Truckee Meadows Community College Top Questions

Don’t feel ashamed going to a community college just because most of your classmates are going to a four year university. When choosing a major don’t feel pressured to declare one right away, but take classes that interest you and join any clubs that peek your curiousity could lead you to your dream career. Be a risk taker and be actively engaged in other extracurricular activities and take classes that sound intriguing to you to see if that interest matches your skills and personality is compatiable with your career choice. Taking classes that sound interesting will help you narrow down the career you want to pursue, because you can see if you lose interest due to the challenging assignments you have to work on that may decide if you should pursue this class further on. I declared myself as a business major because I thought I would have liked it. But after a few grueling years studying, I had realized I didn’t want to do it for career anymore. Going to college should be about the life journey experience not about who can be the fastest person to complete their degree.

I would tell my the importence of saving money while I am still young and try to guide myself down the right path in order to be successful in life by the time I am at the age I am at now. I wish I could layout a plan for myself in order to improve my life as well as the life of my family. Whe I was younger, I was reckless with my actions and put my dreams and goals aside and part of that is because I did not know what I wanted to do.

Something that i would go back and say to the "me" in highschoolist focus a lot more in AP classes in order to get ahead and earn extra credits for college. Also not to work so much and instead to focus on scholarships and volenteering. If i had not worked so many hours in highschool, i could have graduated with a higher GPA and use the extra time to write essays and get letters of recomendations from other faculty members in the school.

It is not cowardly to be afraid. Fear is completely natural and necessary. However, don't be afraid to stand up for what you believe in. Throughout history, great leaders were met with constant ridicule, even hatred. Do not mistake arrogance for wisdom, but do not confuse fear with cowardice. You will have days of fear my friend. What you ultimately have to decide is whether what you believe in is worth fighting for. Life might put weight a weight on your shoulders so heavy that it will drive you to the ground and you won't want to stand back up. There will be days of hardship, but the days that you feel lightest, will be the days that you let that weight fall off of you. On those days, you will commit yourself to your ideals, you will stand proudly center stage, and no one, not even the world can tell you you don't believe in a righteous cause. Whatever cause you believe in, your strength will not come from your body, but from your heart.

I would have studied and taken the SAT and ACT prior to wrestling season. I would have contacted more colleges about my will to wrestle at another school, I would have taken a good look at what classes I needed to take and broken it down into semesters. Then I would have to put more effort into my school rather than trying to make weight for a meet, or tournament since I came up short on my GPA for a full ride scholarship. Then I would have looked into native grants as well.

Dear Misti, You are doing great, but don't you think you should push yourself a little harder? You are much smarter than the classes you are taking. And how do you plan on paying for college? Perhaps you should apply for some scholarships. Who cares what all those other kids think, they are just as confused and scared as you are as to what the future has in store. It's not easy deciding who you want to be for the rest of your life, but it is a good idea to know that you are a wonderful person who will do wonderful things. Your smile will touch so many people. Keep your head held high. You have a lot going for you.

If I could go back and talk to my high school self, I would tell me that everything is not forever. I felt like high school lasted an eternity and I wanted everything, to include success, now. I became frustrated and unfocused when it didn't happen. Now it seems as if years are flying by like weeks. I never had or seeked out much more guidance than my own, and feel like I would be my best counselor now. I would tell myself to slow down, take everything one day at a time and put as much focus and energy into that one day as I could. Then the next day, I need to wake up and do it over again. Keep doing it and before you know it, you will be where you want to be. If it gets tough, dig down and get tougher. Don't ever focus on getting a bad grade or not doing as well as you think you should have. Learn from it and get better. Use it as fuel for the next assignment. I think that would be the best advice I could give myself.

If I could go back and give myself advice, it would be to not believe everything a person tells you. Just because you have been dating someone for a year, and you end up creating another life, doesn't mean they will stay by your side even though they say they will. Stay strong, and remember that the pain will eventually go away, and you will be left with an amazing child. Continue in what you are doing, you are on the right track. As long as you don't let men run your life, you will come out on top, and following your dreams. You are a bright, motivated, and determined person. At times it will seem like you are never going anywhere, but push through, because someday in the not to distant future, you will be exactly where you have always wanted. Good luck, and remember all luck is, is Labor Under Correct Knowledge.

Looking back at my senior year of high school I would tell myself to enjoy every moment you have left in high school because it ends so quickly. I would tell myself to put yourself out there more and not to be so shy, try talking to people you would normally not and be proud of the accomplishments you have done. The most important thing I would want to change is my lack of effort, my parents are great and try their best to help me accomplish my dreams, but they aren't the most wealthiest and with the encouragement of my mom I was able to apply for and recieve just enough scholarship money to get me through my first year of college. Now looking back at what my mom pushed me to do I wish I would have put myself out there and applied for more. I learned a lot in high school about academics but mostly about myself.

Relax a little. There is no point in being a perfectionist when someone will always find something wrong with your work anyway. Try your hardest, but don't feel defeated when your hardest isn't always good enough. Live a little and stop judging others for doing so. Live and let live. You will try to make plans in this world, but they will fall through the majority of the time; don't let that get you down. When you have nothing else to do, be productive. Volunteer at the hospital, at a soup kitchen, at the animal shelter: you will gain experience and memories. Have fun with whatever you do, life is too short to worry. Don't be scared of being on your own; it will only help you become the person you want to be. Never rely on others, you are capable enough yourself. Listen to your parents, they are right... Most of the time. Never let any opportunites pass you by, you will gain experience and insight. Learn from your mistakes and aim to be wise. But most importantly, treat others the way you would like to be treated. Always.