Mayville State University Top Questions

Don't get caught up in the partying and drama that can happen when you are independent and on your own. It may seem like the cool thing to do at the time and may seem like you have a lot of friends; but when the parties stop, you will realize that you dug yourself a big hole that is very hard to climb out of and more than likely those people that you thought were your friends won't be there to help or support you. Your entire future and your future children's future depend on your success; don't mess it up.

If I could go back in time, I would be full advice to give myself. I would start off with telling myself to be careful and take responsibility seriously. It's easy to get behind on homework when friends are constantly coming in your room and not leaving until the early hours of the morning because there's noone to kick them out. I would also say to fill out as many scholarships as I could. I only filled out a couple in my school, which helped a lot, but I could've had my entire year paid for if I would've filled out more scholarships. Overall, I would tell myself that college is wonderful and as long as you are responsible, it can be the best time of your life.

If i could go back in time to talk to myself as a high school senior the advice that i would give myself is to make sure i know what i pland on majoring in collgege. Because if you take to many classes you will end up with to many credits and that can give you problem with financial aid in the future, plus the more you know about what you pland on becoming the faster it is for you to start working.

Study and ask questions. Get the help you need and go to college right after high school instead of waiting 20 years. Get as much education you can and find internships in your field to get experience.

Looking back I would give the High School me the advice of embracing the dorm life. They really aren't that bad and it gives you a chance to meet many of the students on campus in a relaxed environment. I would also tell myself to just be me, get involved, and not judge the other people until I get to know them. Embrace all of the different places and backgrounds the students have came from. I would also make sure that I knew that being a college athlete is beyond worth it! I have made so many amazing friends from being on the team who have now become my sisters. I would tell myself that being apart of a team makes you apart of a family and helps tremendously in adjusting to life away from everyone and everything you grew up with.

I would tell myself how important it is to start your college education as soon as you possibly can. After not attending for years the transition is way harder to deal with. I would tell myself how much better it is to go to college right after high school, while you are the same age as most of the students. It is way easier to keep your studies going if you continue to complete your schooling by going to college. There are so many more options for a recent high school graduate than an adult student. I would tell myself the only way to advace in a career today is to have a degree or two or a masters in a certian area. I will tell me about all the jobs job searching and worthless employment opportunities that arose in my life becuase I did not go to college. I would finish lecturing myself by explaining how much more work it is to go to school now that I am older, and how many opportunities I missed out on becuase I did not finish my schooling at the correct time in my life.

I would try harder to learn how to study. It doesn't sound like a tough task, but a person needs to know how to study for long periods of time when attending college. Some of the big exams take many hours to prepare for the test and in high school we didn't have things like that. I would try to slowly work myself into study my notes more often than just before tests. It is a lot easier to look through the notes a little bit each day than to cram and try to learn of the information two days before the test. In high school I would always cram for tests, but now that I have gotten into the swing of things in college I have learned to look over things much in advance of the test date.

I would tell myself that going to class matters because about half of what the teacher says in class ends up on the test, to be brave and ask the teacher for help if you don't understand something, and to ask the tutors to meet up and have a session. That's what they are there for! I would let myself know that money is going to be scarce, that you need to find cheap and affordable fun, and to get a job as soon as you get there. I would tell myself that mom and dad will be just fine without you; That this is YOUR time to move on and figure things out for yourself. Yes, you're going to get knocked down. Stand back up and keep walking because things have to get harder before they get better. And lastly, I would tell my senior self that this is it. This is the start of an entirely new beginning. Strap on your helmet and let's get rockin'!

If I could go back in time and tell myself something as a high school senior I would tell myself not to worry so much. I remember working myself up about classes and how hard they would be, making friends or, even scarier, not making friends. I was so terrified of coming to college that I forgot to be excited about it. Classes are not scary and it was just like having new classes in high school; nothing too foreign or scary. Making friends was sas super easy so I would tell myself not to worry about it and just be myself. I would tell myself to relax and be excited instead of worrying over every little thing because it put a damper on my transition to being on my own and I wish I wouldn't have been so worried before I got here.

Establish what is most important to you, and make that a priority. What I value most in my life is my faith in Jesus Christ. I realize that many individuals who confess to be christians fall away from their faith during their first year of college. That's not a statistic anyone should want to be in. So I guess some advice I would give for myself would be to apply what I learned in all my classes at the Association Free Lutheran Bible School , into my everyday life. I learned so much in my two years there, but I feel I could have learned more had I taken more time in my school work. Another piece of advice I would give myself would be to get started on reading assignments early, and not wait to cram the information shortly before it is due.