University of Oregon Top Questions

You can find the right college, just make sure to do your fair share of research online; you can think of it as practice for getting ready for school. Go to a sporting event, walk through campus, talk to students, and most importantly check out the library because you will be living in it. You need to love the town and be honest with yourself to make sure you can handle how far away you?re moving. Mentally be ready to engulf yourself in studies but enjoy college and make time for fun. Get involved in as many activities as you can while being an under classman because the longer your at school the less you have time to do them. In short, enjoy your time, try not to skip class and make sure to show up for the tests. When you graduate you need to have the knowledge to make it in the real world so be sure to actually learn something.

Find a place where you feel comfortable and will be able to learn and meet people easily. The appearance and location of the campus can make a big difference in the way the student feels about their new home!

Make sure to visit the campus during running hours vs seasons that there aren't many people on campus

The best advise I could give to parents/and or students would be to visit the college of interest. After walking the campus and having contact with other students and staff, prospective students can recieve a real feel for how they would fit into the college community. When deciding between colleges, I would advise that students investigate the availbility of resources. This includes; tutoring, work/research opportunities, student groups, etc. Students have plenty of free time between classes and on the weekends, so prospective students should discover what interests them during their down time and then see if that college provides that activity.

College visits are a must. Statistics and credentials are not the only thing that matter. Visit schools that you are interested in and get a feel for the place before you totally commit.

Be honest. Be involved. Be outgoing. Be smart. Be focused. Be spririted. Be open. But most of all, always, always be true to yourself. In my experience, this philosophy will never fail.

Visit the schools in question. You will know what school you want to go to when you go the campus and walk around.

The most valuble piece of advice I have gotten is from my dad, and its advice I would pass along to any student . You only get to experiance college once, and while your acadmics are your number one priority, this is your last chance to really have fun before you start your career and real life.

Make sure that you will be able to deal with the weather and the work load that is usuall for that particular college. And have as much fun as you can without hurting your grades... too much.

It is important to visit the campuses and learn as much as you can about each college. However, i believe it is even more important for the student to do some soul searching to discover what they really want out of their college experience and then further more what they want to acheive in their lifetime. The student should be honest with themselves and reflective of their feelings and choices. The parents should be open and allow their child to make a decision that they are comfortable with. Of course the parents are going to have opinions and preferences to where their child should go, but they should wait to share them with their child. The student and parents should then have a discussion after they have all thought about it individually.