Kent State University at Trumbull Top Questions

The most pretentious advice I could give myself if I were to go back in time to my high school ssenior year would have to be to think long and hard about my study habits. I have found that in college the necessary study habits to succeed demolish the lack of effort I displayed in high school. Also, another bit of advice would be to weigh all options of career choices and what major to declare as the courses for all are different. Lastly, I would tell myself to mature in the fact that college is inevitably required to obtain a career these days, therefore priorities should have changed before I graduated in order to condition myself for that heavy task to come.

I would say that college is a whole different world. Nobody watches over you like in high school; no baby-sits you. I would also say because nobody baby-sits you, you have to work that much harder. On the brighter side, I would tell myself to get in the game and join clubs and activities, no matter if you are in a four year college of the local community college. Go out and learn something new, make new friends, and make the most of college life. Looking back, i did not and only kept to myself. If I could go back and change what I did, i would be involved in tons of stuff.

I would have told myself a long time ago that college is nothing like high school and no matter how easy high school may have seemed, you really need to apply yourself and be able to put in the time. I would also say that no matter how much your parents would force you to go and push you, do not go until you are ready because you will not take it seriously. You want to maximize your use out of taking the classes, because not only do you want to achieve excellent grades, college is very expensive. College is a great experience and in today's world it is crucial to have an education.

I would tell myself not to worry about it so much and to relax. I would also tell myself to not take a year off, even though it was nice to have a year to relax and not have to worry about school, it would have also been nice to already have a year out of the way.