Virginia Commonwealth University Top Questions

My biggest motto has been, you think you know, but you have no idea. However I have learned thats it okay , not to know. I changed my major quite a few times, and I was a prominent and honor roll student in high school. However experiences in my undergraduate career exposed me to a variety of fields and perspectives, which ultimately led me from a forensic science pre-med major to a international studies pre law major. I would encourage students to become involved in their communties both on and off campus, learning isn't just done in the classroom. I also encourage students to apply for internships and research opportunities because it gives you a better understanding of what your future job may be like, for better or for worse. It has been through my experiences in both that I learned what I wanted and what I didn't want for my future career. Most of all just know that at times things are going to change, maybe even your career goals, but it will be okay. College is a time to learn about yourself and thats why its hard.

If I could give myself advice, I would tell myself to aside from managing my time, to get involved in Virginia Commonwealth University. In high school I was friendly to people but at the same time I tended to keep to myself which is something I have regretted. So my advice for myself would be to do volunteer work and get involved in my school's organizations in order to meet people and be more socially active than I was in high school. I think that I would tell myself to try to put myself out there more. Having friends makes college life easier to adjust to especially in the first year. Talking to people you can relate to serves as therapy when times get hard in college. So staying active and getting involved would be the most important advice I could give myself.

If I could go back to high school, I would have to tell myself not to depend on others to help me figure out the classes to take. When I first got to VCU, I relied heavily on advisor's advice. Due to their lack of advice, I took a few unneeded classes, causing me to fall behind on some prerequisites. In order to stay on track, I had to enroll in summer classes. Although this was just a minor bump in ultimately receiving my degree, going back, I'd say to find things out on your own. I would tell myself to use your resources, and do your research.

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I would tell myself that VCU is the best choice in college opposed to Howard University. I would also tell myself to put school first for the rest of the year and not worry about the personal problems that are going on and that it'll be all okay once i get to college.

Enjoy highschool. It really is the best time of your life. Slow down. Don't try to rush your life away. Take time to hang out with your friends and family during highschool, because once you get to college you won't be seeing them as much. Don't sweat the small stuff, it won't really matter down the road. Forgive your friends and love them. Get over that boy that hurt your heart in highschool, you are going to find so many more guys in college. Hug your grandparents every chance you get. Laugh till it hurts and you cry. Don't worry about college. Trust yourself.

if i were a high school senior i would tell myself to never lose my faith. i would say to myself to always stay focused and to never take my oppurtunity to receive an education for granted. i would tell myself to prepare for school by learning how to study because just being smart isn't going to cut it anymore. i would teach myself how to go through a text book and not only read it, but to absorb everything that the writer is presenting. i would tell myself that life isn't all about hanging out with your friends becasue at the end of the day, you only have yourself and God to answer to. i would encourage myself to read up on my major more and to study anthropological works. i would also tell myself to learn to commit myself to my studies more and to appreciate the life that i have been given. lastly, i would tell myself that no matter what i decide to do with my degree, to make sure that i always help someone who is in need because in college i will be in a position of need.

I know many people live their lives by the the saying "live life with no regrets", however there are things that we all have experienced in our lives that we contemplate from time to time, thinking what would our lives be like only if we possessed the amount of knowledge and wisdom as we do now. Personally, i know that if i had the opportunity to give my high school senior year "me" advice i would take it. Not because i regret any decisions i have made in life or to make my future self more successfull as most probobly would, but to let myself know that i am somone who is very special and unique in every sense of the word. what i lacked the most in high school was the ability to believe in myself and what i could achieve. I always looked at myself as just another kid, with little if any confidence in himself, never believing i could achieve the things i have today. I feel as though the life i live now is the life that i am suppossed to be living. I love the experiences i've had and the people i've met.

If I were able to go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would definitely tell myself that I need to stay focused on my goal and study hard for the SAT. I would also tell myself that college is a privilege and money doesn?t grow on trees. Therefore I should pass all my classes with at least a B average. I would also tell myself to be more active in volunteer work prior to college, and get to know as much as possible about other people?s religious views and religious. I would probably also tell myself to take only Tuesday and Thursday classes and at least 16 credits a semester to be on track for graduation. Lastly I would tell myself to have fun and explore the world, don?t be too focused on school all the time you need a social life, yet it shouldn?t take over the priorities of school work. After all you only live once.

Going back to when I was a senior I would tell myself to create good study habits. I would tell myself that college is a lot harder and requires time out of class to make good grades. I would let myself that there is way more responsibility when you go to college and it is on me to go to class and study. I would tell myself that what people said about professors not ?holding your hand? is correct. I would tell myself to do my homework and do not procrastinate. If there is two weeks given for a project that means that project needs two weeks to do and should not be put off to the night before. I would also tell myself that in college one has to learn to get along with all sorts of different people. Living in a dorm one has to get along with their roommate and that?s not always easy. I would tell myself that I need to learn to compromise and work on fixing problems with people than just resenting them.