South Mountain Community College Top Questions

I would advise myself to assess my strengths and weaknesses. Spend time on getting to know your interests so you can better evaluate your career choices. Spend time volunteering in your community more. The more experience you have the chance you have at obtaining scholarships. Always strive to be self suffiecient, and allow room for improvement. Enjoy your high school experience, but don't lose focus.

Learn how to study; you only think you know how to study. Your methods are inefficient and will not cut it in the big leagues. You also need to enjoy the senioritis while you can and accept the fact you'll need to buckle down once college starts. You are more than capable of excelling in your studies, you just have to believe in yourself. On top of everything, relax. Things will work out for the better even if you take a few detours over rough terrain. It may seem hopeless, but you'll make your way through like you always do. Your patience and perseverance will ultimately pay off and your dream of becoming a pharmacist will eventually be within reach. Best of luck to you, and enjoy it; they will be your best years.

If I could talk to myself as a high school senior, I would motivate myself and change my way of thinking . I was an early graduate and went straight to community college, I did not wait. I was very excited to start college but, I still had the mind set of a high schooler. When I began to start my classes and getting more into the semester, I realized that the teachers are not going to be on my case about attending classes, doing work, and paying attention like teachers did in high school. I really had to get in my mind and tell myself this is my responsibility, my education, and my life; no one is going to be on my back about anything, it is all on me. If I would have known that as a senior in high school, I would not have been in much shock as I was when starting college. That is the advice I would give myself, making sure I'm ready for anything and thinking like an adult.

All in all, I believe I made the right decision to attend a community college instead of a four year college or university. Education expenses these days are outrageous and I strongly encourage others to attend a community college before and save money. Advice I would give myself is apply for financial aid, scholarships, and grants as much as you can. I had recieved a athletic scholarship and an academic scholarship while attending school there which helped, but I feel as if I would have applied for scholarships, I could have got my school paid for to save up for my next educational experience.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself not to quit school. I quit school about three months before graduation. I finally recieved my high school diploma in August of 2011. I got to participate in the graduation ceromony in June of 2012 and I graduated with honors. I wish more than anything that I would have done it all back in 1998 with all my friends. I am attending college now and trying to get an associates degree in radiology. Being thirty-three years old, working, married and a house full of children, it is not easy. I am very proud of what I have accomplished, but it has really been hard. It's been so long since I've been in school. I'm having to learn things all over again because I can't remember them. I think about the career I could've had if I had only stayed in school and finished all those years ago.

The best advice I could give myself would be to look up and sign up for as many scholarships as possible. To look up scholarships every day for at least two hours a day.

I would tell myself to continue to study hard and be appreciative for the homework, quizzes, and tests that are given by the teachers. They give homework, tests, and quizzes for a purpose and that is to prepare us for the college life. I would tell myself to never take school for granted and that hard work will pay off in the end.

Never give up on getting an education. And there are no excuses not to go to school.

If I could go back in time, and advice myself, I would tell myself college, and high school are two different things. For once, you are paying for college, either through financial aid, or your own pocket money, and high school you are not. Second, high school students main focus is fashion trends, and popularity, college is not. I would just tell myself to focus more on the skills they are teaching me on my last year as a high school student, so I can somewhat have something to take forward into college.

As a high school senior I was excited to be entering into my college years. I originally went to Ivy Tech State College in Indiana full time. I started slacking, majorly. The fact that I was paying for college with mutual funds left by my Grandmother there were no rules to stay enrolled like there is with financial aid. So, I did poorly when I would actually go. Resulting in being dropped because of numerous absences and left with nothing to show for all the money spent. I then went to another college and did the same thing. Once realizing this is something I NEED in life I applied for financial and started attending every scheduled class on time and trying my hardest. I didn't realize the importance of ataining higher education as I do now. I should have told myself that in my life not going to college isn't an option. Not only because I am passionate about the degree in which I am slowly achieving but also because there isn't any reason one should pass up the opportunity to be able to learn and grow in a safe environment.