Hillsborough Community College Top Questions

What do you really want out of life? Do you want a good career? Would you like to live comfortably? Well, first off you really need to take school seriously. I know you like to have fun and that's ok but there must be some balance. Since you did well in high school, you should try to get into a good college. I'm alittle older and I can tell you that it is better to finsh your education early while you are young then to waste the next couple of years working dead end jobs. The workforce is extremely competative and if you have an education, employeers will look at you before anyone else. There are much more opportunities for an educated person then for someone who has not finished school. I have no regrets about not finishing school early, but If I could go back I would definetly take it seriously and finish at the top of my class. It might take a while to figure out what you want out of life, but it's better to have an education under your belt when that time comes.

First of all, I would tell myself that I am a lot better off by focusing in my classes, and get the Bright Futures Scholarship. It would have come in handy when transfering to a University. I would tell myself that college is a bigger step in responsibility than i had imagined, but the academic part only slightly changed. I would say to make friends faster because it really is not that hard in this school. In my first semester, it would have been a life saver to know people in your classes. To finish the conversation, I would say to just have fun but put my studies before anything else and I should be fine.

If i could go back to high school and tell myself everything i know now i would tell myself to not worry about what all my friends or the "cool" girls are doin and to always finish the work to my full potiential because that is what is going to truly make you feel successful and good about yourself, not who knows you or who you hung out with last weekend! I would beg myself to try my best and not settle for anything less than what i know i can do. I would explain that taking time off after high school before i go to college is not a good idea because going back becomes so much more stressful and scary the longer u wait, also you forget alot of the knowledge you attained in school when you do not use it everyday and its hard to get that back. Most importantly you are setting yourself up for a amazing career that is going to help you have the most fulfilled life possible.

As a high school senior, I remember being so excited to graduate and move on to college.... But, things didn't work out that way. I found out I was pregnant just 4 months before I graduated... I missed my prom and I realized that I wouldn't be able to go straight to college. After I graduated, It took me 2 years to get back in school. I am now in my fourth semester and I am doing great. If I could go back in time though I would tell myself to get my mind off of boys and Into more books ! My advice to High School seniors... Especially the girls out there...Get a college education before you worry about anything else! Once you have your degree you will find a great job and then try to find a great life partner and have children, Until then you need to realize that after you step out into the real world, you dont get help from family as much, you need to be able to take care of yourself.. The best way to do that is to get a college education and put it to work for you!!!

I would tell myself to take a little more time studing on the SAT so that i could skip the prep classes and maybe even have a better GPA. Theres not anything else because i prepared myself for college very well.

Don't stop now. Keep filling out scholarships everyday. Study your hardest, these grades really count. Prepare all your papers and start saving up money now, because it is not easy to get into college and it is not cheap either.

I would have told myself to be calm and not stress out in the process of picking a college to go to. I would have also told myself that going to a community college is a good way to start the transition into college since it is so much smaller and less intimidating than a larger university. I would make sure that the first credits I would enroll in would be all just transitional credits and not electives since I tended to change my major so much, so that I would not have taken any wasted credits. I also would have encouraged myself to research my professor's teaching style before I enrolled in the class so that I would never have to drop or add any classes. Of course the most important tip about entering into college is your time management skills. There has to be time for studying/school work in between all the times of hanging out with your friends.

During high school, I thought that having the best clothes and having tons of friends was the only way to have fun in high school. I spent my high school years doing just that. I had a very large group of friends and I knew I was going to go to the state university. During junior year, I became pregnant and my son was born in September of my senior year. I spent a lot of time worrying about how I would go to college and raise a son. I thought that I wouldn't have any friends since the friends I had in high school dropped me once my son was born. After my first semester, I realized that my life was perfect. I would go back to my senior self and tell myself to relax! I would make friends just fine, and community college would be a great place to start out. I would also tell myself that material things do not matter. The only things that are important are those relationships that get you through hard times. I would also tell my senior self to pay more attention in math - I could have used the extra help!

If I could go back in time and talk to my self who was a high school senior. I would probably tell my self to research and apply for scholorships a lot sooner than later. I would also tell myself to make sure I keep up on grades and study for the SAT better then I did before, making sure to get a high score on the test. I would also let myself know to be prepared for the transition by making sure all paperwork and any items that is needed are ready to be copied/shown or givin to the prospective people.

If I could go back in time to my Senior year, I would tell myself and friends to apply for college now and no matter what life brings your way to finish your college degree first. Everything else in life at that age can be put on hold for 2-4 years. I am now 37 years old and two years ago I had to restart my life on my own without any warning. I have been an LPN for almost 15 years and I love my work, but I wish I would of continued with school back then for RN. I have been working full time and going to school at night on my own with bills, house payments and paying for school without assistance. I am know getting ready for th eRN program which will demand more of my time from my job which means less hours, less money, but I will prevail and finish my dream. So my words if I was a senior now, I would finish college then start my life with a stable job and financial income and build my future at a younger age. I will finish and I will succeed.