Bridgewater State University Top Questions

Finish high school on time and study alot and ask alot of questions to my teachers and fellow classmates.

I would tell myself to consider more options. Dont think about the distance but think about the school, and the financial aid. I would tell myself to apply for more scholarships. As a senior I never thought about how the transition to a new living enviornment would effect me. I would tell my High School self to enjoy your home. Take in moments with your family, and dont let them go. Also, the week before you leave make all efforts to not argue with your parents. Leave your home o a good note, because you are going to be so happy to come home in a month.

Get ready sleep in, because you won't have to be ready at seven a.m. to start school. You will have the freedom to do everything on your own time. All those people who say in college you will be constantly busy doing homework, ignore them. All those poems and Shakespearean novel you are reading, are there to scare you. You will not be doing that challenging of things in your first year. Don't fall into Senioritous, because your grade will suffer and then you will rushing to finish everything at the end. I know how much you hate Calculus, but don't worry! You only have to take one required math class, and your teacher allows you to use your notes on tests (even the final!) and drops two of the worst test grades. Those that said professors are strict, they are completly wrong! Be patient getting your licence. You will get it soon. But be very careful driving, you will have many close calls. Most importantly, enjoy every minute of the time you have with your friends and classmates, because when you get your diploma, you won't see many of them ever again.

Dear senior Kaitlyn, I'm here to tell you that your intended major is not the one you intend on completing! You think you want to be a teacher now, and you're about to waste two years taking level 400 English classes that keep you up all night and cause gray hair, but then you're going to come home after two years and realize you want to go into psychology/counseling! I'm here to save you thousands of dollars in school loans by warning you to stay home and attend community college for your AA. I'm 23 now and just starting my bachelors program, this letter will hopefully make it so I start that program at 20 instead! Oh and also, don't go out to breakfast on graduation day, you get food poisoning and almost miss your entire day. Ta Ta!!

If I could go back in time, I would tell my past-self, to be herself. That she has a lot of talent, and she is going to make a lot of people happy throughout her years at this school. Her stories, her artwork and everything else about her will be appreciated. I would tell her to do herself a favor, and enjoy a bright world, and to just breathe and not stress as much as she does., becaus she is going to apply to seven colleges, and get into all of them, because they wanted her to be there. That she really worked hard, to pull up her GPA and now in college she made the Dean's List and has a 3.94 GPA, that she just needs to work hard, and still have a social life, but always know to be able to balance it out. College is not as scary as it sounds.

My opening statements to her would be to initially view this year as a well-rounded goodbye by leaving a legacy, then to take a good look for meaning in interesting community-oriented opportunities. Furthermore, I would relay that she could search for such nuances by building up experience in situations she will want to engage in college in the direction of our aspiring cardiology career. Building upon that, I would introduce an example of what is to come during our second year of college at a research opportunities workshop at UC Berkeley, coordinated by the TAP program. Their student panel will provide so much inspiration and fuel ambition into starting research work that could be part of her future success. Another expectation I would want her to see is that there are plenty of advancement opportunities available at community college. She will be capable of finding the support of a diverse community of people in her courses, and coming to terms with hardships under demanding work schedules. My advice under this new world order is to redeem any misgivings about goals by garnering worthwhile wisdom to become a dependable future adult and field expert.

If I could go back in time and talk to senior me. I would definitly tell myself to try harder then I did my senior year. And actually enrolled in the accelorated and college prep classes. This way I would of had a better sense of what to expect when I got into college. Also that college is nothing like high school. There really isn't anyone there to hold your hand anymore, that everything is really on you. I should of made better decisions back then also I would of told senior that it's ok to ask for help in college. That the school I was going to has a great academic tutoring system. And I shouldn't be afraid to admit I can't do something instead of trying to take on to much at once.

I'm sure about my goal. I was waiting all my life for this moment, I'm ready, I will work for my dream, is not easy, but I will be working and will wait for my last day in my new challenge in my life.

If I could go back it time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would say, "monica, get it together." It is easy to throw in the towel once you get accepted to college, you feel like you don't have to try anymore, but that's not true. That is where the real work starts. I would tell myself, to look for scholorships and do them, because you can save alot of money. Who cares if you don't think you will get them, you never know unless you try. I would tell myself, that play time is over, college is not like high school. In order to do well in college, you have to put in 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of yourself into your work, because you get what you put in. If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell her not to worry so much, if you do everything you possibly can do, the rest will work itself out.

I would inform myself to stay focused and remain dedicated and driven to my life long goals. In addition I would try to persuade myself to not worry about my social life as it will only take away from my success in the classroom and in athletics. Also I would have told myself to have fun but in moderation because those who do not manifest their own destiny will never rise above from the norm. Lastly I would have told myself to have a plan on balancing sports and workload to allow myself to make more money.