Visiting Colleges

College Experiences by Alex Angle

College is an extraordinary place. I have visited a lot of colleges, and I wanted to share what I have seen. Some of you would like a larger public school while others would like a smaller liberal arts school. There is nothing wrong with liking either of them! I am going to give my views on each from the schools I have visited.

I personally visited Penn State. Penn State’s tour was in a huge group because there were so many people visiting the school. We walked and visited the dorm rooms, but walking to them was very crowded. Also, the classrooms were filled with students and some of them seemed to have around 50 people for each class. Penn State is a great school for people who like larger schools and larger classes. Also, it is a great place to see if you can go above and beyond and stand out in a 50 person classroom.

If Penn State doesn't seem to be the school for you I would suggest looking at a private or liberal arts school. My example that I will be using is High Point University. It is a private university in North Carolina. My tour for High Point started in a fancy room where the president of the school introduced himself and told us everything great about the school. Then, there was a tour of the campus and dorms and we were separated into three groups. There was around eight other students on my tour. So if you like a smaller school with less students I would recommend a private university. Also, when my sister was touring this campus we scheduled a private tour which was just for my family and one of the students from High Point rode us around in a golf cart. The classes were also very small, maybe 10 to 15 students per class.

Make your life easier and tour colleges now. Once again make it easier and tour colleges now because you can’t tell which type of school you will like until you go out and see for yourself. Also, pick a school where you seem at home. You are going to be spending two, four, or maybe more years at this campus, so make sure you love it.