Francis Marion University Top Questions

I would tell myself enjoy the journey and take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way. And when the hard times come, take a step back and focus on the end goal. And when things go your way be grateful to those that help you get there and always, always remeber them.

To stay foucus and not allow anything or anyone to distract you from your goal.

If I could go back and give myself advice as a high school senior, I would tell myself to truly choose the college that was best for me. I made the mistake of picking my first university for the wrong reasons; as a result I ending up transferring after my first year. I did not choose the first university I attended because it was a strong academic institution, I could see myself happy there for four years, or because I liked what the college stood for. I chose it because it was close to home and I was scared to make one of the toughest decisions in my life, which was to select a college that was out of state away from family . I am fortunate to have now found what I consider to be the institution for me here at Francis Marion University.

As a new college student the most important thing is to be organized. College is not as structured as high school and most of the work is done outside of class. When you are only in the classroom a few hours a day, remaining time is study time. This new concept that you are not in school for seven to eight hours a day is difficult to get used to and requires much focus. Setting certain times to work on assignments is very crucial to academic success. Usually you know several weeks ahead of time when an assignment is due; procrastinating is never a good idea and usually does not result in your best work. The best way to succeed on test and assignments is to work on it a little bit each day. Also most general education classes require a lot of reading possibly one to two chapters a week per class. This can be very time consuming and often unentertaining to the reader. I would suggest taking notes as you read so you can look back at them and also, to read for only one or two hours at a time to keep from getting overwhelmed and frustrated.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would let myself know that there are other ways to enter college. Rather than focus all my hopes on one or two schools, I would look at 2-year schools with transfer options to 4-year schools. The cost of a 2-year school is much less daunting than that of a 4-year school, and many 2-year schools offer great networking opportunities and chances to grow as a college student in a 'safe' environment, rather than be thrust into a busy 4-year school's campus. A 4-year college campus would be overwhelming for my high school senior self, and a 2-year school's low-key feel would be a great transitional tool to complete my college career.

the adive that i would give myself woudl be to get more involved with my high school. i think the more you become familiar with your high school and the peers around you it essential makes you a better student. overall, i would say my failure to communicate with others was a set back, but my I am strongly motivated now to be more involved with the 4 year college that i will attend in the future.

The advice I would give myself is to search more than one college. I would have an open mind and search many colleges that offer my major. I wouldn't choose a college that all my friends are attending to follow the crowd , yet i would venture out to see what college is best for me. I would participate in more community service activities and volunteer in my career interest field to see if that is what I actually want to do. If I could go back, I would have someone that is already enrolled in college to guide me in the direction that i need to go in to have a successful college life. Any opportunity that I had to visit a college campus, I would take that opportunity to get a feel of what that college life could possibly be like. I would do many thing different so that my college experience would be a little less complicated.

I would tell myself to learn good study habits. Even though high school seems easy and you don't think developing study habits is important, college is a completely different world. Your study habits are key to being successful in college. Also, learn how to manage your money and focus on what is important and not what you are going to do that weekend.

I really appreciate the small setting that Francis Marion offers. I feel that the smaller the classes the better education we students receive because it is easier and more likely that we will get one-on-one help from our teachers.

It is valuable to attend because it is a new learning experience for me.

College gave me the knowledge I needed to show me what I want to do with the rest of my life. Because of what I learned in college I am the first person in my family that is going to Graduate School and becoming a Professor at a college one day.

So far my college experience has been a great wake up call for me. Coming into college I had an outlook on college believing that it was going to be as easy as highschool. Boy was I wrong. Thank goodness, my professors were stern and honest and they let the whole class know that we were no longer children and that they only deal with adults. As time progressed I realized why I needed to be here. What I am recieving in college will stay with me for the rest of my life. When I got that realization thats when my education became of such value to me, priceless value. Now I hold my education close to my heart and I do not take it for granted. Even though my college experience will allow me to make a good living, I cannot shun away another very important consequence of a college experience. That is, knowledge is only the key to success, experience (college, life, field) is what unlocks the door of success. Thank You college experience!

My overall experience at Francis Marion University thus far has been great. As an Education major, I have learned a lot of valuable material that will follow me in my career path for the future. The professors here work with their students well and as a college student; I also value their dedication and hard work. Professors here are willing to go out of their ways to help students that are willing to ask questions and use their free time to seek help. Not only to mention the professors here on campus, but the campus itself is awesome. With my college experiences and the valuable time spent this thus far, I plan on taking the knowledge I learned from my classes as well as the assurance that I will be able to contact all my wonderful and helpful professors if I ever need anything in the future.

My college experience thus far has been an invaluable opportunity for me to learn and grow as a person and student. The knowledge I am learning through my coursework is setting a solid foundation for my education and work ethic that I will be able to use later in life. Because I attend a liberal arts univeristy, I have taken a variety of classes from art and music, to physics and genetics. Attending Francis Marion Univeristy has enabled me to become a well rounded student and become educated in various fields. I am so thankful to have been able to get the financial aid necesseary to attend this university. Without financial aid, I would not have been able to go to Francis Marion, or any other college. I will only be the second person in my family to graduate from college and I could not be more proud of myself, and I am so happy to make my family proud. My college experience has geared my focus and career goals, and I am now one step closer to achieving my goal of becoming a doctor.

I have made many friends in this town, and I did not think I would. I have experienced new perspectives on my future career through two different majors, and while there may be many professors that don't care, I have had the chance to meet several that do. Those professors and the people I have had the chance to come into contact with, both in my area of interest and otherwise, have helped me a great deal.

Well first off I'd like to start out by saying I didn't go straight into college after high school. I worked as a Commercial Electrician for the last nine years. When the job market started going down a lot of electricians lost jobs. My goal has always been to design electrical blueprints, but never knew where to start. One of the most valuable things i have gotten is the knowlage of how to uses drafting tools to design prints. Since taking my first class I draw prints for houses ill never see built. I take blank prints off the internet and design what i think the electrical system should be like. I am learning more everyday and look forward to the day when I have all the skills I need to draw these prints to standard.

I've learned that college can be so rewarding.

I am getting alot out of my college experience. Its such a transition from high school. There seems to be more help in college, at least to me. In high school my teachers were in such a rush to make us get the work . So it never really got explained that well, we only had time to learn the work one way. But in college I'm getting a chance to learn in various ways so the lessons are sticking much better.

So far my experience in college has been great. I feel a little overwhelmed sometimes because I am attending full time, and it is a lot of work, but I am enjoying it. I believe it is and has been valuable attending college not only to get my degree but also for myself. I feel good about myself. Like I am actually doing something and I am good at it, and when I am done I will be able to help people. I am looking forward to that. I am attending school at Columbus State Community College and I am in the MHCR-chemical dependency track to get my Associates. I plan to continue on to get my Bachelor's in Social Work. I love to help peole, this is like a calling for me.

I have learned some helpful studying practices. Before I went to FMU, I really didn't know how to really study but through the professors encouraging studying with groups in our classroom setting, I've grown tremendously. I started a study group with some of my colleagues, which all of us major in different areas of the business field, and through our study sessions, I was able to earn a B in Accouting and an A in Economics. I have also learned to balance my time there so I wouldn't be stressed out but still get what I needed to get done.