Louisiana Tech University Top Questions

Liz, Start saving money now. Don't worry about having to coolest decorated dorm room, or driving your friends around, or always going out to eat. Your main focus needs to be your schoolwork. Just like you parents said, but don't tell them I told you that. Think about your decisions before you make them, and try not to change you major so many times. You will just end up back at your first choice, anyways. Don't worry about trying to fit into every group you come in contact with. You will find your niche sooner than you may think. Just sit back and go with the flow and quit trying to figure it all out your first year. It will be a lot more enjoyable that way. Good Luck, Liz

If i were to go back in time and give myself some advice, there would be a big difference in the way I live through college. I would tell myself to save my money instead of spending it on food, gas or sources of entertainment. I would also advise myself to be more studious, and determined to make the best grades possible. Thinking back on things, I realize that I also should have filled out many more scholarship applications, due to the fact that I could not get the "TOPS" award from the state because of my residency. So I would tell myself to set aside time to fill out more applications and do whatever else it takes to earn money for school. Other than that, I'm doing just fine on the way things turned out from high school.

If I could go back in time and give myself advice, I would start out by saying during your first few days in college, just relax and go with the flow. Remember you are not the only one who is nervous. I would also say try joining some student organizations to try to make new friends and become more involved on campus. The most important thing is, however, time management. College is fun, but it is also a lot of hard work. Manage your time carefully so that you may get your work done, study time, and still have fun with little or no stress. Try studying for tests ahead of time instead of staying up all night trying to cram all of the information. Get your most critical deadlines done first, then move on to other assignments there are due later. Join or start a study group as this may help you with areas you may have trouble with. There are many of things I would advise to myself, but these are just a few that I believe are most important.

Take the teachers advice seriously, believe it or not, alot of times they are right! Be sure to learn study skills BEFORE you graduate high school, because entering college without knowing what type of studying works for you is really hard. Take your ACT more then once. Just taking it in Sophomore year and making ok on it and then forgetting about it will cost you alot of scholarship money!!

When I was a high school senior, I was worried that if I did not join a sorority on campus, I would have nothing to do, and it would be really hard to make friends. However, when I rushed at the start of my freshman year, I rejected the invitation to a sorority, because my heart was not in the Greek system. If I could go back in time to visit my high-school self and give myself advice, I would tell me that all the stress about not being Greek was for nothing. I think I have actually made more friends and become more active on campus by NOT joining a sorority. I would tell myself that Tech is not a college ruled by its Greeks, and therefore, I should not worry about joining a sorority as a medium to being active on campus and make friends.

I would tell myself not to go to NSU because that was not what I really wanted to do, I'd say some classes won't transfer and I'll have to go during the summer before my senior year of college. I would tell myself to apply myself more and strive for straight A's instead of being okay with A's, B's, and a C. I would also tell myself to look for more scholarships in high school because college is expensive and hard on my parents to pay for. I'd tell myself to be sure to get more involved in college activities, it makes the experience more enjoyable and it's a good way to meet more people.

If I could go back and talk to my high school senior self, I would probably tell myself to do more soul searching. I was unsure of what I wanted to do as a career, and I just thought I would apply to some colleges and let it figure itself out, rather than taking the initiative to figure it out for myself. I would also tell myself to take more Honors and AP classes. I tried to give myself an easy senior year by not taking harder classes, but now I know that in the end, taking the tougher classes early on will benefit me in the long run. Another thing I would tell myself is to hang out with the right people. There are some people who will raise you up and others who will bring you down, and hanging out with the latter and people with no ambition will be more of a burden than a blessing. I would also tell my high school self to be happy and not be so stressed. Everything has a way of working itself out in the end. College is an amazing experience, and not something to be afraid of.

The only adivce that I would give myself would be to change/improve my studying habits. I was able to coast through high school without having to study much outside of class, but in college the teachers actually expect students to know the material before class. Otherwise I was able to easily transition into college life with very few bumps along the way, and those bumps were nothing that I could have prepared myself for. College life has really shaped me into someone instead of the half formed mold that I was on entering.

If I could coach myself on the transition to college I would: a) Encourage better paper writing skills b) Recommend taking higher math classes in preparation to college calculus c) Suggest talking to your professors as often as possible d) Try earlier to get financial aid. Some non-curricular things I would tell myself would be to buy a cheaper car to operate and move off campus sooner. Most of all I would say to get as many friends as possible as soon as possible.

Apply for every scholarship out there, don't wait till the last minute to study. Studying in a social place isn't always a great idea. Don't ever give up and keep trying. It's okay to not graduate in 4 years.