Oakland Community College Top Questions

If I had the opportunity to go back in time and relive my senior year, I would advise myself to have more confidence. I took several advanced placement classes as a senior in high school but I always opted out of taking the placement test. I could have saved myself alot of money by taking the AP test. As far as making transition from high school life to college life, I would tell myself to remain calm. With all of the stress and pressure from classes, work and everyday life it is almost too easy to lose your marbles, I would tell myself to focus and remeber to take things one step at a time. Despite hardships such as loosing a family member and ones job, life still goes on. Tomorrow is a new day, a new chance to improve and a new expierence awaiting. I've learned that in college you have alot to balance, that is only a small taste of the real world awaiting me.

I would have told the "high school me" that its time to grow up. I was very immature and nieve about alot of things. I would also have mentioned that partying isnt everything, you will get your chance to enjoy yourself when the timing is right. Lastly to keep educating yourself. This world is filled with tremendous amount of things to learn, and the more educated you are the more successfull you can be in this world. Also told him to dabble in different clubs/sports

Work for a year then attend college. Not everyone is ready or meant for college.

Cynthia: Coming out of high school, you have a lot to look foward to. Many options will come your way, and you'll want to chose all of them. My best advice: Think about what how you want to impact people, and do the thing that you think will give you the greatest advantage for fulfilling that, and allows you to reach the most people. You love people, and no matter what you do, you'll always come back to that love. Don't waste a SINGLE SOLITARY moment on anything else. This matters most.

While there are many high school students who have their dreams set on a career, work towards it, pick a college in advance and prepare themselves to be accepted into that college, there are many others who don't. I, unfortunately, was one of those people who thought the time would never come, and I was never serious about meeting goals or pursuing my dreams. If I could go back in time I would take every opportunity to tell myself to get involved in anything and everything that I could. I would tell myself to take all of my classes seriously, to do my best in them all, to decide what it is I want to set as my goal and to pick a college that would best fit my path of education. I would tell myself not to worry about leaving because I can always come back, and every experience woud help me achieve my dreams. I would tell myself that college is very serious and beneficial for me to end up where I want to be in life. I would tell myself not to wait! School is where the good times are and where I want to be.

If I Could Tell You One Thing Breathe. Do it with me, take a deep breath and exhale. Now that's better, everything is going to work out. Did you hear me? Let me say it once more, everything, down to the nitty gritty details, they are all going to work out. I promise. Right now life seems to be handing you many "big" decisions that all need answers. Take a deep breath, it's okay, not every question mark needs to be answered right now. You know what your next step is going to be, focus on that, and put one foot in front of the other. Take that first step! Don't forget your dreams; you know the ones, the things that make your heart race, send butterflies deep into your stomach, and make your eyes sparkle with wanderlust. You will experience moments where you'll wonder if these dreams will ever be within reach, don't give up and throw them to the wayside! Keep pressing forward, you've got this, take each moment as it comes, putting one foot in front of the other and breathe.

Prepare yourself as much as possible in high school before you even attend college and I promise you that you will be way better off than if you didn't. College can be challenging at times but if you are prepared then it can also be a breeze. Organization and preparation is key when it comes to school.

Live your life every day and don?t get lost in work, life, and school. Stop every now and then and bask in the beautiful things of our world. Keep in mind that you are going to have good and bad chapters in your life. The key is to stay strong and keep fighting, because like Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said, ?What does not kill you makes you stronger.? Don?t forget to take risks, otherwise you won?t be able to learn, grow, or excel. Help others, but don?t forget to help yourself. Be willing to stand up and do what?s best for you. It is your duty to also take care of yourself, your goals, and your priorities. Don?t disregard every insult. Remember what Benjamin Franklin said, "Critics are our friends, they show us our faults." Take those insults and use them to improve yourself. And lastly, don?t follow the crowd, but lead the crowd.

If i could go back in time and change some things i would change my whole approach towards college. I would have prepared my self, by teaching myself to study and manage my time better. I would have tried to set up study groups and find a better study enviornment.

I would advise myself to take college level classes as a senior to prepare me for college. I would advise myself not to get involved with other students, friends, family members or into a serious relationship that would hinder my chances of going to college. I would advise myself to study on the nights everyone else is "hanging out" so that I can develop good study habits. I would advise myself to keep my grade point average above a 3.5 with no negative disciplinary actions (no suspensions, no police contact & very low absences). I would advise myself to study consistently for exams so that my ACT or SAT scores will be high. I would advise myself to do some research on my Major to see if it meets my expectations as well as fit my needs. Then I would visit the college's that I'm interested in attending, talk with the students walking around the campus for insight not given by the counselors. I would advise myself to go to a community college for the first 2 years before going to the University. It will help with the transition and teach financial discipline.