Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Top Questions

I would tell myself to make more of an effort towards my studies. And to be more organized and disciplined with my time. College life and studies goes so much quicker then high school. It is so easy to get wrapped up with new friends and a new life away from home that if you are not ready you can really fall behind with your studies. Sometimes in college you just feel overwhelmed with everything. I also would tell myself to get more involved in activites and clubs. It will help when in college to be more involved, which would help to get the full college experience. College is the beginning of your future. You need to take it very seriously. And it is so important to chose the right college for you. You need to consider all that the college has to offer you towards your career. It makes all the difference in the world towards your future.

f I could go back and talk to myself during my senior year of high school there are several bits of advice I would like to give myself. When I was a high school senior the idea of coming so far from home and all that was familiar was scary. If I could go talk to myself, I would say not to worry; you are going to meet people that will be friends for life. Remember your family is just a phone call away night or day. I would tell myself that tuition is going to go up and some of your scholarships you will not be able to renew. So apply for as many scholarships as you can as often as you can. I would tell myself to talk more to my little sister. I have learned that she really looks up to me and misses me. It is important that I make the time to talk with her when I call home. I'm sure as time goes by that there will be more things I would want to tell myself when I was a high school senior.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior knowing what I know now I would have sugguested many things to myslef. The first thing of advicewould have been to take scholarship applications more seriously. I would have also told myself to plan life a little better not just live day to day. The third thing that I would hav encouraged myself to do would have been to set higher goals for myself and work at them until I succeeded. The final thing that I would have said even know it propabably would not have made a difference would have been to try to get though college and get a job before getting married and starting a family. The truth is that we can not do this but we can stay positive and go from where we are , therefor; from now on I will work to pay and find was to pay for the education that I am going to get.

If I could go back in time and talk to my eighteen year old self I would defiantly tell me to take college more seriously. When I first attended college ten years ago I treated it like high school which it wasn?t. I would tell myself to study harder and focus on my social life a little less. I would also warn me about the consequences of failing out of college. I lost my financial aid for some time because I didn?t take college seriously. I would remind me to make sure that I keep in mind that potential employers may see my college transcripts and that playing around might cost me a good job in the future.

I would have applied to more universities out west. I would have enjoyed to go somewhere a little bit farther from home. I would want to consider the price of this institution a little bit more, and possibly picked a college that cheaper. Overall, I am happy with the friends that I made and wouldn't have it anyother way.

My advice to myself would be to start Nursing School right out of high school. Not to stop at an Associate's degree, but to continue onward to my BSN. After a few years, continue on to get my Clinical Nurse Specialist certification. That would be my scholastic advice. Personal advice would be the following: "Caron listen to what Grandpa had told you. "You can be whatever you want to be." Don't live in fear of failing, but learn from your mistakes, and continue on the path. You don't need to live for someone to recognize your achievements, but believe that you are a strong woman."

Going to college is not always an easy decision, but not going to college can be a huge mistake. I wish I would have stuck to what I wanted to do and not let myself get strayed from the path. I am now going back to school with a full time job and three kids. School is hard to fit in. It would have been much better if I would have stayed in college and finished. I would have a teaching job making much better money than I am now. It is just important to follow your dreams, set goals, and stay on track.