University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Top Questions

I would tell myself to apply to as many places as possible, including Ivy League Schools such as Harvard and Yale. I would encourage myself to work harder, take the SAT multiple times, join clubs, apply for scholarships, and improve my GPA to get into a top school. I would share my experience of a dead-end career service department at the school I attend. Overall, I would encourage myself to work harder, broaden my horizons, and take more risk. By attending the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, I made a short-term decision based on staying close to home, saving money, and staying with my long-term girlfriend. Granted, we are still together and now engaged, but by making that decision I placed a limit on my future, making it much more difficult to achieve my long-term goals.

To complete college as quickly as possible after high school. To remember that the friends you have now won't always be your friends, so be careful about letting them talk you into things. To take as many courses in high school as possible, do not graduate early or do half-days. This does not prepare you for college or the real world. And to remember to have fun, clean fun. To dream and reach for those ever-changing dreams.

Hi me! I'm you; we're us; you're me, but I'm the older, tiny bit wiser you, I mean us. High school was pretty good, right? I know it wasn't perfect, (I was there, remember?) but nothing in real life is perfect; that only happens on cheesy t.v. shows. Let me tell you about college! We're only a freshman, but it is AMAZING! Audition for dance team--it's better than high school. It's smaller, the girls are friendlier, more fun; best of all--no cliques! You know how much we hate cliques. It will take some time and effort, but we have been busy since Mom "accidently" overscheduled us in Kindergarten. Now, about classes. We are there for the education after all. Class size is perfect; teachers helpful; free tutoring available--USE IT; go to class and STUDY. There's no more waiting until the last minute and skating by. I know you're scared to move away, tell Mom; she has no clue. She'll help. I promise, it rocks! Your roommate is cool; food's not bad; campus is beautiful, people are great. Altogether, a great experience. We gots this! :)

college is not high school, you need to orginized and responsible with the assesments, no one will be telling you when they are due. also it is okay to ask questions and to let someone else guide you or assist you with homework, because that does not means that you failed, but thet you care.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself I would tell me to be more involved in my highschool and in my community. The transition is big one and you need to be open the changes that come with living in a new place. This isn't a huge change for us because we are used to moving around being in a military family. You need to go out and do as much as you can for your community. Be friendly to everyone you meet and when times get rough remember that you're doing it to be successful in your teaching career.

I would advise myself to take more dual credit courses. Also, I would encourage myself to take advantage of all of the sleep I could get. I would tell myself to save more spending money so I wouldn't have to have a job along with my 18 hours this semester.

If I could go back and talk to myself I would say you don’t know everything. Most high school seniors think they have a good idea on what college life is going to be like but really they don’t. The biggest things being dont take 8 a.m. classes. You only got up in high school because your mom was yelling you were going to be late. Check your e-mail; this may be the only way you talk to your professor. Know where the library and tutoring centers are. Go to class; professors will help you if you participate. The longer you wait to do an assignment the more time you have to forget what the professor wanted from it. Sleep and get a good amount of it. Be involved in everything you can. This will help you not only make new friends but it looks good on resumes and helps transition from high school to being on your own. You are going to gain weight so it’s pointless to try and deny it. Taco bell runs at 2 in the morning really start to add up even if you do walk to class and exercise.

Running start will really help you in college, so take it if you can! The SAT's & ACT's may seem like big scary tests, but all colleges asks for your scores, so buckle down, study hard for them, and you will do well on them. The colleges also look at your GPA, so try harder! They also want to see that you were involved in clubs, sports, or school activities... You know what that means? Hmmhm. Also those classes like biology, chemistry, French, calculus, you should take them because that is the kind of classes colleges will push you to do. Instead of the easier ones like horticulture, art, floral and/or photoshop. Oh & you will experience the loss of your friends, it will hurt, yes, but do not let it affect your grades!! Remember this, some friends are there for a season, others for a reason! Oh, & when in college, on financial aid, do your work!! And never let yourself slip down to where you are on probation for financial aid. Ever! It literally sucks! It is not fun, & they make sure you take exactly the credits you registered for, & you can't drop classes! Big no no.

I would tell myself to not be nervous. It seems scary to go off to college and know that none of your friends will be there but it is also a way to reinvent yourself. Or rather, to be more honest with yourself. Yesterday at my old high school a girl committed suicide in the bathroom by shooting herself because she was outcasted and bullied. It was sad to hear what had happened from my sister who now attends that school. The adivice that I would give myself back then would be to look at college as an adventure to descover who you really are. It doesn't matter what happened in high school and honestly no one really cares. All that matters is who you will become and what your current actions reflect about who you are now. Leave behind the mentality of conformity that is so prized in high school and embrace the adventure of individuality that is found in college. You are going to become more idealistic and learn about a new way of thinking. Don't let this scare you. Shape your dreams around it.

If I were able to go back and talk to my high school senior self, I would have told myself to not worry so much about college and to relax and enjoy my last year of high school. I have always been very close to my family and always liked being at home more than anywhere else but my senior I decided that the school for me was the University of Mary Hardin Baylor which is about two hours from my home. Knowing that I would be so far from home did make me quite nervous especially the closer I got to moving away from my family. I knew that this would be a good change for me because I would finally be getting out on my own but it was still very stressful. I was very afraid that I would have a hard time making friends and that I wouldn’t be able to handle college without my family right there with me. If I could go back in time and talk to myself I would tell myself that I would make friends and that I should have not worried and stressed myself out.