Dear Freshman

Dear Freshman,
Picking a college is one of the hardest things to do. I know for me is was difficult because not a lot of my friends were looking at the same colleges as me, so I had a different experience than them. One thing that I looked as was the type of education that the school was excellent at. Illinois State is known for their education programs. Since I am an education major it was a good choice. Other programs are here are very good as well, but ISU is known for their education programs. It looks very good for getting a job after you graduate for college. Another thing that I looked for was the size of the school. ISU is a very large school, but it does not seem that big. Maybe it’s the way that the campus is set up because it is in the shape of a square so it does not seem as big as say U of I. or maybe it is the small campus feel of activities going on every day. There is always something going on and everyone wants everyone to get involved. Another thing I looked at was some of the other activities I would like to get involved in during my years at college. So I decided to check out their Catholic Newman Center, because back home I was very involved with my youth group and I wanted to continue something like it when I traveled off to college. When it was time to look at the booths during Preview I went straight there and met our pastor and everyone at the booth was so nice and friendly and welcoming which I loved.
To sum it all up I would say look at what the academics are like for what you want to study, the size you are looking for, and what you want to get involved in during your four very short years of college.