Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Top Questions

I love being in college, living in the dorm, and attending classes. There is so much homework. I feel that I was well prepared for college. I did take several classes in high school that have prepared me for the college life. I am so thankful that I went to our local vocational school and took appropriate classes (i.e., anatomy, etc.,) that I would need for college.

Get outside your comfort zone! Why are you shy and scared of what others think about you? There's a whole world full of people who are different from you and unique in interesting ways; meet them! Meeting people and making friends is a part of life that will always come around. You've lived in a bubble of high school for 4 years now, but in college there will be new faces everywhere. Start meeting new people now, and appreciate them for who they are; even if they're completely different from you. It may be a little awkward the first few times, but if you never get out there and try, you'll never know the blessing of friendship with other people. People are the color on canvas in this world, so get out there and start painting a fresh, new picture!

If I could go back in time I would tell myself how important achedemics are and that the balance between your social life and your achedemic life are very important. I would stress that figuring out this balance early on is very important although hard. I would tell myself to have a structured schedule and learn good time managment so that I won't stress myself out with deadlines or having too much scheduled in my day to day activities. I would tell myself to learn to say no to things so that I may have time for myself and not become overly busy.

Do not worry about what your major is.

i would encourage students to take school serious. be perpared and focus, delevope great study habits, to be open when need help and to be ready for stress but knowing that it is all going to be worth in the end. it is a great why to succeed and benefit in the future.

You need to relax and learn to let the little things slide. People will like you as long as you don't get so up in arms about the little things they do. In the grand scheme of it all, you need to focus on your work and your faith. Friends will come and you're naturally a warm person so they will stay. Don't take stuff so personally, either. They have good intentions and you will figure this out. Don't roll over, though. Be proud of who you are and stand firm in what you believe but also be willing to keep an open mind and acknowledge when you are wrong. It is always okay to say that you do not know. Never lie, never cheat, never steal, despite temptation. Finally, hit those books. You want to do something great and you will. Your professors believe in your potential, you just need the graduate schools to believe in you, too. Having a 3.0 GPA isn't the best attention getter but you can make it work. It would be easier with a higher GPA, though. Relax and breathe. You're awesome.

If I could go back and tell myself as a senior some advice, I would tell myself to learn how to study and to create that habit in high school. I was a student in high school that did not need to study to do well in classes. I was able to skate by high school with minimal studying and still graduate in the top ten of my class. When I got to college I thought I knew how to study but that was not the case. I found that my style of studying in high school was not enough for college classes. It took me almost a whole semester to find a way to study that worked for me. So if I could have gone back and started studying the way I do now when I was in high school my first semester of college would have gone a lot smoother. Knowing the information is so important because you are not just studying for a class but you are learning information for your career in the future.

Remember to spend as much time with family and friends before you leave for college, because your relationships will never be exactly the same. Make the most of your friendships at college. They become like your family. Love the Lord; He always provides.

Live at home with mom! Go to community college first to get your feet wet and figure out what you want to do. Then spend the extra money to get a good education from a small university. Make sure to get involved on campus in different organizations and groups, you will make great friends and it will more than pay off in the end. Don't worry you'll be fine.

I would tell myself to explore other majors, such as Physiology or Psychology or even Nutrition because all of these are options for someone who wants to attend Medical School in the future. Back then, I thought I had to major in either Biology or Chemistry in order to go to medical school, but that was not the case. I would tell my self to not major in biology because I would be required to learn about animals, plants, and the whole environment not just the human body, which is my area of interest. Also I would tell myself to consider attending an IU school so that all of the credits I earned in high school would not go to waste. Had I known these 2 key factors, I would be on a different educational path right now.