Arizona State University-Tempe Top Questions

"William, I have come back from the future to tell you to pay more attention in school and in life. While you are in high school everybody wants to be cool and most of you put more time in sports than studying. Study hard, pay attention and seek knowledge. College is a serious deal and very different from high school. You will need to take advantage of library study groups, tutoring and the ability to keep up with your own grades. William do not just slide under the bar, but jump high above it. Also as you volunteer learn to look at the people you help. Learn their names and do not see them as the other end of a handout, but see the true person and realize most people do not choose to be hungry, homeless or helpless. Most of the people I meet in the future who were doing very well realized they were only one paycheck or on eccomical meltdown from ending up in my soup kitchen. So William, grow as you go, always be compassionate as you serve, and learn to learn by being receptive as you study."

I would tell myself to be true to who you are. Other people are going to like you or not, never jeopardize your integrity.

Sheila be easy on yourself and don't make fast decisions. Anything good in life is worth waiting for and working for. College is no exception to this. It is a lot different than high school, and requires more work than you think. Study every night and please don't stay out late with your new friends to much. Stick with it even when you think it is not worth it or your tired, in the end if you work hard you will be well rewarded. Play sports! Your teamates will be great supporters for you and if you don't play you will regret it later (trust me on that one). Most importantly do your best, respect yourself and what you are trying to accomplish and do not give up. You can do anything you put your mind to even if you don't believe it.

Dear Andrew, In high school, you define yourself by what you do rather than who you are. You identify with music so heavily, almost to a fault. You see yourself as just a musician. Music is not something you enjoy or merely a way to make a living, rather it is all you are. You will come to find that it isn't healthy when something encompasses your life in such a way. If you can take a step back and figure out who you are and what you believe, you will be much better off. Foster interests other than music. This might be hard, but believe your future self, you will be much better off. It is important to be a well-rounded person. The uncertainty in your life and personality will begin to fade once you realize that your natural talents lie elsewhere and that, believe it or not, you enjoy something as much as music. On your new path, you will not second guess yourself as much, and you will become much more confident. Signed, Your future self

Knowing what I know now about college, I would have taken my course work very seriously to better prepare myself, and exemplify my true studious capability. I do not think I would have changed anything else. I am a big believer in moving forward, and making firm decisions. I am constantly moving forward in my life and my career as well as sticking to my decisions. I am the best applicant because I will use the money to further my educational goals. I will be very successful one day, and use the success I gain in order to help those less fortunate. I am blessed to be able to study at a university especially when I never thought it was possible. My single mother worked as a lone officer prior to the economic downturn unfortunately she is 58 years old with out a college degree. I would love to be successful enough to support her along with the rest of my family. No one in my family has graduated from a university therefore I can't wait till I accomplish my dreams and apirations with my acceditation.

You're going to need some sort of water in your room. Invest in the weekly water delivery plan or buy a case of water. Arizona gets hot! You definitely want to stay hydrated. The school hands out all those free water bottles for a reason, use them.

The advice I would give myself would be " you can do this!" Stop thinking that you have no support system, you do! Anything is possible if you put your mind to it. College awakens your mind in a way high school never will. "You can do this !" The possibilities are endless, the classes and teachers unforgettable. You will find out who you are, what you are really capable of, and how much you can be challenged. The networking is amazing, friends galore. Strive to be more than you expect already, set goals, and be organized. Speak up of you do not understand something. Do not ever doubt yourself and when you do, remind yourself " YOU CAN DO THIS!"

I would have got more of an gameplan and researched more into colleges. I didn't know what i wanted to do instead i just jumped into college. I wished i had my degree all planned out so i could make use of my classes instead of having some classes that were not needed.

Stay on top o your work and make sure that you go to the lectures because they really do help and they give valuable information

I would tell myself and make myself study harder and tried to exceed in my AIMS testing to qualify for the in-state tuition waiver. Also I would have asked for a tutor, even though I helped tutor classmates for my National Honors Society membership I could have used the help in the "Reading" department. I would have also changed one of my classes, because of a bad situation with the teacher. You learn from your mistakes and sometime you do wish your could have a "do over".