Carthage College Top Questions

There are three main pieces of advice I would have given myself when selecting a college. First, to pick a college where you feel comfortable and you can relate to your previous environment in a certain ways such as, religion, diversity, food, and culture. Second, selecting a college, which specializes in the intended area of study planned on being studied. Lastly, choosing a school, which offers a wide variety of networking activities and network based organizations. In the world today a degree is very important; however, it is proven that in today?s society it is not necessarily what you know, but whom you know. Getting involved in organizations helps build a framework for future development of your professional career. Last, but not least important, staying healthy and getting the proper amount of rest is very necessary, so that higher levels of academic prestige can be achieved in a more productive and efficient way.

If I could go back in time to talk to myself my senior year in high school, I would tell myself not to worry about not having friends at first. At college you can easily make friends with your classmates and many of them turn out to be people you can rely on. I would also suggest that I research information on what is ideal for a graduating college student to get into the job field. I would explain that although college more schooling, life on campus is different and there are more freedoms. Also, getting involved in clubs that are both related and not related to my major is a very good idea. Those are the basic advices I'd give myself.

You really need to work harder and keep you grades up. Higher grades will help you get into the college of you choice. Having good grades could also improve your chance for a scholarships. The money you get from scholarship will reduce the money you owe after college on student loans and put you on the right path to a great career.

Simply put, I would tell myself to go and embrace college life to the fullest. Coming into college I was afraid of not making friends, of making the wrong choices in terms of classes and what I got involved in, and just generally worried about what people would think about me. Looking back, I realize that my fears were unfounded. I wish I could go back and tell my high school self to embrace Carthage to the fullest. To take the classes I wanted to take, even if they aren't in my major. To make friends rather than sit in my room, to get invovled in those clubs I wanted to, but was to afraid since I thought they would label me somehow. I would tell myself to be myself and to not worry for a second what other people thought of me.

I would tell myself to relax and not stress out about college. College is hard and a lot of work, but it is also a lot of fun and I have met some wonderful people. Most classes are not as difficult as people say, as long as you sit down and do the work. Overall, meeting new people and being in a welcoming envronment outweighs how hard classes can be. College is fun, even though it is a lot of work.

Friends and romantic enterests will always have a place, but chasing down such uncertainties will only complicate your life. Your time is now and you must give it all you got! You might not have a chace to do this again, and if you did have another chance it will be much harder to pick up where you left off. Please listen when I tell you it is an extremely difficult life out in society without a college degree. When you are accomplishing what you need for life you won't have to just settle for what you can get out of life, you can choose your destinations. You can choose what line of work, who to marry, how many kids to have. When you diminish that power, it can lead to an unfulfilled life full of misery and regrets! Get out there, pursue your dreams, meet life-long friends in your dorms, meet great inspiring teachers, suffer hard or boring but enriching classes, maybe even meet your Mr/Mrs Right, but by all means- live! College is living life at it's fullest!

First off, BE NICE TO YOUR PARENTS. Going to college is not about being independent right away because there is no way that you will be able to do so. Your parents will still be there to help you until about your sophmore year. By then you should be ready to tak responsibility for yourself. Also, STAY INVOLVED. In High School, I was involved but I failed to stay involed which made half of my senior year boring. Other than that, as long as you enjoy the little things in life, you will be fine.

I would tell myself to not freak out as much. Also, I would tell myself to take in everything possible because, you won't be able to go back in time and relive it. I would also tell myself that the college life is not everything it is brought up to be. College is not all work and it's not all fun. College is about managing your time and money to use it efficiently and get everything you need out of it. Also, Carthage College helps you to have fun and still focus on school and work at the same time.

My advice to myself would be to keep working hard in high school. College demands a lot from its students and the way I could have prepared myself for college would have been to work harder in high school to be ready for the work in College. My senior year in high school was very easy and laid back. I enjoyed it, and my social life grew a lot. But I also felt that when I got to college, working harder was difficult since I didn?t work as hard in the year before. I think by working until the end of high school, my transition to college would have been easier. I would also tell myself that I should have taken more time to find scholarships. I looked for scholarships and received many, but I could have received more freshmen scholarships if I took more time to look. I think this with having a laid back senior year. Transitioning from high school to college had its ups and downs, but when I look back at it all, my beginning college experience was a transition that changed me from a student in school, to a student in life.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself about the future there are definitely a few things I would tell myself to do. The first would be to look into more colleges. I know moving away from my parents would have been difficult but I believe that life and my college experience would have been different if I had moved out of state or on campus. Secondly, I would have told myself to not get a job and instead apply for more loans. When you work you have less time to focus on your studies and do better in college. Another thing I would say is quit procrastinating and study. I know that if I would have started my study habits sooner I would have done much better in some of my classes if I just focused a little more. Last but not least, I would say to open up more. Be more open to new friends and clubs. Try new things and see if you like them because you only live once. Yes, my college experience has been enjoyable, but with a few changes I feel it could have been much better!