Eastern Mennonite University Top Questions

i have learned that college isnt just fun and games. that even living athome you still have the same stress of living on campus, and i learned that i need to better manage my time with school and homework. its valuable to me caus ei could use this in everyday life and at a work place.

I have gotten an education. Education is the compiling the experiences of predecessors with your own; forming them into useful information that applies to whatever your main focus is as well as general knowledge. Obviously picking through all of this information and turning it into something that makes sense is difficult. What college does for us/me is it takes all of the information and retains the most useful experiences. Then people who are skilled at explaining these experiences (professors) tell it to us in a way that makes sense. I have learned about nursing. None of my learning would have been possible if the trials that my predecessors had gone through before had not been explained to me.

I would like to tell myself to be more open to making new friends. Befriend people outisde of your dorm, talk to the people in your classes, dont always sit at the same table in the caffeteria. There are tons of great people out there, and you will never know them unless you get out of a rut to talk to them. Also, work hard at your studies, college is harder than high school, and you cannot slide through getting A's without working for them.

Take your time to explore every option, education opportunity and avenue available to gain knowledge and experience.....and enjoy yourself. Decisions do not need to be made hastily and certainly not under pressure from yourself, family, peers or professors. Ultimately, evolving into your own self and truly knowing who you are will make decisions of "what you want to be when you grow up" a little easier to answer. There are so many things in life that can be taken away from you......education, knowledge and experience are yours to keep forever. Building a foundation of knowledge, education and experience; anchored with a secure sense of self makes for a much brighter future no matter what decisions you make or where life takes you.

Anita, keep up the good work and don't give up. I know you think you can always finish school later and that you need to help your family now, but trust me, you will help them more by finishing and excelling in school. You will be so proud of yourself that you have accomplished something that is well within your reach and you will also give yourself and your family the head start it needs to continue on to something that could enable you to sustain yourself and your family, if you don't quit. If you quit now, it could be years before you have the opportunity to fulfill your dream. It could be much more difficult to retain details and stay motivated and keep up with the pace of college level work. Anita, if you quit, you will never be satisfied until you return and follow your dream, and the challenges will mount against you. Right now, you are young and free and have a multitude of opportunities at your grasp to help you finish highschool and college. However, if you refuse to listen to this advise, don't relent until you finish, even if at 43.

I would tell myself to pray more about my situation. I did not really think of what God might have me do. I would also prepare myself more for being rejected. I just assumed I would get into a certain school and didn't and I took it really hard. I really should have trusted God more in this situation and rely on Him.

I would tell myself to study harder, much harder not only my classes, but SATs/ACTs. If i would have done better then I wouldn't have to take the Praxis 1 test. I would have had more scholarships and maybe even a full scholarship to school. I would tell myself to make sure that I ask many questions about classes and which ones are neccary and which ones were not. Lastly, I would tell myself to get more involved in clubs and other organizations. Being more involved would be more fun and you get to meet a lot of new people who you could be life long friends with.

My advice would be "Get your education now before you get married and have kids. As it is easier to get an education without the other day-to-day distractions."

I would give an advice for myself, do every school work ahead. Starting from application, easays, and decide early which school I want to go and why I want to go that specific school, in addtion of mind readiness. Other than this I will tell my self to make sure that i can affored that school financially.

I have always been very focus on what I want, so I would not have said anything else The only two advice that I would have said to myself is that I needed to read more and put more effort on my writing..