North Carolina A & T State University Top Questions

Darielle, apply for all the scholarships that you can because college is very expensive. With college being expensive, you need to take your classes very seriously. Books are not cheap, you can spend up to $500 on books alone. Although you may not study now, you need to learn to! Studying is required in college, you cannot just memorize everything and pass the class. Make sure your priorities are in the right order, work hard then play hard. As a college student, your work must come first! There is nothing wrong with going out and having fun, but it is a problem when you have a five page paper due that night. Do not procrastinate, if you can, get your work done early. The earlier that you get it done, the less you will have to stress about it. Most importantly, be you. You will get a fresh start at college, but be yourself, people will like you for you. Get out, socialize, and be active by joining clubs and organizations; this is the key to having a great college experience.

If I could go back in time to talk to myself as a high school senior, I would really emphasize on expanding my horizons. From my recent college experience, this key point is my determining factor in life that I wish I would have had. In high school, I took college seriously, however I put all of my eggs in one basket. Overall, there we thousands of colleges I could choose from, but only North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University stuck out to me, so I limited myself to only focusing on one school. Looking back, I wish I would have kept my options open and did more research on other schools to explore all of my options. Do not get me wrong, I love my school, but the money aspect is hurting me. Although, money is an issue, I can honestly say I made my college decision based off of personal experience. The atmosphere at NCA&T is exceptional! Every day, I feel like I have gained other family members because it feels just like home. My friends, teachers, and fellow classmates treat me with the utter most respect because we all want each other to succeed.

The Kendall Booker that left her last block AP English class to check her phone in the bathroom? Wow! "Hey, hey you! Kendall! Turn your phone off, go back in your class, sit down, pay attention and get your work done. When you get to college no one is going to make sure you're doing what you should be doing or hold your hand to guide you across the finish line. College is going to shape you into the woman you will become before you enter the real world, the work force. If you don't start now you are going to have a much harder time than you have to." I would simply tell my high school self that she needed to remind herself of the goals she set out for herself and realize that slacking will not get her there. I would lift her up with wise words and loving encouragement, not to scare her but just to open her eyes to the next chapter of her journey that she was about to embark on.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to more self driven. I sometimes looked to others for motivation, but I realized that you are the best motivation. You have to want it and not be afraid to fight for it. I would tell myself to stop letting my past interfere with my future. I cannot blame myself for what has happened to me in college. So I would tell my high school self to learn to never settle, also to not take the backseat to others so often. I have just as many great ideas as others but if I do not voice them, then nobody will ever know. Success is what you make it now.

i would tell my self to get ready for more homework and to look up more scholarships. i would also tell myself to be ready to make major changes in my time. i would tell myself that time management in college is important and to learn the proper techniques and ways to be more time organized. i would also tell myself that organizing is important as well and to always stay focused when it comes to checking up on assignments in class. i would tell myself to be more independent and boost up on studying skills. i would also tell myself that you are responsible for making sure that you get the notes and homework assignments from the teachers if you are late because they arent going to remind you and also that attendance is important and could affect your grade in some classes and just to be ready for a more open yet challenging place and atmosphere.

The three. most important things in life are discovering youself, discovering your passion, and discovering how you learn. All three are needed to be succesful and happy in life.

If I could go back in time and give my high school self advice about college I would tell myself to BUDGET! Money is very scarce in college, well at least for me. Learning how to handle money and to budget is very important. I would tell myself to go to the financial aid office and talk to the counselors to create a budget. i would also tell myself to prioritize my time. I would make it clear that procrastination is not a good thing to do. Tackling assignments and papers as you get them will help you to be succesful. Another thing I would tell myself is to never be late to class or hand in assignments late because some teachers do not take late work. These are some of the things I would warn my high school self about.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would probably tell myself to pay better and closer attention in my classes, aswell as take more notes, because notes are pretty crucial in college. I would tell myself to listen to my teachers and elders who told me I was going to need the things that I was learning, instead of learning those lessons the hard way. I would also tell myself to do more community service and volunteer work, because the community really needs it, and it's a plus on my resume.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I advise myself to buckle down and get ready for the real world simply because it came and smacked me in my face. As much as I thought I was I never fully prepared to become an adult. Another thing I would advise myself to do would be to have saved more money to bring with me to school because its difficult living on my own without my family and having to provide for myself with limitied income.

If I could go back in time to high school, after being in college, the list of advice I would give myself would be never-ending. There is so much that you do not know going into college. So the top three things on my list would be one to apply yourself as much as possible. Two, get involved in as many extracurricular activities as you can so that you can build your resume. Lastly, do your research from freshman year, start researching colleges to see if they have your major so that you can have a wide range of options that all best fit you. Apply yourself as much as possible, meaning network with as many people and or businesses that you can because you never know what someone else can do for you just by knowing your name. Building your resume and getting involved is very important because people look at your credentials. What have you done and what you can offer is important, it makes you three steps ahead. Finally, most important is researching, knowing where you want to go to college. I ended up transferring colleges because I did not do the proper research unfortunately.