University of Arizona Top Questions

Dont be intimated by the size of the campus. It can be overwhelming at first, especially during that first week when you are learning where everything is. As long as you keep yourself organized and plan ahead you will do fine. Don't be afraid to ask for help from your professors. They understand that you are new to the college environment. They are there to help and want you to be successful. Study hard, but also make sure that you take time for yourself to destress and relax. Try as much as you can to be involved in organizations on campus. That is where you will form relationships that can really improve your college experience.

I would advise myself to look closer at all the colleges in which I was interested. I thought I wanted certain things in a college (big, lots of spirit, good career prep) but I should have found out more about the school before I accepted. I don't like to drink or party, I'm much more academically oriented and it's been hard being a student at a school where students party hard, get drunk, and have so much casual sex. I also was homesick the first year and I should have considered a school in my home state.

I would tell myself to look around, smile, and embrace the opportunities in front of me. Every open door in the dormitory is a new friend, every event flier, professor's office hours, or free food sample on the mall will be an experience that could help you to learn about onself and what pathway life is leading you toward. Don't be afriad to let loose, study hard, and truly enjoy the college spirit. University of Arizona will be an amazing time in your life. Enjoy every minute!

I would say to myself many things. First I would say, Elizabeth go to college! Be someone in life! Be the first one in the family of all generations to go to and graduate from Collage! Look ahead for your future and be a role model for your kids. Not because mom and dad don't have any money doesn't mean your dream of becoming a nurse is over. Stand up for your self, and Never follow a man who doesn't want you to have any contact with the world including your parents! Believe in yourself, have confidence, and always be yourself! Always smile and make others proud of your work. Furthermore, no matter how much a person can try if you were illegally brought to the United States by your parents at a young age, myself being three, after high school your dreams are over. It is very sad specially when you consider this land your home. Now that I am a legal resident nobody or nothing will stop me from my dream of being the best Nurse in the world!

If I could go back in time and talk to my high school senior self, I would have told myself that I should not wait around for my life to begin after high school was over because life was not going to wait on me. I would have and should have told myself that I did not have to go to college right after high school like many of my classmates were doing if I was unsure of what I wanted to pursue for a career. Instead of sitting around and doing nothing, I would then have made my high school senior self go out and get her drivers license and work on getting some references for when she goes out and tries to get a job after graduation. Once my high school senior self got a job, if she self was lucky enough to get one, I could have made her save up some money and give her time to think about what to do with the rest of my life before going through the process of entering college for the first time. That way, the transition from high school student to college student would have been less stressful.

If I went back in time to my high school graduation I would give myself a lot of advice. Starting with don't take time off to "find yourself", you already know who you are. You always have known that you wanted to be a teacher, taking those three years off did nothing but stall your time to make a difference in the world by helping young minds to grow and learn. I would tell myself that all those parties weren't really the most exicting part of college, that it was about the actual campus and it's history. I would advise myself to apply to more colleges instead of opting for the community college approach. I learned so much more from the University of Arizona than I did at the community college, I should have started here earlier. I would tell my past self that no matter how hard an assignment is to get through it and to study. TO LEARN TO LOVE TO STUDY. That your social life it isn't going to exisit until after college so let's buckle down and do this!

“If I could do it again, things would be so different", I never thought those words would come out of my mouth but as you age your perspective on life changes. I am currently thirty-one and going back to college to finally get my education. After I graduated high school I wasn't as focused or mature as I should have been. I enjoyed partying and working to make money. After being promoted at work and experiencing what I considered at the time to be "a real paycheck" I dropped out of college. I have held many jobs since then and I have made some pretty decent money, but now I know the truth, and that is that no money in the world can make up for your college education. What would I tell my high school self if I could? Stay in college. Focus and make the sacrifice now, be determined to follow through with what can arguably be one the most important and best decisions of your life and that is to get your college education.

The advice I probably would have given myself as a high school senior would be to make the most out of every oppurtunity. Do not be embarassed to join a club or go to an event alone. Everyone around you is in the same situation you are. College is all about making connections and learning. The only way you can do that is to step out of your comfort zone and try something new. The worst thing that could happen is that you do not like it. Also, try new things and do not be set on one occupation. People change their majors everyday and it is not the end of the world if you have no idea what to do for a living. Even if it does not seem like it, you have all the time in the world. Take a deep breath, relax, and enjoy the college experience!

If I could talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself to get involved in college and work on my time management skills. I would stress the importantance of finishing classes in a timely manner. Furthermore, I would tell myself to make a decision on what career I would like instead of taking my time to decide. I would remind myself procrastination is a students biggest enemy. Finally I would tell myself to make the best of college and milk it for all its worth because you can't get this time back.

Dear Senior HS Me, You are working and studying at this point in your life. Don't spend your money on things you don't need. Save it up, for college. At around October all the way through January start applying for colleges. DON'T WAIT UNTIL APRIL OR MARCH! Apply for scholarships, apply to plenty of scholarships. Don't spend so much money on prom or school events, at the end of the day it's a great memory, but not worth so much money. Go to your teachers for help and go to the counslers office for any college questions, that's what they are there, to help. Pay more attention in class and get off your phone! I promise that whatever is on that cellphone screen is not as important as your future and your GPA, so pay attention in class. Do more extracurrecular activites, join clubs, and do a sport. In other words be active around school. One last thing, don't be scared to ask questions, don't be scared to be you, and please stop following the crowd. Sincerely, Future College Me.