Mesa Community College Top Questions

I would explain how much more difficult it is to attend college as an adult while working full-time and taking care of a home. Had I went to college just after high school I would have my degree and could be in medical school right now rather than working on an associates at 32 years old. I've had to give up on the dream of becoming an MD due to the limited amount of time I have and the length of schooling required. As a student in high school I was afraid of the large debt I would incure for college at such a young age. I did not understand enough about the student loan process to make a truly informed decision. If I could return in time and talk to myself I would explain the student aid available for college students in a easily understandable fashion. I would encourage myself to start college right away even if it is just to get the basic classes out of the way before deciding on a major. Life flys by quickly. Before you know it, you're the 32 year old in a class full of 20 year olds.

If I could have the opportunity to go back in time to give myself tip before I get to college, I would tell myself to try and get the best grades possible, your GPA is a very important thing to your college life. I would tell myself to apply for every scholarship there is, free money will help you get though college alot easier because college expenses are no joke! I would finish by telling myself to stay focus on your main objective and do give up because at the end it will all pay off!

You must try your best not to sleep in the Psychology 101 class. For this class, make sure to read the chapters carefully and really study for this class so we could get a better grade for it as part of our GPA. Also, make sure to save your money and not waste it on buying video games for yourself and the younger brother, because he has enough games as it is. Be prepared for the future at Mesa Community College, I should've taken a summer class or two, but now for my second year at this school, I plan to take a summer class. I think it would be better to have done it the summer before also, so I could get the credits I need quickly to transfer to Arizona State University. Get plenty of rest, don't be lazy, and always do your best.

I would tell my self not only to take college seriously and let that be your main focus in life, but also I would let my self know that to make sure to become close to your professor, because they may be able to help you outside of the classroom as well as inside the classroom.

I would walk right up to myself and say, Paul stop spending all your extra time talking to girls and hanging out with your friend. High school is a opportunity to prepare yourself for bigger and better things. How big and how much better is up to you! Everything you want in this world will not just fall at your feet, you need to go get it!. So try not as much TV and read a book. No not a comic or a playboy! Something that makes your mind work. Also, do something constructive with your time, you are not as busy as you think. So join a club or do some volunteer work. These thing may take away from your HS social life yet it will help you the rest of your real life, by building a work ethic you can carry with you to college and the work place. also clubs and after school activates look great on your transcripts! Paul your happiness is right in front of you take it, its yours! And it always has been! You just need to go get it.

Community college is not for you, the classes are too easy. Try to go to a university and apply for schollarships while you are still here. Don't let a lack of funds and an undecided major keep you from challenging yourself. It is much easier to find schollarships as a highscool student than it is as a freshmen in college who wants to transfer before she has any useful classes under her belt. You haven't considered NAU, look at the courses offered, they have athletic training. Wink Wink. Good luck, I hope you don't dwel on your boyfriend being left here while you go away to college, because staying close to him is a waste of time. Flagstaff is beautiful. Lack of funds and a guy you don't want to leave isn't enough to keep you here. Have a great year, I'll be waiting for you in the future.

never quit....finish school you cant go anywhere or do anything without a college degree, life is tough but never give up.you can do it dream big...you can be anything you want just keep going especially when it gets tough, the only one keeping you down is you. people come and go stick with school, because your smart if you dont finish you'll lose the passion for learning and give up. dig deeper you love school, you love learning and helping God didn't make you to quit. keep going....never stop it's in you to do what you want it's in you to strive for more...get it done

College requires much more self-motivation than high school did. You are graduating now because you completed your assignments by their given deadlines with an occasional extra credit project thrown in. What I didn't realize was that college professors were not going to give assignments the way high school teachers did. This meant attending class and taking notes, doing exercises from the books, asking the instructors about things I didn?t understand, studying and prepping for tests, etc. I quickly learned that while my instructors didn?t require any of that, passing my classes did. Also, getting a credit card can be a smart decision if you're smart with it. Ony use it for things you need right away, but still have to wait for payday. For examle, your gas light comes on, but checks don't come in for another few days. Other than that, if you don't have enough cash on your debit card or in your wallet leave the item at the store. If it's still there when you come back after payday then it was ment to be!

Dear Sandy, I know that your life has been difficult up till now, and you're not even thinking that college is an option even though it's something that you want very much, but please reconsider before you give up. If you work an extra job and go talk to the personel at the college maybe you will be able to find a way to attend. It will be much easier now while your high school education is still fresh in your mind. With divorce rate as high as it is you want to have the only real security a woman can have in the 1960's and that is an education. You don't want to look back with regret when your unable to support a family that you might be left with. Remember, education is not having to learn everything the hard way.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to stop and rethink my decision. I made the choice to go away to an in-state university, which ended up being the most frustrating and costly mistake I have ever made. In fact the advice I tell everyone I know who has graduated since is to go to community college first, especially if you have no idea what major/degree you would like to pursue. Universities are too expensive and unforgiving to be used to "find yourself". I wish that I had taken the time to recognize the resources I had at home and used them to their fullest before wasting a year of my life.