University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Top Questions

Parents, let your child make most of the decision based on where he or she feels most comfortable. Don't force them to go to a school where you want them to go, just because you went there. Students, tour a lot of schools. Sit in on a lecture or two. Eat in the cafeteria. Walk around the campus. Do these things to get feel for what the campus people are like and see where you fit in the best. Don't just settle for the first one that you come across. When you are an incoming freshman, make sure to get involved in campus activities right away and meet other freshmen and higher classmen. Freshmen will reassure you that they are going through this at the same time as you. Upper classmen will let you know "the ropes of the course" and help you with any questions you may have. It's good to be friends with both groups of students at different levels in their college careers.

The first and most important thing to do when choosing the right college is to make sure you would be comfortable learning and living there. If you're not comfortable it will be very hard to concentrate and do well in your studies. Another thing would be to get involved with your campus early on in your college career. Being involved not only looks great on your resume, but also allows you to meet people and make lifelong friends. Getting to know your professors and counselors is important too. They can help you decide on a major by giving you advice based on their experiences. Once you decide on your major, they can help you plan the rest of your academic career in order for you to reach your goals and be successful. The last thing would be to keep up with your homework because once you fall behind, it is really hard to catch up again and you end up cramming for exams. It is easy to procrastinate about studying for classes because the professors don't give you daily worksheets that have to be turned in. In college it is your responsibility to balance studying with everything else.

Make sure that you take a lot of time and start early to look for a school that fits you. Find out if you want to be in a smaller or larger school. If you like a larger school you will most likely have to pay more money and vise versa for a smaller school. Take into account how far it is and what type of school it is, like what it is known for academically. You obviously want to attend a school that fits the type of career or subjects that you are interested in. Make sure you think hard and pick the school for the right reasons.

Future college students and their parents should pay attention to many aspects of certain colleges when deciding on the right college. The first thing they should do is take a campus tour and decide how far they wants to travel from home to school. Future college students will then want to have a general idea about what they want to major in and see if the school offers that specific major. After they decide on a school, to make the best out of their college experience, they need to meet new people, get involved in activities they enojoy, and have a good time while they balance school.

Look for the college that calls out to you and you feel the most at home within.

I would advise parents and/or students to tour as many colleges or universities as they can. There is no way to determine if you are right for a particular school unless you go there and explore. See what interests you, see what you like about each campus, visit the dorms, take a tour, and ASK QUESTIONS! College is supposed to be the best years of your lives, and you need to like your school for that to happen. Finally - look for what organizations are on campus, a successful college career includes begin involved on campus in residence halls, in organizations or in greek life! Mostly, HAVE FUN!

Let the children chose the college they want because it will make them happy. Drinking happend at all the school in the state of Wisconsin. Let go of your children, if you raised them right they will be fine.

I would first recommend looking for a college that has the area of which you will major. If you are undecided about your major, I would decide whether or not you want to go to school in your state or go to school out of state. Then, if you have a learning/physical disability, I would suggest looking for a college that can meet those needs. I would also look into what the school offers financially. Ask yourself is this a school I can afford? Is this a school that offers financial aid that will accommodate me? To make the most of your college experience, I would highly urge you to get involved in sports, clubs, and/or volunteering activities to become connected with other peers that share in your same interests. I advise living in the doors at least your first year because you will be encouraged to socialize with others and make friends, it will be easier to become aware of the campus and the different resources available, and this is a time to break away from family to become more independent. Finally, take your school work very seriously, and have a great time!

One of the most important things to do before you choose a college is to figure out what you want from the college. What do you want to get out of college? Is class size, financial aid, environment, or academic offerings more important to you? Then you obviously must do research on the schools, which you can do easily on the internet, but you also want to make sure that you visit the campus and ask current or recent students about their experiences with the college. There is a lot to learn about a college that no brochure or website can tell you, and students can help with this. As for the experience itself, you will get out of it exactly what you put in. If you don't do the work, you aren't going to be prepared to enter your field. Take advantage of the resources the campus has, because college is a lot more than going to class and socializing. Your college experience is what you make of it.

