Santa Monica College Top Questions

What should every freshman at Santa Monica College know before they start?

laneer

I would tell myself to apply for financial aid early. Then I would say take the classes you need to take not the ones you want to take. Its important to get your General Ed classes out of the way first. Make sure you study a lot.

Ashly

If I could go back in time, I would tell myself to focus more academically. If I knew High School was a preperation for life ahead I believe I would have commited myself 100 percent. I regret not doing that because now as a College Sophomore, I see that I wasted a lot of my years in high school focusing on the wrong things, such as, boys! My only advice to myself would be "Carpe Diem' which means seize the day. Every second in life is important, and what you do with your time is definitely key"