Carthage College Top Questions

I would tell myself to not sweat the small stuff that happened throughout senior year. There was a person at my school that, at the time, seemed like she was out to get me by spreading rumors about me and trying to get those that I considered friends to turn on me. However dark I thought she was being, I let the small things this person did - such as snide remarks about how I looked, did things or said - get to me and make me feel greatly disliked. First year of college showed me that not only am I a likable person, I am a likable person entitled to be as happy as possible and I have been able to learn how to stand up for myself when the occasion called for it, something I did not do all through high school. Because of this, I would have told myself to not sweat the small stuff, because why not enjoy what I have now?

College will be difficult and intrusive. You will wonder why it seems so much harder than when you were in high school. You will also lose contact with many, if not all, of your high school friends. However, this will be a time of discovery for yourself. Enjoy the time you have alone. Explore who you are. College will one of the few times in your life when you will be able to take a step back from all of the influences you have been subjected to so far, and assess how they have impacted your life and shaped who you are. Allow your self to think about how each of them will impact your future and decide here and now if you want them in your life or not. You can never turn back time!

I wish I would have avoided rushing graduation. When I entered college I was anxious to recieve my diploma, but as the time approaches for me to graduate, I simply wish I had more time. There was no reason for me to take summer courses and overloading my schedule for no real purpose. The cost was the same and I merely missed having more free-time and a relaxed schedule. I'm a type A personality and tend to exhibit overachiever tendencies, but sometimes the best thing in the world is not to be in a hurry.

I would have so much to say to my high school senior self. I was extremely shy coming into college. The transition was definitely difficult. Being shy, it was difficult to make friends in the beginning, and I was very homesick. If I could go back in time, I would tell myself to hang in there. Things will get better. You will meet a fantastic group of friends, and you will love school and this newfound independence. Join any organization that sounds interesting and fun. Put yourself out there, and take chances. Getting involved is fast way to meet people and adjust to a new situation. I would also tell myself not to worry so much. Being a good student all through high school will get you very far if you continue the same habits in college. Stressing will get you nowhere, and if you just have faith and work hard, things will work out in your favor. Do not worry about what others think of you. The people worth having around will like you for who you are. Enjoy every moment of your college career; it flies by.

So far out of my college experince I feel that I really got to start my life over. I now have some amazing friends and really enjoy attending school most of the time. People here really help make your college experience worthwile. Attending here really has been a valuable thing for me to accomplish. I now know I'm fine on my own and can really change people's lives.

It has been valuable to attend be college because my mother or father did not graduate from it. I would like to make my parents proud by staying in school and them having to not worry about paying for it. I love college. I knew when I first graduated high school. I got a little behind last semester and I was on probation. I could not wait on a new semester to start because sitting out and missing all of this education really got to me. I am now enrolled now and I love it. I am more focused and I dont have to worry about any distractions. Sitting out a semester really made me realize that I need education. Trying to learn new things on my own was not that helpful. What I have gotten out this college experience is to be more focused on the things that I do and always never underestimate myself on the things that I do not think I am capable of doing. My college experience has led me to learn new and exciting things and to meet new and different people. I would not change any of the college experiences I have had.

I've only just begun my college experience, and yet I feel like I can see the next four years very clearly. Not necessarily exactly what I'll be studying or doing, but that I'll be enjoying my life both as a college student and as a person because of the place I'm in. It's been valuable because Carthage has helped me grow, in every way possible. Sometimes I think what would have happened if I had decided to go some place else. The answer is a little bit scary, because there would be no dramatic unhappiness or regret at another school. However, I also would have no idea what I was missing and how my "great" college experience could have been so much better based on one decision. At the time it may have been the hardest decision of my life, but now it feels like the easiest.

WHAT I HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF MY COLLEGE EXPERIANCE IS KNOLLEGE AND WISDOM IN THE MEDICAL FEILD. I NOW KNOW THAT THE MEDICAL FEILD IS NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS ,EVEN THE LITTLE THINGS ARE TRYING. HEALTH CARE IS VERY REWARDING BUT AT THE SAME TIME CHALLENGING . THIS FEILD MAKE YOU OPEN AN EXPAND YOU MIND WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEACHER AS WELL AS THE WISDOM OF THE WORDS READ. THIS COLLEGE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN VERY VALUABLE TO ME BECAUSE IT HAS TAUGHT ME THE MEANING OF BEING STEADY AND CONSISTANT WITH WHAT I AM DOING OR GOING TO DO.WITH THE NEW SKILLS THAT I HAVE LEARNED AT VIRGINIA COLLEGE I CAN GO ON TO BE A SUCESSFUL MOTHER,AND I CAN ENCOURAGE MY SON TO GO ON TO FURTHER HIS EDUCATION AND NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE . BUT TO ME IT IS LIKE MY GANDMOTHER USE TO SAY : YOU GIVE A PERSON A FISH AND THEY ONLY EAT FOR ONE DAY BUT, NOW IF YOU TEACH THEM HOW TO FISH THEY WILL NEVER STARVE AND THEY WILL EAT FOR A LIFETIME. AND THAT IS WHAT VIGINIA COLLEGE DID THEY TAUGHT ME HOW TO FISH.

I will have been the first one in my family to go to college and from where I come from this accomplishment is not easy. I went to Northwest Mississippi Community College due to the fact that I could afford it. I want to go to Mississippi State University in the fall of 2011 to accomplish my dream of becoming a forensic anthropologist and work for the FBI. I love to help people and am willing to do anything to make sure I go to college. I teach Sunday school to grades pre-k through fifth on Sundays at my church, City Church of Olive Branch, and I am the go to person at school if my fellow students need a tutor. By going to college I have learned what it means to gain knowledge and to use it to aspire to a greater goal. My teachers were the shiny metal claw in the arcade game who picked me up my freshmen year of college, and without them I would not have made it as far as I have. With this scholarship I can help more people and do what I enjoy doing the most.

I first attended college straight out of highschool and was not really sure of what I wanted. I deceided to enroll in SUNY Cobleskill majoring in Agricultural Business. At the time I was very involved in farming but I soon realized it was not what I wanted. I took a couple of years off and returned to the same college in 3004 to get my Bacholers Degree in Wildlife Management and got pregnant in my first semester and did not go back. From then until now I have had another child and have been able to think a lot about what I really want. I would really like to pursue a career in education. My college experience has given me the chance to find what I really want. I enjoy both agriculture and wildlife very dearly but being able to experience it through college and my personal life has made me realize there was something more I wanted to do and that was work with children. Now I know why young kids have such a hard time right out of highschool. They need a couple more years to really figure out what they truely want out of life.