my opinion, Stephen F Austin State University is a great choice for you or your child.

It's important to actually visit the school in which your are thinking about attending. And just because you don't like something in the brochure doesn't mean you should rule it out completely. It's also really important to remember college is very different from highschool and should not be treated as a highschool. Just because you had some bad experiences in highschool does not mean you will have a bad experience in college. So, it's best to keep an open mind when choosing a college.

One main factor for uneasiness once you transition into college life is homesickness for sure if you go away. I reccomend making sure you will be able to thrive at a distance that is not too far away or too close. Be sure to visit the campus and observe the drive time and your ability to cope with certain traffic conditions. Also, when visiting the campus venture off campus to experience the town and see if it matches with your personaility. Don't pick a school just because a buddy is going there or just because your parents are alumni. Be sure to visit the building where you will earn most of your credits and meet the head of your department if possible. That way you will be able to see exactly where you are headed. Once you get to college I strongly advise looking into campus clubs and activities and picking ones that suit your personality. Through these activities you will meet people similiar to yourself. By staying true to yourself it will be easier to focus on classes instead of your unhappiness. All of this will contribute to your overall success in college and eventually in life.

Parents and students when you are in the process of looking for a university or college to attend, there are a few questions I want you to ask yourself. First question is, what does the student want to major in and does that university offers that major. Second question is does this university offer enough financial aid and can you the student/parent afford to attend there. Third question is what kind of experience do the student wants to experience. For instance, is the student more of a fast pace person with thousands of people around him/her or does the student prefer a more quite and calm atmosphere with a small population. The last question is should the student go off to college a hundred miles away or stay close to home; will the student get homesick from being away from home. Examine every small aspect of the university because every little bit matters in your decision. And also be honest when answering the follow questions because when attending a college there is a lot of money and time spent.