Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Top Questions

My adivce would be look for scholarships. Outside scholarships are amazing and really can change the amount of out-pocket expenses. Also, try not to assume that grants will be there when you graduate from high school. Be careful of loans because debt out of college is extremely hard to pay off and will have for the rest of your life.

If I could go back in time and give advice to myself for preparing for college, I would have a lot to say from what I know now. I would tell myself to study more and work harder at your grades. I would also tell myself that looking for colleges can be fun and to not procrastinate as long as you possibly can. I am a very social person so I wouldn't have to "warn" them about the transition but I would say start talking to people about where they are looking to go to school because maybe they know of someone or themselves are going there also.

Becoming an undergraduate college student is not as easy as we all may assume as a high school senoir because, youhave to put in a lot of hard work and have to be focused on everything you do in class. One step could be to visit your school ask a professor if you can sit in class so you can get an idea of what it takes and how its going to be. Step two make sure you look for the right class's you don't want to take class's you don't need. Step 3 dont be afriad to ask for help from anyone that's why they are there. College is a fun experience but it also involves hard work so just be prepared and don't over stress.

If I could go back in time, I would have stayed home instead of going off to college. I didn't know what I wanted to do and I wasted time and money. I didn't know I had to focus in college because high school was such a breeze. I would have told myself I need to be dedicated, because now that I am a single mom of a two year old, things are much harder now. My life could have played out much differently if I had just been dedicated and I regret that very much.

I would tell my self to focus more in my classes. To work harder in my classes and to take more college classes over the summers. To go to all of my classes and to take them seriously. I would also tell myself to become more outgoing and to step out of my comfort zone. Not to go to the community college and to go straight to a 4 year college instead.

I would give myself the advice to get more help working on resumes. I think the biggest thing I would advise myself to do would to get assistance and or get out and do as much as possible to get college scholarships. They are not as easy to get as I had anticipated, and anything you can recieve makes a world of difference. Receiving scholarships make everything seem to work out and you don't need to worry about so much. I think that would be the best advice I could give my high school self.

If I could go back in time to my high school senior year, I would tell myself three things. One, learn to self-study. As of now I am a math and science tutor for my college and the major issue with students is that they have not learned to self-study in high school. I have found that in college you cannot learn the material without partially teaching yourself. Second, I would have told myself that I should not only volunteer in the field of work I am pursuing, but also job-shadow the people in that field. I have found that by volunteering or job-shadowing, it makes my resume better by giving me experience and hands-on knowledge of the degree I am pursuing (Chemical Engineering). Third and finally, I would advise myself to choose friends and aquaintances carefully becuase whom I hang out with or study with could potientially define who I am or who I become. Finding friends who keep me accountable for doing home work is great. If I knew in my senior year about self-study, volunteering, job shadowing, and picking the right friends, my life would be drastically different. Thanks so much!

Knowing what I know about college life now, I would love to be able to go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, just to tell myself to not stress, relax, and enjoy the ride. As a high school senior, I truly didn't know what was in store for me over these past two years. Back then, I had no idea that I would transfer twice after picking my original university to attend. Picking a college is such an exciting time, but as a student paying my own way through school, it soon became stressful when determining loans and payments, and trying to compact my education into the typical "four-year experience". Life eventually forced me to not rush school, which is the best thing that could have happened to me. I would love to be able to go back to my high school senior self and say to just take every hurdle as it comes. In the big picture, those speed bumps you encounter can only affect your college life if you dwell on them.

I would not give myself advice; I would just give myself some motivation and optimism. Senior year was rough because of how busy I was, how hard I worked, and how many friend I lost. I would just inform myself that the hard work will pay off and the friends I make in college will be more special than the friends I had in high school.

Although this seemed to be an unaccomplishable year with all my wrongs and mistakes , they have been the greatest use for me to improve for years to come and contributed to change my frame of mind from when I had entered college. Yet if I could give myself advice back in high school when I was a senior I would tell myself to stay focused, do not be afraid or embarrassed to get help on the things you do not understand because teachers do care if you understand the material, always remember the hard work you put in to getting where you are and continue to give school your all, and most importantly never stop to compare yourself to your peers. Your peers may have had what seems to you to be better experiences and opportunities but what you have gone through is just as important and the difference from what they went through will put you at an advantage for lots of things that will be thrown your direction.