DeSales University Top Questions

I would tell myself to pick a career that I am passionate about and am willing to work towards. I need to learn how to balance and organize a schedule. To remember to take every opportunity, and always do my best. The real world will thow curveballsbut to always fight towards a goal. To not let my nerves make decision but my brain.

Some advice I would give my high school self is don’t be afraid to do things yourself such as taking advanced classes for art and learn to overcome my shyness. I would also tell myself that I should not have rushed my self stubborn and afraid to find a major that I could do best at. Atleast to had researched a head of time which could have kept me from becoming overwhemed and brought GPA down.

After completing two years of college, there are some things that I would have done differently as a high school senior had I known what was coming. When I was in high school, my grades were everything and they still are, but I wish I would have given myself more free time to hang out with friends and family and enjoy life more. Along with this, I would have told myself to manage my time better so that I could get all my work done and have a little free time. Then when I would get to college, I would be ready to buckle down and get to work because college is no joke, much harder, and what your future depends on. Also, I would tell myself to start looking for a summer job because college is expensive, and since I’m paying the tuition, I need money. One last thing would be to be more open to different experiences because in college, you meet many different types of people with different lifestyles. As a result, I would tell myself to explore new things and embrace the differences.

I would advise myself to separate myself from those at home. I got into a relationship at the end of my senior year, and it held me back my first year of college. I was stuck going home almost every weekend and really missed out on some awesome memories. Now that I stay at school all the time I have had the time of my life. I made more friends and have started my own life here. I would also advise myself to worry more about my classes. I thought freshmen year would be easy and I didn't need to stress too much about grades just yet. I was wrong; and now I'm trying to catch back up. I dont regret anything, but I would do things differently if I had the chance to go back in time.

I would advise myself to do even better in high school and develop my skills for standardized tests because colleges use SAT results as well as class rank to determine the amount of financial aid one recieves in college. Know yourself and trust yourself in what you believe you want to do in life. College is all about discovery, but you want to go into college with a strong backbone in what you want to do and accomplish in college. I always knew the health care field was for me. But it wasn't until recently that I knew exactly what field I wanted to be a part of. My plans for college however worked better than expected. I'll graduate with two degrees in a minor in 5 years (Biology, Nursing, and Chemistry minor). So, although one should know what they want to do, understand that circumstances do change and all things will work out for the best. So don't stress, just do your best.

Just go with your gut. You may second guess your decision a little, ut you'll ultimately pick the college that best fits you life.

Don't stress so much! It will all seem so scary and intimidating in the beginning but you will make tons of friends that will last a life time. School work will get tough but your friends and family will pull you through. Just have a little faith in yourself and don't be afraid to talk to teachers if you aren't getting things in class.

Get a job and start saving the money for DeSales and don't take biology!

I would tell myself to save my money instead of spending it on frivolous stuff. I would also tell myself to take not take dumb classes my senior year. Cooking was a great class, but anatomy would have been a much better choice. Moreover, my school offered the opportunity to stay overnight at the school which I should have done.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself not to worry. The middle of senior year for me was stressful, as I’d applied to all my colleges but was not yet sure of where I was going to go. This is hard for me as I don’t like not knowing what’s going to happen. But now I know that, although natural, my worry was naïve because God has a plan for my life and He is always going to guide me on the right path as long as I trusted in Him. Although choosing a college can be very stressful, and students often wonder if they’re making the right decision, they should know that if they have worked hard and have been accepted into a good school which they like, they will be happy and thrive there. It is definitely a different world than high school, and every stage of life has its challenges, but it also has great benefits and joys as well. College used to seem so foreign to me but now it has become my home and I love it.