Campbell University Top Questions

If I could go back in time to when I was a high school senior I would have taken the scholarship search more seriously. I would have started applying for scholarships sooner and applied for more. I would tell myself to embrace college life and stay on campus more instead of going home most weekends. My advice would be to take full advantage of all the campus amenities, such as exercise classes, swimming pool and weekend trips. Ask for and listen to the advice of others with more experience than myself. It can be intimidating in a new place when you don't know anyone I wish I would have been more adventurous and done things on my own in order to meet people and make connections. Time management is an issue too I would remind myself to use my time wisely and to not procrastinate on assignments. Most of all I would tell myself to have fun and enjoy this time in life, make a lot of friends and a lot of memories, because these will be some the best days of my life.

Always strive for your best in everything that you do. The least little thing could be the major deciding factor tomorrow!!

What advice I would give to my High School Senior self is to enjoy the last bits of my High School year. I was so anxious to leave and now I miss High School and all the memories I made in my Senior year. I always say, "I wish I had done this in High School.." or "If I could go back to High School again..". I would want my self to go out on a limb and not let anyone affect the decision I choose.

When I look back at my last year of high school there really isn’t much advice that I would give myself. Sure there are things that I wish I had known like how to register classes or to not plan to do laundry on Sunday nights. I know my parents would tell me to look at more scholarships, my grandma would tell me to go to church more, and my little brother would tell me to keep going and never look back; not realizing that in a few years he will be in the same place I am. The truth of the matter is that there is only one piece of advice that I can think of that I would not just shrug off and say “yeah I’ll get to it”. That one piece of advice would be to slow down. Looking back I feel like I was so focused of leaving that I didn’t spend as much time enjoying the moment for what it was even if I was just filling out paperwork or sitting in church. So maybe it wasn’t the best advice but it was what I needed and I still need today.

I would tell myself that you should apply for as many scholarships as possible to relieve the stress of college payments and loans in the near future. In high school preparing for college mentally, physically, and also preparing to leave home is a challenge in itself. But preparing yourself for the financial commitment is challenging as well. I would encourage myself to spend a little extra time each day to surf the web and search for different scholarship opportunities such as this one and many more. As an experienced college freshman being in debt takes away from thoroughly enjoying yourself in college. And being free from stress helps you to relax and enjoy learning and growing. I would give myself advice in scholarship hunting and being free from college loans so that my college experience would be absolutely debt and stress free.

Given the chance to talk to my high school self, I would tell "me" to attend college immediately after high school. I would inform myself that life after high school, with no college degree, is a struggle, and once you realize that you want to attend college later in life, the struggle gets even harder. I would tell myself that it has been tough enough going to school part-time, and now that I want to finish my last two years of my bachelor's degree, it will be harder than I imagined because my father is much older and fell sick. I don't want to put school off any longer than I have to, but juggling work, school, maintaining my home, and taking care of my dad, all while being single, are the obstacles that I have come across from waiting so many years to complete my education. Long story short, I would tell my high school self to stick it out and go straight into college because it will not get easier when "I'm" older.

If I could go back into time and advise myself on college and life I would not change much. I would advise myself to go through with enlisting into the military becuase I know how much I gained from serving our country. The ultimate thing that I'd advise myself is to complete my degree earlier (Wile serving in the military) College is always a good decision and the sooner the better.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior and give me advice that would make college easier, I would say to work on your networking skills. I would tell myself that when I arrive on campus you should introduce youself to as many people as possible and sign up for clubs and groups that sound interesting to you. Meeting as many new people as possible and spreading your horizon is very beneficial for discovering what you like and finding out who you are. I would also tell myself to go out and befriend your professors. I have learned that professors love to help out their students and they want us to succeed. Getting to know your professors can help you with you academics and also when you need help getting a job, internship, or anything that needs a recomendation. It looks good when you have a professor on your side and backing you up. So I would tell myself to not be shy when you arrive on campus because like I have been told my whole life from my dad, "it's not always what you know, it's who you know."

I would have a lot of advice to tell myself: “Ask for help from your professors. No question is too dumb.” “Keep procrastination to a minimum. Getting behind on one assignment will, in the end, get you behind on a lot of assignments.” “Don’t fear the course load. Just take lots of breaks, and you will be just fine.” “Work on Western Civilizations first, that way your hardest subject will be done.” “Don’t be afraid to meet new people.” “Exercise like crazy, so that you can avoid the freshman fifteen.” “Be on the lookout for all of the college freebies and take them.” “Avoid the temptation to eat at Cookout all the time. After a while, it will become very unhealthy.” “Let God be in control, and then you will be in more control as well.” “Don’t cram for tests; they are far too long and hard for a single night’s memories.” “Keep in touch with your family often, or else they will think you don’t want to come home.” “Still tell your mom when you are sick.” “Don’t let your friends distract you from your school work.” “Keep your head up high.” “Smile.”

I would tell myself to attend college right after high school, it would make things easier, instead of waiting until later in life, because then it makes things harder. I would also tell myself to try my hardest at everything I do so that it would benefit my outcome.