Umpqua Community College Top Questions

Enroll for college. No matter how exhausted you may be from 13 years of education, these next few years are so important. To be specific, they are the most important of all. It is so much easier to be able to focus and be successful in school when you are young and free from distractions and responsibilities. Just do it and give it everything you have. You are on the home stretch of your journey!

My advice would give me is, if I going to college today is a opportunity that comes to few but I try my best for finish the college. Is my best opcion for a future I want skills in my life i want a better job, and do my best in this country.

Don't go to college without a plan or just because it's "what you're supposed to do after High School". Don't rush into it. If it is what is going to make you happy, and not just "I'm happy because the people I'm with are happy", then do it. If you would stick through it even if those in your social circle aren't, go for it. If not, take some time to find yourself and what's going to make you happy. Take some time to travel and gain world experience. It's ok to not be college bound right after High School. Challenge yourself to be more outgoing, more involved, and don't let the friendships you make doing so fall to the wayside., yet continue improving your own sense of self. Those that are true friends will support you for it. Surround yourself with people who love you and not just the things you do for them. At the end of the day, be happiest about what you are doing for yourself and don't ever doubt yourself. You're stronger than you realize. You are loved.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself not to make the same mistakes. Freshly out of high school, my father was ready and willing to pay my tuition - and he did, however I maintained that I "wasn't ready" for school, and ended up avoiding college altogether. I know that I was a willful young adult, but in truth, if I knew then what I know now, I would have continued with my education and made something of myself as soon as possible, rather than waiting until I was thirty years old, and the single mother of a (beautiful!) toddler. I would caution myself against being too "nomadic" in life (I moved around a lot for several years) and note that some structure is not always a bad thing. I would urge myself to be more driven, not only with school, but with life in general. I am so incredibly fortunate to be able to go to school now, and acquire an education. But there have been many times where I have looked back and wished that I had done so much sooner.

Don't worry wether you're going to attend on college or not. UCC will help you to get desireable degree and find a job. Be competent and prepeared for a lot of job, UCC will make you highly prepeared for future life. Be open-minded and kind. UCC will give you a friends and chance to realize your potential.

Jenn, it's not as bad or scary as you think. The world is a much more inviting place, and it will alter your life in the best of ways. Go find yourself, travel the world and experience a life that is fully engaged. When you do finally go to college, it will actaully be enjoyable and much easier. All of those expectations you felt in high school, don't let them suffocate or define you. People dig genuine and passionate people, so shine on! Let go of that bitterness and hate. Live life with arms and mind wide open. That stupid idea of perfection that drove your high schoool success, and anxiety, it's really a fallacy. Perfection doesn't exist. So take a deep breath and get ready for a fun, full and imperfect journey. Be kind to others always. Never trade in monetary wealth for the life of service you want to live and give to others, both globally and locally. Never let anyone tell you that your love and desire to pursue social justice is silly. It is not. One of the most important things is human solidarity. So, relax, laugh, love, serve and enjoy yourself.

If I could go back in time and give my fresh out of high school self some advice, it would be to work a little harder. My first term was fairly easy and I let the deceive me. I got lazy and did not do as much studying as I should of. My grades were not what I had hoped to be and discovered that college really was not like high school at all, despite all the warnings I had been given beforehand. I would tell myself to invest more time into studying and not take my classes so lightly. It has affected my overall GPA, and in turn, my confidence in myself as a student. I want to feel good about my time at the college and earn scholarships to help prevent myself from going into debt from student loans, which a poor GPA prevents. I would tell myself of the frustration I would later face because I did not go into college with the right mindset and hope that would be enough for me to kick myself into gear.

You are making the right choice, joining the Air Force! Until you have had years to mature, you will not truly value the education that college can provide. You have a hundred dumb mistakes ahead of you, and far better to learn them in a structured environment than in the open campuses. So go out, work for a few years and learn the lessons you need in order to truly appreciate and earn your college degree.

If i could go back to being a high school senior, I would start by saving up money to help myself for my future times in need. I would then start feeling out scholarships to try and save as much money as possible and to help me with my college expenses. Realizing the amount of work I would be doing, I would get myself on a regular sleeping schedule. I would make sure I had plenty of pens and pencils at all times. I would organize my work to make sure I always had the right work for the right classes. Homework would be my first priortiy after classes. I would make sure to leave 20 min early to be on time at my first class of the day. I would read up on my projects and make sure to be well prepared when i had speeches to give. The last thing I would do is to make sure that before I had any fun, that educational life was secure for the next day.

I wish I could back to my freshman high school self and I say, "Self you need to get your act together, don't take electives because they look easy but instead challenge yourself to harder classes that will help you later in life." I would also like to tell myself to not mess around in math class my junior year because I had to retake my math class and that put me back a whole year! I know I could have gotten straight A's all throughout high school if I had just paid attention because my whole senior year I had straight A's with a full, challenging schedule. Some students don't realize exctly how important high school untill it's over and it's too bad. I love talking to high school students now about how important it is and hopefully I can make a difference in one of their lives and help them to be the best they can be.