Clackamas Community College Top Questions

I would tell myself to be more assertive, in everything I did; i.e. in signing up for classes, applying for scholarships, taking placement tests, talking to advisers. I should have done those sooner and with more effort. You cannot get anything in life unless you have the will to just go get it.

When I was a high school senior I was trying but not as hard as I should have been, well my whole high school experience. I never wanted to admit this but I wish I would have listned to my mother when she told me to focus on high school because I would regret it in the long run. I am truly paying for it now. It has takedn me a year and a half to complete the basic course that I needed to start my degree. If I could go back in time I would tell my self to focus on school and leave the friends and boys alone. I also would tell my self to study harder then I ever did. College is not as easy as I though it was going to be, I was a cocky 18 year old. I regret being like that, that would have to be one of the first things I would tell myself if I could go back in time.

If I had the chance to go back in time and tell myself what I know now, I would tell myself that life as an adult isn't as easy as it looks and to not be so eagar to "grow up". I would say, "you should really sit down and look at all your options for school, follow your heart and go with what you have always dreamt about." I would recommend to myself that even venturing outside of the state for college just to experience everything about it. From the dorm living to the classroom full of kids, sitting in coffee houses taking in the scene to late study nights with friends. Also to enjoy life as it comes and don't let the small things get in your way.

College the first time is irreplaceable, in the fact of all the life experiecnces, especially playing football full time for the college that I chose at the time. The one thing I might tell myself as a senior is to save as much money as possible for college and that maybe playing football wasn't the best choice, because my school classes and homework suffered and that is why I am going back to college now to get the degree that will help my family and I live a rewarding life.

If I were to go back in time, I would try to stress the importance of not procrastinating when it comes to signing up for college courses, CCC is a big school with many students, so the classes tend to fill up quick. It is important to sign up for the classes you need right away, because if you are in my case, the classes that I should have taken in the fall won?t be offered again until next fall, and I need these classes to as prerequisites for classes that follow. It is important to get those classes first not just because of the foretold reason, but because it will be easier on the stress level if you take them in right away, not all at once, but as soon as possible because of the stress levels involved.

I would tell my high school self that I should always go with my gut instinct. I would remind myself that the life I live is my life, and that other people should not have a say in what is right and what is wrong for me. I would tell my past self that no one is going to help me with college and that I need to do things on my own. If I had known what I know now about college and the way things played out, with my mother insisting on not letting me go to my dream school and going behind my back and signing me up for classes she wanted to take when she was my age, I would tell high school me to move out and start working towards going to my choice of school and working hard to pay for it without my parents help.

I would tell myself to get all the financial aid I could. I would tell myself to study as much as possible before college to make it easier when getting to college. I would tell myself to learn to get organized better which will also make things easier in college especially in study habits.

Taking myself back to senior year of high school I would be sure to tell myself and make it clear that procrastination would not be an option. I would apply for as many scholarships and aid programs as possible and to make sure to do all my registration papers and requirements right away before deadlines arrive. Being prepared would be key to success!

Go involved with "middle ollege", it is a program designed for you to complete your senior requirements, as well as being able to earn college credits. Take your first year of spanish!

Natalie, you know what you want to do, but there are certain steps to get there. Map out clearly what is required. Get the college catalogues and map out what classes you will take and in what order. Give yourself enough time to absorb all you can in the classes. The most important classes you will be taking are Anatomy and Physiology parts 1-3. Make sure not to be over-loaded while taking these. Take all parts of the German series. College is fun and an environment saturated in human wisdom. Don't get too stressed out, as you tend to do. Take everything as it comes and enjoy the experience.