Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Top Questions

I haven't attended yet, but I'm already getting a lot of positive feedback just for being accepted into such a prestigious school. I know they have one of the best programs in the country and, having met one of the professors, I'm really excited about the robotics classes they offer. I know they offer a lot of tutoring help and encourage people to work together rather than competing against each other. I like the open, relaxed atmosphere of the campus and I'm looking forward to going to a school where the students are serious about learning the latest technology and developing new innovations, but still enjoy simple things like playing video games together. I can't wait.

I feel that since I have arrived at this college I have changed a lot. I wasnt the most social person in High school and upon arriving here I really felt like I fit in and wanted to be more invovled. My freshman year I was the Student Government Representative for my freshman dorm and I am currently the respresentative for my Fraternity. I am also the Community Service Charimen for my Fraternity and since i recieved the possition in November I have organized over 1,500 hours of Community Service. I have also attended four leadership seminars and have managed to remain on the deans list all but one quarter during my time so far at Rose. I feel that all of the opportunities given to me have helped me become very confident in who I am and what I want in life. I am very excited for what the world has in store for me and I believe that this college has played a large role in this. I continue to excel in my classes and remain involved on campus and I hope to see even greater rewards from this college in the next two years.

I think I would tell myself to work harded in school. A few of the courses I'm pay for now I could have done in high school for free. Also I woulds tell myself to have fun because I miss high school right now. Not high school just my friends, so I would also say have more fun with all of my friends. You never know if your going to see them again.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, the first thing that I would tell myself is to do a lot of research before choosing the college that I want to attend. Apply to multiple colleges that you like and visit all of them during the school year before making a final decision. Also, I would tell myself to think about everything that I would want from my college experience; this means everything from academics to my social life. After arriving at college, do everything that you can in the first month or so. Go to all of the events and different organizations and find out what you like. Doing this will make the transition easier and help you meet a lot of people. Don't be afraid to be yourself and show everyone who you really are. Introduce yourself to as many people as you can.; don't be shy. This will make the transition a lot easier. Finally, the classes are going to be more difficult than high school. They will require more of your time and energy. Education is the reason that you are in college.

Focus on your studies. Because friends and having fun wont get you through life. Never second guess yourself and always give it your all.

If I could go back in time, and talk to my past self, I would prepare myself for the transition from high school to college. I would mention to him that college is a challenge. Everyday you are challenged to do your best in college, and you have to meet that challenge with full, undivided attention. I would tell me that I can do anything I want to, but never forget to work hard and be the best that I can be. If I could do this, I could succeed in doing anything that i set my mind to.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself a lot of things. I would start with telling myself that it would be a lot more difficult then I imagined to get past the home sickness. I would urge my younger self to take more time in researching different colleges. It's not that I don't like it here at Rose, but there is a good chance that another college would be a much better fit. I would advise myself to also take time in researching different career choices. I have already changed my major once and I am still not sure if I know what I'm going to do in the future. The sooner my younger self is able to figure out the best college and career that fits him the easier eveything will become. I would tell myself that with the seperation from home comes an abundance of additional responsibilities. Another thing that I would tell myself is that there are a lot of things to do besides go to classes at college. I should try to improve my time management skills before attending college.

Looking back at my highschool career, I have realized just how unprepared I actually was for college. In highschool I took all the advanced classes I could in order to try to prepare myself, but despite graduating with 27 college credits I was not close to being prepared. Perhaps I only feel this way because of the institution that I chose to attend, but studying for tests is definately someting I would tell myself to get used to. I would also make sure to tell myself to get used to minimal hours of sleep, extremely difficult exams, and attempting to better understand the poor english that some professors speak. Also, being an only child I never had to share my room, so college has taught me to not be the slob that I usually am, so I would make sure to tell myself to start picking up after myself more. The most important advice I could give myself is save money. With tuition costing me over $45,000 a year I wish I would have saved some of the money I earned in highschool because it is the worst feeling being broke, and every penny would definately help.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, most of the advice I would give myself would involve the social and extracurricular aspects of college, rather than the academic. I would tell myself to go to every meeting of every society I could, and contribute to them. Not only can you make an impact on the school in this manner, you can meet amazing new people as well. I would tell myself not to be shy of the other girls on my floor of my dorm-they don't know anyone and are trying to meet people and make new friends, too. I would tell myself not to judge on first impressions and to love everyone. I would tell myself to walk in on conversations, walk into other people's rooms for a chat out of the blue, and I would tell myself that when any opportunity to do anything presents itself, to never, ever turn it down if I don't have to. I think this advice would have made my first quarter of college even better, and my current quarter even better than it currently is.

Takes tours and visit the campus and familiarize myself with the campus, the staff, and the material.