Rhode Island College Top Questions

I would have told myself, who got A's and B's in highschool to try even harder than you did. I feel like if I got all A's and tried harder in highschool I would really be prepared for what college would have for me. I feel like since I only tried a little bit and did extremely well in highschool that it's even tougher for me in college. I wish I tried harder because it would have given me more motivation for the college experience. I would have also told myself, make sure you take opportunities to get scholarships because financial aid will be really hard. It's because of my financial difficulty now that I would want to go back and make things different and really get more scholarships. I realize how difficult college really is, in comparison to highschool.

Brandon, keep doing excactly what your doing. The years ahead are tough, but I wouldn't rob you of the adventure to come by telling you what not to do. Your going to make mistakes, you are going to face adversity, but the joy and freedom you will find later in life greatly outweighs any calamity you meet along the way. College is the experience of a lifetime. I know you dislike highschool. You will find in college how much you actually enjoy learning. You will become a student of knowlege and of life. You don't believe me, and thats ok, I wouldn't have either, but what I am telling you is the truth. I have to go now, but I'll leave you with this; whatever fork in the road you come across, whenever you find yourself faced with a decision, follow your feet wherever they may lead, do not become obsessed with where your choices will take you, but rather enjoy the journey until the destination is determined. Become a part of life, not the one chasing after it.

Prepare yourself for the different teaching styles because no professor is alike. They all have their own syllabus and requirements. Also, be prepared to stay busy by joining clubs at school and making new friends.

I would tell myself that high school is the most awkard and embarrassing time of life. College is not as scary, or weird, or fearful as high school. I would tell myself that college doesn't base your social status off of your popularity in high school. I would tell myself to work hard at school, and not care of my status in high school, cause it's not the real word. Doesn't matter if you're popular in high school, college is way different.

I would tell my high school senior self to look further into my other options. I would push myself more to look into schools out of the state to a bigger school in the south. I would also be more aware of my finances and apply for more financial aid since my family can no longer afford to pay my tuition. I would hope that my high school senior self would be more focused since my first day in college and have followed my heart to begin with and simply began as an Art Education major, rather than switching majors a couple of times which has set me back a bit in my journey towards college graduation.

If I could go back in time and talk to me as a high school senior I would say the following: Danielle I know that you have messed up and gotten pregnant, but dont drop out of school, you only have 3 months left. If you work hard and not worry about what others are saying around you, you can do this. Finish high school and go to college, Momma said that she would help you take care of the baby until you finish. Dont be so stubron and hard headed take advantage of the oppertunity go to law school like you have dreamed about for all these years because its hard out here. If you wait until you get older you will have to worry about bills and other responsibilities on top of keeping up your grades. Its not as easy as you think it is to just go back. The longer you wait the harder it gets. So be smart. I will be here to help you if you need it. Dont give up, Please dont give up.

If i could go back and give myself advice when I was a high school senior the most important point would be to take studying seriously. When I was in high school, learning things usually came to me easily and when I didn't understand something, it would frustrate me and leave it as is. I didn't put in much effort to study for tests because I knew the material. The only time I truly found myself studying was if I had one of those hard teachers that everyone encounters throughout their education. As soon as I started college and had all the new material being thrown at me at a faster pace, I thought of it as a wake up call. I went to college to be successful and now I have to put in the effort to actually go through with it. Another important thing I would tell myself would be to apply for as many scholarships as I could. Finding enough financial aid to pay for college and textbooks isn't easy to come across especially when my parents don't make enough money in the first place.

I would tell myself to continue with calculus in my senior year. Although I completed the high school curriculum in math, I never pushed myself to complete the college level calculus. Because I took a year off of math, I forgot a lot of it which set me back.

i would tell myself to work harder and to study more. work har to get a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

BEING THAT I DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND DIDN'T GO BACK UNTIL I HAD MY DAUGHTER AT AGE 31, I WOULD SAY COLLEGE IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EXPERIENCE AND OPPURTUNITIES AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. YOU REALLY CAN DO ANYTHING AND BE ANYTHING YOU WANT AS LONG AS YOU DO YOUR BEST AND APPLY YOURSELF. I WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE THIS BACK THEN!