Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Top Questions

Don't freak out. Things happen for a reason and will work themselves out if your just doing what you're suppose to do. Go to a social event at least once a month. It's hard being in a new place and not knowing anyone, but making the effort to just show up will go a long way. Go see professors durring their office hours at least once a week, even if you have to make up a question or pull something from later chapters. This will not only help you learn but help you get to know the professors and more importantly for them to get to know you. When you get to your last couple years you'll need refferences from faculty members for internships or jobs, and they can't help you if they don't know you, so make the effort to at least say hello. Remember to breathe. Things get stressfull and hectic, but that's no reason not to pick up a book once in a while just because you want to, just remember not to binge read, especially if you have class the next morning.

If I could go back and give myself advice about college, it would be do not give up. Classes are not like high school classes. They're difficult. You're not going to be the smartest in all your classes. I would also tell myself to get help from professors. Most of them love seeing students interested in their class. They want you to come to office hours and ask questions. I wish I would have taken advantage of that while I could.

In all honesty, I would go back to my former self and make sure I know about scholarships. I would hound and stress the necessity of scholarships. Undoubtedly, I am more than stressed now with college and I wish I could change this. I would advise my past self to start trying to get as much money and scholarships as possible in order to not only fund books and tuition but housing and food as well. I would never change out of this university as I wish to pursue my degree here, so I’d make sure my past self understands the amount of stress I’ve been under and make sure he knows the importance of tuition scholarships. I would also stress the importance of a job. It’s good to have a job to continually get ahead on payments, I didn’t think it was manageable but I found out later, that it very much is. It helps for out-of-pocket expenses and occasional luxury to help relax and recover from the day-to-day stress of a college environment. In essence, I would continue to remind my past self the importance of finding and saving money.

Take the harder classes like physics and calculus because they were never going to end like advisors had told you. In addition to, be more open to people. Even though you are the high school jock, most athletic, and involved with many clubs, I feel like you could have known your peers on a more personal level and maintained better ties. Lastly, dont tie yourself down so long to a girl that is going to tell you not to communicate and interact with other people because she didn't like them and had a weak image of herself and constantly worried she would lose you. People have a lot to offer if you give them a chance and one day you will benefit from showing somebody kindness even if it was only skin deep.

Time is an important asset that should not be wasted. Apply to scholarships, learn a language, go out into the city more and keep a photo diary. Do not waste your life away with a boring commute between home and school preventing yourself from achieving the bigger things in life.

If could talk to myself as a senior I would try and motivate myself to work harder and try enjoy my time as a high school senior a little more. As a senior, I found that most of my thoughts revolved around getting out of high school and getting to college. However, as I left home and entered college I realized how much I didn’t do in high school. Even though I held A’s in most of my classes I still found myself unprepared for college level material. I realized academically I did not push myself hard enough to really understand the concepts, instead a just flowed through the material. Furthermore, I realized when you focus on the future, you can’t enjoy what’s going on now. The largest advice I wish I could give myself is have fun now with friends and family as they aren’t always going to be there. I went from living in New York to college in Florida. As nice as Florida is I still wish I spent more time with friends and family. These words of advice now act as a reminder to myself of what to focus on now.

If I could magically go back in time to when I was a senior in high school, I would tell myself to NEVER give up on my dream. Being in college is hard enough as it is trying to transition to a new life, living away from your family, trying to make something of yourself. Add on top of that a need for a private student loan with no one able to cosign? It can be devastating. Watching your dreams come to a standing halt all because you cannot afford to continue? Its heart wrenching. They tell you to apply for more scholarships and grants, to not give up. But after filling out your 178th application with no response back, when do you say enough is enough? When do you throw in the towel? Never. I’d tell myself to never give up. I’d tell that girl standing awkwardly at the entrance of her soon to be university to stay strong, that her dreams could be achieved, it may take a while but eventually, she’d find a way to make it happen. Even if 3 years later she’d still be trying to accomplish her dream. Thank you.

Chance is something that everyone goes through. Making the right choices is the easy part, the hard part is to maintain in those right choices. Having this experience of having to leave the university that I was attending to was the most regretful choice that I could have done. The transition from high school to college is a very complicated one, taken from which there are many emotions to be fulfilled and dealt with. If I could talk to my younger high school self, from the many things that I would tell myself not to do, it is to maintain the opportunity given at hand. Not realizing that it would push my goal four years back, it is the sole advice that I wished that I knew back when I was joining college for the very first time. Maintaining with school and social life is not easy to do, but I would tell myself that never let your dreams die, no matter how hard it gets, no matter how complicated it might seen, and no matter how unreachable it might look always maintain them alive for that is the future; maintain God’s will no matter the circumstances.

Perserverance! The more you have, the stronger you will be. All of your friends will change so dont hang with the 'not so clean cut' ones. Always do the best you can; no bogus crap. Be sure to ask questions. It's better to look like an idiot and have an A in the class than it is to look cool and have a C. Stay focused. there isnt anything more detremental than lack of focus; it will kill you in you future! Learn to balance. The more work you put in, the more fun you should have later. There has to be a balance. You wont retain any information if you are tired and arent interested anymore. Dont stress, enjoy yourself!

I have learned a lot and grown up a lot since I graduated from high school. College is definitely the time for you to figure out who you are and what you want to be. If I had to give any advice I would tell someone going into college to stick to what they believe in and don't just do things to follow other people. Be an advocate for what you think is right. I always ask myself, "Is it something my mother would approve of?" If the answer is NO or you have to think about it for a while, then it is probably something you shouldn't be doing. Don't be afraid to be different. People will respect you and if they dont, you don't have the right group of friends. On another note, I would strongly suggest you get involved on campus. It is a great way to meet people. I was fortunate enough to play a college sport so it was easy, but if you don't play a sport then go to the athletic events or get involved with something you enjoy. Most likely you will meet similar people that way.