Millikin University Top Questions

Do not waste a moment wishing or waiting. These next years of your life will grow you more than you ever could have dreamed. There are so many tools and possibilities laid before you, and you are doing yourself a disservice should you not utilize the connections – to your peers, your professors, your city – that you have been so blessed with. Seek out and surround yourself with good company; like-minded, forward thinking people that believe in you as much as you believe in them, and allow yourself to be inspired. Allow yourself to be challenged—and embrace it. Begin a project you have been yearning your life long to begin as soon as you set foot on campus. Believe in yourself and go above and beyond – do and overdo – every task assigned to you. Embrace the moments of learning and growth; they can and will be vastly more rewarding than you could have dreamed. Most importantly, have the time of your life all the while putting your entire self into your craft, and do not settle for anything you know you can improve upon. You must strive, and you will thrive. Do not waste a moment wishing or waiting.

I would tell myself to relax and enjoy the journey a little more. College is not only about getting higher education, but it is about having fun while making relationships that will last a lifetime. People are truly amazing if you just give them a fighting chance.

Take a breath, listen to your own voice and speak to yourself in a fond manner about it. Don't be pressured by your family to attend a school you never wanted to attend. Be patient with them, they only are looking out for your best intrest. Don't feel discouraged about all of the financials because you will get through it. The friends you make, you grow with them each coming day, but you never left behind the ones at home. When you feel how hard it is to get through a day, keep smiling; but don't hold it in. Life isn’t about living along but living through, so perserve. You'll like whom you've become in the end.

Jonathan, it is time to focus on what you want to do. Things have come easy to you but the real world is much harder. It is time to start exerting more effort in everything that you do and you will find that you when you do exert the effort, there is much more joy when you complete the task. You have chosen a career that is most rewarding when you fully immerse yourself. Don't assume you have nothing to learn whether it is a meeting, a conference, or a presentation. Find one thing that you can take away from every experience. You will also be much more content when you finally develop your organizational skills. Being organized at the outset will save you so much over the long run. Take the time now to create a system. It is also acceptable in every situation to complete a task before the deadline. You might even find that you have time to proofread prior to submitting if you have it completed before the deadline. You have the ability to quite successful at your chosen profession, it will take a lot of effort but it pays off in the end. Enjoy!

I would advise myself to leave behind the high school isucrities that I had. There were many things that I was scared to do for different reaseans and they spoted me from getting involved on campus as much as I would have liked to. I feel as though I would have had a much more fulfilling college experience if I had took a break from studying more often and had some fun on the weekends. I would also tell myself to start thinking about what is imporant to me. When I came to college and I started to be around people in a higher learning atmosphere, I started to see the different things that people valued. It was easy for me to fall into the trap of over-vauling things. For example, my educations is very important but education should never be put before family. Money is important but it should not be the only factor in the career path I choose to follow. I feel as though going back in time would help me to assure myself that by the end of my college career, I will difinatly think, speak, and act differently.

I would tell myself to now worry so much about college. It all works out and everything turns out okay.

Be happy. There is a bigger world outside of high school. You are going to have the highest highs and the lowest lows. But never give up. Believe in yourself and your dreams. People look up to you in more ways than you know. You are loved. You do matter. Smile, dance, sing, tell jokes, be you!

Everything is not as black and white as it seems. It is ok that there are shades of gray. Remember all of those rules you had that you figured would get you through life? Yeah, throw those out the window. Take risks. Don't be afriad to speak your mind. If they are truely your friends, they will accept you the way you are. It is fine to not know what the future holds. Take it one day at a time. Don't forget to have fun. This will be the time of your life. Believe me, it is so true this time, unlike when they told you that in high school. You are about to enter a once in a lifetime experience. Enjoy every minute of it. Don't regret anything. Do what feels right at the moment. Somehow, life has a way of working itself out in a way that makes you a better you.

Never think you are done learning things about the world, life, love, other people, or yourself. The world is how you view it and life is what you make of it, so do what makes you happy and never let anyone look down on you for your inner growth.

I would want my former self to know that when I was feeling lonely and homesick; that I wasn’t the only one suffering in silence. Often there is a division between those who stay in on the weekends and those who go out to parties. Thankfully, after meeting new friends, I realized that there were more like me, sitting alone in their room’s, not knowing what to do with themselves. Knowing what I know now; I would encourage students like me to go out of their comfort zones but not to accommodate to the perceived stereotype of what college should be. Instead, I would suggest that you continue to do what is important to you, and others who share this passion will join. My confusion during my first year of college is slowly becoming clearer. What is most important is not how others think of you, but how you think of yourself. Do things you can be proud of. Most importantly, don’t give up. Believe it or not, high school prepared you for this experience. You already have everything you need to be happy so go out there and be an aggressive member of your new community.

