University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Top Questions

I would tell myself not to spend time worrying about leaving home. My senior year I was very distraught over leaving my friends and family. However, college has been a great experience. I have had no trouble making new friends and keeping up with older friends. I have never felt lonely at school and I have never been in a situation where I couldn't get help. I would also remind myself to simply stay true to myself during college. It was easy at first to hide who I truly am in order to make friends--however these friends that I made weren't sincere. Once I started being true to myself, I made friends who hold similar interests and values to myself. It is so much easier to socialize with a group of people that you can be yourself around.

If I could go back to myself as a high school senior, I would advise myself to consider not only what I want to do but also how I want to achieve this goal. I would encourage myself to persue my goals more rigorously. Specifically, I would encourage to seek my goals and dreams using more of my lenses rather than relying on allowing my college carreer just follow the stream of lesser resistance. I would advice myself to consider more of my passions rather than be tempered by financial concerns. I have found (post hoc) that people seem to support those with a passion or drive over the "average person."

I am still atending college, but so far I have learned vital information on providing and assisting in medical procedures. I've been learning how to take proper care of patients, and making sure they will be in good health. My college experience so far has been very professional, and the learning atmosphere is very professional as well. The teachers and student advisers are really supportive, and are dedicated to the success of each student. It helped me gain more knowledge and a different and more appreciative perspective of the career field I have chosen to pursue. The college is helping me in being professional in this career field and helped me realize the importance of the medical field and the joy that I would get from helping people.

I started my college experince in the fall of 2010, slightly knowing what to expect. I go to a great Christian school where the professors intergrate Christian ethics with business ethics. By doing so, I, as the student, understands the importance of putting Christ first in everything I do. The professors truly want students to succeed and are available virtually every hour of the day when they are not teaching class. A college experince is a great value in life. College has prepared me for "real life" problems and solutions. When I earn my degree, I will feel confident walking into a financial firm and applying for a position knowing I graduated from an amazing Christian university and succeeded.

My college experience was rewarding. Because of college, I have been able to open doors that otherwise would have been closed to me. I've set my goals pretty high, and I have proven to myself that I can achieve them. Without my degree, I would never have been a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force. With it, I found myself in faraway places from Alaska to Afghanistan, from Colorado to Japan, from Hawaii to Italy. Would I have seen the places I've seen without my degree? I doubt it. College exposed me to professors that taught me how to learn. My professors are brilliant people who lectured to me and inspired me to do great things with my life. They challenged me to learn faster and bigger than I ever thought possible. They encouraged me to pursue learning for the rest of my life. I am applying that lesson and now I work to earn my master's degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling. I hope to work with disabled veterans and help them overcome their disabilities to work in a field for which they are most suited, in spite of any handicap.

I've learned being in college and high school is different you have to work for what you want and they dont hound you about work because reguardless if you come to school or not the teachers still get paid. Its been valuable to me because I'll be the second graduate out of 8 brothers and sisters to graduate college with a Bachalors degree so its a really big deal for me

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would advise myself to think more about what I wanted my career to be, because it makes it that much easier on down the road. I would also say to relax, and don't let the small things stress you out. It just leads to more problems. I would also say to enjoy high school life while you can! It's a lot less stressful than college!

I would tell myself to take college more seriously. I would have not taken my mother and all the help she had given me for granted in applying for college and outside scholarships and what not. I would have applied for more scholarships and done what I could to help my family out financially so as not to be a burden. I would tell myself that my academic career is number one, not the name I am trying to make for myself should not take presidence. The transition into college was not difficult, friends were easy to make. I would try to put myself in different situations to make me be outside of my box or comfort zone, so I could broaden myself as a person. I think I would get involved in the Baptist Student Ministries, I am already involved in FCA, I would continue that. The main thing I would do is focus solely on my grades, they have made the largest impact on my college life so far by not taking it seriously and putting fun first. I am sad I leaned that news slightly a little late though, but I will learn from it.

Well i would definatly start off by saying, apply early and often. Work hard and get as many scholarships as you can because you cant expect things to just work out. You breezed through high school but you can't in college. There is a lot of growing up to do and you will feel overwhelmed at times. There is nothing to be afraid of though because your family and new friends theat you meet, as well as your teachers, want to see you succeeded! If you can show them your ready to work hard and not slack off, they will help you with whatever you need. Relationships will also be tested. Both friends and the ones you hold close. Don't let that take a huge toll and side track you from what needs to get done. Show unconditional trust and faith in God and he will show you the way that you need to go. Good luck and don't get caught up in anything bad. You know what is right and wrong and don't forget where you came from. have fun and be safe. See you in the future....

I have no regrets in my life. It's the healthiest way to live. If it were possible for me to go back in time as a senior in high school and change my final year, I would tell myself to learn how to study and form a useable studying pattern. That has been the hardest transition for me in college. I was not well adjusted to the balancing of fun and hanging out and learning to study for my classes. In high school I wasn't very social. I didn't have many friends, just those involved in the sport I played. When I got to college, it became quite the opposite. I learned how to be friendly. My favorite part of the college experience has been making friends. I have learned so much about myself through this thought, that it just takes a smile, or a friendly hello, to see another person's face light up. I wish I could have been more like that in my high school experience. I wish I could have been the person I am today, but the way I was is what makes me who I am today.