Staying Involved in Your College

Just like staying involved in your high school, staying connected with your college—both while you’re there and after you graduate—is both rewarding and important. And while the two have several things in common, there are different ways in which you can maintain your level of involvement in your college campus. Because of the great differences in how high schools and colleges are run, you’ll have to go about the process a little differently.

One of the more immediately obvious differences is the way in which you’ll find out about opportunities for involvement. Because universities are so much larger than high schools, there’s almost sure to be a volunteer coordinator or another similar person working there. A good way to go about finding this person is to contact your college’s office of alumni affairs or alumni council (both of which you should be able to find on the school’s website fairly easily). Someone in this group will be able to direct you to who you need to talk to.

After you talk to the correct university representative, you’ll probably start noticing another significant difference between high school and college in this respect: in college, it’s much more organized. In high school, it’s often pretty informal, and you can just walk in and start helping out somewhere. At the post-secondary level, you’ll probably be placed in a very specific place to do a more specific task. You’ll still have the choice of what you want to do, of course, but it’s likely that the options will be tailored to the needs of the school. It’s also fairly likely that you’ll be working in a group; groups of alumni often gather to do some sort of service project for their college.

Alumni organizations are also good ways to get involved. Many alumni groups organize regular volunteer sessions at their college, and you can hook up with them by contacting your alumni office and asking about organizations that stay involved with the school. It’s often easier to do it this way, because you might know a few of the people that you’re working with, and at the very least, you have something significant in common. A lot of these groups use Facebook or another online social networking tool to stay in touch, and this makes it really easy to find out about events that you can take part in.

However you get in contact with your school or an alumni group, it’s good to get out there and give back to your school. You’ll be working for a good cause, get to meet other alumni from your college, and have fun. So, whether you’ve graduated already or not, find out about doing some volunteer work around your campus. You’ll be glad you did.

Competent College Campuses in Exotic Places

LOOKING for more adventure after high school? Then don’t just dream of going to Georgetown or Harvard, think of the other exotic cities here in the United States such as Laredo, Texas for example. Laredo is the gateway to Mexico and you will find the culture here to be well, somewhat Mexican. It’s really nice to be immersed in a culture somewhat foreign to you the day you step up from high school. Besides, being independent from your mom and dad right after high school rocks, aight? If you are still in your junior high, then it may be wise to scout for a college campus website from another state. and try to get a feel of the place whether the culture or the climate will suit you.

And I would recommend going to a college where the bedroom in your dorm is co-ed. Isn’t that great? It would perhaps be an adventure for you if you are a male American sharing the same bedroom with a female college student from say Alaska or Hawaii or even Rhode Island. Think Before Sunrise. You’ll be mingling with all these students in such electives as chemistry and algebra. Isn’t that enjoyable? You know what, college life is more exciting than high school life. In college, you become an adult and along with it comes a lot of privileges like being in the legal age to drink and drive (but not at the same time of course.) Oftentimes, these foreign college campuses offer degrees the same as ours but if you want to get a licensure for your profession, then you have to pass a cross-country examination. So what are you waiting for? Shop around for your future college campus now. Don’t wait till you turn to be a senior.