My Brother If i were you I would make sure to get better grades in high school than I did when I was there. I would stop wasting time focusing on your girlfriend, and save a higher percentage of the money you earn at that part time job. You are going to need the money, and you are going to need the grades. Also the Technical Center will help prepare you for college but dont expect that its going to get you ahead. Dont take a break after high school just jump right in so that everything that you learned is still right fresh in your mind. To sum it all up, dont waste time. Think smart, and plan for the future.

Learning is a privilage. Open your mind to new things and never discount anything you learn, this is a time in your life to add to your tool belt, so learn anything you can. Genuine, don't try and be who people want you to be. Ask for help when you need it, don't procrastinate, and don't do one night stands. Your charactor is all you have.

I would tell myself to follow my heart! I really wanted to go to Millikin but instead I let my friends and family talk me in to attending Eastern Illinois University. After a few weeks there I could tell that I was not going to like spending the next four years of my life there. Eager to follow my heart I reapplied for Millikin, applied for scholarships, and arranged meetings behind my parents' backs. After everything was already arranged I sat down with them and told them that beginning in the Fall of 2009 I was going to attend Millikin University. I had it all planned out and paid for. It was one of the hardest decisions in my life but I should have known from the beginning to follow my heart!

I have learned that I am a unique and important person, and even though I may not be the best or perfect in a certian class or discipline, that I should still strive to do the best work that I can. Learning this has made me a more confident and optimistic person.

I have gained the knowledge about subjects that I love, the independence that comes with living on-campus, and I have gotten guidance towards a career that I feel that works for me.

What I have gotten is a greater feeling of responsibility and a sense of how hard the work really can be. Being on my own has given me a bit of independence, and it has influenced me to be even more responsible than I normally was. I have created better habits for myself-such as working out a few times a week and better study habits, and I am extremely organized. Millikin's work for their degrees is rigorous, and as a double major, I will be feeling twice the hard work and twice the stress. However, I will be very well-prepared, and I will know my course material for both of my majors-Early Childhood, BA, and English Writing, Creative. It has been valuable to attend because Millikin has enhanced my organizational skills and feeling of responsibility. I will be well-prepared for the real world, and I will be well-rounded in both of my majors due to the rigorous course work. I look forward to enhancing even more of my qualities at Millikin, and I hope to gain even more insight and knowledge into what the real world will be like.

My experience so far at Millikin University has shaped me into a more independant and open minded young woman. Attending college this fall has been a blessing because I am one of the first in my family to live on campus let alone attend a university. I've realized that a big part of college is not only the new level of education but the people we encounter in our journey to earning a degree. Faculty and my peers have made my first semester a very interesting one. Meeting new people the more I learned about myself and my capabilities as a musician. I'm majoring in music education and in this major I encounter so many enthralling people with different opinions, insights, and creativities. Interacting with so many different people has propelled me to further make myself a more well rounded person and accept people for who they truly are. No matter the race, religion, or sexual ortientation every person has the right to be respected as a human being. Millikin University has presented me with multiple opportunities to grow as a student and a person and I can not wait to see how much more I can progress.

In high school, I was involved in anything and everything I could be. I was in cheerleading, musicals, plays, volleyball, choir, band, softball, and many other small things. When I came to college, I decided to dedicate myself to only a few things. That is when I joined Pi Beta Phi. I am currently the VP Finance for this sorority, and I have already learned so much. So far, the most beneficial information I have received so far in my college experience is who I am. I have learned that I am not only responsible and organized, but I also genuinelly care about people. I care about my sisters and helping our sorority grow not only financially but personally. I believe this to be extremely valuable information because it shows me what kind of career I'll want to have when I get older. I am an Accounting and Finance major, but that does not mean I have to work in a job that does not allow me to help others. I have learned that I will not be satisified without helping others, and this information I have learned from my college experience so far could be life changing.

One of the most important things I have learned at college is how to take care of myself. I have learned basic essentials such as getting my own food and doing laundry. I have also learned many different skills for acting. I have learned new ways to make my acting more believable and with continuing my education I know I will be prepared for the real world of performance. There have been may opportunitties for me to practice auditioning and many more opportunities for performances. I am also able to reach out of the world of theatre and branch into different areas of study if I so choose. The faculty have helped me so much and are completely honest with you. Their information on performance skills and ettique are some of the most valuable tips I have ever recieved.

Senior year in high school is an exciting time in your life. You are looking forward to the future, but you also are trying to enjoy your moment as a senior. My parents and I started looking for schools during my junior year and I wasn't very happy. I thought it was too early. That was not the case. Senior year started and everything moved along faster than I thought. I would have picked my top five schools and visited with the business departments in the fall of my senior year. I would not have waited until the spring. Next, I would have scheduled an overnight during the month of November to see what activities are availble on the weekends. My next step would have been to rank the schools and eliminate the one(s) that did not fit my needs. After receiving acceptance letters and scholarship information I would have visited my top two choices one more time to make my final decision. Although I started looking at schools early, I feel I could have made my final decision sooner if I did not wait until spring of senior year to dig deeper into my top choices.