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What should every freshman at Old Dominion University know before they start?

Gloria

If i can go back in time and talked to myself in my senior year i would have been more prepared for entering college. One of the things i would have done is go to an orientation get more involve with what college is all about such as how units work, fiancial aid, BOG waiver, and my major. At first i wasnt sure why college was right for me until i realized that getting an education was the key to success. Now that im in college i know what i need to do in order to get my A.A and become a chemistry major to transfer to a four year university. Another thing i would tell myself is to get in the R.O.P program for a CNA assistance because it would had helped me get the experience and training to become a nurse. I would have learned and got an idea of what i will be dealing with in the future. The last thing i would tell myself is to join sports because it helps alot with all the stress as a college student and keeps me on task now that i am taking a volleyball class.

Christina

The only piece of advice that could have helped me to truly do better my first few years in high school is that the most important thing in the entire world is to stay true to yourself and have confidence. These two things come hand in hand. The uncertainty that comes with moving to a new area and immersing oneself in an unfamiliar community can easily be alleviated with the confidence of being self-assured and proud to be an individual. I’ve been through lots of hard classes, rough academic weeks combined with overtime at work, but it becomes easier when I remember that I’m doing these things so I can be the best me I can be, and I am working towards something I desperately want to do. I become proud of myself, and my success in school turns into a part of my identity. By now I have reached the point where I identify with my passion for the things I am learning, and this is where I gather my self-confidence from. I wish I had understood how to do this upon entering Old Dominion University; my first few years would have been much easier.

Leidy

If I could go back and talk to my high school Senior self, assuming I would listen. I would tell myself that College is fun but it is also hard work. I would tell myself not to let anything distract me away from my dreams and career. Parties and get toguethers are fun but having a career is what will take you far in life and where you want to be. I would tell myself to focus and not to rush into adulthood, because pretty soon you will be out of college and life will be very different when you get out.

Tomeshia

The advice I would give myself would be to look more into the programs offered by the university. I wolud also tell myself be sure the major you choose will be benifical after graduating.

Megan

Knowing what I know about college now, I would go back to my high school senior self and say, “Don’t give up and don’t ever stop trying. It is okay not to know for sure what you want for the rest of your career life, just think it through and see what options you have. You aren’t dumb and there are people that support and believe in you. Just because you may not always feel like you have people fighting for you doesn’t mean you shouldn’t stand up and fight for yourself. No one got where they are today by sitting back and waiting for their life to happen. You have to choose to better yourself. You have to choose to go out there and get it. You can do this. You will succeed.”

Jesse

study hard and do not blow off college strive for your best and forget the rest..

Ricky

Make sure you study and take things serious from the start rather than testing the waters.

Chante

I would tell myself to not worry so much about fitting in with who I thought were the "popular" kids and to just be myself. I would also tell myself to work hard in all of my dance classes since that is my chosen major now and I feel that I could be much farther along had I been more perserverant during my high school years. Lastly, I would tell myself to keep my grades up so I would've been eligible for more scholarships

Destiny

After growing and going through life experiences, I've learned alot. If I could turn back time, I would have went to a four year university when I graduated high school instead of waiting years later to complete my degree. I would have spoken to my counselor more about helping me enroll into a university and getting the financial help that I needed. Although my parents helped out with paying for a couple of classes at community college, it became to expensive for them so I stopped going after my second semester. I am now working full time to support myself, in an apartment on my own, paying many bills, and pursuing a degree in nursing because its hard to live without a good job. I should have been a lot smarter as a senior in high school and thought more about the future of my life. I also wish I had stayed home with my parents until I was able to support myself financially. I moved out of their house to early in life. In the future when I have children, I will teach them how important education is and send them to college immediately after highschool.

Tabitha

I would go back to my freshmen year when I droped out of school and tell my self it is the bigest mistake I will ever make. I say this because without an education I have not gone anywhere in life. I would also tell my self to go from high school to collage because that is my bigest regret in life. I now have two wonderful kids and can not give them the things they need and the things they deserve due to not enough education. With the oldest one being disabled I would also tell my self that I would need to go to collage extra to learn as much as posable about everything so that no matter what happened I could always find a job. I would tell my self that only those who educate them selfs through hard work an lots of schooling make something of them selfs. That if you do not work hard at an education then do not plan on having a good life or being able to support a family the way you should be able to support them. This is what I would tell my self because it would change things.