University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Top Questions

The advice I would give to the students in search of finding the right college would be to keep your options open. Try not to set your mind on only one college because a person never knows what could happen in the future. Base your college search on your major, the location of the campus, and also the atmosphere of the campuse. All thos factors help to play a huge role in the decision of the right college. As for making the most of the experience, try and keep your mind open and not be afraid to try new things. Try and find extra activities you may find fun or interesting. By doing this, you will make your college experience more beneficial. One thing I have learned is try and always fit in some "fun" time into your schedule. School work and grades are important, but too much of that can cause extreme stress. A good and beneficial characteristic to obtain is to be organized. In having this trait, you will be able to balance your school work and have fun at the same time. College is a stressful time, but needs a little fun mixed in once in awhile!

i have give my parent and my firends or student advice that college is the right way to go to if you want to get a better life of a better colege in your life so if you want to get a better job or a better life the right way is to go college and graduated from there and than you will get what you want to get it.

Students and Parents need to visit all of the schools that they are looking at. When you visit a campus you actually get a feel for what the university has to offer and if it is right for you. Students should also pick a school that is right for you and do not base your decision on where your friends are going or where your parents think you should go. It is your decision and in the end that is was really matters .

talk to some students as if YOU were attending there and ask some general questions to see what the inside scoop is. the ups and downs of it.

Think about what is important to you, you will need to make trade-offs. Take advantage of every oppertunity possible.

Make sure that you go over all the possibilites of colleges that excepted you and make a list to compare and contrast the positive and negative things about each college and the city that surrounds it. I know personally, I did not take enough time to think about all my options before making my decision, so if you research all the schools you are interested thouroughly, you will benefit greatly and be much more happier with the final choice of college you plan to attend.

Be reasonable/logical and pick the school that you think will help you succeed the most and won't leave you with incredibly high loans that may be difficult to pay off.

Before you make your choice on which college to attend, make sure you spend plenty of time on campus! Talk to students, especially if you can find any in your possible program and ask tons of questions! Have lunch in the cafeteria, tour some of the buildings and talk to professors. Experiencing the college first hand will help you determine if the school is right for you more than any book or website will be able to tell you.

Tour as many schools as you can - some people think they want a small campus but wind up feeling suffocated, or they think they want a large campus and wind up feeling overwhelmed. Try to be as familiar as possible with a campus before making your choice (obviously it's hard if you're just visiting for a weekend). Also, don't make a choice on a school based on where your friends are going, because it's important to meet new people. But, if you're planning on going to a school where hardly anyone you know is going, you should keep in mind that it's important to have a social support network. It's not very optimistic advice but try not to date someone that goes to a different college - it makes it harder for you to meet new people and have fun if you are constantly missing someone. That's not to say that you should go to a college just because your significant other is going there. GO TO CLASS. Your parents are paying for you to be there and it's the ONLY way to get good grades and keep up with your schoolwork.

Look into reviews, talk to current students, and spend some time on the campus (more than the day you do the tour) to see if you would really like the school because you'll be spending a lot of time there!