Chandler-Gilbert Community College Top Questions

Keep grades satisfactory throughout high school. Have a list of desired schools in mind, and request information from those institutions. Make sure that the college fits personal preferences. Schedule visits to school(s) that gain interest for tours. Once a final decision has been made, fill out the necessary paperwork, and keep track of ALL deadlines. Deadlines are strict; any documents sent in after the deadline will likely be rejected by the university. Keep track of the status of applications. Fill out the FAFSA and any other scholarships. Even if one doesn?t qualify, apply anyway ? there is help for everyone. Take the SAT and ACT tests, and have scores sent to potential colleges. Practice taking these tests throughout high school. High scores on the SAT/ACT could mean exemptions from taking entry tests, and beginner college courses. Once you are accepted, and begin your first semester, it is important to attend classes daily and be on time. Study time is essential to success in college. Find a quiet place to concentrate and focus thoughts. Staying on top of responsibilities is something that must be done on your own ?parents are not around to remind you to do your homework.

Back when I was in high school, I believed that appearance was everything. I wanted to wear name brand clothes and try to be like everyone else. I assumed that I was going to go to a university right out of high school and that I would be ready for it. Now I know that appearance isn't everything. I know that everyone at my school is different than the next person, and I like that better than having everyone be the same. I enjoy being myself and not worrying about what others think of me. They can accept me if they want to or not. I would have told myself it is okay not to go to a university right away, it doesn't make you less smart, less important, or less successful. I would have told myself mom and dad don't have enough money to send you to a university, so don't be angry with them. I would have said you may think you are ready to leave home, but you aren't. Finally, next year I will be going to a university and leaving home. I am ready to move on to bigger things!

Enjoy it while it last! If I could just say that to myself as a high school senior I think I would have a better perspective of high school. I would tell myself to apply for more scholorships, as it is what will get me through school.

I would tell myself to be sure that I focus on studying mathematics, so my SAT score would be higher. I would tell myself to forget the parties and just study so I can make it to a four year university. I would tell myself to never give up no matter how hard life got and no matter how impossibly next week's trigonometry test looked. I would go back and tell myself that life gets better and to never, ever give up.

The most important advice I can offer myself is try harder and don't give up. I've lost many scholarships opportunities when I was a senior simply because I didn't take advantage of it and thought it was too hard. Now I regret it, but learn to try harder and grab at every opportunity that comes my way. Another important advice I will weld into my brain is never procrastinate, it's a bad habit that will always be a downfall. I've learned to stop my procrastination and create a schedule and stick to it, but sadly it wasn't until I was in college.

Dont try taking on a unbearable amount of work, start small and work your way up so you dont fail and feel discouraged to keep going on with your education. Learn your priorities, once you know the order of importance of all the things you need to do you can then manage your time. With time management you can get the most out of all of your time and stay productive.

Now that I am currently in my second year in college at Chandler Gilbert Community College I have learned quite a few life lessons that I will carry with me for the rest of my life, some I wish I knew before I entered the "grown-up world" so that I may use them to my advantage through my first few college years. If I had the ability to go back in time and visit my pre-college self I would have many words of advise including one rule I live by that "practice makes perfect". When first started college I would constantly beat myself up over the little imperfections that went into my papers. With time I learned that the teachers where there to help me learn how to properly perform certain task and were not there to scrutinize my weaknesses. Another suggestion I would give to my former self would be to SAVE money. Currently I work a full time job in order to pay for classes; if I would have initially put money aside to go to college my current situation would have been completely different for the better.

I would first remind him how much time he has wasted not doing anything to prepare himself for his future. Instead of being unproductive and assuming his parents were gonna do everything for him, he should have been looking up scholarships, schools, and careers that he might be interested in. I would tell him not to let personal relationships with girls let them bring down your emotions to the point where you don't want to finish your education because you think that there's nothing else to look forward to. Education, and You, are the most important things in the world. If you live for somebody else than you are sure not going to end up happy or being successfull. Last, I'd tell him to believe in himself and if there's something you want in your life go out and get it, no questions.

The last year of high school is completely overwhelming. Please enjoy every moment. The last year is almost over so do as many extra curricular activities as possible. This will help with any scholarship and college acceptances. Take the SATS/ACTS, get a tutor if needed. Next, start looking into colleges and degree programs. No one in my family went to college , this doesn't mean I can't go. Don't get overwhelmed by the cost of college because scholarships will come if you work for them. Get motivated by talking to college counselors and attending college fairs. This will give insight about making the college dream possible. Do not listen to negative people around saying i'm not college material. Just because no one in the family ever graduated high school, don't sell yourself short after graduation. Knowing now that people you hang around affect you, hang out with people who are going to college. This keeps the motivation at a high but also gives guidance. I went into college blind sided and unprepared, I would go into the transition better motivated and confident knowing what I know now.

If I miraculously went back in time and saw myself as a high school senior the first piece of knowledge I would tell myself is money is not everything. When I was in high school, I wanted to major in business. Not because this was my passion, but because I was just thinking about making money and how to make lots of it. I would tell my past self that now I work a business type job and even though I am making a pretty decent amount at my job, I dread going to work everyday. Even if I end up being the CEO of this company and work for this company for the rest of my life, I would not be happy. I would paint a picture in my past self?s mind of living a life where you spend the majority of your life going to work and hating it. Then when you grow up, you realize you lived a life that you did not want to live.