University of North Carolina at Greensboro Top Questions

Students finf the right school for you not because your parents want you to go there or because its a party school but because it can enhance your career path. Parents let the student choose with just a little of your supervision. Students know that you are the one paying for their college but let the student feel like they have some say so in what they want.

College is the first taste of independence for many students. The most important thing parents can do is to allow their children to grow up and understand that involves making mistakes and learning from them. College is about learning to make decisions on your own. The first decision is choosing which college to attend. Visit the campuses. Meet faculty members in the discipline that most interests you. If it is possible, stay overnight on campus and travel with someone to classes similar to the field you wish to enter. This is a decision for the student and student alone. What a campus looks like on paper offers no real indication that it is right for the student. Parents need to be the ones a student can turn to for help reasoning through this decision. It is difficult for parents to take the back seat and let the student make the deal, but this experience is as new to you as the college application process is for the students. A parent's job up to this point has been to prepare their child to make decisions and be a grown up. Let the student be the grown up.

I would tell both parents and students to take their time in deciding which college they want to attend. If necessary visit the college more than once to make sure it is the right one, don't just pick the one that looks the best or that you feel is right from the internet, actually visit the school and get to know the area and the school and decide whether you will be ok attending that school and make sure you can make that school feel like it is home to you. Your first choice is not the absolute best one for you, it is ok if you feel that you need to change schools.

Pick a school that you feel most comfortable at- even if it is not where your parents or you originally wanted to go.

Don't do it for the social experience while that is always fun you have to put academics first. UNCG is a great school, I love it and I am honored to be here studying.

Make sure that you follow what is best for you or your child. It's not about following a legacy or fulfilling tradition, but it's about finding the right school for you and what makes you or your child happy. Select the school that offers the right atmosphere and has a friendly environment. Be sure to follow your career plans and the steps that are conducive to those career plans, which also includes selecting the right school for YOU.

Students are in finacial needs, it is best to start off small by attending to an IN- state collge. Bigger schools are not always the best schools because imagine being in a class of 30+ students, do you think your professor is going to be able to recognize everyone in the class? Not really because of so many students attending at one time, so it is best to try to avoid attending big classes. It is important to choose a major that pleases you because it is based on what you love to do. With the major you choose, be sure you chose the college that involves your major. Also, be sure to consider building a relationship with your professors. All honesty, the smaller the classes & the more your professor knows you, the better. If the professors see that you are trying, they will most definitely help you. Living on college campus can be fun yet boring so it is best to find a college you can fit yourself. There are certain colleges that have students that have immature partying and havoc probably over 50{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the time. So choose the best residential place either on or off-campus.

For students, they should take a campus tour of all the colleges that they're interested in to get a feel for the campuses, and make their decision based on that. Students should choose a school that they would feel comfortable at. And parents should be supportive of their childs' college choice and I don't think that they should try to influence or pressure them to pick a certain college. That decision should be totally left up to the student. At college, you should get involved, do your work, and have fun!

Going to college doesn't just have to be for getting into a certain work field. The information that you receive here will open your mind to many different things, so its best to come here for more than just a sufficient job. I am a computer science major, but I have a dream to create an entertainment company. So far, I've been able to get information for all aspects of the company I am trying to create, such as writing tips when creating cartoons and fictional stories, leadership abilities and speech preparations. If you have a dream, then the best place to start on it is in college.

Don't ever completely rule out a college without first visiting. In the same way, never decide on a college without visiting. The quality of the people who go to the college can either make or break your college experience. Also, don't get caught up with a college's perceived prestige. Just because one college has a more impressive past doesn't necessarily make it the right college for you. There are so many colleges that you can pretty much guarantee that you will find your perfect match. Don't settle for one that seems like it might be a good school. You'll be the one spending the money to go there, you should feel attached to the campus.

UNCG is the best!

The student should not worry about what the parent's views are too much, but look more into what their own thoughts are. If an institution has a strong appeal and attraction to the student, then look forward to attending that university, because that is more than likely the best-suited place.

Look at all aspects of a school before choosing and make sure you visit to see first hand if it is the right choice for you.

Visit the campus of each school you are interested in and try to talk to current students. Even if you have decided on a major, pick several other options you might like and try to find a school that offers a strong program in each, because you never know when you will change your mind about a major! Be flexible and look at schools you wouldn't usually consider. Get a feel for the area around each college as well (for examble, is there a grocery store or mall nearby?). Overall, just go where you feel the most comfortable!

Parents and thier possible students should visit colleges before deciding. You need to go on a regular weekday, not a "parents day," just show up. I think that parents and students will get a better feel of the campus and day to day life on-campus. Students need to decide for themselves, parents need to let their child make the big decision in the end. This is very important. Young students need to be incharge of this decision that will shape their entire adult future.

Ensure that the university has a well rounded large quantity of programs to offer. You ARE going to change your major...try to stay in something that is close to what start as, otherwise, you might become a 5th year senior.

I would say to definitely consider whether or not you want to attend a small or large college. I never realized how big of a decision this was until I actually attended UNCG my first year.

Being someone who has already had to make the decision of what college to attend, I would have to say that visiting the campus is the absolute most important step to finding the right college. When you have found the right school, you will feel great, and welcomed as you walk around the campus. Search for schools that offer your intended major, and visit them. When you feel inside that you have found the right school, go with your gut instinct. You have to feel good walking around campus, knowing that you will be walking up and down that campus for the next few years. Also be sure to tour the residence halls, knowing that most school require that you live on campus as a freshman. Hope this helps!

You should find a college that is fits you. Size is very important. Large schools are impersonal and seem cold. Small campuses are more personal and have a warmer, more welcoming atmosphere. I prefer the middle sized campuses so you can get an individual learning experinence, but also have diversity on campus and meet a variety of people.

Its not about the money, its about the people you meet, the experience you have and the memories you make.