University of Maryland-Baltimore County Top Questions

I would advise the students/parents to take college tours before deciding on their college and becoming well informed about the school before making a decision and how it will benefit them the most.

These are the years to learn and grow as an individual, to find out who you are and become who you want to be. You will never get another opportunity like this, and there's little point in holding back. So connect with your professors, talk to your advisors, and find out how to do research and get involved in your field. Take every opportunity to study abroad, work around the world, volunteer to help those in need, start a club - anything. Get your fingers in everything, and you'll establish contacts and networking opportunities that will serve you for years to come. It's also a fair bet you'll find so many new things that fit you, that you'll take them in and grow from them - college is supposed to change you, so let it.

Its ALL ABOUT what you want to do, not what you should do. Don't listen to those who goes "theres no money it", etc. If you do something that you are extremely passionate about, then money is the least of your worries and you'll be overall a happier person. I recommend that you sit down everyday for 15 to 30 minutes thinking about what you're passionate about. It could be absolutely anything; big or small. Once you find what you truly want to do, your heart and mind will guide your actions towards the future that you've made in your mind. Live in the future, be who you want to be. Again, its ALL ABOUT what you want to do, not what you should do. For the parents, I recommend talking to your child about thier futures, support them, and ultimately be happy for them that they're doing what they're passionate about.

Selecting a college is a life changing decision that can be hard for a highschool student to make by themselves. Whether teenagers dump the decision onto their parents or are forced to do their own research, there are a few things one should keep in mind when choosing a college. Size of the college, educational programs, extracurricular activities, housing, location, and most importantly price are a few factors students need to consider. The best advice I would give to a student trying to choose a location for higher education would be to visit as many colleges as possible and talk to the students on campus. The best way to choose a school is to attend the college or university and get a feel for the students attititudes towards the school. Choosing a school may be stressful but try to see the excitement in choosing your future destination.

You need to find a school that fits you. Don't pick a school based solely on an academic program unless you are 300 percent sure that's what you want to do with your life. Your college choice should be about the next four years as well as your overall future. Pick a place where you will have fun AND learn a lot.

Get involved!! Don't skip class....EVER!

Make sure the school is the right size for you. Can find the right people and activites that will interest you. Find the right programs

Above all, the academic and social factors are the most important. Your college should focus its attention and resources towards your desired major and career choice. Further, the academics should be a challange but not easy enough to be considered a breeze. But at the same time, ensure that you will come out of the college near the top of the class so as to gain the relative likings of the on campus recruiters. As for the social factor, absolutely all students must live in dorms. The experience is so enjoyable and necessary that every student must have it, even if there are considerable finacial holdbacks. The student should choose a college where the social atmosphere meets what he wants more so than what he is. The student should aspire to be what he wants to be. Although the financial factor is important, do not make it the center for your decisions. A decision based on money that alters the prime academic experience can negatively impact the student's career future, and a decision based on money that alters the student's social experience can lead him to regret.

To get the most out of your college experience you should be mentally prepared to put in the needed effort, be disciplined and determined enough to devote the necessary time to your studies, and be willing to devote your best efforts to achieving the goals that bring you to college. We don't come to socialize and party, but we come to college to improve ourselves mentally, physically and spiritually. Attending college is a privalege earned by our devotion to becoming an educated person. It is not just a meal-ticket to personal success, but a journey with an established goal that ends with the accomplishment of that goal. Education then continues throughout a person's life, first to further the original goals and/or to develop new goals and develop new skills to enrich our lives and the lives of people around us.

Always go for your 1st choice =] good luck

Look for what you want and what will benifit you and your family in the long run

Go to the place that you feel you will have the best experience and do not go somewhere that you know you will have a hard time...and do not go somewhere just because your friends are going there...do research

Let the student decide which school is for them and choose on the atmosphere and variety of programs related to what you're intrested in. You will change your major and develop new intrests through college. Just roll with the punches and create friendships that will last a lifetime.

college is the pursuit of meaningless peice of paper.

When I first started appyling to schools my preference was the school that was farthest away from my parents. My parents wanted the school that gave more scholarship money. Those two things can be accounted for in any school out there, but the best advice that I can give is to start looking early and don't settle for just anything. Start looking at colleges before the summer going into your senior year of high school because there are so many schools out there to choose from and there is one out there just for you. Campus tours and overnight stays are the perfect way to get to know the school, faculty, and the students that will soon become your lifelong friends and colleagues. Don't just settle for anything, there is a school out there that is just perfect for your field of study, as well as you and your lifestyle. This may not seem like the most important decision of your life as you are applying to colleges, but once you get to that school on the first day of classes it will hit you, this school will change your life.

When you go write down the pros and cons of the college. That's how I picked the college I'm going to. Also, look at financial aid and what scholarships the college will give you. And don't be afraid to ask students on campus what their experience is. ALWAYS go on the campus tours. Some people just don't. But I went on a tour for UMBC at least 3 times, which is a little much, but it helped me in picking what I wanted. Make sure that the major is offered at that school and if you're undecided make sure there's a lot of options or an interdisciplinary studies program. You don't want to be stuck somewhere and have to transfer out because that's a hassle and some credits just don't transfer right.

Visit as many schools as you can. Sit in and classes. Meet with other students and ask them how they feel about the school.

help support your child in students no matter how bad the economy.

I would advise doing as much research as possible in regards to what kind of degree you're interested in, such as reading course descriptions on classes offered in the major you're considering. The most important thing to me is deciding to where to live. You need to analyze what kind of environment you can live comfortably in. If you're fairly young and fresh out of high school, more than likely it is easier to adjust to any environment. However, if you're a little older, maybe 22 or older, it is possible to be set in your ways in which it is hard to live in a noisy environment because there's always going to be someone partying somewhere at some point. Maybe that is okay with some people, but if you are serious scholar it is important to find a comfortable environment because then it is all downhill from there. My biggest mistake was assuming that since my school is an honor's university, there will be serious people here so there should not be so much partying going on, but I was wrong, so just make sure you get your living situation taken care of.

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