Shasta College Top Questions

ENJOY HIGH SCHOOL. College is great, it is truly a beautiful experience. That being said, life moves so much faster when you get out of high school. I've seen friends thrown in prison, pregnancies, marriages, about every shade of good and bad. Heck, I was even accused by the police of stealing a car and crashing it the other night. Granted, I didn't do it, but the point is that you are alone in it. It all falls on you to truly take care of yourself, you don't have anything to fall back on anymore.

As a high school senior I was a little lost in trying to find the right school for me. I made the decision to attend a jr. college to save money and give myself time to think about what I really wanted to do, and where I wanted to go. Looking back now I have several key things that I would tell myself to help with college succes. The first thing would be that it is okay to attend a jr. college. I used to think less of myself because I didn't go away to a prestigious school and it affected my personal morale. I would also tell myself to start scheduling in study time so when I got to college I would already be in the habit of setting time aside for academics. Finally I would tell myself to really think about what I wanted to do and not what other peopple thought I should do. I have spent too much time allowing others to affect my decisions and I realize now that you won't be fully satisfied with your experience if it wasn't what you chose for yourself.

Keep strong, don't give up. Cliche? I know, but really what else was there to say to me? High school, Middle School, all the schools were a literal nightmare. I remeber one day sitting in a ditch and kids just throwing giant rocks at me, the size of my head, and all because I was different, and the reason I was different? I have been diagnosed with Autism. That's hardly an excuse, but a gift. I can see things in ways no one has imagined, my world is a fantasy compared to others, I wouldn't trade it, ever. You asked for originality in this statement, I will tell you this, if everyone knew everything then nothing would be original. To put it precisley, originality is based off the knowledge of the reader. If the reader has read or written something like what is stated then the document in question is no longer original, for instance, this pice is original to me, but to you the first 100 and some words may seem cliche and like a cry for help. I am Autistic. However it is not me, I am David Francis Tucker the second, my fathers son.

Considering that I am now fifty-five years of age and making a career change, I have given many younger people my view on this very subject! I would advise myself to go to college while I am still young before having a family, and getting caught-up in everyday life, having a career that I am not satisfied with. I would tell myself about the benefits of college and the demand for higher education being most important to my future. The message to me would be that it is more difficult to make a transition when you get older than when you are young! Trying to raise a family , work and go to school is not easy.

Unfortunately due to a unhealthy homelife, I never applied myself when I was in school. My main objective back then was to make my teachers lives as miserable as I felt inside. I wasnt until about six years ago that I discovered that I love to learn and seem to have an aptitude for education. My advise to myself would have been to really apply myself so that when I started college it wouldn't be such a hard transition. I have come to discover that its never too late to try something new, and I'm going for it. I take my education very seriously and failure is not an option at this point in my life. I take every day as a gift and never take anything for granted.

A turtle and a frog lived in a beautiful pond with many other creatures. Turtle would spend the day sunning on a log observing the goings-on, while Frog hopped about constantly working on preparations for winter. ?Frog,? said Turtle one day, ?why do you hop about so much? You?re always moving forward and you should just enjoy the sunshine.? ?Winter?s coming; I must be prepared and so too should you. I?ll relax after I?ve done some work.? Frog replied. Turtle just watched from his log, sunning, and saying to himself ?there will be time for all that preparation later; the sun would be a terrible thing to sacrifice.? Spring gave way to summer, and Turtle said to himself: ?sunning is too important to me right now?I still have fall to prepare.? Frog hopped about madly. No sooner had the leaves fallen winter was upon them. Frog hid deep in his well-stocked mud hole at the bottom of the pond. Turtle was unprepared and shivered, hungry until spring, regretting his choice to disregard Frog?s advice. Do nothing without regard to consequences; everyone is more or less master of their own fate.

Although many people around you have tried to descourage you from pursuing your lifetime dreams and goals, you must always remember that as long as you have decided on doing something, no circumstance or person can ever deprive you from following your dreams until the end. You have everything that is required to succeed in life. Perseverate, stay firm on your decisions and never stop believing in yourself. You have demonstrated that you can manage to overcome any language barriers to show the rest of the world, and yourself that if you just dare to believe, everything is possible. College has been your lifetime dream. After all, you already were the first member of your family to finish high school, and are now going into College. It's an archievement that will make you proud of yourself for the rest of your life, so, why be afraid of it?? Face any difficulties you may encounter with joy and don't let past mistakes influence your present life. Remember that life is full of risks and obstacles, and that only those with the courage to face them are the ones that will make a change in the world one day. Believe.

I would tell myself, don't think you know how the world works until you step out into it. Don't assume that the work or work load is going to be as easy as high school. Don't be scared to speak up in class, be proud that you are intelligent. Let your creativity flow and take criticizim well. Let go don't be so serious and make new friends. Work hard and never let your dreams fade away.

I would tell myself to make sure I chose an accredited school. Also that its hard to start over once you have already established a life routine.

The most valuable advice I would share with myself would be to really think about what I want to do with my life. Figure it out as best you can before enrolling in classes, and once you find what your heart desires as a career choice, do everything in your power to get first hand experience with that career through college courses. get ahead of the game!