Francis Marion University Top Questions

There are many things that one learns within the course of a year. Within my year at Francis Marion University I have learned a lot. One of the most important things that I have gotten out of my college experience is that no one is going to remind you to finish your assignments. In high school your teacher may mention it up until the day before it is due, but in college. I also learned that you can not wait until the day before to do an assignment. It is a must that you study. If you don't have an exam until the next month it is still important that you study. Studying is the key. While in college I learned that you must choose your friends wisely. Some may only want to party, others may only want to study, some may want to do both, and some don't want to see you succeed over them. There is a saying friends come and go but true friends last a lifetime. I have found that to be true. It has been valuable for me to attend because I would have never gotten this experience sitting at home.

When you first leave home you realize that there is no more mommy or daddy around to check on you or make sure that you have completed all of your assignments for the upcoming day. When I got to Francis Marion University and started classes it was kind of hard for me to adjust because

So far, my college experience has been great. I choose to go to a community college due to the small class sizes and the fact that is close to home. My classes are small so getting help for the instructor is easy and how the teachers teach is easy to follow. I also meet with my advisor three times a semester to talk about how my classes are going and make sure I am following my academic plan. I enjoy learning and reviewing information through my classes. It has been valuable for me to attend college because I want to get my degree to get a good job so I can support my family.

I've learned that you can't really make it in college by yourself. You have to talk to people. YOu can't shut yourself out from everyone , thinking you will do fine, because you won't Some may but it's diffucult to make it without friends or people to talk to. Before attending this school, they will tell you to make friends, and to meet people, because you will be able to get by much easier with less stress maybe if you find people to be involved with.

If i could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior the main thing that I would make my soul duty to inform myself of is to take advantage of all the help that is availible to me on campus. The main difference is that there will be no one trying to ensure that i turn in assignments on time or even trying to help me with work. I will be responsible for seeking out the aid of others, be they teachers, students, members of the writing center or math lab available to me on campus. Deadlines are not compromising and very rarely will be extended. Don't be afraid to ask questions because there is no guarantee that someone will have the same questions that I may have. Become familiar with teachers and their office hours since they will be my main source of information protaining to the class. Above all else, do not assume that because high school was easy that college will be as well, its not.

As a high school senior I would tell myself to learn to relax more and develop better study habits to retain information for long periods of time. I would also say to pace myself and try not to take on too many tasks at once. This will only create stress and make college harder and less enjoyable. I would also tell myself to befriend others that are going to the same school so we can develop a support system and study groups. College can get lonely when you don't know anyone so I would need to make many friends just to make more memories of my college years. One of the more important things I would say to myself would be to learn to read at a faster pace since the readings in college have thicker chapters and smaller words. Since colleges are full of students with different backgrounds, I would tell myself to be open. The professors are there to help but they can only help if I let them know I need it. One of the last things I would say is to go to the different functions to have fun and enjoy being a college student.

If I could go back in time I would tell myself that college life is not what high school teachers made it seem to be. The work is hard and requires a lot of time. You must be devoted to your work and not get side tracked. Also, eventhough they say you do not have to have your major decided by the time you go to college , you should already know what you want to pursue because if not as a freshman you will have taken classes you do not need and therefore wasted a whole year of your college life.

Well i would tell my self to get ready to study, study,and study some more. School is not a brezzyway, it is not something handed to you on a silver plater. You have to work for the degree you want. To enjoy your time you have in college and because once I leave college thats when the real work starts.

I advice myself to go ahead and began to focue my mind during the summer so when the school term start i'll be ready to buckle down and start working. I would also advice myself to only worry about education and nothing else because education is the only important and valuable thing i need at this point in life inorder to reach my goal and succeed.

If I could go back in time I would have really started to make the right decisions for college then , and not just when I became a senior. I would have started in the nineth grade by getting ideas on exactly what I wanted to do when I graduated. I would have started taking the classes that would have prepared me for the degree that I wanted to receive from the college. I would have not only focused on my education but also on sports and clubs during my senior year, because a lot of scholarships looks at those things. I would have also taking the information that was being expressed by the teachers on using your time wisely, because now the teachers expects you to complete the assignment at the time indicated. I would have taking the advance classes that they would have offered instead on just taking the basic classes. But the one thing that I would have done differently is I would have tried to help more by working during high school, because it is not easy trying to provide the financial assistance for me to attend my college.