Ohlone College Top Questions

I wish I knew more about how to file my FAFSA back when I was a high school senior, so that I could have gotten more financial aid back then.

If I was able to speak with the senior me, I would advise myself to not allow different personal adversities interfere with my college life and academics as much as I have. I would help me be more focused on my education and reaching my full potential in all areas rather than taking time off for personal 'traumas'. I would also advise myself that when things did get rough, to take things slow as to not get burned out.

Take advantage of what your college has to offer you. Complacency is the first step towards becoming a career-student, so make sure you figure out what you want to do before you spend too much time trodding down the wrong path. Speaking with academic and career advisors is invaluable, and creating a clearly defined, well-researched, goal-oriented academic plan will shed unnecessary addtitional terms off your stay in community college. Community college is a great bargain, and it's a great option for those who want to dabble and explore potential avenues of educational advancement, but time is important too, so don't let it run away.

I would take what I know about how to do my FAFSA and show myself how to do it correctly so that I might have the chance to go to a four-year university instead of community college. I would also tell myself not to major in Business and to major in Communications instead. I would also tell her to apply to the universities I applied to recently.