Florida Atlantic University Top Questions

Your mother was the first in our family to graduate high school. Your father only finished 8th grade. Your family tree is seriously lacking in formal education. Do you want to continue down the path previous generations have taken? What kind of legacy do you want to leave your children? I hope one of hard work gets you what you want out of life! What if you wake up one day and find yourself alone, without support, and with children to provide for? You will realize quickly, and with significant regret, that a high school diploma is not going to get you very far in providing for them. Your time in college will go quickly; it’s only a blink in life! Just tough it out for a few years, go to class and study hard, your degree will result in an income higher than any ever earned by anyone in our family. Can you imagine what you could do with that money? You could be the first one to buy a house. You could have a retirement check and not have to work construction at age 65 like Grandpa. You could send your children to college. Imagine that legacy!

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself that, yes you have to keep up my grades and do the best I can, but I can still have fun while doing it. College can be fun, but don't get too carried away in all that fun. Make sure to work hard and no matter what party is happening, if you have a paper or a test due the next day, do not go to that party unless you know you are done. Always try to make at least one friend in each class you have so that if you miss a day, you can call them and ask about what you missed and what you have to do. If you are ever confused about something school related, make an appointment with your adviser and talk to him/her. It is always good to have help when you need it. Definitely save money but try to do things outside of school so that you are still with the outside world. Most of all, enjoy your time in college and take everything in and make the most of it.

Hello younger me! In a few months you'll be heading to college and on your own for the first time ever so here's some advice. A lot what the teachers told you in high school was false or greatly overexaggerated, however there were a few truths in there too. For instance, for the first time in your life you will actually have to study to pass a test and I don't mean just looking over your notes the night before. I'm talking about 'making flashcards and rereading the book days ahead of the test' kind of studying. Also time management skills are no longer a novel ability but way of life. And one more thing before I forget, as tasty as the meal plan is at first it gets old after a month or two; keep healthy snacks in your room to break the monotony and to hopefully avoid the dreaded Freshmen 15. Yes, it is real and it's a lot easier to keep it off in the first place than to try and lose it later on. Well that's all for now, I wish you the best of luck on your journey!

To my high school self, in order to get where you want to be, you are going to have to do some things that you won't like. If there is a class that you don’t like, suck it up and get over it because you need it. The teacher is not there just to waste your time, they are trying to give you the information you need to be successful. There are fundamentals that you have to obtain and if you don't get them now, then you will have to get them in college. In college you are going to have to pay for it, it is not free like high school. In essence, get everything you can in high school and the college experience will be all the better. Oprah did not become great over-night; she had to work hard for quite some time in order to get to where she is now. She had to do things that given the chance she wouldn’t have done. But she did and it helped her get where she is. When there are things you don’t want to do, just do it to achieve your goals.

If I could talk to myself and go back in the time, my advice to myself is likely to be: “ Aliza, do not procrastinate!”. I believe that throughout my undergraduate journey I have learned an important lesson that will certainly benefit me later in life. At my first two years of college everything was done last minute. I now know that procrastination is a bad habit, and college could be a better experience without pulling all-nighters.

I don’t regret nothing that I did so far because I very confident that everything happen for a reason. In my last year of high school I graduate as the 5th among 110 students that graduated that year. The advice that I would give myself during my senior year in high school is to try to make the transaction between Dutch and English so that when I arrive to the United States at become easier for me.

I would say "When you get to college, you are now an independent adult and the transition is so much different than high schol that you will have to learn how to mangage your time instead of procrascinating while staying organized because you will always find something else you'd rather do than class work. I would also advise that you should get to know your professors so that they can know who you are. There are times when college will get like a rollar coaster and feel like things are just out of hand, so I would reccomend to always use your school resources. Therefore, since you are on your own for the first time, I would say learn how to budget and spend your money wisely. Most importantly, I would say try to find different ways to study by choosing the best one that fits you and practice good studying habits. In conclusion, college life is fun but you just have to learn how to stay focus, organized, make wise decisions and also use all of the resources that are provided!

The college transition is not easy especially if you were a laid back student in high school. Despite having fewer classes a week, you have to prioritize yourself and organize your time to study otherwise you will not do well in college because college classes go by very fast and before you know it, you will already be in your sophomore year. In general, organization of your time is imperative to a college student's success.

Make sure that you pick somwhere with plenty of extra curricular, and talk to people that actually go to that school. Though it might be a pretty location there may not be much to do there.

Work harder in high school. Your efforts in high school do matter in the long run. Get tutors if needed. School is expensive but if you expect to make something of your self in life you need to work hard and go to college. College life is nothing like high school and you need to self motivate your self to succeed. In college your efforts matter and the payoff is significant.