University of California-Riverside Top Questions

Please visit the campus beforehand and definitely stay overnight and the weekends. Also, speak to current and former students from different majors you may be interested in. After choosing a major, try and meet as much of the faculty as possible. Most importantly, pay a visit to your advisor, the counseling center, the career center and make absolute sure that they can assist you in the most severe cases.

Do plenty of research on colleges. Visit as many colleges as possible to see if the student likes the environment. Try to know what you want to focus on and do not procrastinate.

If I can go back time, I would love to change a lot of the mistakes that I made, the choices I should have made, and the most memories of college experiences that I had. Now I am too late to go back to the past and change it. If anyone such as parents or students who wants to know about colleges and how to make the best out of it, I would tell them exactly what I feel now and what I could have/ should have done to make it better for me. I believe that any college one choose and attend will be the right college for oneself. One will have the best college experience no matter where they go, as long as they are the ones to make the best out of it. Meeting the right group of friends will affect your college experience. One will change socially, physically, mentally, and intuitively once they attend college. It is a whole new experience because you will be as free as a bird, rather than being stuck at home. Therefore, any college one attends will the right one if they make the most out of it.

visit the schools, but REALLY visit. pick out a day school's running and check out stuff. its what i did.

Aplly to every school you would like to attend. Study really hard for your ACT's and SAT's. After you get accepted, look at all your financial aid packages very closely. Always try to get invloved your first year because it makes the transition so much easier. Living in the dorms was a great experience but somewhat distracting and very expensive. Try to look for a more affordable place where you can have your own space and study when you want without being disstracted. Good luck!

The advice that I would give is to first be sure about what you want to go to college for, meaning what career do you want for your future. Next I would tell them to go and take tours of campuses to find one that is just for you, or your student. There are a lot of colleges that are really great and people would enjoy. Then, once you are at the campus of your choice, try to make friends that are interested in the same field as you, so you can take courses together, and have study groups with the people you already know, and you would not get distracted from what you are trying to accomplish for your future.

First, everyone interested in attending a school should take the time to actually visit the campus and get to know the surrounding and the environment in which they will spend the next 4 years of their life. Secondly, one should have a good idea of what major and/or field they want to go into, and plan for a college that has good facilities and accomodations for such an educational pursuit. After making the decision on which college to attend, the most important thing to do once there is to GET INVOLVED! Nothing will make college a more enjoyable and productive experience than to become involved in academic organizations and research oportunities. Finally, college is what you make of it; so have fun, learn, and make friends.

Experiencing independence was extremely important, the reason I chose a school further away from home. Visiting each campus is also crucial to get an idea of the atmosphere and if it is the right school for you.

When students apply to colleges usually it is because it is a good school. But more importantly it should be about which school picks the student. And it's more than just about getting accepted, it's about the professors, the students, the services that are provided. It's about how much a student feels at home and if they feel they can succeed with confidence. First choices are not always the best choices. Feeling accepted and comfortable at a college makes it so much more of a wonderful experience. Striving for good grades and adjusting to a whole new life is stressful enough without the added insecurities of finding friends, coping with roommates, talking to advisors and professors and starting new relationships. The best thing a student can do is be themselves and do the best they can at whatever they want to become. Never be afraid to ask for help on the road to accomplishing your dreams.

Go to the college that you really WANT to go to. Let it be your decision and not anyone elses. If you have a negative attitude about going in to college, you are going to miss out on one of the greatest experiences of your life.