Bluegrass Community and Technical College Top Questions

In highschool i never gave my one hundred percent and i still regret it up to this day. After i graduated, and started college I found out really fast I would need to change my ways. I would tell myself that you need to prepare myself much better because you will struggle like I do now. I woud tell my self I need to study harder and do all your homework, because nothing prepares your sekf better than doing practice assignments before test day. In highschool I was never that ambitious, so I let a lot of oppertunities slip away from me. There is so much opertunity in college and all you need to do is reach your hand out and grab it

Make sure to talk to your advisor as well as do your own research about the degree you are seeking. I have been mislead by advisors and that caused me to waste money. Put school first and take care of yourself. Hang out people who are going to be a good influence and help you succeed in life.

As a teenager I had problems at home. I would address the following three truths if I could go back in time. Reality Check Going to college is not about pleasing your family, it’s about you. Family defines who you are today but remember, you have a secret dream-chasing that dream means that you are willing to wash your hands of disappointment or even feelings of betrayal felt by your loved ones when you leave home. Whilst holding the “needs” of family above your own, you are nurturing the lack of purpose you feel and so desire to conquer. Time management Awareness of time is a discipline. Complete the simplest task first rather than becoming overwhelmed by a subject of higher demand. This means studying with a group after class and visiting a tutor instead of wasting the downtime. The “Big Picture” You are worthy of facing the challenges of a new life. Direct your focus on who you want to be rather than what you think others expect-of you- in doing so you will reach such a life that knowledge and wisdom are profit in exchange for hard work and thus-gain personal fulfillment.

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If I was able to go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior there is so many things I would share. However I would try to focus on stressing the importance of saving for school, listening to your professors, and to take advantage of every class. Out of those three the latter would be the most important. Every class is not just a credit or course requirement to check off a list. Rather each class is an oportunity to learn something new and increase my knowledge which is the reason why I'm going to school. I would make sure I knew the importance of listening to what the professor says and to remeber to read the textbook so that I could absorb as much information as possible. Hopefully I would be wise enough to listen and would have prevented some of the freshman mistakes I made.

Save. Your. Money. That cute top that is on sale? Yeah, you don't need it. One night you will find yourself on an 8-hour study bender, and you will be hungry. Stop waking up so early to spend hours doing your hair and makeup and pondering over your wardrobe, because the most important thing you do today is not wow people by being a beauty guru. The most important thing you can do is wake up with goals on your mind, to work hard and commit 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} to every task, and and be kind to everyone you meet. You have, quite literally, no idea how far this will take you in the real world. But most of all, be kind, gracious, and patient with your sweet mother. Cancer is going to take her life right before you graduate high school, and you are going to miss the living daylights out of her. Be glad you spent prom night holding her hand in the hospital bed. You will swallow back tears, on college move-in day, when you see everyone and their mother excitedly accessorizing their college dorms. Life is short and sweet, savor every little bit of it.

If i was to go back in the past to myself as a senior I would tell myself not to slack off, not to wait to apply for college , and to study for the ACT. Once you have stepped foot into college for the first time you truly feel like a grown up, and you know now that you can not slack off and be dependent on the teachers. I should of not slacked off my senior year. It would have changed my GPA and the amount of KEES money that I recieve. I would of also applied for college the first semester of senior year I should of not waited. It would ahve been easier if I already knew what my major was going to be but there is no reason to wait to apply for college. Everyone needs to make something of themselves. I would of retaken the act and studied for it this time. I recieved a 14 on the ACT and that is not me. I am a very smart student and have a 3.25 GPA. I needed a ACT score to match that.

I am 55 years old and a recovering drug addict of 40 years, I have been clean now for 6 years and I would tell myself never do drugs or drink and take my education very seriously as this is what will make you the person that you will become mentally and also financially to take care of yourself and your family, without your education you will more than likely live a very unstable, poor life, you will struggle everyday to make ends meet, your children will most likely never want to do anything with their life either, you see the adults are their mentors and as the saying goes monkey see, monkey do. Every parent wants the best for thier children and without the proper adult supervision, support, wisdom, courage, friends, family, education, strength, and most of all your higher power God to help them grow into strong adults they more than likely won't have a chance to living a healthy, loving, happy, and normal life. Our children is our future. One day I will be able to help them fight this disease of addiction, if I can help just one its well worth it. Thanks Louise Hensley

To my 17 year old self, Today you are a 36 year old college student, completing an Associates, and graduating with honors. You will be transferring to a 4 year University focusing on pre-med and have a desire to be an Oncologist. You are a mother of two, step-mother of three, and recently married to a husband you've always dreamed of. You've spent much of your adult life as a divorced single parent, struggling, and working multiple jobs to makr sure your chidlren have every possibility available to them so that they may succeed and have happy lives. Today you're a 17 year old senior, excited about graduation and thinking that college isn't a possibility for you financially or successfully. However, there are many financial options and you can more than succeeed. You are a very smart girl with a big heart. Go to college and and pursue your dreams. Be successful and help all of those who will need you. This is the plan for your life. Always remember: nothing great was ever achieved with out excitement, desire, determination, focus, and a few life lessons along the way. You can do this!

I have learned that in life you must work hard at what you want. I have also learned that I must be very focused and have the will to want better for not only myself but my family. Going back to school has given me the ability to be prepared for what may come my way and proved for my family in a much more effecient way. I am also going to be able to do what I love which is to help others when they need it.