The University of Tampa Top Questions

I would advise the importance of networking with your professors. I chose to go to the University of Tampa because of its small amount of students in the classroom. I have on many ocassions talked to my professors after class about my progress and what areas I needed to work on in order to improve. They were able to remember me and provided the feedback that I desired. This networking provides possibilities of landing a job in the field you major in. Every student is required to have an academic advisor in the field that they major in. This is a great help since your advisor has had real experience in the field you are working on majoring in and guides you in the direction of the classes you would need to accomplish in order to gain knowledge and experience in the field.

I would implore parents and students to visit the colleges they have an interest in. Its important that the student gets a feel for the enviroment they will live in for the 4 years of their college career. Visiting my college prospects really aided me in making my final decision. Also the best way to enjoy college is to be engaged in your learning and interactions with others. College is the best place to network with others and lay your foundation to an incredible future. Feel free to express your self and accept others that may be different from you.

It's really all about finding an environment that works for you. This means finding a good location, social groups you feel comfortable with, class sizes you like, and activities that tailor to your needs. Of course, making sure the college has a program to put you closer to your goal is also a major factor. When you find the right college, try to expand your horizons and do things you wouldn't normally do. If you're from the northwest and your college is near exotic locations, exploit it. Find friends from all around and try to connect with them. The connections you make in college will help jump-start your future life. It's not about what you learn in class, it's about what you get out of the whole college experience.

Apply early, and visit. Think long and hard about your decision and always know that if you work hard you can transfer wherever you dream.

Make sure you look at more than one school, take weekend trips to get the feeling for a school. Ask your tour guide how he or she likes the school, and what they don't like about the school. Make a decision based on how you liked the school and how you would fit in. Look at the greek life and how they can help you get involved. Stop by the Student Activities Office to see the clubs that are avaliable for students to join. Visit the school more than once beforing making your decision. Ask other students how they like the school. Look at the class room sizes and the professor to student ratio.

To parents: let you children decide for themselves. To students: live it up- it goes fast!

Dont worry everything will work its self out.

When looking for the right college, definitely go and visit whatever school you are looking at. Once you are there, go on campus tours and get a feel for the entire enviornment of the school. Try learning as much as you can about the campus, housing, classes and the social atmosphere. Don't be afraid to ask random students or faculty what they think of the school and how they like it, because these are the people that know the most and will tell you the truth, rather than hearing it from some brochure you recieved in the mail. At college, you learn a lot about yourself and many different types of people. Don't take it for granted and embrace every person individually and every experience you have. It will definitely make you grow to become the person you are meant to be.

Finding the right college is definitely very difficult and based on my experience, my best advice would be to research and visit the top three colleges. I did not do this and decided to only apply to one school and go there based on the sheer fact that my older sister went there. Asking other students when you go visit the schools would also be a good idea since students know best about the college experience. By visiting schools and asking students, it should make the decision of picking the right college a whole lot easier and it should also help make the most out of the college experience.

I would have to say that choosing where you are going to attend college is one of the hardest decisions to make. However, something that I feel is always imprtant to think about. Is that college is what you make of it. It sounds so cliche but it truley is. Wherever you end up you just need to just have a good time and make the best of it.