The University of the Arts Top Questions

Since all I really know is art schools, I'll go by that. When Selecting a proper art school you should be going into it with a passion, art is not the most lucritive of studies, so going in with luke warm ambitions is a bad idea, many fall behind and end up dropping out because of it. If you are passionate then one of the most important things is to see if the school offers proper and up to date facilties with a faculty that is both expeirenced and supportive to your needs. I would also look at the history of its students seeing what the alumni are up to or see what graduate schools they may be now attending. Also looking into what sort of scholarship or grants the school offers is a great idea, as some of them may be easy to get,.

I think the best thing in previewing a college is to visit and take their tour, having questions prepared based on things that matter to you. From there, I also think it's very important to get contact information for at least one student at each college because their opinions and knowledge of how things are at that school are the most unbiased, clear representations of how life at that institution will be.

To the students, I would say that they should find a college where they feel a sense of belonging. That, I think, was the most important thing that I found at my school.

Don't be afraid to transfer to a new school if it just dosn't work out. The most important thing is if the school has a program in the field you want to study that engages you.

In choosing a college or university the best advice I could possibly give would be to go with your gut instinct. Visit the campus, interact with the student body, spend a night in the dorms. When you find the right college you feel the fit right away. Don't fall into what your peers, teachers, or parents might want of you. In the end, you are the one spending four years of your life there, not them.

College is that turning point in your life. I know it's hard to find the right college, and you may be unsure about your choice. Honestly when you get there things will be just right. You will meet people that feel exactly the same way. We are all scared and confused the first week and then you realize that you are all in the same boat. Those scared kids you sit next to on the first day of orientation will be friends for life. I Promise. Don't sweat too much about your application either if you do not get in, then maybe that was not the right choice.

find your own ways to socialize and meet people, but don't do it so much that you can't get work done. also find a college you can get excited about, but remember, it wont be perfect

i would tell them that they need to vist the school together and maybe look for a college closer to home, not to far. Tell the student that no college will ever be 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} right or the best experience for them. just apply to as many colleges as they can and take the one that gives the most money and go there. And if after a year there student still feels out of place just change schools. This plan is better then taking a year off, getting a job and waiting for that perfect college to fall on the student's lap....I personly have seen this happen i have two who after high school did not go start to college and are still saying they will go to college sometime in the near future and it's been almost two years now. They have missed out on two years of college life which puts them behine in life. And also look for a safe campus

Always research beforehand, find out when open house events are and go to them, and find out what types of interviews will need to take place before acceptance/rejection is given! Also, call and ask about what types of financial aid packages are available.

Idealy no student should have to go to an in-state school, little lone a college within their home town. I have personally benefited a great deal by living as far away from my parents and family as possible. A college student should have the freedom to express themselves as they see fit and behave in a way that is natural to them, outside the influence of their parents. The fartehr away a school is, the better the student receives from it. The school istelf should genuinely care about it's students, providing amble housing and finacial aid. While colleges and universities are primarily money making institutions, it's faculty and administration should never forget that they are providing a benefit to not only individuals but the world as a whole.