Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Top Questions

The one thing I'd try to convince myself about is taking more AP credited humanities. Right now I'm majoring in Mechanical Engineering, however I'd like to double major with Economics. Unfortunately, with humanity requirements at Rose-Hulman I don't have space in my schedule to double major unless I want to stay in school longer than four years. So, I'll have to settle for a minor in Economics. I'd tell my old self that I wish I would've taken all of my humanity requirements in high school so I'd have room and flexibility in my schedule. It'd be a short term sacrifice for a long term gain.

I would tell myself to fill out more scholarship applications sooner. I would also tell myself to start figuring out what I wanted to do sooner, instead of just thinking everything will just come to me. That;s not how the world works and I learned that the hard way. Finally, I would have told myself to take the money aspect of college more seriously. I would have told myself to ask questions about how to afford it and get money instead of waiting last minute like I did.

Hey, what are you doing? You know what, never mind, I remember that part now. Push yourself now, High School is waaaay easy compaired to the stuff you'll choose to do in another year. So quite dinking around. You know how Mom always says to go apply for scholarships? Do it. You'll thank me later. Yeah, I know, it's cliche, but do it. Seriously. Oh, and work extra hard in that calculus class so I... I'm you don't have to retake it next year. Its harder in college, but the same stuff. Hello, I'm still talking here, quit spacing out on me. I know, you've heard this all before. Old hat right? Well you're telling me. By the way, don't work for Joe over the summer, that gets.... well interesting. You want to know my name? Just call me hindsight. See ya man. One last thing, don't worry about loosing your hair, the world doesn't end. you'll be fine. Now now, I'm out of time, no more questions. Ta ta for now.

If I could go back in time I would tell myself to take class more seriously. As a senior I did take hard classes but I didn't put 110{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} into every test and assignment. I also would have told myself to be more organized and to take time to study! I never studied in high school except for Spanish or classes that required to memorize vocabulary. Having this skills before reaching college would have made it easier to adjust to the grading scale of mostly test and receiving little credit for homework. Finally, I would want to reassure myself that I will make it through and that college isn't as big of a monster as I thought.

You shouldn't be afraid to talk to your teachers. They are all there to help! You can always get help from friends, but sometimes they are going to be faster than you and won't be able to explain it well. You may not have the best grades, but you CAN get by and you CAN succeed if you admit that you need help and you get the help you need! Teachers love to help and it truly reflects on your understanding as well as your outcome in the class. Plus, don't get too focused on the wrong things. You don't want to try and do drama/acting, sports, clubs, and school, it won't work! Focus on school, it is much easier to understand the concepts as you go, then to wait until right before a test and try and understand it all. You should learn the material as you go and truly ask yourself, "Do I really understand this?" It will make a huge difference in the end.

Ther are many diffrences from being a highschool senior and becoming a college student. If I could go back in time and give myself some valuable advice, I would first start by becomming less worried about what I wanted to study for the rest of my life. College is a great place to gather thoughts, ideas, and personal intrest that will guide students into the career individuals would like to persue in thier future goals and become succsessful in life . In addition, I would tell myself to become a rolemodle to my three sisters, mother, and my father who passed away. For example, Being the first to graduate highschool from my family was a phenomenon experiance and if I could graduate highschool I could defenitly graduate from college. Becoming a rolemodle to students who lost a parent , is what I want to tell and show other students that going into collge will benefit them in thier futures and thier loss will be greatly proud of what they accomplished. Furthermore, Independence plays a huge role when comming to college. College is filled with amazing instructors and students that will help you when your lost and guide you in the right path.

My advice would be simple and that would be to learn how to prioritize and develop time management skills. During my high school career time management wasn't a huge deal and therefore I was able to complete all my homework and extracurricular activities whenever I felt necessary. However during my first year in college, I soon realize how important the skill of prioritizing my tasks and making a schedule to follow was. At college, because of the environment of living in a dorm, not only do I have the regular tasks of taking classes, but I now also work and have to balance the rest of my life, such as doing laundry or cooking meals. If I had mastered these skills as a senior in high school, my first semester in college would have definitely gone a lot smoother.

I have learned to be more independent. Though my grandparents (who raised me) made me self sufficient, my first year-and-a-half of college life has made me even more able to juggle the schoool work, fraternity responsibilies, and personal tasks that one has to complete. I LOVE my school and my ability to function there.

I have gained a lot of useful knowledge by attending college. One of the greatest things I have learned is how to multitask. This comes in handy both at school and at home. At school you have to multitask by listening to the teacher and taking notes. At home I have to multitask by doing homework, keeping an eye on the kids, and cleaning house. There is no way I would be able to get anything done if I just focused solely on one task at a time. College has also been a very valuable experience. Although it has not fully paid off yet, I know that it will. When I have completed school and earn my degree I will be able to enter the medical workforce and find a very reasonable paying job. This is very valuable to me. The time and hard work that I am investing now will pay off greatly in the end. That is what I use as my motivation to get me through the long school days, and the endless hours of multitasking.

College is definately the most dreadful thing that ever happened to me, but at the same time, the college experience has and will continue to impact me in the most sensitive ways. Now, what do I mean by that! Here, I'll tell you. When I came here, I didn't know to expect, what to do. I was afraid. After a few weeks of absolute zombie-like behavior, I was no longer scared! College was exciting! Sure, I have to go through the absolutely horrific workload that comes with an engineering education, but I tell ya' it's awesome! I talked with my "scary" professors, and I found out that they really care about me; I joined "terrifying" study groups with random people, and I quickly realized how much students look out for eachother; I made some "incompatible" friends, and they have always been there for me. I found out when I arrived on campus that I wasn't alone in this stressful journey. Now, I care more about my family than ever as they spend thousands of their hard-earned money making sandwiches to pay for my future, my life. Attending college has been the most valuable ever!