CUNY Medgar Evers College Top Questions

The advice i would give myself is that it is never too early to start working hard to achieve my goals. I should start working hard at my education as early as possible to set a momentum for myself. I would also tell myself not to worry about the competition and what my peers around me are doing because it is easy to get distracted but it is very important to keep my eyes on the prize. In conclusion, i would tell myself to follow what i love and not what my parents would love me to be. Parents offer great advice and only want whats good for us however, how can i be expected to keep working hard for something that i do not love myself. I would only work as hard as i can to achieve something if i really loved it with all my heart.

Looking back I wish I did a few things differently. If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior to change some of the decisions that I made. I would advice myself to hold back on the family until after I earn my degree. It was very difficult for me to be a mom (a single mom, eventually), look after children, and attend college. Know exactly what it is I want to study before attending college would be the next advice. I entered college without being completely sure of what I wants to study. I needed to do more research of the different majors, the time it takes to complete my degree, and what is the job market like. Stay away from student loans would be my final advice. I had to take some student loans to help me with my degree. I wasted precious time and money trying to complete a degree, transfer to a private college from a city college, and changing my major from nursing to Psychology. So these would be the advice I would tell myself, if I could go back in time.

As I currently attend Medgar Evers as a Liberal Arts major, I think about the countless things I could've done to have gotten into a school that is better suited for my major. Sure, Medgar may be only ten stops on the 3 train, but it is a bit of a struggle to get out of bed knowing I could have gone to a school other than this one. Instead of graduating from East New York Family Academy with a higher average and an Advanced Regents diploma, I settled for less and ended up in a school I don’t like. If given the chance to talk to myself as a senior in high school, hypothetically speaking, I would make sure to warn the high school senior I once was about how the real world can be if you don’t take care of yourself. I would tell my former self that successful college students need to be financially stable, professional, committed, passionate about whatever you choose to major in, and you need to have good work ethic. The luxury of a free education and the warm environment you came from in high school abruptly changes while attending college.

If I would go back in time I would know exactally what to tell myeslef. I realized I put off applying for college and scholarships and it ruined everything. I would tell myself to apply for schools now in order to go to the school of your dreams. It will be worth it becasue you will get to experience something new. Also I would tell myself to get a head start of college scholarships becuase they can make a big difference with helping to pay for tutition. I would tell myself to enjoy your senior year with your friends because you may not see them anymore. While you are having fun focus on your grades, you want your GPA to be the best it can be. If you can make these things happen, you will have a great college experience. Good Luck!

Well the transition was no problem. I graduated from an early college high school where our junior and senior years were spent on a college campus. On campus we enjoyed the same courses and facilities as any full-time college student. It was a great experience. The amount of freedom and responsibility that is given to you is something you cannot teach and I am glad that I got a firm understanding of that prior to being a full time college student. So essentially, I was used to the pace of college. But if I were able to go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to take more college courses and take over the SATs. Reason being I was pressured about my credits not transferring so I did not bother taking anymore. I was one course away from a full term of study as a college student. Ironically all my credits transferred. I would also tell myself to take the SAT’s over again because I realize it is your second shot. If your grades are poor, this will subsequently make you more of a candidate at a greater institution.

I would tell myself to apply to as much colleges as possible. I would advise to study hard on the SATs because college primarily look at those scores first.

Education is a right and a great privilege. To obtain a high level of education is to obtain freedom. Less than 100 yrs ago African American people were not granted the right to have a proper form of education. Keeping them literally mentally enslaved. For me, having access to better myself, and invest in my future is a great honour. I am doing something my forefathers could't do. Education is the great divider of wealth vs. poverty, freedom vs. bondage. Nothing feels better than knowing you have accomplished a goal that you have set forth for yourself. Being certified in a field of study is like winning loto. You have beaten the odds and you can’t help but feel immensely proud of yourself. Getting to that point where you never thought you would reach makes you want to celebrate and keep pushing forward. You would be surprised at the quality of conversation you have with people, and the manner in which you carry yourself. The respect you hold for others you have “made it”, and how you find yourself encouraging others who are also at a crossroads to not give up and stay focused on their dream.

if i could go back to high school as a senior i would tell myself to be more focued and think like a college student even though you are not one as yet. i would tell myself to get acustomed to reading long chapters in books and be prepared to write a lot more than i am now in high school., there is not a lot of time to play around becuase as you get more towards your major in college, things are going to get a lot harder than they seem as a freshman. making the transition from high school to college is some what emitional becuase you are introduced to new surroundings, but if you make a lot of friends in your classes and try to get together when you are to study things will be easier on you and your grades will show it. the advice i will give myself is to get to know your professors be their best friend , sit in the front of the class and be attendtive and focus on what really matter. your career is the thing that is driving you to move beyond college, nothing else.

There is a saying that; “You are never too late and never too old to improve yourself regardless where you are in life”. Approaching age forty, I thought my chances of starting over my academic life were slim; my views to what I expected of college were very narrow; however, after walking through the doors of Medgar Evers College, I became exposed to more knowledge and understanding than I could ever have anticipated. I have comprehended the art of thinking, speaking and writing critically, how to converse intelligently with a much more diverse group of people, and have covered courses which has given me great indebt information that can be beneficial towards my future goals. Therefore, I have no regrets in attending college at my current age, and I am very proud that I have what it takes to succeed at life, and for this, I am very grateful to Medgar Evers College for impacting my first semester so profusely.

What I have gotten out of my college experience is the way to connect with others and grow as an individual. I have learned that everyone in college is advancing their knowledge based on the layout of the university requirements. This allows tons of people to meet and greet someone that they never thought or considered ever meeting before. This allows us to start networking for the first day we walk through the door onto the campus of university. We usually are scheduled to meet with an admission advisor who gives us our first assignment of completing this many classes in this time period or semester. We learn as we start our classes that college is what you make of it and you and only you hold the keys to your success. College is valuable to attend because we later on in life learn that everything we have experience from college is like getting your first job. We network from the time you enter the building and are greeted by receptionist, you have your initial interview, and then are given your job duties in which you are in charge of your success.