Mercer University Top Questions

Don't let school work take over your life. Allow yourself to find a equal balance between work and play. But also don't get too involved. Find the places where you want to plug in and enjoy the experience. Also, look into every major out there, you'd be surprised where you might be able to end up and what you might find that you enjoy.

Learn to balance your schedule and your life. Make priorities and keep them.

Being confident in what you do is the most important thing. Do not get discouraged because of the length of courses or type of classes required to meet you desired profession seems too long or extremly difficult. Nothing is worth having if you don't have to work at it, eitherwise everyone else would be doing it and the rewards would not be worth as much. Alway apply yourself and give more than what is asked of yourself to make yourself a stronger person. Find what your passion is and stick to it.

If I could go back to me in my senior year, I would tell myself to be prepared for a huge transiton and alot of hard work. I don't necessarily think that I would tell myself what my major would end up being, as I enjoyed my general studies. I would simply tell myself to relax, that these would be some of the best years of my life.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school student, I would first congratulate myself for making it thus far in my journey to higher education. Then I would go on to say to remember to hold on to the values my family taught me while I was growing. I would also advise myself to truly cherish the friendships I will make.

To manage my time efficiently, always strive to be the best not the average student, figure out what I want to do later on in my life so that my schedule of my classes will allow me to graduate earlier. Also chose wisely who my friends are.

To hide who I really am because Mercer doesn't like people who express themselves. Other students pick on you because you read Vonnegut in your free time and not all of your clothes come from J.Crew. You can wear your Sperrys, but the Frat boys will still call you ugly and the sorority girls will tell you that you're just not special. Altogether, go to a different school.

Just make a choice and live with it. If you know what you want to study, make a list of five colleges in your area that provide the appropriate courses and majors, then pick one based on something silly, like male to female ratio, or something like that. Then, commit to the college. Learn its history. Learn its faults and successes. Give it your all. Become a "member" of the college. Try to hold it to whatever ideals it espouses; make it a better place for you to attend. Start a club that you see a need for. Don't pick a college that seems perfect. First of all, no college is perfect and those that appear to be have the worst problems. Second, if you pick a college that is perfect, there is no reason to invest in the college. Give yourself something to work for and strive to achieve. Try to make your school a better place. Live. Learn. Practice Resurrection.

If I could go back, and talk to myself as a senior, I'd sit myself down and say, "Katie, you need to reevaluate your study habits." Naturally, I would be shocked at myself, because I've always made A's, but then I would continue. "Doodling in class and floating through your homework isn't going to cut it hear. You need to do portions of reading and homework every day, not just once a week or right before the assignment or test. Stay focused! Day dreaming will get you nowhere fast when you have three chapters to read, two papers to write, and 100 chemistry equations to solve before tomorrow morning." By this time, my senior self is blinking in utter disbelief and shock. "Don't stress yourself too much; remember to hang out with friends once in awhile too...keeps you sane". I hand myself a mint musketeer bar and a box of tissues, and with a pat on the back say, "You're going to need these."

I would tell myself that my high school did not prepare me for Mercer Universtiy. Mercer is much more demanding than I have been dealing with in all of my school years up to date. I will make friends, but they will soon realize that I am too busy for them to even invite to thier activities. I will have to pick up a third job in order to still be late on my monthly payments to Mercer. I would tell myself that I need to find a college with dorms and activities that include friendly people that actually care about thier school and classmates. Stay on campus and enjoy the social life while staying connected with my classes and homework. I would finally inform myself that I cannot let myself find the need to borrow money, get behind, stressed out, or take on a third job that will cause even more distraught than I will already be stuck with while attending school.