Mississippi Valley State University Top Questions

If I could go back in time and speak to myself as a senior, I would tell myself to attend Alabama State, Grambling State, or Langston University. I would warn myself about how boring and negative a lot of the people are on the campus of MVSU. I would tell myself to make sure I keep my grades up and not to get involved with anyone because it is just a waste of time and you can’t trust a lot of the women in this day and age. I would let myself know that I need to stay in the weight room and work harder and stay more disciplined in order to be a bigger asset athletically. I would definitely inform myself on how important it is to use money wisely and to save as much as possible. I would tell myself to make sure I talk to all of my professors after every big assignment and test and before midterms and finals to see where I stand in their classes. Then finally, I would tell myself to stay spiritually strong because at the end of the day the only one you can trully trust is God.

I would take college very seriously from day one and not slack up due to friends and surrounding environment. I would study harder and instead of achieving the GPA that I have now I would be focused on a 4.0 so that when I grauduate I could and would be able to go to graduate school without any problem or hardships about tuition. I would talk to friends and classmates to let them know how important college is and how a degree would provide you for a brighter future as far as your career is concerned. Life is short and that we should take each moment seriously and not try avoid little things to get to the big picture. We sometimes have to have downfalls to undersstand the reality of life and the changes you will face in the future.

If i could travel back in time and talk to myself from my senior year of high school, knowing what I know about college life and making the transition, I would tell myself to not procrastinate on my school work. I would tell myself to get a job so that I could have some work experience. I would tell the past-me to hang out with your friends more often and be more sociable with others. I would say to play the video game less and work more on your drawing skills for the future. I would tell myself to stay on the Track and Field team because it is your last year of doing any activity for the school and that you will miss out on memorable days with the track team. I would tell myself to spend time with other people who have different personalities from what you are used to. The last advice I would give the senior me is to try the Cookies & Cream Pop-Tarts sooner because those are the most tasty snacks you will ever eat in college.

The advice I would give myself as a high school senior would be less about college and more about life in general. I would remind myself that it gets better. Everything I'm going through will ease up and I'll be stronger for it. I would tell myself that the pain of my parents divorce and the abuse I endured won't be for nothing. It will make me a stronger and better human being. I would tell myself to keep my chin up and never lose faith. To value how important it is to love and be loved in return is to have endless value. I would tell myself to take advantage of every oppurtunity that can foster creativity and learning. That no matter what happens or what people do, or mistakes you may make, where there's a will there's a way. Most of all to my younger self I encourage patience, passion, and perserverance. Being a dreamer that chases lights at the end of tunnels is never a waste of time. Dreaming dreams must happen for them to come true, and hard work will help you along the way.

The advice that I would give myself is to take the ACT as many times so that I could get a great score so that I would not have to waste time taking classes that did not go towards graduation. Also to look into as many school possible and to apply for as many scholarships as I possibly could.

I would have told myself to do more scholarships. To get physical ready to be perpared for life experience.

I really wish I could do this, but I would take a senior year a lot more seriously on my work and test. I would have gone to all my class and did my best I would have taken my ACT more seriously also. During the summer I would have went to summer school so that i could be ahead in my studies and graduate early. I would have talk to some o the professors during the summer to see what i needed to prepair for this transition. I would have talk to my sister about how was her college experience and learned what to expect. I would tell myself to go into the transition knowing why you a going and to makem that your purpose and your only purpose. I would say just have fun but do not forget why your are there.

The advice that I would give myself is to make sure to have everything that I need for my dorm room from the refridgerator to the microwave, blow dryer, straightner. Fill out lots and lots of scholarships so that I wouldn't have to worry about fees and balances. I would tell myself to save every dollar, quarter, dime, nickel, and penny just to make sure I have enough money for school. I would also tell myself to becareful about who I make my friends as well as how close I get to my roommate or to take the time to really get to know who that person is so that there won't be any surprises. Lastly, I would tell myself to have fun but be careful!

First, I would have told myself to search for all financial aid possibilities that your future college offers, because I went my whole first year through college, not knowing that they had scholarships that I could've applied for. Second, I would have told myself to prepare myself to expereince a little homesickness. When I had attended band camp the few weeks before classes started, I became incredibly homesick, and it was a feeling like I had never felt before. Part of that was because I was the only one in my high school graduating class to come to my current college. I had no family, friends or relatives in the area, feeling completely lonely. My assigned roommate did not come until after band camp. Third, I would have told myself to become educated on The Secret, The Law of Success, and The 11 Forgotten Laws. These resources have truly taught me that I am fully responsible for my life and how the things in which I desire can be attracted to me. My current goal is to graduate as summa cum laude, and I am willing to do whatever is required on my part to make this a reality.

I have been able to derive from my college experience that I am a competition to so many people out there. People who wanted the same jobs and opportunities I want. I learnt that for me to be the one for the jobs and opportunities, I must deserve it by the result of the work I put in to my studies now. I learnt that we can brag all we want but we can not fight result. Result is the out put of what ever we put into our livies. I learnt that for me to be out standing I must not operate in mediocrity. I learnt that I can not afford to be the best of the worse or the worse of the best but I must be the best of the best in order to stand out. My school has been valuable to me because of the quality of education being impacted onto me by professors who teachs with passion and the availablity of the state of the art technology in the right hands. In the hand of professors who have the knowledge and technical know how to use them effectively.