Davenport University Top Questions

Attending a University is a momentous journey in a young person's life. Important decisions are made there, and professional knowledge gained for use in the future. A successful University experience should shape a person. Rigourous studying and discussion mold the mind's of our open-minded future. I'd like to think I have gained a large amount from this experience. I not only feel more confident in my field of choice, but I feel more confident in life overall. Being University educated doesn't just mean you're smart, it means you're a well rounded individual ready to tackle the biggest challenges life has waiting. After all, if I can survive four years of college, what CAN'T I do?

Well I have gotten many things like learning to listen and understand what others people are talking about. Most of all know how to solve the issue not run away from it. My years in school got me to be a better person to life and the people around me.

If I could go back to my high school and speak with myself, I would encourage myself to concentrate fully on the educational experiences of college. I would advise myself not to work more than a few hours a week during the school year, so that I could really do my homework and enjoy the experiences of education and relaxing with friends. I might recommend that I go away to school, and live on campus, rather than staying at home and attending a local college. I would recommend that i experience as many new things as possible and to share those experiences with friends. I would encourage myself to drink deeply at the well of learning, for there is a wide and wonderful world out there, that offers so much to the person who seeks for more than just an education, more than just existence, but rather the one who gives his best effort to finding his place in the world and making the best of it. I'd also say, relax, enjoy the journey, and savor the joy of knowing you finished the race and did your best.

Be determined, be confident, be strong, think positive, and press on no matter how difficult it may see. Not all classes are difficult. College is only a few years of your life, but the benefits and memories will last a lifetime.

If i could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior the advice that i would give myself would be to work hard and apply for college early. Putting college off or being indecisive about what school to go too is the largest mistake one can make in life. In order to ensure the transition is an easy one, a student needs to understand that college is totally different. Nobody is there to remind a student that something is due or to give punishment for being absent or late. College involves a whole sense of responsibility that one should have developed before applying. A student needs to be aware of what is going on, when assignments are due, and what is going on in class. Developing a daily schedule and being sure to allocate time to reading, studying, and doing homework is essential to survival and not falling behind. Putting things off will only derail a student planning to go somewhere in college and in the future. The most important piece of advice I would offer to my younger counterpart would be to plan ahead, prioritize, set goals, achieve them, and strive for more knowledge.

I would tell myself to attend a university in my hometown, one with dormitories in order to soak in the academic multicultural atmosphere. Take advantage of every opportunity to help excel my academic standing and future professional career. I would also tell myself to get more involved in community projects, internships and volunteer opportunities. Joining a sorority would be nice, not only for the camaraderie, but as an excellent networking source. Overall, enjoy the time spent during my academic pursuits, create meaningful friendships and use this time to network and secure beneficial contacts.

If I could go back in time to when I was a high school senior, I'd give myself sound advice. I'd tell the younger me that the teachers really do want us to succeed. I would encourage my younger self to take advantage of study groups and any extra time that your teachers are available to help. Lastly, I'd tell myself to take my education more seriously. Instead of worrying about the extracurricular activities, I should be focused on the best grades and GPA possible.

I would have told myself to let go of all the pain, and depressing moments in my life, and do my absolute best in high school. Because if I do, then later in life it would all pay off. Maybe I would've been accepted for a better job. Maybe even saved money for college a lot better to avoid joining the armed forces. Maybe I'd be an extraordinary chef right now instead of working on it.

If I could talk to my "high school senior" self I would tell me to pursue higher education early in life. Although I had three amazing children directly out of high school (and I would not change that) I would advise myself to continue my education at the same time. I am not sure if this "talk" would have been effective back then (in the 60's) because the educational opportunities were not as available, practical or doable to non-traditional students as they are today, but I believe if I had the insight as a teenager regarding possibilities that furthering my education would have presented, I could have convinced me to follow a passion that I had to wait for 30 years to realize. College is an experience that can only make you grow and in my case would have made me a better all-aroung person that could transfer the desire to learn to my sons at an earlier age. I could have been a role model instead of a cautionary tale.

If I got into a time machine and traveled back to my senior year of high school their would be so much I would say. First, I would say that your parents are right, GPA is everything. That most schools or even scholorships wil not except you if you have less then a 3.0 GPA. I would say that you better start good habbits now while you are in high school because in college it is ten times hardered and bad habbits are hard to break. The second thing I would say is don't pick a school through sports because in the long run it doesn't pay out. Sports only get you so far and if you don't like the school it self then you just wasted your time and money. The final thing I would mention is to consider going to a community college for your first two years, it's cheaper and you are getting the same education. Unfortantly I will never get that chance to go back in time to talk to myself to fix my mistakes but that is where we learn. "Experience is the name that everyone give to there mistakes"