Montgomery County Community College Top Questions

The greatest advice I would give to myself is the tools I've learned and now use daily to study and stay better organized. I have been taught many small tips and given great advice by my college on how to stay on top of school work and how to better learn and actually remember information that would have came in handy during highschool. Though their are plenty of things to tell myself, I believe just having these tools has created a world of difference for my learning and college success.

I would tell my high school self to get into a schedule and work harder on my homework, also that people are a lot nicer in college and the professers are really helpfull so don't worry too much about it. It's a great experiance.

I would tell myself to study more and take high school more seriously. I would tell myself to visit more colleges to get a better grasp of what school I wanted to go too. I would also tell myself that its okay not knowing what you want to do with your life and too take a whole bunch of different classes to see what you like before commiting to a major.

I would tell myself to definetly pay attention. You are definetly on your own and if you dont realize it you will be in trouble. Also make sure you realize your full potiential as a human being or you wont be able to succeed to the fullest. If you come in and know how great you can be you will have the greatest college experience and fun.

Assuming that I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would definitely have a lot to talk about. The first thing I would tell myself is that sometimes things don't workout but I shouldnt let that discourage me. I would say this because every one of my friends went to a four year university. As for me, I went to a community college because my mother was sick and we couldn't afford it. It was hard for me at the time, because I felt like I wasn't as smart as they were. Also I would tell myself to spend as much time with my mom as I possibly could. I say this because, when I was in high school I was trying to preoccupy myself, and not worry about my moms sickness. If I could go back I would tell myself not to be so afraid of her death, and to just be there for her. I would tell myself to put her first in my life, because she wouldn't be there for much longer.

The advice I would give myself as a high school senior is to focus more on my schoolwork, rather than a social life. I believe that If if applied myself more, like I am now in college, I would of done a lot better my senior year.

Although you think school to be a waste of time and work is more important, you cannot get to the career you want with ou it. So now that being said, you have one option get a degree. If you would like to break your back and barely get by dont go to college. But if you believe in your heart like i do that if you sop learning, you stop living you will press on. Someday you will be able to give back to the society you terrorized and have a piece of mind. College can teach you the discipline and respect you need to have to make it in life. Live life, experience knowledge.

Provided that I could return to speak with my past self, I am not sure that I would. I could tell myself "It only gets harder" or "fill out the FAFSA sooner, you will thank me later," but I honestly cannot say that it would do me any good. To be able to stand on my own two feet and find my way in life is not something that can be taught in a class room; it is one of those inumerable life lessons in which one must dirty themselves and struggle through the mire of obstacles only to find nothing but themselves waiting on the otherside. Without the hardships, the blood, sweat and tears, I could not be who I am today nor would I be able to say "I deserve this scholarship." The only advice I could say to myself is "keep going, and do not stop."

I would advise to first go to a community college then transfer to a four year college. I would tell myself to look for every option and school to choice the very best school for the education I want to obtain. I would visit schools and talk to the students to obtain the best knowledge of student life and what it has to offer. I would prefer myself financially as it it extremely expensive to go to college. I would tell myself to learn how to manage time efficiently to maintain school and personal time( family, friends, and work).

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would say don't worry so much about working, and concentrate more on school. I worked so many hours throughout my first couple of years of college that I wasn't able to take as many classes as I should have, and it took longer to graduate. I would also say not to take the occasional B or C quite so hard; it isn't a reflection of who you are or how smart you are. Just take what you learned (or didn't learn), and try to find ways to improve those weaknesses. Learning from mistakes rather than ignoring them will get you further ahead in college and life than anything else.