Lourdes University Top Questions

Good adivce to look back at is to get ready for college now. Transition is quick and difficult to get ready for when you become a college student. You can never prepare too early for college. College is a time where the responsibility relies directly on you. It is a time where you must make a choice to stay dedicated and succeed or fall off and stop. Prepare now just as I did and you will be ready for the tough transition.

I would tell myself, GO TO LOURDES! I did not want to go here after a campus visit as a senior because it wasn't the big, fun campus I had envisioned. Remember to work hard, put aside the socializing and friendships and get through school. You can make this degree achievable in four years instead of six, if you just do the work on time!

I would tell my self to try a little hard, so what i would have been able to apply for scholorships to help me pay for school.

Talk to as many people as you can about what your dreams and plans are for your future. Learn to network with people that share your ideas and goals. Try different areas of study when tyou start college, do not start wioth only ge4neral education classes, no matter how easy they may seem to be. Fraternities may may be good socially, but do not make them you all in all, use tyhem for networking and friendships. Save money, use it wisely. Have fun, but study hard. Enjoy it while it hsappens, but keep your eye on the end result. Pick a field of strudy that you enjoy, and it will be the easiest time of your career.

Picking a college?! Choose according to your major or possible major you would like to pursue. Prices of institutes can be VERY expensive but dont let a schools tutiton discourage you from applying to that institute! There is financial aid & scholarships to apply for. College is not all HARD as some people make it seem to be, it is a challenge that can be tackled! Your first year in college, aim for the highest GPA possible, there are 2 types of GPA'S Cummulative & Quarter! Quarter & overall GPA (Cummalitive), If you do have a point of struggle, your GPA wont fall really low, if you have a high GPA from start it will give you a better chance to bring that GPA up quickly! Once a Cummulative GPA falls it's hard to bring it up! College is to be taken very seriouse, there are fun times. Know your purpose for being in college, to obtain a degree for higher education. Don't loose sight of your purpose, it should be your drive to being succesful in your degree. Education is number 1! There will be plenty of campus activites to participate in! Have fun & be succesful in your education!

Being a non-traditional student and returning back to college, I know if I could go back in time to talk with myself as a high school senior there is so much advice I would give. However, I will keep it to just three points. The first and most important would be attend and participate in all classes. I know now that you miss so much by not attending. The second piece of advice would be study smart, take good notes, listen to the instructors, they tend to reiterate what is important. The third and final piece of advice I would give, is have fun and enjoy it! That is what I am doing now as a non-traditional student. I am taking my own advice and succeeding! When I first went to college right out of high school, my GPA was as 2.5, and today as a college student it is a 3.66!

I personally would have went to Lourdes College stright from high school. The transition was not hard to do and I love the environment at Lourde College. My advice to myself would be to keep going with education because the sky is the limit. Lourdes College has truley changed my life for the better not only with education but with the many programs and support the school has to offer. Whenever anyone needs help the staff and students go above and beyond to make sure people get the help that is deserved. Thanks Shannon Mothershed

I would tell myself not to stress out and to not be afraid of the unknown. I was so afraid to leave home but I haven't been back home since I left. I would have to started out at a smaller college similar in size to my high school class sizes. I would warn myself that there are going to be tough times but they are all learning experiences! I would make a point to get to know my proffessors (it's important to know that they are human too)! I really love learning but I also know that college takes patience. Sometimes you need to just sit back and enjoy the ride!

I would of taken as many college prep courses that I could. I would of also taken school a lot more serious, because as a 29 year old with not a lot education under neath my belt from high school, I struggle 10x harder then the college freshmen coming straight from high school. The student who took his/her sat's or college prep courses, and took school serious, has it a lot easier then I do. I have to study and struggle a lot harder then they do, but I also made those incorrect choices in high school, I am just glad that I graduated, and that I am now a junior in a good college.

Listen to the teachers in high school when they say that college is very different. You can not just expect to get the good grades by just coming to class like you did in high school; you will need to apply yourself and put forth your best effort. If you want to get good grades on quizzes and exams you will absolutely need to study.