Brigham Young University-Idaho Top Questions

there is a lot of advice that i would give myself, but two of the most important peices of advice that i would give my self is to make good long lasting friends, and to put time and effort into my work. i would tell myself to make good long lasting friends, because when you leave high school that is really all you will be able to keep from it. also i would tell myself to make sure and treat those friend with the up most respect and always let them know how much you care for them. i would tell myself this because i left high school thinking i had a lot of friends and come to find out only two of them i still keep in touch with. i would also tell myself to put time and effort into my work, because many times i slacked off. at the time i didn't think it mattered, but going through the process of getting into college and staying in college those many tidious assignments in the pass could have helped me now.

My advice would be to just keep doing what I'm doing. My whole career has been one of staying focused on my education and learning as much as I can. I would say that it's very important to keep helping other students where needed and asked for, because my ability to understand material should be able to benefit others as well as myself. Socializing is not one of my strong suits, but developing relationships with other students has been as easy as being myself and offering what I can, mostly help with learning new material. I would reccomend keeping up the good work with being careful with my finances. The only thing that I really need money for is paying for my education right now, and I plan to use the budgeting experience I 've gained from here to govern my finances for a lifetime.

I would tell myself to take things more seriously school wise and study harder. I would also tell myself to stick with it and study hard once I got into college. I would have alos liked to get more involved on campus my freshman year. Also, don't be so shy get out there and have fun meet new friends, ejoy life.

I would tell myself to not worry so much, and just be more excited about the opportunity. I would prepare myself but not overthink all of the things that could go wrong. I would probably try to learn more in high school so it wasnt as hard to really learn it in University. I would have looked into more majors and career opportunities so I had a better idea of what I wanted to do when I started University.

There are three things in my life that have helped me get to this point; my religion, my family, and my job. If I were to talk to myself as a high school senior, I would testify that my continued membership in my church is crucial to my happiness. Attending a school where this church is central will be a great blessing in my life as a student. I believe the influence will impact my thoughts and actions throughout the remainder of my life. Along with the joy I recieve from this gospel, I would tell myself, is the comfort and love that I feel when I am with my family. I would tell myself to always trust and respect my parents, and to create a harmonious and lasting relationship with each of my three siblings. Lastly, I would stress the power that a good job can have on my future. I have been tremendously blessed to gain employment as a certified pharmacy technician, and I hope that this employment will continue to help me to pay for college, although I know it will not cover everything. I hope I would also tell myself to apply for this scholarship.

Be more disciplined in your homework and don't stress too much about your work being perfect.

Have fun, but make sure you study.

I would tell myself to stress less about college. I probably would tell myself to study harder, but to enjoy the activities I aprticipated in in as much as I could.

I feel that I made the right choices and I would not tell myself anything because I know I did the right thing.

There isn't much I know now that I wish I'd known then. I have wonderful parents who remember what the college experience was like and they gave me the best advice: "Stay out of debt. You'll get out of the experience what you bring into it. And remember to stay balanced --- study hard but take time out to play." There's not much more I think I needed to know.

Advice I would give to graduating seniors would be to make sure you make time for yourself as you plan your schedule. This is crucial so you not only destress, but so that you also have the time to reflect more on what you want in life. It also makes college more of an every day thing, rather than just this specific time to get your education. Let me explain. As I have learned to take time for myself, and I have learned more of what I want. One thing that I have discovered, is that learning is not jsut soemthign everyone does their whole life, but that college is the time to decide the quailty of learning that you want for the rest of your life. We will always continue learning throutout our lives no matter what, but it is the intrinsic desire and love for learning that is gained at college. Knowing this as a high school senior, woudl have given me greater hope for the furure, and would have provided me with more courage and power to act in ways that would allow me to fulfill my daily educational potential.

It's going to be a whole new experience. Nothing to worrry about. You will make friends, and you'll be amazed at the things you will learn. Be whoever you've always wanted to be and everything will work out better than you hoped.

Keep working. Don't date those stupid guys. Have fun. Love your roommates. Take harder classes. Find a different job.

You get out of life what you put into it. Participate, be involved. It is all too easy to go through school stuck in a low gear. But why stay stuck in gear one when you can excell to higher gears? Focus. Taking classes now that are more challenging will save you time in the future, and help get comfortable in higher gears. It is all too easy to not believe that you have the strength to move up into that higher gear, but I tell you now that the sooner you do it the sooner you will believe in it. It may surprise you, and you may wish that you would have done it earlier. Express yourself. It's so much easier to excell if you've got a pal to rely on, laugh with, and grow with. Live in the moment with those in the present. Not to worried about who you may meet or when you will meet them because eventually, you will. What matters is that you are ready. Believe that you are worth all the work, all the sweat, and study time because you CAN excell and live out your dreams of a happy future.

I would tell myself not to take any of my classes for granted and to work hard to get the best grades you can because it will have a great effect on how I qualify for financial aid. I would also tell myself to take as many college accredited courses as I could handle that way I can start college a few steps ahead and I could jump right into the classes that I'm most interested in rather than wading through the generals classes that I don't care that much for. Finally I would emphasize the importance of learning to be patient with others. In college you work and live with many people of all differnt backgrounds and it's important to be open to their way of life. We may not agree with how they do things but it's important to be flexable and learn to appreciate people for who they are.

I know that it is really fun to be on your own for the first time. The feeling of freedom is exhilerating. It is great but you need to remember to not put off your studies and study a little everyday and everything will go by a lot more smoothly.

Hey alex, calm down a little. I know you think grades are the most important thing in your life, but their not. Take a look around. You have at the great friends. Go on a hike with them, ask out that cute girl that you think is leagues above you. Live life. Honestly, what makes college awsome is the people you will have relationships with and the experiences you have with them. Grades are important, but just remember, "If your not having fun your not doing it right." There is a way to succeed and have a blast.

try to be more social.

I would advise myself to spend a little more time studying. College is not quite as easy as high school. Be patient with the professors and the classes and the other students. Just because someone doesn't grasp something as quickly as you do doesn't mean they're slow; it most likely means that they think in a slightly different manner. Reach out to your classmates, you can't always expect people to come to you, as scary as it is talking to others is rewarding, socially and academically.

If I could go back and change something about my senior year I would only change one thing. I wish I would have worked harder in saving my money so I could have left to go away to school right after college. However, I did save money by going to a community college for two years so I have learned from that experience and tried my best this time around to save money to go away to school in January 2010. I wouldn't change anything else because those experiences has made me who I am today. I have learned from the mistakes I have made me a better person. No one is perfect so take your regrets and make them into learning experiences and try to change from there. My parents have always taught me to work hard in life so im grateful I can be able to go to college and get a good education to support myself.