Grambling State University Top Questions

Dear Self, Stay focused on what's important and learn everything you possibly can. Read more often and manage your funds accordingly. This is money you will have to pay back and if you don't graduate, you've wasted time and money. Remember you have yourself to depend on to make it out of this low class social statis. Stay focused and maintain a steady relationship with your professors and mentors. And remember there's nothing you cant achieve.

Get use to hard long nights, meeting people who are ginuine and some who are just around you because of what you can do for them. Never say what you will not do because you might miss out on a lot of oppotunities from that mindset. This is college you need to enjoy every little bit of it while you can and take no moment or person you meet fro granted.

My advice to 16 year old April is that everything you do now determines how well you are prepared and will perform in college and afterwards. If you do not set priorities and consistent routines college will be difficult. April, you don't study unless you see that you will not make a good grade on a test. Studying is about more than passing a test; it is about setting a routine to gain valuable knowledge on a consistent basis. You must undestand that working hard makes life easier. You are graduating in the middle of your senior class and you graduated at the bottom of your college class. Now that you are applying for graduate school, choices are limited and most acceptance is on a provisional basis. Life is harder. Do the work now, research the areas you have interested in and do the jobs that make you happy. Oh, and find a good husband at college!

If I had the opportunity to go back in time to talk to myself as a high school senior, the best advice I would give myself is to know that the future looks bright for you as long as you remain on track and stay focus. Youa re a great student with so much potential and as long as you keep a level head, you will accomplish your goals. It is great that you are studious and have great study habits. Please don't lose those; you will need them in the coming years as you have to prepare those twenty page double-spaced papers, do group projects, and have class discussions, and complete exams. You can be whatever you desire as long as you work hard and do your best in all of your endeavors. I'm glad you don't major in the minors and because you have a calm deameanor, you will be able to adapt and adjust in whatever situation you are place. Move forward with tenancity and courage. You future has a bright shining light awaiting for you to step into it.

Giving advice to my high school self, I would say have your priorites in place. Priorities were difficult for me to manage in college due to band and other extra-curricular activities. As a high senior I should have taken advantages of AP and dual enrollment coures so that will be able to stay ahead. It is ok to have fun in college, but the number reason is to obtain an education. Hanging out with friends and going to parties was not going to give me the grade I needed in order to pass the class. All in all, as graduating top ten percent of my class and making a smooth transition into college, the only advice i can give my high school self is to remain focus and choose your friends wisely because it is easy to get detiered the wrong way.

First, I would definitely have to tell myself what time travel is like. On a more serious note; I would tell myself this advice I wish I had way before senior year. Maya Angelou once said, "when someone shows you their true self, believe them." It has stuck with me ever since. Everyone that I called friend, is no longer with me because not everyone is meant to last a lifetime, some are just for the current season. It cant be winter in July and as a senior I didnt realize that. I had so many oppurtnuities that were missed because of whom I called friend, and it wasn't until my mid-freshman year of college that I started getting my life back on track. Now I am gaining back my blessings and working twice as hard to stay focused. The transition is hard and you have to be careful because if you didnt know yourself then, now in college you can fall for anything. College is truly a growth and development period in life. Therefore, I would tell myself, it's not what anyone else has for you, it's what God has for you that matters.

If I went back to my senior year of high school I would tell myself that I need the extra year to prepare myself. Dont graduate after 3 years spend the time with your friends because once you get to college you dont have much time for your frends becuase of all the studying that you wil be required to do. I would also tell myself that you need to learn how to take better notes and write in short hand because the docters dont wait for you to move on. I want myself to learn that you need to get out and make friends, so go to the dances and have some fun. Dont just stay in your room all the time! Live the life you are supposed to live.

If I could go back in time I would tell myself to use my God-given talents and abilities to be successful. Take pride in what you do and have a passion to provide service to others. Don't be one dimensional, perform well @ it all. Never represent without authority to represent. Don't ask a person to do anything you haven’t, couldn’t, or wouldn’t do! Stand for honesty, integrity, hard-work, and family. Do excellent work every day & be open to ideas of others. Always do your homework and your chores before doing anything else. When you have a good heart, stay committed and focused on what is right and honest, everything will come to you. I impress people for what you can do. Remember birthdays, anniversaries, and other special days. When you do get attention you want to show people you deserve it. Never lose the desire to work hard, set goals, and achieve them. Successful people listen & nothing of value comes without being earned starting with small things adding up to big things. Lastly, if you have two eyes, two hands, & two feet, you have all that the greatest of men ever had.

I would tell myself to start off at a four your university and make good grades your freshman yyear so you can join clubs and other organization your somophore year.

The essential advice I would give to myself is: "Don't be afraid to take the giant leap." This means that you should not hesitate when it is time to live life out loud and have fun. Meet new people. Network more efficiently. Keep the important and influential individuals in your corner. It is imperative that you realize that you have a voice. So use it! Speak up when you have ideas. Do not limit your friend circle to people who have a similar background and history as yourself. The whole idea of college is to come into contact with people of different walks and backgrounds. Laugh more! Don't take the negative aspects of college so seriously that they begin to damper your experience. Make sure that fun is involved with everything you do: learning, socializing, studying, eating, etc. You only get to experience the "true" undergrad life once! So live it up! Do everything that you probably won't be able to get away with once you've graduated into the real world. Now is the time to make the mistakes. Then, you learn from them. That's my advice to myself as a high school senior.