Biola University Top Questions

Nikki, your life is going to radically change when you make that transition to being a college student. Embrace the change! Instead of clinging to the past, remember it fondly and move on to what your new life will offer. Express your gratitude to everyone who made you who you are today and helped you with all of your accomplishments. Accept that transititons take time and that everything is not going to fall into place right away. Welcome the feelings of discomfort, insecurity, nervousness. Be thankful for the humility that comes with being a freshman again and realize that things get easier as you get used to things. Let go and do everything with purpose, not with perfection. Take advantage of all the new people you meet. Be kind. Live each day with intention and put down your to-do lists often. Remember that people are more important than any deadline or project. Be thankful and never feel entitled to anything. Love your college years with all of the good things and bad things that come with it. Take risks! See every experience as a learning experience. Follow God's will and put Him first. Be YOU!

Do not take a break from school. Going to junior college was a good idea but taking a break to "earn money" was a poor plan. Going to school in your 20's is a privlege and you need to take advantage of the resources that are available to you. You are an "A" student, that's a great accomplishment, now use your grade point average to get you into a four year school. Enjoy school, don't think of it as a burden that is just in your way to being on your own. Being on your own is highly over rated and you'll get there soon enough. Work will be there the rest of your life but getting your education early is not always an option. Listen to your parents and older brother and sister. Look at schools out of state so you can really grow and mature. Always remember you are smart, never forget that!

Do not be afraid to take a risk. It took me longer than some students to get where I am today, and it was because I was afraid to step out of my comfort zone and take a risk. I wasn't willing to admit to myself what my true passion was, and instead I did things to please my parents. I was afraid to not only disappoint them but also to disappoint myself. Throw caution to the wind, and don't be afraid to take that step towards your future.

College really isn't as difficult as you think. Remember in Middle School when the teachers would tell you that you are going to have lots of homework and write long papers? When you became a Freshman, you realized that it wasn't as hard as you thought it would be. College is the same. Yes you will have more homework and write more papers, but you've been prepared. Giant classes with cumulative finals and long papers might not even apply to your school. Just as your freshman year of high school was a transition, so will your freshman year in college be. It will be difficult and you will be pushed, but it will be good and you can handle it. This is the time for you to grow and step out of your comfor zone. College will be fun and it will be a lot of work but it's only four years so don't take it for granted. Get good grades, get involved, meet new people and have fun!

LIfe is hard. No one really tells you this until you get out of high school only to discover that there is a big scary world out there. Sometimes it's lonely and sometimes it's empty, but one thing it's never is dull. There are times when you are going to feel like giving up. There are times where you are going to feel overwhelemed. There are times where you will feel like the world around you is caving in. Don't lose heart. Work hard, and study harder. College is a fun and exciting experience that you will remember for the rest of your life. Don't worry too much about the fashion trends, your friends, or the "cool factor" right now in high school. In college, none of that matters. College is where you will make a name for yourself, and learn the valuable things in life that will help you to succeed. Take your educational experience at college serious. Read the books that you are asked to read! Study when you are asked to study! Finally, allow yourself the pleasure of soaking in the wisdom of your professors. You won't regret it.

I have came back in time to let you know there is no way to go back in time. You now have the opportunity to goto college, work hard, and be more sucessful than anyone else or you can do what I did and work on your social skills. There is a reason I have come back to tell you this, I want you to realize the time for fun is once you have a family to enjoy your time with. The memories of college parties will not last in comparisson to the memory of the hard work you will put in to acheive all your goals. I have learned about the man you will become and I want to tell you, you can be the next Sam Walton or Frank Lloyd Wright. In order to do this you must put an equal amount of effort into the work itself as you do the dreams. I hope you make the right decision this time around and I wont even be upset when I vanish due to your much better choices.

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If i could go back when i was a high school senior I would tell myself different things to help give me advice now. For one I would have tried taking summer school at a community college to start getting my GED's over with. I would have also explored more schools. Even though I am love with the school I go to now, i wish i would have explored more. I also might have worked harder to play ball in college, but i decided to only focus on school. Find more ways and scholarships to help me out with school now. Also get more involved to meet more people.

If I could go back in time and tell myself everything I know now it would be not to give up! Push through and it will definetly be worth it. School is hard and can be stressful but in the end it will truly pay off. Being in College is exciting and wonderful all at once. You learn so much that you will definelty use and remember for the rest of your life. Nothing is impossible and there is no such thing as "I can't" Yes you can! The process of finding funds and grants needed for you to go to a great school is more then possible and is very realistic. Once you know the way its a breeze afterwards. Don't give up even when you feel it's to much to handle, because in the end you wont regret it.

If I could go back in time to my high school senior year, I think I would have told myself to take more AP classes. I love Biola and I love the people here, however due to the high price of tuition having the option to possibly graduate a semester early would have been great.