College life is always appealing for a school going student. It has its own charisma. A student makes the final decision of his career as soon as he enters the college. Unfortunately, most of the students make that choice irrationally and emotionally. Therefore, one should be very careful and prudent while choosing a college. Some informative portals like Huffpost also talk about it. Here are some very useful tips to avoid mistakes when choosing a college.
Never Just Apply online without visiting the college building
During the process of choosing a college, a student visits all possibleonline websites and social media. These sites would definitely give you only the best glimpses of their college. Here I question you, “When you arrange your birthday event at some particular restaurant, will you not look for yourself all arrangements that possibly would satisfy you?” Rhetorically, in spite of visiting that place physically, how can you submit all your applications online to a place where whole your life career typically depends upon? Visiting your desired college area will suggest you a lot about your compatibility with its environment.
Never follow your friends, siblings or your relatives
This is one of the common practices these days that parents find it easy to make their young ones follow the same path as their elder siblings, friends, or even relatives. They fall prey to their personal rivalry along with competition without considering their child’s individual aptitude. They start oppressing their child to send him according to their own will without his consent interest. Thus he has to suffer his whole like because of this one time wrong decision taken by his parents.
Always search about rankings/reviews of your desires college
Quality education is always the priority of a student while getting admission into any institute. There are various reputable and authentic resources that give you detailed ranking and reviews of any particular institute. This will definitely leave no question about the quality of education of your desired institute.
Always search extracurricular activities being offered along with academic staff
While choosing a college, one common mistake that students mostly commit is that they find their desired college being higher in rank academically but at the same time lacking in extracurricular activities. The art of socializing and master in various skills along with career designed at the college level can only be flourished if extracurricular activities are also emphasized at the college level. It will help students boost their morale in some boredom period of their academic life. It may also enhance and incite student’s hidden skills which may be very useful for their bring future.
Never compromise on the cost of the college
While investigating about costs of different college before taking admission, one may assume that a very cheap college with a low quality education is better than very expensive with good quality education. He is entirely deceived by this delusion. The basic reason for this debate is that many colleges provide some sort of financial aid. The more expensive private colleges, the better financial aid it provides as compared to cheaper state colleges. Eventually,it results in the more expensive college costing less than the cheaper colleges. Even if you get a good score in initial semesters, the expensive college would proudly endorse you with a scholarship for next semester. Such types of incentives are not found in cheaper colleges.
Don’t get attracted by students’ looks and style
One silly mistake that most students make while choosing college is that they get too much impressed by the style and looks and even by the regular events performed in college. They are so fascinated by such allurements that they rush the process of investigating more important things about that college. Unfortunately, they had to suffer a lot from this hasty decision.Physical appearances are not the criteria at a place where your main destination is quality education.
Never care about distance of a college
The best college being closest to the home is the dream of every student. However, there are some colleges that need you to cover a bit more distance. Being admitting in a college is not just a formality but a life dependent decision for any student. Thus, distance must not be a hurdle in the way of seeking quality education for a student.
Paresh Patil, He has 3 year experience in IT sector (Information technology). He’s best known for writing science fiction; He loves to write about fashion, lifestyle and technology. He is currently working on stylecaret , a fashion e-commerce portal in India. Find him on Facebook