Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Top Questions

The first thing I would tell myself is to take the Art History and Advanced English course I was enrolled in as a CAPP course, so i wouldn't have to take them in college. The next thing I would encourage myself to do more of is to look into more scholarships and actually take the time to fill them out. Scholarships are a good way to earn some money towards college expenses, and they are well worth the effort, no matter how much I might wish that I didn't have to fill them out

If given the opportunity to go back and meet with myself as a high school senior the advice that I would give myself would be to focus on doing what I enjoy. So many people while attending a college for their first two years go through a cycle of trying to decide if they really want to continue on in the study they?ve entered college for or continue on in a different path towards anther career. So many people often forget to look back and remember what they really enjoy doing. For me it is art, throughout my life both as an enjoyable past time and a subject in school. After going to a college for engineering for two years I ended up going back to doing what I enjoyed, and I am now attending a college that when I was a high school senior I thought was out of my reach of attending. So if I could go back and give myself some advice it would be to believe in myself and continue on in schooling doing what I love to do.

You don't need to know exactly what you want! It's okay if you enter college a little confused. You're there to learn and to grow, and that comes with time. It's also important to know that you need to carefully balance work with play. Yes, going out with your new friends is a lot of fun, but so is getting the most out of your education. You need to remeber that you're paying for these classes and you're paying for this time. If you don't use it well, then you will eventually regret it. Therefore, really learn to separate your weekends from your weekdays and you'll do great in both the social and educational aspects of your life.

Any advice I would give myself is to maybe try harder in school, and things WILL be better when college arrives. I never liked high school and I performed poorly in it due to my lack of concern or care for the institution I was in. I fell through the cracks and had a chip on my shoulder for any form of education after that and felt I was doomed to ever enter college. Had I known my college now would give me a chance of a lifetime to attend, I would probably have tried harder to obtain more oppourtunities regarding financial aid and support. Otherwise, the only other advice or caring information I would pass along to myself is that college is better and college is worth it, and to just keep pushing foward until that days comes along.

Schoolwork is important, but so is friendship. Embrace the connections you make with people, because sadly they might have to end when everyone goes their own way. Don't get so caught up doing homework that you forget to have a social life. Just make sure each is done in moderation. Also, a B isn't good enough. A's all the way.

I would tell myself a ton of different things! I would have said not to go to the traditional university college for a bachelor of fine arts degree in graphic design, because it won't teach you as much as going to an actual school that specializes in that trade. I would also say that rooming with 3 other roomates my freshman year was a great experience in making a lot of new friends that I continue to stay friends with and talk to. Don't be afraid to pay a little extra tuition to go to the school you have been dreaming of going to since you were in high school. Go for it!

Apply to Columbia College and go there because it is cheaper, more in depth, offers more class selections, and has actual activities outside of class.

I would give my self the advice to not spend so much money, and save more for tuition and art supplies. I would also give myself the advice to prepare to work hard, and concentrate on not letting the hard times make school more stressful. Being happy, and continuing to be happy is very important to make college life positive, and easier. I would also make sure that I knew it would be hard to come into a school where you knew no one, and didn't live on campus. Making new friends is important and really makes college easier to get through. Lastly, I would give myself the adive that it is a lot of work, but it will be worth it in the end! Even if your pockets are empty and your 'to do' list is long, you will get through it and have fun!

Go for it! There really aren't any reasons not to.

If I were to go back to my senior year of high school, I would give myself advice in several areas regarding college life. First, I would tell myself to not be so hard on myself, and to ease up with the intensity I added to the assignments that only caused me stress. In regards to a social life, I would tell myself to not room with someone I had previously known in order to meet more people, and to be more outgoing when it came to meeting new people. If there is one thing I regret, it was being too shy to talk to people orientation week; I sometimes feel like I missed out on a lot of great friendships that could have happened, but did not. Finally, I would remind myself not to worry or be nervous about anything. Although it is was scary the first year, I learned a lot about myself and the changes I wanted to make in my life; this is something that only comes with experience through everyday life and situations.