Rivier University Top Questions

Get involved! I would tell myself to not be so self-conscious and never be afraid to pursue anything that you have any interest in. Be eclectic! Even if you have only a slight interest in any subject, music, art, sports, or photography, go out for the club or team, and sign up for classes that will challenge to think outside the box. Believe in yourself! You only get one time around this earth, so shoot for the moon and don't be afraid to fail! Failure is learning. You'll only regret never trying. Forget the haters, and focus on the people who want to support you. Be grateful. Be humble. Be honest. Never let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do! Don't worry if you're making waves simply by being yourself. Be willing to let go of the life you planned so as to have the life that is waiting for you. And finally, each and every one of us has the potential to achieve something truly amazing. Go out there and get it!

If given the chance to go back in time, I would tell myself to focus more on my studies. I would also encourage myself to go to college much sooner. I would tell myself that i shouldn't feel like i can't go to school or that I'm not smart enough.I would tell myself to enjoy the experience of college life. Lastly, I would explain that college is expensive and that i should work on finding ways to get assistance to help pay for it. That way i can focus more on my studies and learning rather then on the stresses of how to pay for college.

With a racing heart rate, sweating palms, and a vast deal of hope, I held within my hands a letter from Rivier University. I tear the envelope open to discover I have been accepted into the nursing program for the fall of 2013. My excitement and sense of accomplishment was at an all time high, for I did not yet understand what the journey of making the transition to college life would entail. Upon moving into the residence halls, I was too excited to understand the educational struggles that layed ahead of me. Knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition, I would love to go back to the moment I tore open that envelope. I would want to tell myself to have faith and courage in my abilities to succeed, and to never give up, no matter the struggle. To study notes after every class, to do assignments well before they are due, to hypothesize original ideas in essays, to give my all into every assignment, big or small, and to understand what my objective is in life, are all pieces of advice I wish to have understood in that moment.

I would tell myself that college is nothing like high school. In college, you are more independent but you have so many resources to rely on for help. Making friends in college is easier because you are in classes with people who have similar interests based on major. College is not as hard as everyone says, as long as you study and work hard. Balancing your time is also not so hard if you keep organized. I would tell myself to work hard in high school, and get help if needed. I never used tutors in high school, but looking back I should have. You should use whatever resources are available to help you succeed.

Dear Emily, First, don't drop out. Dont hang out with the "bad crowd", and dont do drugs. I promise the path ahead of you is long and dangerous. You will lose yourself, your family, and your future. I know you dont want to go to school but believe me its such a short chapter in your life and you can do it. I know you are smart and if you put your mind to it you can achieve ANYTHING. I know for a fact you will regret not having a normal college life like all your friends. While they go off to college you will be stuck in the same damaged world for years. You dont want to be in your late twenties just starting out in college. Will you fit in? Will you feel old looking at all the recent seniors in classes with you? Please Emily, think long and hard about your decisions because they WILL shape your future. Have good fun and learn in school now, not when the rest of your friends are starting families. Live for NOW. The time is now. Good luck on your journey, Emily

Don't be so focused on one school. It may be your dream school, but sometimes things just don't work out and it's not your fault. Community College won't be the death of you, so apply yourself more, make your parents proud. Your dream school will still be waiting, and as luck would have it, you can find a school that makes you just as excited and jittery. Your experience is what you make it and there's always new things to discover on the way. Keep your chin up and your shoulders like a queen and you can do anything that you set your mind to; don't let anyone tell you different.

My biggest advice would be not to slack. Senioritis is a bad thing. It is not cool to not go to school. It isn't cook not to do assignments and it is not cool to drink and smoke weed. I wish someone had talked to me as a senior in high school. College is not joke, there is hardly any homework, but there are alot of reading assignments. There are also a lot of writing in each of my classes. I only wish I could tell my senior self to stay on top of things, write more scholarship essays, and not slack off. It would have helped alot.

Dear Diego, I am writing to you today to offer you my honest advice, before you enter your college years. College is going to be a lot different from high school. Remember those teachers who sat with you and listened to your excuses for not passing in your school work on time, and they made an exception for you? Those teachers are going to stay with you in your memory, and there only. College will be very different, you will be asked to be more responsible now, and self-confident. Please set aside time for you to do some reflection before you enroll in college. Think about what you want to do? Where you want to go in life? and more importantly: How much do you have to pay for school and how much do you plan on spending? This is going to be the most important step of your life. Trust me, I have been there and I can assure you it hasn't been easy. Working full-time and going to school at the same time is for the determined person. So please don't waste your years in school having fun! Be serious about it. Take care!

If is could go back in time would to tell myself to try harded. Not to just make it by in classes but to get As in all of then and really concentate on the work. and to keep the friend you made in highschool because when you first move to college it can be scary. Anf not just not give up my dreams to keep pushing though it!

When advising my high school self with college and what it's really like, I would have only two major issues to cover: STUDYING and PROCRASTINATION. All throughout high school I got so used to being able to just barely "get by" by putting forth minimal work ethic and paying little or no attention in class. College is A LOT different! Of course, I found that out the hard way during my first two semesters in college, passing 5 out of my 8 classes (with D's). This was all due to my lack of studying and most favorite pass-time, procastination. With that being said, I have since been struggling financially to pay for college. My grade point average was deemed unsatisfactory and I was put on academic probation (taking away my much needed financial aide). All in all, lesson learned and I have been working much harder to maintane a decent gpa. I only wish I had done this in the beginning instead of wasting my own time and money.