Carthage College Top Questions

GO TO COLLEGE! Seriously, Lindsey, this is the best advice that I have for you. You have a 3.6 GPA, a brain and the drive. I know, you think it’s not for you because you want to travel and you are scared about the money aspect. But there are ways to pay for it and you will need to go. You are now 25 and struggling to get your AS in Nursing. If you just go now, you will be done by now. And you can study abroad to get the travel out of you. Lindsey, I promise you, just apply and go to a four-year immediately after high school. Also, major in Biology. Eventually, you will want to be a nurse so getting your bachelors in nursing will be a faster track to getting your bachelors in nursing. The best advice that I can give you after my journey, is to go to college after high school and have that whole college experience.

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Sometimes the biggest school or the school furthest from home is not the best option. You will get homesick. The ability to go home if you really need to provides comfort I did not think I needed. Smaller classes truly are the better choice for you can connect with other students in your class a lot easier. Get to know your professors for they can help you in so many ways and can lend an ear if you ever need someone to listen. The biggest of all, listen to mom! She truly knows what she is talking about. Yes the nagging can get annoying but she is trying to help limit the debit you will have. The more you fight or ignore the sooner she will let you figure it out on your own and by then it might be too late. Nothing is more horrible than learning you can not go back to college because you cannot afford it. Last but not least, have fun. College will be the best time of your life so enjoy every minute. Make mistakes and learn from them; and always try for nothing was ever achieved by giving up.

If I could go back in time to talk to my high school self I would tell myself to not be afraid to take chances. I should dedicate my time to more extra curricular activities and be more involved. New people and new experiences may seem scary at first, but if you don’t go for it or try something new, you will never know what could have happened. Life isn’t set in stone and everything can change.

I am a strong believer in learning from past mistakes, so even now as a returning adult student, there are very few things I would change if I could in my academic and personal choices. One thing, however, comes to mind. I would advice my younger self to always sit at the head of the class. It is virtually impossible to lose focus or go unnoticed by your professors when sitting directly in front of them. No matter the level of difficulty the course might be, I've found it very hard not to excell from the front row. Always sit up front!

I would tell myself to keep focused and not to become lazy. I would say that college isn't as easy of a transition as I thought it would be, especially moving away from everyone you've ever known. I would say that breezing through senior year was both a blessing and a hardship because it will make you think that college will be this easy, and it's not. I would also say that you need to keep your family close because they will be the ones who are always going to be there for you during the hard times, and it becomes easy to take advantage of that. Overall, I would just want to let myself know that hardwork will always pay off in the end and to be strong through it all because all of the long nights and tons of homework eventually end and lead to something better that you can say you've earned for yourself.

I would tell myself to work hard and not to let a guy bring me down or destroy my grades. I would tell myself that my future self took 6 years to get to where I am but I have improved greatly in school. My yonger self would need to know how finical issues will happen and that a big dissappointment that i have is quitting track and taking so long to finish school. Its extremly hard to really know what i would tell myself. I have made many mistakes since i started college and had to pay for them. Know I am working hard to better my life but it would have been much easier in earlier years.

Relax Cydney, don’t be afraid. It’s your final semester of High school and last summer at home before college. In four months I am on my own and values I learned will be tested. At college, I will work with the faculty and learn about my major and job prospects. My grades are okay, but I have to push hard, refine my study habits, and balance between studying, social life, community service, and extracurricular activities. I will use the career center and learn about overseas studies and the benefits of a Masters and graduate degree. I will save my earnings from Baskin Robbins to help pay for clothes, shoes, and things I will take to college. I will earn as many scholarships as possible, file my FAFSA, apply for grants, and take on work study to help pay my tuition. I hear partying is the number one past time at colleges, but I will be disciplined, and make sure that drugs, sex, and alcohol are not part of my college life. Kids will look at me like I am crazy, but I will be proud that I chose to remain drug-free and in control of my destiny.

I attended college the semester after I graduated high school and ended up leaving 2 months after I arrived. As a senior in high school, I had no clue what to expect and was under the misconception that going to college was a way of gaining independence. Now I understand college is so much more than that. If I could talk to my younger self, I would tell her, “One day you will be the mother of a wonderful little boy and he will change everything. The selfishness will cease and your love for him will outweigh every other emotion. The only way to give him the life he deserves is by gaining an education. Four years may seem like a long time, but in the end it doesn’t compare to the amazing years you will spend benefitting from your education. Making the transition is hard, but you are strong enough to do it. . The next four years will pass either way, so why not make them useful and further your education. Set yourself up for success so later in life you have time to enjoy the amazing moments that life is destined to bring your way.”

Your AP teachers are going to tell you that college is extremely difficult, and that is why AP is so difficult. Don't believe it. AP classes are actually more difficult than college classes, so don't stress too much about that. However, you also shouldn't slack off. Practice writing papers and active reading skills, because you are going to be using that a lot. You will write so may papers. A ridiculous amount of papers. But if you can learn how to set up a good paper, you will always be able to get your essays done in less than two hours, so pay attention in AP Literature and Composition. Build good sleeping patterns, it's extremely important. Stop worrying about your weight, it'll stress you out a lot and you won't concentrate on school, and the last half of your senior year will be very very important. Your weight doesn't matter at all, your time will be better spent learning writing and studying skills. Apply for lots of scholarships. Seriously, as many as you can. You're really going to need them. Work over the summer if possible. Trust me, money is definitely important.