Florida Atlantic University Top Questions

As a college student now, looking back I would have given myself the time to successfully managed my school work better, and taken full advantage of more scholarship opportunities. Everyone feels like they could've done better, or more, but I feel if I had more support through my education prior to taking university level courses, I could have been better prepared mentally for the educational roller coaster I feel I have encountered. The journey thus far has been positive in every way, since it has all been baby steps and learning experiences that make me incredibly fortunate. I just wish I could've expected this path in the past, rather than not giving higher education my full attention and doubting myself.

I would give myself advice on how to deal with catty roommate drama. I would also tell myself how the studying habits I have will not help me out once I get to college. I also would say do not spend your money unwisely and to save up as much as possible because book cost are outrageous!

The advice I would have given myself as a highschool student is to constantly remind myself determination is the key to success in the real world. I would also pay far more attention to in subjects relative to my desired career which are Math and the Sciences. I would advise myself to take a SAT/ACT prep class to increase my test scores. I would have advised myself to engage in internships or pre-med opportunities that allows me to fully understand the career choice I decided to do. I would advised myself to stop procastinating and use my time wisely. I would advised myself to work hard at whatever my hands found to do, focus a lot more on my academic endeavors, read more, use time spent with friends and family wisely. I would advise myself to shadow a doctor and volunteer at the nearest hospital to gain clinical experience as well as obtain a part-time job relative to my career. I also would listen more to the advice given to me by my mother and the elders around regarding ceasing all opportunities granted to me most of all an education.

STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!!! One mistake I made in high school is not having a steady routine to do my school work and now that I am in college it has effected me significantly. If I could go back to high school I would start over as a freshmen and take school more seriously because now I am making up for it and it is a lot harder to fix my study habits now that I am faced with a lot of stressful sitautions.

First and formost I would tell my younger self not to be afraide of the transistion between High school and College, it's very smooth and that the money situation will work itself out. That your not the only one who's in the same boat and there has and there will be many like you; but to make sure to do your hardest in class to make sure you get the best shot you can to go to college and gain many scholarships. Another thing I would tell my younger self is that the classes and the subjects he'll be learning are some of the most enlightening subjects around as well as expanding his knowledge of the world around him. College is no where near as scarey as some would lead you to belive. Take it one step at a time and your life will become a amazing experince.

The most important aspect about making a life decision is ironically not often what the choice is, but rather how you go about doing it. If I had the ability to go back to my High School Senior self and say a few words, I would tell myself simply not to rush anything. Many HS students are eager to get out of their hometowns and move on to a huge university, but that isn't always the best decision for everyone. College Institutions are a business, as with anything else, so it is important to understand what YOU think is best for yourself. Always consider other options; such as getting an AA degree at a community college prior to a four year school. To be successfull, you don't have to go to some flashy private college with insane tuition, nor do you have to travel across the country to attend a distant state university. Success isn't measured by where you end up, but how you manage to get there. In addition, always remember to be a seeker. Seek out interest in everything you experience; in both school and life. You may be surprised in what you will find.

The advice that I would give to myself, if I were able to go back in time to high school, would to not be afraid or listen to the people around me about college. I was always told that only smart people would be able to make it through college. That was because college is very hard and too competitive. In high school I was never part of the top students. I was usually average to just below average. I was told that I would never really make it in college. Today I am 39 years old, a wife of 15 years, a mother of six children, and have been a full-time online student for one year with a 4.0 grade point average. I wish that I had not listened to the people around me and went to college years ago. Yes, it is hard work, but I could have accompolish a degree years ago. Plus, college would have been a bit easier at a younger age in life. If I could give myself some advice back in high school I would tell myself to have courage and not to listen to other people about college.

Well some advice I would give myself would be to take a year off from college. This is what I did after I graduated from my high school I decided to take a year off. I traveled back east to Washington DC and stayed with my aunt and uncle. I worked at a Preschool. Helped my aunt out around the house. I then decided to go to a Two year college and then transfer to a University to work on my Education degree. I learned so much from living in Washington DC and found that taking that year off has really helped me with my classes this term.

I would speak to the concept of time. As a senior I thought I had all the time in the world. Life events happen and sometimes our choices are diverted, squashed or postponed. It may be a death in the family, a marriage or divorce, financial difficulty, unexpected promotion, the arrival of children, geographical move, etc. You never know what life is going to throw at you. I would tell myself to take advantage of all educational opportunities and not to postpone things until some non-specific time such as "later" or "after I". Do it now. Do it right now.

I would advise myself to take advantage of more scholarship opportunities. Choose whatever school you feel is fit for you and not to chose by what others think.