Liberty University Top Questions

As a college junior, if I could go back in time and speak to my high school senior self, I would say, "Kandice, think ahead. Plan ahead. Don't slack off." Especially financially, I wish I would've known how to handle college and what to expect. Instead, I applied for loans and got myself into debt without thinking about what decisions I was making financially. It got me into a heap of trouble and I'm still scared about paying them off.

If I could go back in time, I would tell myself to get more involved in the specific area that I would be studying. In high school, I just wanted to get done, so I just did whatever I needed to get by. I was never an overachiever or worked extra hard to get something done. I wish I would have because then I could have had more hands on experience and been more educated in school in general. Now that I am in college, I am an overachiever and I work extremely hard in everything I do. I want to do well in school and learn as much as I can so when I graduate, I can have the experience most jobs are looking for.

If I could speak to myself as a high school senior, I would have a lot to say. ?Do not let anything or anyone convince you to leave school before you get your degree. There will be many chances to mess up your life and make wrong choices. Stay focused on your goal and don?t move on to the next goal until you complete this one. Remember that God never changes. He loves you in spite of yourself, and He always wants the best for you. I challenge you to commit to reading your Bible every day. Stay founded in Christ so that He can keep you on the path He has created for you. And when you stray, don?t let the enemy whisper lies that paralyze you and keep you from turning back in the right direction. You have never marched to the same drum as those around you, so don?t feel the need to conform now. Be the same beautiful person that you are and always look at the world from your unique angle. Remember your song. God has put one in your heart, and it will carry you through many hard times.?

Assuming that God would grant the grace to re-do my High School experience, I would do the following: 1. Focus on & choose a profession. I wasn't clear in high school, didn't strive for anything because of the lack of support at home. 2. Find professional mentors. 3. Study hard to achieve excellent grades. That fuels possibilities beyond high school. 4. Seek scholarships, fellowships & internship opportunities in advance to nurture my career goals. 5. Engage socially with only achievers so that we can encourage one another. 6. Not get involved with any boys at all. 7. Live a holy & saved life as a teen. Stay involved with my church. 8. Volunteer more. 9. Get more involved with edifying extracurricular activities.

Not too long ago I asked myself the exact same question. I would tell myself to continue to study hard, do not get distracted by anything, save your money instead of spending it on little things, remember that every assignment counts, study math over the summer, and to value my friendships and relationships. These things would have been very beneficial for me to know towards the end of my high school years, and now that I realize and understand them it will only better my future semesters.

Whether you feel time passes all too slowly or you can?t find the time to catch your breath, we can all agree that being able to go back in time would be a blessing. Had I told myself the importance of taking chances in order to do what I loved, I could have made a decision that would have changed the course of my education. I have always been in love with music. The adrenaline I feel when I perform has no comparison. I gave these things up for college. The further I got from my musical roots, the more I felt the pain of loss. However, regardless of my decision to attend my college, I have grown spiritually beyond belief. If I had to go back in time I would ask, ?Do you know what you?re giving up?? For now, this is who I was meant to become. I am a stronger woman on a road to achieve something greater than imagined. Someday, I will return to my roots but for now, I'm just me and that's just fine. Christine A. Norton 9 Turtle Thorofare Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 Cell: 609 231 6283

High school is significantly easier than college. There is not alot of need to devote a large quantity of time to academics. In high school you are more free to do alot more. In college there is a higher need to spend more time on academics in order to succeed. I would have gave myself better study and homework habbits in order to prepare myself for college.

I would sit myself down, give myself some candy to hold my attention and I would explain that when entering college it's easy to pick the program that sounds the most exciting/interesting at the same time it's important to pick a program that will have lasting value and a real passion (for me). I went for the program that I thought would hold my interest the best but it ended up not being something I was truly passionate about. I would tell myself to spend more time thinking about something that would have a lasting value instead of something that I would get tired of. The fact is that as much as I enjoyed the work I did, it wasn't something I found myself wanting to do long term. I didn't have a lot of passion invested in it, it was more of a hobby. So now I'm going back to school to get a degree in something I would do for free just as soon as for a paycheck.

Dear Tara, In the future you will go to Dean College and you will do well, however you will be forced to drop out due to financial hardships. Then you will go on to work as a pet nurse, you will quickly discover that you have no passion for it. So please I am begging you apply for as many scholarships as you can and enroll in a baking and pastry arts course. Heres a tip from the future, life will be much more pleasent if you just make a living doing a job that you love and are passionate about. Also you could incorporate buisness by owing your own bakeshop someday. So potentionally you could still be that buisness woman dominating the world "one cake at a time"! (ya, you still have a sense of humor even at 21). And don't worry about disappointing the animals there are plenty of shelters that would love for you to volunteer free of charge so that you don't have to feel guilty for taking money for doing something good. I know your still young but please take my advise because unfortunatly I have some experience. with love, yourself at 21

I would tell myself in high school that no matter what happens or what curveballs life throws at you, just put your trust in Jesus Christ. I am one of the many college students who is trying to go to a university despite the inabillity to pay. LIke many I am trying to earn scholarships and taking out loans when neccesary. I have dealt with financial mishaps and obstacles that have made me feel as if there was no way that I would make it. However, I can proudly say that God Almighty got through the rough patches. Jesus said in Matthew 6: 33 that seek first the kingdom of God and everything else would be supplied for me. It is still hard and there are struggles but I have never not made it through even more blessed than I was. The LORD is still faithful and pushing down obstacles that might harm me. I would, more than anything, tell myself in high school to cling to God more than ever and never forget what Jesus said in Matthew 6:33.