University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Top Questions

My advice to any incoming college student is that the college you choose isn't what matters. You need to pick the right learning environment for you, and choose a place that you will enjoy living and learning for the next couple years of your life. College can be the best years of your life, but you have to be mentally prepared. It is no walk in the park, and you will NOT get by as easily as you did in high school, trust me. The best advice I can give is to be aware of what?s going on around you. Read the information pamphlets, take advantage of the opportunities on campus, and get involved!

To find the best college for you, go on as many tours and visits as possible. After you see enough you will start to get a feeling for what you like best. Try to visit a variety, big ones, small ones, 2 year and 4 year schools. The more you go to the more likely you will find one that fits you, and besides even if you don?t like the school you will probably get lots of free stuff at the tour! To make the most of your experience you need to be open to trying new things, I?m not saying break laws, but get out and have fun. Join clubs, hang out with new people, and go on trips offered by the school. Most importantly don?t be afraid of new experiences, if you don?t like it, don?t try it again, but you never know you may find a new passion!

When looking for a school, don't just choose based on where your friends are going on the cost. Take some time, do some research and pick the right college for you.

Visit as many different types of colleges as you can and early. Try to spend a night or a weekend there or something and see how you like it.

I feel that when students and their families visit a school the tour guides show them what they want to see. The university's staff does not show anything bad on the campus. I feel that a prospective student should be able to spend the night at a school to get the right feel about the college. There will not be any surprises then. Whenever I was looking at colleges I stayed the night at a few of them and that is how I decided that I wanted to go to Pitt-Johnstown.