Southeastern University Top Questions

Work hard and go where the Lord leads you. Trust in Him and have faith.

To my Senior Self, First thing, make sure you know what you want. This goes for you and I wish I could advocate this to every high scholar. Make sure you look for people who influence you. Look up to them and strive to match your career path to theirs. I am in the process of transferring from Southeastern University to University of South Florida. I can't tell you how much I am beating myself up for going to Southeastern University. Don't get me wrong, SEU is a fantastic school, and you will learn so much there, however, if I could do it over again, I would choose to start my Art degree instead of study Film. Even though you want to work in the Film industry, a Film degree is not necessarily the best choice for you. I know how torn you are, you love both. However, an art degree will open even more opportunities for you in your desired field. So this goes for not only you, but to every high scholar in the nation. Make sure you find a career you love. -Stephanie Jochman

Explore the field that you want to work in. Everyone has this ideal picture of whatever field they want to go into looks like, but most of the time, it's not true. Talk to the actual workers. Ask them what their day usually consists of. Ask them why they like their job. Ask them what they don't like about their job. Ask them what kind of classes did they take in college. Try to shadow anyone who will let you. Research the job market. Your dream career may be dying in terms of jobs. Last, but not least, do not worry about your friends. If you were meant to keep your high school friends, you and your friends will set aside time to catch up with each other. Communication is a two way street, so if you talk to them, but they don't talk to you, let it go. You will discover new people in no time at all.

I would have applied for more colleges/universities and seen what other options i had besides going to PSC. I would have also retaken the ACT to score higher so i would have been eligable for bright futures.

If I had the opportunity to go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to straighten up and to start taking things more serious. If I could, I would go back to myself as a freshman but that's not what this is about. I would also tell myself to focus more on school and grades rather than focusing on girls and friends. I never realized exactly how beneficial it was to maintain a strong GPA and to do well in classes until I was applying to my school now, and realizing how much money in loans I was going to be taking out. Another piece of advise that I would give my senior self would be to get a job and save up money. Being able to pay off any expenses that your financial aid may not cover is very helpful and will keep you from digging yourself into debt with school loans. If I would have had this advise in high school, I would have finished top of my class and had potential for a full ride anywhere.

What are you doing!? Get off your lazy bum and do your stinkin' homework! Why didn't you sign up for dual enrollment? THEY SAID IT WAS FREE!! You're gonna get to college and realize how much it costs and find yourself signing up for a ridiculous amount of scholarships! ... Who knows if they're even real! It's time to start taking life seriously. Start taking yourself seriously. Believe in yourself; you're way smarter than you give yourself credit for. If you would just put in the effort you would find all this out. Please find this all out soon...

I would choose a different degree program and start out in the military first. Instead of only getting my A.A.S in Criminal Justice I would finish a few years in the military and do the degree I am in now which is Human Services.

One advice I would give myself is to study and get involved right away. Ask professors for help if you need it. Continue to read the bible. Make new friends right away and talk to them.

I'm a firm believer in having no regrets. Every decision, mistake and choice I've made has gotten me to this point. I love where I am and who I am. That being said, I would, however, go back and tell my high school senior self to care more. I was very unhappy in high school. Even though I made good grades and graduated as valedictorian, I didn't care. I put hardly any thought into my graduating speech because of my unhappiness. I would tell myself that things get better after high school. It doesn't last forever, and that goes for both the good and the bad. Find the joy in the hard times.

If I had the opportunity to give advice to my high school senior self, I would offer some life-changing advice. First, I wuold suggest that I enroll in post-secondary classes. This would allow me to save a great amount of money and minimize my worry about finances and becoming overloaded with credit hours at my University. Not only would I be ahead of the four year plan that I was given, but I could fill my free time with other exciting activities. I could get to know people and truly enjoy a mostly stress-free college life. Of course my objection would be a lack of social life in high school, but i now know that those people are in the past and I am finding my family of best friends right now. I would be missing nothing but trouble by taking college courses instead of the normal high school classes. By using my time wisely as a high school studednt, I could completely rearrange my college experience. This lesson is proof that, in order to fully benefit, life down the road should definitely be considered when making choices in the moment.