University of California-Riverside Top Questions

keep their mind set.

Dont look for a party school, and if you get to a party school, control your partying. In the end, as you near your graduation, you will realize that the whole point about going to college is individual experience and job outlook. Pick a college that can aide you with its great networking systems, helping professors, and a student population with which your comfortable. Most importantly, your first year is extermely important, you screw up your first year, you will spend the rest of your career trying to fix it. You would rather take your classes slowly, rather than overburden yourself. Remember, finishing your degree is not a race!

Look for a campus that isn't a party campus. Partying may be fun, but it doesn't help you in your studies.

Firstly, for the advice I would give parents about finding the right college would be to allow their children to decide for themselves. Pressuring them to apply or attend your alma mater or the school that has your favorite college football team will not make their decisions any easier. Support your children and their aspirations; if your children are not sure about what they want to do, you should tell them to apply to the schools that appeal to them and then decide. If possible, parents should take their children to visit college campuses to help make their decision. Secondly, for students who are having a hard time choosing between colleges, there is no rush. Visit as many campuses as you can. Do your research on the schools. Do not just apply and hope for the best once decision time rolls around. Lastly, for making the most of the college experience, I would advise that students get involved. It is really important to have a support system and stability once you enter college, and joining different student organizations might be one of them. Look into your school's sports, organizations, and top honors associations. Make every moment you have memorable.

Definitely know that college is nothing like high school. the work load and work ethics will need to be at a higher scale.

I would say when finding the right college, the first factor is motive. It is always good to know why you should go to college in the first place. Ask your self questions like: can it help me get a good career? Make money? Foundation? Because my parents want me to? Or because your heard it was the first step to learn how to do what you want to do in the future? Without motivation it will be hard to successed and not to mention stressful, not only in college but in life in general. The second factor is location. I think it is good for the student to move away from home and experience a different city or state.The third factor are the school's programs and emphasis. College would be a waist of time if you go to a college that does not have what you are interested in doing. And if you do not know what you are going to do, it is important for the school to have good programs that will help the student firgure out what they would want to do during and after college.

I would have to say that the best advice would be travel to the different colleges you are looking at and tour them, get the real \feel of what the campus is before making your choice. There are so many campuses available it would be a shame to waste your oppurtunities with just picking a campus based upon heresay.

explore. try new things. don't be afraid.

Try to be involved in your school. There's all sorts of clubs and activities out there, and it's best to take advantage of them while you can. Go to parties, but remember to get your work turned in. And parents, allow your kids to grow up into who they are.

If you're not sure want you want to major in, go to a community college first and complete your general education classes there. You save money and it gives you enough time to figure out what you want to major in. I wish someone would've told me that in high school, I spent too many years and thousands of dollars trying to decide on a major. When in college find a counselor that will help guide you through your college career. Ask lots and lots of questions and take your studies seriously, it is too easy to let your studies slip and you don't want to look back and wish that you had done better.