College of Charleston Top Questions

Make sure to do your best and to atually try hard in school. There is nothing more rewarding than knowing that you got yourself where you are today. Somewhere that you know is a great accomplishment. Do nothing that wouldn't make your parents proud of you and make sure to always stay on top of school work and make smart choices about life.

Sometimes I wish that I can time travel backwards to my high school senior year to tell myself what to do and what paths are available. If I went back in time to fall of 2004, I will tell myself to apply for Palmetto Fellows and the Byrd Scholarships. Those scholarships are only available for high school seniors who are planning to attend a 4-year college and it would be nice to earn those scholarships. I will also tell myself what college to attend and how to make the transition. I will say attend College of Charleston and major in Physics with a concentration in Meteorology. During my high school senior year, I did not know that a concentration is basically the same as a major. I had planned to attend Florida Tech but I had to get a private loan with high interest rates. After withdrawing from Florida Tech, I took a gap year and then attended a community college. If I had to time travel backwards to talk to myself, I would be telling myself to talk to guidance in detail about a concentration in college and apply to College of Charleston and scholarships during high school.

I would not have changed a single thing. My father told me to look at every place that interested me. Me took a trip to South Carolina schools and I fell in love with College of Charleston immediately. None of the other schools compared to CofC. My dad told me to pick whatever I wanted, not what he wanted or my mom. I had asked to look at a school in Ohio because they offered me a scholorship. My dad was hestitant on visiting it but he took me. The minute I stepped on campus I knew it wasn't the school for me. I was first deferred from CofC so I decided to retake the ACT and work extra hard on my grades and got in. There is nothing more I could have done to be this happy at CofC.

The advice I would give myself is: stay consistent on focusing on your education and network very well to help you succeed throughout your college career.

The advice that I would have for myself would be to get study habits quickly. Don't get too caught up being away from home. Get your academics first before anything else. Don't procrastinate about taking classes just go ahead and do it. And be very open-minded to the new cultures and other things that you might come across. And don't lose yourself in the whole process, remember the morals and values that your parents taught you and you will do fine. I believe in you!

Hakuna Matata

I would tell myself to spend more time studying for core classes required by the major while in college. I would also suggest taking a class or two the summer before freshman year just to get familiar with the pace and level of difficulty of a typical college course. Preparing for a backup major and keeping your options open is a wise decision since you never know if you need to change your plans. Getting to know your advisor and visiting the career center to search for internships can open door and create networking opportunities for future use.

One important thing is to take your time. It is important to visit each campus that you are thinking about going to. Take the time to sit down and do some math to find out what you can afford to spend. Also check of Fast Web.com great place to find scholarships. And the most imporant thing in my opinion is to apply for every and any scholarship you find. Every dollar saved will allow you to work less and foucus on school. Also the money saved can be used to help you open a buisness after college!

I would advise parents and students to visit several distinct college campuses and see if they have the right feel once they set foot there. If they don't like the scenery around them, that can make a big difference. If they find a campus they like, then get to know more about the professors and the courses that are offered. It would be wise to find out what kind of people normally attend the college and what there is to do for fun around there. Also make sure the library is easily accessible.

Colleges are pretty much the same in lots of ways. Just make sure that it's a 'good school'. Also make sure its the right size to make you feel comfortable and that the facutly there are helpful and motivated.