Look and visit the colleges your interested in

Well the first thing i'd tell them was to remember that their son/daughter is going to college to get an education. That is first and foremost important. Hopefully you have an idea of what you would like to persue as a career. Then to make sure the college you are looking at has a good program in that field and ask to talk with a professor or two to get a feel for what it might be like for you taking classes and after you are done with your schooling as well. Secondly I would remind them that peer pressure in college is pretty tough on alot of kids. Do not feel like you have to be cool and fit in with everyone, because you will not be able to its just not possible. Some kids may make fun of you for wanting to study and going to classes, but those are the ones that will not make it more than a semester at college and your real friends will want to hangout with you and do the things you enjoy to do. Thats what I would tell parents about making the most out of the college experience.

Visit a few colleges so you can compare them. And just go with the one you feel most comfortable about.

Remember that, like you, the school should be multi-faceted. Obviously a great education is extremely important, so find a school that offers the necessary classes and support that you will need to get the education you desire. Also remember that focusing 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of your attention on school-work is not healthy! Find a school that offers other activities that are of interest. Remember to go somewhere that makes you feel comfortable and you would not mind spending four years of your life! This has to be a decision that is made by the student. Yes, parents, help, support, do what you need to; but it all comes down to whether or not this school will aid in your son/daughter's future!

I would tell them to choice the college that makes you comfortable and to see the student living there as if it's your home. Choice a college that reflects upon all your interests. College is to prepare you for your career, so go to every class and experience as much education as you can. College is a great adventure. It help you to find who you really are and what you stand for. Education is key for success in your future.

Go on campus visits to schools that interest you. Ask questions about the way the campus runs, meaning find out about sports, extra-curricular activities, clubs, academic advising, class sizes and so on. The more you ask about the campus the more information you are going to recieve. Many campus' allow you to sit through a class just to get an idea of how individual classroom settings work. Make a list of the things the excite you about a paritcular campus and also the things that don't get you motor running as much, this way, when it comes time to choose a school, you will already have a good idea of which one to pick.

To definately visit the schools that you are thinking about attending. Stay the night with a student there to get the full expierence to see if you will truly enjoy the student life at that university.

Parents should support there child in the best way possiable. Giving them what they need to ge prepard for school as well that the parents should trust there child that they will know what to do or what not to do, to make the best choice that can be made.

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It is SO important to go and tour the colleges that you are thinking about attending. After each tour, you'll be able to get a good good indication of whether or not it will "fit" you. You'll be spending the next 4-5 years at college so it is important to go to a school that YOU want to go to and feel comfortable with. Don't be pressured into going to a school where you have friends going. I didn't know ANYBODY going to my school and it actually was the best thing I could have done because it didn't limit me to meeting all of the wonderful people that I did. If I could give one piece of advice about making the most of the college experience: by all means, have a social life but remember to put school first! Start off the first semester strong and get a good g.p.a because after the first year and a half, it is VERY hard to move your g.p.a. Also, don't ever feel afraid or intimidated to talk to your professors either. They are there to help you so, use them!

First of all, go to the college and walk around, ask students that arent hired by the campus questions about their experiance at the college. Walk around the dorms, in some of the classrooms, and just around the campus to get the feel for the campus. Second of all, do not base your opinion of the school based on websites and specific campus information. You could love the programs and resources that are available there, however, not nessasarly like or agree with some of the students and teachers and their views. Most importantly, take a day and pretend that you are a student on campus. Talk to current students. Eat in the commons area and see how the food really is. Check out the student labs, sneak into large classes to see some of the teacher's teaching styles. Once you have a feel for the campus, and if you like the campus, schedule a campus tour. Students, if you want to make the most of your college experiance the only thing you have to do is get involved. Be social, join groups, programs, sport teams, clubs, the more involved you are, the more oppertunities and memories you will have.