Spokane Falls Community College Top Questions

I waited 17 years after high school to go to college for the first time last fall and enrolled completely online. Going to school remotely took all the negatives out of college and turned them into positives: no more time wasted commuting, listening to passive lectures after an exhausting day at work. Now I could just turn on my computer, read, write, and take open book tests. Overall, the experience was an incredible boost to my confidence, including the 3.9 GPA I achieved while earning my first college level certificate. Seventeen long years of working hard to become an editor in the media without school and realizing I could have taken online courses, earned a degree, more money and respect than the $13/ hour with no benefits that I was always given? I should have done that as soon as it became possible. ( In '96, when I graduated high school, online courses hadn't emerged yet.) So in a nutshell I'd tell myself: Go to college online- don't worry about attending a brick and mortar school.

I would definitely say one step at a time, make a goal but don't look to far forward because you might miss opportunities that might pass you by and you don't even know it. Don't give up, life is full of ups and downs and the only way to grow, is to accomplish what ever comes your way. Never stop learning.

Assuming I could go back to high school and talk to myself knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition my advice to myself would be fairly simple. I would say, ?Adrienne you are going to do some really great things that you wouldn?t change for the world so I won?t tell you about them. I will tell you though that when and if you decide to go back to college you will only do so when you are READY. And when you are ready you will EXCEL at it. You will make it work, because you will know what you are there for. You will know what your mission is. You will know what your passion is. That is all I can tell you.? Then I would blip away back to where I came from before past-Adrienne could ask me any questions because I would find it way too difficult to not tell her all about our adventures.

You have the choice to control your destiny, you have the choice now. What you do today, right now, affects tomorrow. You have the choice to be successful, confident, comfortable. You won?t have to worry about how you?re going to pay for your son?s diapers. Put down the beer and drugs, follow your dreams, don?t worry about money, do what you know is right and the rest will fall into place. You control your destiny. I would tell myself that I am going to to waste 10 years of my life.. That I will do things I promised myself I would never do. That i will spend time in jail. That I will start school again 29 so I could support my little family, and that I can avoid those things by getting on track now. Carpe Diem!

I would tell myself to buckle down and prepare for college life mentally. It is so easy to lose focus once you are in college. Remember why you chose to go to college, and why it is so important to recognize whats going on about life all around you, and all around the world. Living in the technology generation, having a Bachelors degree is just the start of life out there. A college degree will get you an interview, a better job, a better income. There is more to life than just the highschool popular scene. Highschool is just the beginning, not the end of your once loved easy life. you should learn to live, laugh, and love life! What better more than to learn to do so in college! So change seats in class, sit up front, and live to learn about life!

Without a doubt I would tell myself to finish my degree in order to get started on my career at an early age, instead of waiting. To look at the bigger picture and how I will one day want to raise a family and offer stability for my children by having a stable and good paying career.

"Hayley, try everything new you possibly can. Staying in your comfort zone is easier, yes, but jumping into a completely new environment opens up an entirely new outlook on not only yourself, but lifes' capabilities." This is the one and only statement I, Hayley in 2010, would tell the old Hayley of 2008. In 2008, I was a typical varsity track-running, football game attending high school student. I was to scared to jump into Running-Start during my junior year, which cost me 45 free college credits and the experience of a lifetime. I experienced 3 years of high school and loved it, but I was ready to earn college credit and flourish. I realized that I possibly made a mistake toward the end of that junior year, so I crawled out of my comort zone for my senior year, hesitantly. Once I had attended running start for 1 week, I was in love. I had inspiring teachers, classes I was passionate about and I learned something new everyday not only in class, but about who I am and who I want to be later in life. I do not regret staying my junior year, but learned from it.

Right now I am a Running Start student and a high school senior, so this is a good question! If I could go back in time and talk to my self about college I would say to study and do the best job possible, and make time for family and fun. College work is some-what harder than high school work, you have more homework and you are in charge of your schedule; but if you buy a planner, study really hard, and set your clocks five minutes fast all should go well. Another piece of advice I would give myself if I could go back in time would be to "stick it out", the first three weeks of a quarter are the hardest, do not give up! College really is not as hard as some make it out to be.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a highschool senior I would first tell myself that i really need to not slack off, and get everything completed for graduation. I would then tell myself that I really need to start cracking down on applying for scholarships and definately try to get a job an keep trying! I would tell myself that college is not as easy as high school but its not anything that I cant handle, I am smart and as long as I stay ontop of my workload I will do fine. I would lastly tell myself to have fun! This upcoming summer is going to be great, take care of the serious things that need to be done then you can get to enjoying yourself. The same thing goes for college, there are great opportunities for you if you just let yourself enjoy them, after you take care of homework and studying.

dont take your time like you always do, get up, and start applying for scholarships now, because if you don't now it's going to come back and and get you later on