Lycoming College Top Questions

If I were to go back in time to the Spring of 2007, on the verge of my high school graduation, I would have a lot to say to my high school self. Unfortunately, my high school self, much like many high schoolers, knew it all; no one could tell 17-year-old Vickey anything. However, I would stress to her how painfully important it is to make every effort to investigate the financial strain a college education will cause future Vickey. My biggest piece of advice to my high school self would be: make scholarship applications a part-time job. It is imperative to never pass up an opportunity to earn money towards the most vital investment of your life, and unfortunately, it will not be easy paying this investment back without a little bit of help. I would like to give my high school self some insight on my future self - the one who is currently trying to make up for time lost and apply for scholarships to pay for these hefty loans. High school self - please, please be wise in your financial decisions. You will be upset with yourself in the future; I promise.

Try to look into as many scholarships as you can and keep your grades up.

If I could go back and give advice to myself as a high school senior I would insure myself that I will fit in to college life just fine. That I would make a lot of friends that will probably be my closest friends forever. I would tell myself that I will be homesick but to the point that I would want to leave and come home. I would tell myself not to worry about any of this because it will all fall nicely into place.

Going back in time, I am not sure I would change anything. I was going to say becoming a resident student sooner (before senior year), but then I wouldn't have made friendships with some of the other commuter students whom I ment during my junior year of college. If I would have known what I do now and would have done just one thing differently, the whole experience would have been changed and I am not sure I would have liked the outcome as good as the current one. I would have gotten my campus job sooner though...I like working in the security office.

Though I am just beginning only my second semester of college, I have learned so much in so little time. College has already showed me that if I want anything I have to work hard for it. It is not easy to resist temptation such as partying or hanging out with my friends. Yet, I have learned that the more you resist temptation, the more work you get done which leads to better grades. College has been so valuable for me for it has helped in the process from being a teenager to an adult. College has helped me become more independent because I do not have my parents there to make sure that I wake up on time for school and to make sure that all of my work is done. I have to be self-reliant in college for the simple fact that my parents are not there. In the end, college will be the reason why I am successful and independent in life.

I've learned so much already about making friends and balancing school work with fun. My classes teach the fundamentals of hard work, and being here is such an experience. Everyday it's something new, and I'm really learning to stand on my own two feet and lean less on parents or anyone else. Being in college is about finding myself, and learning to be independent, and I really think Lycoming provides a safe and healthy atmosphere for me to do so. I love it.

Be more open and active in college it is a one time experience that you don't want to regret in the long run.

If I could go back in time as a high school senior knowing what I know about college life now I would give myself one important piece of advice. I would communicate to myself the necessity to apply to the #1 college of my choice and to not assume anything, but rather "get all the facts" before selecting the college I was going to attend. I failed to "get all the facts" before making my college selection. I thought my #1 college choice (a private college) was a place where only kids whose parents had a lot of money could attend. I made the mistake of choosing and attending a particular university because it was less expensive. After one semester I was academically sucessful (3.5 GPA); however, personally miserable. Everyday I kept thinking about how much I really wanted to be at my #1 choice college. At the conclusion of my first semester I applied and was accepted at my #1 choice college. In addition to my acceptance, I was awarded an academic and music scholarship which essentially made the cost of both colleges in the same "ball-park". Hindsight, is always 20/20.

There are so many things that come to mind when i think about going back in time and changing, but since that's not possible i can't and i know i have to live with the choices that I made and learn from them, but if i could i will tell myself to always be focused and remember what you want in life, don't get distracted with then fun of friends, and girls because there will be plenty of time for that later, i would tell myself to think twice a lot and think hard when you do, i would tell myself to keep my eye on the prize which is getting a degree and i would say you'll do fine because family will always have your back with whatever you do and will help you as much as they can and never forget it...and i think that is i would say to myself but i wouldn't trade the life i lived i've learned a lot been threw a lot and the experiences i have had have made me into the person i am but i know that things happen for a reason

I would tell myself to not allow others to influence your college path. Just do what you want to do. Do what you know is what you want.