University of Arizona Top Questions

Enjoy your high school life now, time goes on whether you are ready or not. While college will prove to be an amazing, enjoyable and insightful experience, it comes with a plethora of responsibilites; expenses are one of them. Scholarships benefit your reputation and your overall lifestyle. Apply. Apply. Apply. The money gained from scholarships will take one less worry off your plate and create more time to focus on your future college life. Also, enjoy your spare time, do not always fill it with uncessary activities. While hanging out with friends and watching Netflix can be quite enjoyable,that time should be spent with your family. This is most likely the only time in your life where your responsibilites will take a miminmal amount of your time. Other than what was previously stated, live your life, have as much fun as possible, and savor the moment, because college is a whole other adventure.

Take some classes that will challenge you and prepare you for college, and explore your interests so that you have a sense of what direction you want to go in once you get here. You don't want to spend your first year searching for what you want to do with your life and then end up falling behind. But most of all, go out and have fun with your friends and family that are around you, because once you get here that chance will come vary rarely, and you have that opportunity every single day. Have fun and remember that this isn't the end, it is the beginning. Sincerely, Your Future Self.

The advise I will give myself back in high school will be, do not give up college does not seem as hard as it looks. Being in college is an awesome experience you need to live in your life. Going to college will give you the path to have a succesful future.

I was never a senior in high school, but as a junior the most life changing decision I made was to graduate a year early. I was very nervous making this decision and thought that college would be too much for me to handle when I was just sixteen years old. However, I followed through with my decision despite my fears, and it is the best choice I have ever made. I'm very happy with where I am in my life now, but I think I did miss out on a major aspect of the high school college transition. I never learned how to study in high school. This caused many problems for me when I entered college, which was nowhere near as easy as high school and required ten times the work in a fraction of the time I had in the past. I had to teach myself to study effectively at a college level in two short weeks and, although my strategy worked and I continue to uphold a 4.0 GPA, I could have made the transition much less stressful by taking time to seek out and prepare for the challenges of college during high school.

I would tell myself to relax. College is portrayed to us by our high school teachers as some big scary place that gives us a ton of homework, and is going to be really tough. But, once I got to school and started my classes everything became manageable. I would tell myself that college will be the best time of my life and that I will figure out who I truly am during this period in my life. Most importantly, I would tell myself that I can do anything I put my mind to, and that the thought of college being impossible, or that I am going to flunk out is all in my own head. Trust the mentors I have, and believe them when they tell me I am going to do exceptionally well in college.

So, you’re a high school senior, having successfully completed four years at the college preparatory university is the next step. I want you to seriously consider going to a community college for a year or maybe even two. The University of Arizona is great and its something you will really enjoy but I don’t think that you are ready. You can be successful there but I strongly believe that you need to go to a community college for at least a year. If you do decide to go to the University of Arizona right after graduation work hard, work harder than you worked in high school and truly apply yourself. You don’t need to hang out with your friends every time that they invite you, they won’t hold anything against you if you need to stay in and work on class work. Try and make as many new friends as possible and don’t be afraid to try new things. If you can take my advice, your own advice, then you will truly enjoy your years at the University of Arizona and you will be successful.

If I was able to go back in time to give myself advice for the future I would tell myself not to worry about choosing a major as a first or second semester freshman at the U of A. There is time to make a thoughtful and responsible decision for what I will be working as for the majority of my life. I would also tell myself to work harder on the SATs because although it is a long test the benefits of getting a good score is helpful with finding a great scholarship.

You should have begun applying for scholarships as a high school freshman. Sure, you would have just been done with middle school, but it was not wise to delay the scholarship process and application until your senior year. Senior year is already busy with college applications, university campus tours, extracurricular activities, volunteering events, and not to mention the homework your teachers assign every day. Your lack of support at home is no excuse for your procrastination, but I do commend you for being a well-rounded student and that is what scholarships are looking for. Begin now. And remember it is never too early to begin as you can now tell as a senior and read over who is eligible (yes, high school freshman).

Go with your initial instincts. Be forceful and persistant. Don't doubt yourself. University could make things seem daunting and that it's not worth getting into or continuing - but it is. If it's easy, it isn't worth it. If it's tough - fight for it, because it'll take you places. Also, don't take on too much at once. There are classes you need - yes - but there are also activities and labs you want to be apart of. Time yourself wisely.

I'd tell myself to work as much as possible, apply to scholarships to win FREE money towards college, and to take as many college transferable credits on the highschool's dime as I could. To say paying for rent, food, and utilities while going to college is difficult would be an understatement. A student needs as much money as they can get their hands on, especailly while they are still living with their parents. Free money is out there. There are lots of wealthy people out there who are begging to give back to the community in the form of scholarships and grants, all you have to do is apply! If the highschool doesn't offer a course you're interested in, they will pay tuition at the community college free of charge. It's that easy. Talk to the counelor and he will set everything up for you, no hassle. If you graduate early you can get a full two semesters worth of classes for free. With a little elbow grease and determination, you can get through college almost debt free.