Kent State University at Kent Top Questions

None, I did post secondary work my senior and some of my Junior year. This made me be elligable to be a sophomore at Kent State and put me so far ahead. I got so many bennefits not including the year done for free, by doing post secondary. I would recommend post secondary for any High school Junior or Senior who is elligable because it has been the best decision I have made for college. I do not regret or want to change anything from my senior year.

I was pretty much a stubbon outsider in high school. I marched in band, did my little art porjtects and kept to my self for the most part. Giving advice to myself would classify as one of the most difficult things I have ever done next to trying to choke down my aunt's pumpkin pie. But, if given the option, and the ability to hold my own attention for more than a minute, this is what I would say: 1. Don't procrastinate. I know it worked in high school, but that was then and this is the way-more-challenging, now. There are way more long-term projects and the semester will be over faster than your first boyfriend. 2. Try harder to get a summer job while you can. A social life is more expensive than you think. With shows, eating out and the occasional (who am I kidding) frequent sugar saturated sweeties, you'll thank your summer superior for paying you. 3. Don't let your first few grades get you down and, last but not least, when all else fails, remember to bring plenty of chocolate.

If I could go back; I would definitely tell myself to consider an all women's college. Not for feministic reasons, but the opposite sex does attribute to a lot of my regrets as an undergraduate student.

Above all, the advice I would give myself is to plan ahead. When you move out-of-state it is a little more difficult to run home on the weekend, or make someone bring a single item to you. Plan ahead when packing, make a detailed list of the items you will need. Plan ahead when thinking about finances. Know your account balance, and make a budget plan. Many times jobs on-campus and off-campus are hard to come by. Make sure you have enough money to live off of for the year. Lastly, plan your schedule. Buy a planner and use it! Be prepared for exams and due dates. Plan any tutoring sessions or meetings with your professors that you may need. Looking back, with 20/20 hindsight I would only tell myself to plan ahead and be prepared. College is a different world, a different lifestyle. Without the ability to be prepared and plan ahead you won't survive your new life.

I would have set up a budgeting system for myself starting in the summer prior to college. Budgeting is really a key part of college life. Between paying for food, personal items, and the cost of going out, if you don't know how to budget, you'll be broke quick. I've had friends quick to rush into jobs to avoid this problem, but that only lowers grades instead. Being academically focused, and with the high cost of science textbooks, I had to struggle to learn how to budget. Sadly, that means that going out every weekend doesn't happen. However, the task of budgeting is extremely helpful in post-grad life. Had I started to learn how to budget prior to college, maybe I wouldn't have been so stressed about money my first semester at Kent State.

Don't pick a college because of your friends. Go to a school thats good for your program but that you can also afford finacially, you might want to go to the beach in florida every day but if you live in Washington, the plane flights are going to add up. Also, make sure you have other options at the school incase your program doesn't end up working out for you because many students end up switching their major.

The best piece of advice I could give to parents/students looking to find the right college to attend is to make sure you do your research and be VERY selective in your choice.

I would inform parents to just take everything in as it comes dont over stress yourself about college, and for students make the best of your time in college because it is essentially one of the best times of ut life..

Visit the school of interest.

The first thing an incoming freshmen needs to consider is what he/she is looking for in a school. I would start off by choosing to either pay less money and go to a state college, or pay more money and go to a private college. Then the student would have to decide whether they want to attend a school with many students or a college with a small amount of students. Then the student must decide what he/she wants to study. Most schools don't offer every single thing one can study in college, so the student would have to do some research. Once the student gets to college, he/she should decide to hang out with students who can be a positive influence of them. If the student can make friends that have similar interests, study habits, and activities, survival in college will be immensely easier.