Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Top Questions

Hey there girl. You're a smart cookie, but you've been trying to be what everyone else wants for too long now. Get out there, get a job, babysit, tutor, get to know people. Get to know people for who they are as people. Volunteer. Keep training for swimming. You don't have to go to college right away. If you do, I suggest somewhere relatively cheap, not too far from home. Go ahead and study nursing instead of pre-med. You can go to med school later on if you still want to by then, don't worry. But let yourself explore, try some new things. Maybe try out sociology, social work, health services, and take foreign language classes just for fun. Whatever you do with yourself, submit to God completely and follow Him in all things. Remember, He loves you most and He is the one you can ALWAYS trust, no matter what. Always know that you are beautiful and that you are loved. I want nothing but the best God has for you. Seeya in a few years, chica :)

The advice I would give is not to believe people when they tell you that your college years are the best years of your life. College is a intense time that will shape your life but define it. Take for example a lump of clay. High school graduation = unformed clay; College graduation = shaping the clay into a rough, unfinished piece of art; and life after college = polishing and completing the true piece of art that we become. So hang in there and don't let your clay dry out until you like who you are and until you can inspire another with the beauty of your art (life).

Study harder. Take AP clases, especially science and math. Study for the ACTs and SATs. Join academic clubs like math, chemistry, and chess club. We learned early in life that we're very smart, and we've gotten very good at doing the minimum necessary to get by. If you don't apply yourself, we're going to be a 40 year old freshman. Excercise! It's easy for you to stay in shape now, but it gets much harder. Stop playing Dungeons and Dragons, and reading fantasy novels. Read about science, math, psycology, politics, economics, history, philosophy, and neuroscience. Trust me, we eventually fall in love with all of those topics, get started now. Stop playing video games, and learn how to write software. All of our best friends in the future are programmers. They think it's weird that we don't know how. Especially since they all failed out of the math classes that you're going to get straight As in. Ask a girl to prom, that cute junior with the locker next to yours, she has a big crush on us, and we don't find out until five years later when she's married.

Knowledge is power. I would tell myself not to give up or be dicouraged. Make the time to get an education and don't let anyone change your mind. Be determined and you will be successful. There are many challenges and rough times ahead. You have a tough road ahead, but with a better education you can change the future. You are brilliant and have the potential to go far, just don't give up. We are 36 now and just starting college. We should have made the time and put in more effort. Don't settle for the waitress job or the potato factory or the cookie factory. That is what is in the future if you don't apply yourself and get you degree. No matter what path you take there are bound to be struggles, I'm not saying there won't. But those struggles are lifes way of teaching us. They make us who we are. Get an education and you will go far.

Go to college right after high school. Don't take a break from school for a while. Continue to live at home with your parents and maybe get a part-time job depending on your school load. But, make school first priority. A good solid education base will make life so much easier.

College is a crazy world and you have to know how to play the game. What do you cards look like; routs that you can take, and can you win if the dice gets thrown a curve ball. Senior me was not ready for this game and if I ever got the opportunity to give myself the heads up I would say, never give up, study more, know what you need in order to achieve your goals, reach for the greatest, make sure you know what your goals are or at least try to so there will be a drive to reach the top and every penny you get put it in savings. I would tell senior me to listen more to what information is given to you because just because people are telling you information it doesn't mean you are listening. I wish i would have known that going to a junior college meant that real life decisions are coming faster then i thought they were. A wise women once said, "your life is what ever you want it to be and whatever path you take make sure you're the one opening and closing doors for yourself."

Life is difficult sometimes, and what you want to pursue won't be easy, but don't disregard your academics. It's ok to toss around ideas and visions of where you see yourself, but know that its not going to be easy. Your entire life was easy, be thankful, but now you have to put in some effort. Trust yourself because you can achieve anything. You have so much enthusiasm in your work ethic, but for now you need to transition that enthusiasm and confidence into your scholastics. Otherwise, you'll find yourself struggling to regain your honor role grade point average and academic trust from your parents. Granted, you do love a challenge, but you deserve options. Thats all you've ever known. Don't take them for granted.

If I could go back to my senior year, I would tell myself not to go into the military. I completed only 2 weeks of Basic Training before developing depression caused by being away from the important people in my life and my home, which resulted in an entry-level separation not long after arriving. I would stress that even though it will give you the money for college, there are other ways to get money, although it will be difficult. The money is not worth destroying your emotional state and you need to stay with the people you love and they will help you and they will not be ashamed of you for not going into the military. You will go on that campus tour and be so happy and so excited to go, and it will hurt less leaving your family excited instead of scared. You should not let the issue of money prevent you from doing what you really want to do. It will be hard, but you can do it, and you will save yourself a month of crying and heartache being away from home doing what you never really wanted to do.

Going back in time, I would tell myself a number of things. I would make sure to tell myself not to be afraid. Before heading into college I feared taking the next step; i feared the unknown. I felt as though I would lose who I was. What I found out was that I discovered who I was. I became independent and learned about my views and why I believed what I believed. Another area I would address is to remind myself to remain focused. Often I get caught up in my social life and forget why I am there in the first place, which is to get an education. Although I don't believe going away to school is soley for an education, it is 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of it. Going away to school helps you to define who you are, but it also helps you to learn responsibility. It is a necessity of life. It's a time of renewal and learning - learning in more ways than one. So don't be afraid. Embrace everything and learn from it all.

If I were given the chance to go back to high school, I would advise myself to be dedicated and proactive about my education. There are so many financial opportunities to those who try their best in their schooling and show a passion for learning. This dedication would also prepare me for the rigorous courses that college entails. It is always necessary to be dedicated to something throughout a person's life, regardless of whether it is an education or a career. Being dedicated and proactive would definitely have helped me with a transition into college life. I would also advise myself to get involved with as many activities as possible. College has many opportunities for students to get involved with their school, but with a greater commitment to education, sometimes it is difficult for a student to join different groups. High school is much more free and easy-going than an institution of higher education. Also, if I would have been more involved in organizations, then there would have been a greater possibility for me to receive financial aid. Student involvement is an aspect of education that could teach me many valuable lessons about life.