Christopher Newport University Top Questions

I could offer a myriad of suggestions for college life. I could tell you everything I've learned from, "Don't dwell on past mistakes; focus on not repeating them in the future" to "Don't compromise your faith; instead, let the challenges posed by others help it to grow stronger." I could even remind you of things you already know, like "Don't procrastinate; it will only make things worse in the end" and "Don't get drunk; it's highly overrated." In the end, though, the lessons college life has to offer aren't ones that can be learned through trite sayings or pseudo-sage advice. Like so much else in life, you have to live through it yourself. You will think you've learned your lesson, only to have history repeat itself. For better or worse, some things won't go as planned. Mistakes will be made, but there will be triumphs as well. And when all is said and done? You are absolutely going to love college.

Get that college degree as the times will get tuffer as more people realize that they will not be able to get good careers without the college degrees. Going now after high school will be a lot easer than waiting till you have to go back later.

Be yourself. No matter what school you choose, you will be happy if you are involved in the school. Invest as much of your time and energy into your studies and your extracurricular activities as you are investing monetaritly and you will get every cent back with amazing and life changing experiences.

Start studying now. You may not need to, but start focusing on way that you can study. This skill will be very important next year. Studying is the best way to ease your stress in college, so learn how now. You won't believe how much of a difference that could make.

Knowing what I know now about school and life I would tell myself to “Take it serious”. There are going to be many years of school ahead of yourself and one wrong move can make it that much harder to get to where you want to be. If I knew what I know now about college as a senior or even better a freshmen I would have taken it that much more serious the first time I try to attend school after I graduating. A high school diploma is not going to get you very far these days just a minimum wage job. A college degree is going to get you a career. Even if you do not know what you want to do in life you can still go to school at a community college and decide when you find out what interest you. Then you can transfer to a 4-year university to pursue your career goals. In the end the more serious you take your path to college the easier and more successful you will be.

I would tell myself to get my work done on time and to not procrastinate. I would also tell myself to use all money and meals wisely. I would also tell myself to be more outgoing when it comes to making friends and interacting with my professors. Ultimately I would tell myself to use the resources that are available to me like tutors and the library.

Would study and I would definitely cinched so much more to be able to go to college and not be from scratch as the top school teachers and should not prepare you to be. I advise all young people in school take advantage of the time and fight for their dreams and goals and may go far.

Every senior is nervous about their college selection and what to expect when they finally start their freshman year. Two years ago, I was in that exact position, wondering what college would be like and constantly talking to peers about new things like 'random roommates'. I was also hesitatant to make any concrete choices about which school I would choose. Looking back, I wish I had been more confident in my decision because I now know that Christopher Newport University was, and continues to be, the right choice to me. If I had known as much about college as I do now I would have told my senior-self to not be so nervous about moving away from home, since it is one of the best parts about college. The independence that comes with moving away from home is a crucial part of growing up. I also would have liked to calm my nerves about how hard I thought the classes would be. The classes are very different from high school but as long as you stay on top of your readings and assignments, your fears of failing out of your freshman year will become a distant memory.

A few college pointers from myself who is smarter and more experienced to my high school self. I have learned and picked up a lot these three past years at college. The most important thing is to soak up every moment you are in college and enjoy the experiences. The first thing I would tell myself is to look at scholarships! I was very ill prepared when it came to looking and applying for scholarships. It would have made my financial life a lot easier throughout these years in college. I would have not had to worry so much on books, housing and expenses as much if I had a good amount of assistance from scholarships.My second advice to myself would be to join more clubs! I say this because I have transferred campuses twice, from community college to Penn State University and it was very hard making friends the first semester at Penn State. Besides the fact of making friends it is also a good resume builder to help me in the future when I am looking for jobs. This is not high school anymore! Take advantage of the college surroundings and live life to the fullest!

I was 5 months pregnant when I graduated from high school. If I could go back, I would tell myself not to get pregnant. My pregnancy prevented me from attending college in the fall of 2005 like I had planned. I also would tell myself to join the National Honor Society. At the time, I thought it was nerdy, but now that I look back, I regret not joining. It would have provided a lot of opportunities for me. I would tell myself to apply for as many scholarships as possible and to make sure I had everything I needed for school. I would advise myself to study hard in college and to take notes on everything my professors say. I would tell myself to learn as much as I could about my subjects and to practice writing good essays. The best advice I think I could give myself would to be not to give up. I can do anything I set my mind to and I can't let anything get in the way of my goals.