Hamline University Top Questions

The biggest thing i have learned is to manage my time. This has helped me greatly with juggling two jobs and classes, this also helps my percrastination problem. I am learning to just get things done early rather than later. I am also a very shay person, but through High school and college experiances I have learned to be a bit more out going. Even though I am still learning how to be more opened, I have learned that being to timid will get me no where.

Since I haven't started my college experience, I'll write about what I hope to get out of it and why I found it valuable to go back to school. I really hope to be able to take every opportunity that comes my way and make as many connections as possible. I want to reflect on my experiences when I get older and not regret leaving any stone unturned. I don't want to look back at my life with fear of things left undone, which is why I am going back to school at 27. I am hoping that I will find a path that is rewarding and can drive me to keep exploring and growing for the rest of my life. Through college, I am not only looking to gain new skills but have my mind opened to new ideas and possibilities. I find it valuable to know what you are passionate about and do that thing for as long as possible and this is what I hope to accomplish with my education.

I would attend the school that gives me the most financial aid. I wanted to play hockey in college so that influenced my decision on where to attend college. I no longer play hockey. I had another private school in Minnesota offer me more financial aid. I liked both schools equal. The other school took into consideration the tough classes I took in high school. Hamline didn't take that into consideration when figuring financial aid. I have been on the Dean List every semester at Hamline, met with the head of the business college but I've still been unable to get more money. I worked for a leasing company my freshman and sophomore years during the entire school year. The winter of my sophomore year I started my own fishing guide business. I was told by Hamline they would reward me because of my GPA and strong business sense. I have felt once they had me attending they didn't feel it was necessary to give me more money. I should've attended the school that offered me the most money in the first place and not worried about sports.

Knowing what i know about college life and making tranition, the advice that i would give myself is to take that step into college life and take advantege of a higher learning and go for my dreams and goals while i am in college. Things in life are not always given to you it has to be earned and going to college , studing and learning to the best of your ability is something that no one can take from you and it is something that you have earned. Your course of study is very important making sure of the major your goining to study is what you want to do don't wait to the last moment to change majors . Work close with your advisors and to use all the resourses yuo have to help you while in college. Have fun while in college, but don't lose focous on your what you are in school for . Having a college education is a gold that i wish that every one would reach for in life. As the commercial says for the United Negro Found " A mind is a terrable thing to waste". Enjoy the college life and have fun.

Having spent enough time at my chosen college to fill out the paperwork to transfer to another, I definitely feel that I have a better grasp on college existence than I did last year. Had I the opportunity to give myself a few words of wisdom, I'd have said merely, "Do as you want to do, keeping in mind who you are, what you've done, and where you're headed," which sounds terribly vague and utterly unhelpful. As much as I believe in aiding others with the wisdom we've acquired, I've found that some things must be stumbled across on one's own. I know that Concordia isn't the right school - too close to home, hypocritical emphasis on a motto that doesn't mean anything - but having not known that a year ago gave me an experience you'll never hear me regret. What's important to me now - meeting new people, experiencing city life, immersing myself in a psychology department that knows what it's doing - isn't the same as it was a year ago, but the trip from there to here taught me things that can't be merely spoken, but acquired.

apply sooner to Hamline so I could have gotten more financial aid, and work more in high school so I could have had more money.

Apply to more colleges

No matter how scary applying is and how excited you are to graduate, always try and keep focus and know that you can do it!

I would tell myself to develop better study skills early on and apply for as many scholarships as possible!

Don't be afraid to be the smart one. It helps you and others learn. You also ask questions that others have. Hamline teachers have been good about answering in a helpful way thus far. Oh, and step out of your box or just make it bigger!