Miami Dade College Top Questions

If there were some technological advance or old mystic ritual that would grant me the ability to travel through time and meet my former self as a high school student I would look myself square in the eyes and slap some sense into me. Although this sounds absurd to the average reader I believe that anyone who has a good head on their shoulders but a lazy demeaner would understand exactly where I?m coming from. I did not devote the proper time, energy and (most importantly) enthusiasm to the pursuit of knowledge. I was mislead to believe that doing well in school meant performing the chore of receiving good grades. If I were to find myself, I would explain that education is a privilege and the key to living a fulfilled life, professional or otherwise. The act of obtaining and retaining knowledge is by far the most essential to our survival. I would make it painfully obvious through elaborate dialogue that information is sweet fruit given to us by the Gods themselves, made for us to devour shamelessly with the juices dripping down our chin and splattering onto anyone and everyone around you.

If was to go back when I was senior in high school, the best advice I would give to myself is to learn the art of time maanagement. You have more time on your hands in college because you only have a couple of classes per day. If one is not careful you will waste time and procrastinate your way to failing grades. One must be able to balance their time wisely, and don't make the workload pile up all at once. If I mastered time management better, I would have received my bachelors degree a long time ago.

If I could go back in time I'll definitively advice myself to focus on primary goals, to take a step at a time while learning how to prioritize between work, family and school. I would remind myself that life is a learning experience where I need to understand that failures and successes will make me stronger and wiser. Acknowledge that I must learn from my mistakes instead of complain about them. Learn how to embrace life. Discover ways to defeat all the obstacles in order to grow and become a bigger and better person. Most important of all, to never forget that life is too short and we must love, live, learn and enjoy every second of it.

Knowing what I know now about college I would advise myself to sign up and apply for every single scholarships that the school has to offer. I would advise myself to get a higher gpa and take the SAT and ACT to see what other options for colleges I would have had. I would've joined clubs and extra curricular activities so I could get money to pay for college. I would tell myself to study and apply myself harder with my school work.

If I were able to go back in time to advise myself about my future college life, I would give myself 3 important tips. My first tip would be to organize. In high school I wasn?t the most organized student, so I would want to tell myself f to prioritize what is important versus unimportant. Thus, avoid wasting time on unimportant tasks and work on the urgent duties at hand. My second tip is to focus. I would tell myself to focus more on my studies and put in the full effort rather than the half effort. Nevertheless my small effort was giving me A?s and B?s, I could only imagine that my grades would?ve been straight A?s if I were putting in full effort. My third and final tip would be to accomplish. I need to know that accomplishing what needs to be done is important in college and will allow me to continue undertaking more tasks therefore bringing about more opportunities for my future. If I follow through with practicing my tips this experience will then provide me with a headstart at college with already knowing what needs to be done to succeed.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would have told myself to get a job in a pharmacy so I would have more experience and love for my major. I would also tell myself to never slack off, no matter how lazy I may feel, never slack off. If I could go back I would also tell myself to stop playing around in class so much and take my grades and future more seriously. I would tell myself to get straight A's so I could be eligible for a Bright Futures Scholarship and maybe others. Being in college has made me realize how much not having a car sucks. With that said, if I could have gone back in time, I would have told myself to purchase a vehicle. No matter what the brand, just something that could run for a few years or so. I almost forgot the most important thing to me, but I guess we always save the best for last. If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself to stay in the word of God.

If I could give myself advice to myself from when I was a High School Senior, I would tell myself not to worry so much about the collage transition. Maybe I could tell myself plan I little more ahead and choose whats classes to take after the first term. I would also tell myself to fix my FAFSA Form- My Dad mistook a two for a four. That would have saved ALOT of trouble and drama form the years before. Also, to take my PS3in for a check up and to be carefull with my cellphone- having it die the night before collage started was not pleasent, nor was loosing my cellphone the first week of classes. Finally, I would tell myself to study harder for math- Collage math is hard.

Assuming i could go back in time and give myself future advice on my experience in college now, the first thing i would tell myself is to register for classes early. While transitioning from highschool to college i never realized that classes would be scarse. In my first semester in college i was stuck with time's that didn't suit me at all. I had no one to blame but myself. Another piece of advice i would give myself would be to get into the habbit of completing assignments and other activities early, as i have found out, being a procastinator in no way helps me in college. Instead of rushing homework on a sunday night trying to get it completed for tommorow class, spread the assignment out. You dont have to do everything at once, for example if you have a week to do an assignment start it as early as you can and spread it around the whole week rather than leaving it all for one sitting.

Enjoy creative writing while you're still in high school. Your current teacher, Mr. Cruz, is the best you'll have for awhile. Pay close attention in AP English; the essays you write in that class will make your essays in college English much easier to handle. Keep playing bass. You'll get to play at a church across the street from campus. You'll also have much more time to practice between class and homework. Work on your study habits. Study an hour after school for every hour you have of class. It will be a phenomenal help to you on tests, especially in your chemistry and nutrition courses. Continue studying apologetics. Your faith is going to be attacked so arm yourself with knowledge of the Word. Don't give up on God. He'll do great things with you. And don't worry about getting out of touch with your high school friends. Facebook is a wonderful thing. Besides, you'll meet interesting people and many Christians who are passionate about the faith. Remember that God loves you and has this awesome plan for your life. Put your faith in Him and you won't ever be sorry.

The advice that i would give myself would have been to put more emphasis on english.