Kaplan University-Davenport Campus Top Questions

What should every freshman at Kaplan University-Davenport Campus know before they start?

Hailey

I would advise myself to keep on track, to complete all my assignments, and to be the best student that I could have been. Although, it is important to have a social life, do not let it control your life, your grades, your decisions. Stay away from people that want to pressure you into something you would never do on your own accord. Put your 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} into everything you do and you will go far. Choose homework over going out and partying. You are entitled to a little fun and a social life, however, before you can have this enjoyment, make sure all assignments are complete. Be active in your schools clubs, sports, and volunteer activities, this will provide you with more scholarship opportunities. Read more books without being assigned to do so. Be prepared to pull all-nighters for homework. Study more, play less. Have fun, but work hard. Oh how I wish I knew then what I know now.

Brittiany

Going into college as a freshmen I would suggest not letting anything deter you from your studies. There is no sense in putting off for tommorrow what can be done today. Always strive for excellence, becuase the hard work pays off. It helps to surround yourself around a great support system also. Networking, and study groups area must if one intends to succeed. Last but not least, realize a social life can come much later, prioritize your time. Remeber to always practice gret study habits, while the more you interact with professsors the more beneficial it will be.

callie

Go to college before you have kids and keep working hard. Life is so worth the hard work and the years spent on gettting that college education. College is just as fun and hard as people say. You make some greaat friends and there are so more people and groups that are there to help you succeed. Take full advantage of their help and kindness. They are truly sincere and great people.

Kellymarie

Don't be afraid to branch out and try new things. Gain as much experince as you can. It is going to take you a little longer to figure out what you want to do with your life but when you do it will be something that not many other people can say they dared to dream of doing. Trust yourslef even when fear starts to set in. If you aren't afraid then you have nothing to lose. Rememebr since childhood you felt you were meant for big things and you have found it. Turst in it and trust in yourself regardless f what you encounter you will accomplish your goals.

Darshia

I would tell my high school self to stick to my guns. Do not let anyone alter the plans that you have for your life. Anything is attainable as long as you set realistic goals.

Jerilee

I would have made a lot of changes back then. I would tell myself that I need to grow up. I need to decide what I want to do in life and decide quick. life is just a flash before the eyes and before you know it, it's gone. Look at me now I am twenty-eight years old and going back to school, I will be in my thirties before I get a decent degree, almost fourty before I get my master's degree. I could have gotten it in my twenties. Life is too short to waste it, education is important, knowledge is vital and it is the key to everlasting life.

Debra

I would say stay in school and get your college degree. This would be something in my family that no one else has done. It’s never too late for me and I’m in the process of making my dream come true, I wish I had done it a lot sooner. I would have done the opposite of what my parents told me to do, that’s something that has messed me up now. Take more risks in my life and career. Do it and don't be afraid. I’ve always had to play it safe and that lead to little success in my life, but if I had taken more risks and more leaps, who knows how my life could have turned out. I should have change my uptight attitude and live a little more to be able to enjoy the experience. I have never fit in right and I always end up being a loner. Loose my reclusive behavior because it hasn’t help me grow socially. I hope in my late teens or early twenties, I will look at this thread in my life and get inspired and be inspired by others regarding this advice.

Meghann

Ther advice that i would give myself as a teenager is that do what makes you comfortable and not rush into choices that you do not understand. I know that I rushed through the schools that i choose and went with the one that i feel was the best at. I hope one day i will learn from that. i also would like to advise myself that its better to think clearly with the decision then to make a hasty one.

Shannon

I would advise myself, to buckle down and take my education seriously. I would make sure that I stress how important education is and the benefits in which I can have by obtaining my education. I would compare the salaries that a High School graduate makes compared to the salary of a College graduate. Making sure that I completely understand the importance of me furthering my education and the ways it will come to affect my life and my way of living in general. I would stress that once obtained my education is something no one can ever take away from me. It would be very important that I understood that having a college degree could change my life forever for the good. In doing so I would be able to afford things that I never dreamed of, I would be able to accomplish goals and dreams that I never foreseen happening. Obtaining my degree will allow me to live with financial stability and security something I have never known, not even as a child. I would stress the way I would be able to provide for myself and my family in ways I only dreamt of in the past.

Jeffery

Remember why you came to school education is more important then social events. Work as hard as you can Monday - Friday Read before class and step away from friends when you need to study. TIME IS MONEY