Macon State College Top Questions

What i have gotten out of my college experience has been a lot. I have learned that education is the most important thing in life one can have. I understand why now so many people fought for educational rights. I love my learnings from Macon State College. Being here has taught me so much. Macon State has Taught me that i can and will succeed in life. The course work is very understandable and the proffesors make it very interesting and exciting. Once i graduate as an undergraduate, i intend on coming back to Macon State for thier graudate program. All the things i have learned here at this college will take ma a long way in life, far beyond the class room. This has been cuch a good college, i have encouraged others to attend. Overall this is a very good school and thank everyone who help make this college successful.

I began attending Macon State College after I had my daughter. I've learned that with great support anything is possible. Since chosing to attend this college I have had a happier life. My institutional GPA is a 3.49. I have wonderful instructors who try their hardest to meet your needs while making sure you learn what they're teaching. They're also very active in future advancement, whether thats career, educational, or both. I've done lots of volunteer work and leadership work with a campus organization. I've learned that I can do much more than I thought possible. I'm more focused. I know now that the sky's the limit. I plan on using all that I've learn to enroll in a MBA program and advance in my career.

I finish high school in 1978. So with me going back to school now has been a overwhelming experience, but a good one. I had to learn how to deal with younger students, very playful and loud students. But I am managing it. I have great teachers. I have a 4.00 GPA, so my school has taught me a new career. At our school Francis Tuttle we have both High School Students and Adult Students, which make it better for us to co exist. At school and home. I am very Thankful To God for this oppunity to go back to school.

I've gotten a broader outlook.

I have achieved a higher sense of purpose attending college. Before going to college I felt like I did not have a solid direction to travel in. Now I am working on my Master's degree with a desire to get my PhD.

My first time attending college was the fall after my high school graduation. I didn't take school as serious as I should have. At the time being a "B" average student was good enough for me. After 3 semesters I found myself bored with school and decided to take some time off. Now that I have returned to college after taking a few years off I realize just how important my education is. I am an "A" student now with a 4.0 GPA. I care about my schoolwork and view it as a representation of myself. My academic achievements have helped me to become more confident. I also have better self-esteem these days. I have a great appreciation for the hard work that my Professors do. Perhaps one day I will be a teacher myself.

Since I've been at Macon State College my self-esteem has increased more since anytime in my life. I have learned that I can achieve goals past my greatest expectations. These goals I am writing about are mainly about mathematics. I have learned how good it feels to learn things I used to think was beyond my capacity. As a result of my successes and the endless efforts of tutors and professors at the school, I have learned the value of my volunteering to help children that are experiencing the same thoughts of hopelessness and lack of ability to learn. I have decided to dedicate my life to the service of children. Whether it be in a home for the orphans or traveling to a less fortunate nation. I want to be involved in advancing the human condition and circumstance.

When I graduated 12 years ago, I was completely unprepared for the commitment required for successful completion of college-level courses. Class attendance is required, but it is not enough to ensure success. You have to get to know your advisors, your department dean, and, maybe most importantly, the secretaries who act as go-betweens with those in positions to assist you. If you are given set requirements to complete in order to receive the information you require, do everything you are asked. Most of the departments on campus seem to open doors readily to any who successfully complete these requirements, regardless of the quality of the information you actually provide.

If I could go back in time and give myself advice about college, I would notify myself on how hard English 1101 is and that the professors are going to treat me as an adult. English 1101 is a coarse of essays. In high school, we rarely wrote essays unless we were preparing for a standardized test. In college classes, essays are second nature. My English professor, Dr. Nancy Bunker, was hard at first but she made me realize that writing essays should not be something that i dread doing and that the writing should come natural. Also, there is no more teachers trying to force you to do the work that they assign to you. In high school, the teachers stressed to us that we had to do the work. In college, the professors do not tell you more than once to do what they assign to you. It is your grade that is at stake, not theirs. So from that aspect, college is completely harder because I have to force myself to do the work or fail my classes.

If I had the chance to go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would take it in a heartbeat. Knowing now that college is a lot more laid back becuase the people who are there actually want to be there, I would tell myself to focus on my schoolwork and grades. College is also quite expensive, and because of my actions in high school I am currently paying for it out of pocket. I would be sure to relay that information to my high school self, stressing that grades are more important in the long run than I thought back then. Just hold out now, and you will not regret it.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a highschool senior. I would tell myself about challenges of switching to college such as the workload, and I also would give him some tips on saving money on books ,it really helped me out my two semesters of college, I would also tell myself about some of the workshops that help entering college freshman make the transition to college life.

I would have made myself take Advanced Placement classes as well as enroll in the Accell program the first semester like I did the second semester of high school. I would highly recomend to myself to apply for scholorships because there is no way I/you will qualify for the Pell Grant, dad makes too much money.

I would tell myself to remember the reason you are going to school. When I attended my first year of college many years ago at a larger university, I let myself get wrapped up in the fast paced social scene and lost focus of the real reason I was at school. After receiving some very bad grades I decided to quit school and join the work force. After years in the work force I realized that the biggest mistake I ever made was quitting school, and came back. Now I am attending a smaller college, but I am much more mature then I was originally. I also now have a plan for what I am doing, and know how to manage my time between work, school, and social life much better. I would let myself know that completing a college education at times might not be as fun as socializing, but it is a far more rewarding experience in the end.

I would tell myself to not be afraid of change. I would choose a college that not only suited my future career, but my personal life. Also, listen to others that are around you. Not to mention, it is important to focus on your studies; however; do not dedicate your whole time to them. Be able to have some free time when neccessary.

In your first year, apply full time but only take a couple of difficult classes to start with. Take too many and you'll find yourself with a low gpa which makes it difficult to transfer while all your friends are leaving to find bigger and better things. Not to mention your parents dont have the money unless you get hope, which u didn't get, so stay strong and the second year won't be spend digging yourself out of a hole. Friends are important but your future comes first... don't lose sight of that.

If I was able to go back into the future and tell myself advice I wou,ld most likely made sure that I tell myself to study harder and apply for more scholarships so that I did not have to worry about paying my tuition. I would also wish to tell myself to looking into my future better and see what it is that I really wanted to become so that I had a better mind set of what I wanted for a career.