Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Top Questions

The one thing I'd try to convince myself about is taking more AP credited humanities. Right now I'm majoring in Mechanical Engineering, however I'd like to double major with Economics. Unfortunately, with humanity requirements at Rose-Hulman I don't have space in my schedule to double major unless I want to stay in school longer than four years. So, I'll have to settle for a minor in Economics. I'd tell my old self that I wish I would've taken all of my humanity requirements in high school so I'd have room and flexibility in my schedule. It'd be a short term sacrifice for a long term gain.

I would tell myself to fill out more scholarship applications sooner. I would also tell myself to start figuring out what I wanted to do sooner, instead of just thinking everything will just come to me. That;s not how the world works and I learned that the hard way. Finally, I would have told myself to take the money aspect of college more seriously. I would have told myself to ask questions about how to afford it and get money instead of waiting last minute like I did.

Hey, what are you doing? You know what, never mind, I remember that part now. Push yourself now, High School is waaaay easy compaired to the stuff you'll choose to do in another year. So quite dinking around. You know how Mom always says to go apply for scholarships? Do it. You'll thank me later. Yeah, I know, it's cliche, but do it. Seriously. Oh, and work extra hard in that calculus class so I... I'm you don't have to retake it next year. Its harder in college, but the same stuff. Hello, I'm still talking here, quit spacing out on me. I know, you've heard this all before. Old hat right? Well you're telling me. By the way, don't work for Joe over the summer, that gets.... well interesting. You want to know my name? Just call me hindsight. See ya man. One last thing, don't worry about loosing your hair, the world doesn't end. you'll be fine. Now now, I'm out of time, no more questions. Ta ta for now.

If I could go back in time I would tell myself to take class more seriously. As a senior I did take hard classes but I didn't put 110{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} into every test and assignment. I also would have told myself to be more organized and to take time to study! I never studied in high school except for Spanish or classes that required to memorize vocabulary. Having this skills before reaching college would have made it easier to adjust to the grading scale of mostly test and receiving little credit for homework. Finally, I would want to reassure myself that I will make it through and that college isn't as big of a monster as I thought.

You shouldn't be afraid to talk to your teachers. They are all there to help! You can always get help from friends, but sometimes they are going to be faster than you and won't be able to explain it well. You may not have the best grades, but you CAN get by and you CAN succeed if you admit that you need help and you get the help you need! Teachers love to help and it truly reflects on your understanding as well as your outcome in the class. Plus, don't get too focused on the wrong things. You don't want to try and do drama/acting, sports, clubs, and school, it won't work! Focus on school, it is much easier to understand the concepts as you go, then to wait until right before a test and try and understand it all. You should learn the material as you go and truly ask yourself, "Do I really understand this?" It will make a huge difference in the end.

Ther are many diffrences from being a highschool senior and becoming a college student. If I could go back in time and give myself some valuable advice, I would first start by becomming less worried about what I wanted to study for the rest of my life. College is a great place to gather thoughts, ideas, and personal intrest that will guide students into the career individuals would like to persue in thier future goals and become succsessful in life . In addition, I would tell myself to become a rolemodle to my three sisters, mother, and my father who passed away. For example, Being the first to graduate highschool from my family was a phenomenon experiance and if I could graduate highschool I could defenitly graduate from college. Becoming a rolemodle to students who lost a parent , is what I want to tell and show other students that going into collge will benefit them in thier futures and thier loss will be greatly proud of what they accomplished. Furthermore, Independence plays a huge role when comming to college. College is filled with amazing instructors and students that will help you when your lost and guide you in the right path.

My advice would be simple and that would be to learn how to prioritize and develop time management skills. During my high school career time management wasn't a huge deal and therefore I was able to complete all my homework and extracurricular activities whenever I felt necessary. However during my first year in college, I soon realize how important the skill of prioritizing my tasks and making a schedule to follow was. At college, because of the environment of living in a dorm, not only do I have the regular tasks of taking classes, but I now also work and have to balance the rest of my life, such as doing laundry or cooking meals. If I had mastered these skills as a senior in high school, my first semester in college would have definitely gone a lot smoother.

I have learned to be more independent. Though my grandparents (who raised me) made me self sufficient, my first year-and-a-half of college life has made me even more able to juggle the schoool work, fraternity responsibilies, and personal tasks that one has to complete. I LOVE my school and my ability to function there.

I have gained a lot of useful knowledge by attending college. One of the greatest things I have learned is how to multitask. This comes in handy both at school and at home. At school you have to multitask by listening to the teacher and taking notes. At home I have to multitask by doing homework, keeping an eye on the kids, and cleaning house. There is no way I would be able to get anything done if I just focused solely on one task at a time. College has also been a very valuable experience. Although it has not fully paid off yet, I know that it will. When I have completed school and earn my degree I will be able to enter the medical workforce and find a very reasonable paying job. This is very valuable to me. The time and hard work that I am investing now will pay off greatly in the end. That is what I use as my motivation to get me through the long school days, and the endless hours of multitasking.

College is definately the most dreadful thing that ever happened to me, but at the same time, the college experience has and will continue to impact me in the most sensitive ways. Now, what do I mean by that! Here, I'll tell you. When I came here, I didn't know to expect, what to do. I was afraid. After a few weeks of absolute zombie-like behavior, I was no longer scared! College was exciting! Sure, I have to go through the absolutely horrific workload that comes with an engineering education, but I tell ya' it's awesome! I talked with my "scary" professors, and I found out that they really care about me; I joined "terrifying" study groups with random people, and I quickly realized how much students look out for eachother; I made some "incompatible" friends, and they have always been there for me. I found out when I arrived on campus that I wasn't alone in this stressful journey. Now, I care more about my family than ever as they spend thousands of their hard-earned money making sandwiches to pay for my future, my life. Attending college has been the most valuable ever!

I haven't attended yet, but I'm already getting a lot of positive feedback just for being accepted into such a prestigious school. I know they have one of the best programs in the country and, having met one of the professors, I'm really excited about the robotics classes they offer. I know they offer a lot of tutoring help and encourage people to work together rather than competing against each other. I like the open, relaxed atmosphere of the campus and I'm looking forward to going to a school where the students are serious about learning the latest technology and developing new innovations, but still enjoy simple things like playing video games together. I can't wait.

I feel that since I have arrived at this college I have changed a lot. I wasnt the most social person in High school and upon arriving here I really felt like I fit in and wanted to be more invovled. My freshman year I was the Student Government Representative for my freshman dorm and I am currently the respresentative for my Fraternity. I am also the Community Service Charimen for my Fraternity and since i recieved the possition in November I have organized over 1,500 hours of Community Service. I have also attended four leadership seminars and have managed to remain on the deans list all but one quarter during my time so far at Rose. I feel that all of the opportunities given to me have helped me become very confident in who I am and what I want in life. I am very excited for what the world has in store for me and I believe that this college has played a large role in this. I continue to excel in my classes and remain involved on campus and I hope to see even greater rewards from this college in the next two years.

I think I would tell myself to work harded in school. A few of the courses I'm pay for now I could have done in high school for free. Also I woulds tell myself to have fun because I miss high school right now. Not high school just my friends, so I would also say have more fun with all of my friends. You never know if your going to see them again.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, the first thing that I would tell myself is to do a lot of research before choosing the college that I want to attend. Apply to multiple colleges that you like and visit all of them during the school year before making a final decision. Also, I would tell myself to think about everything that I would want from my college experience; this means everything from academics to my social life. After arriving at college, do everything that you can in the first month or so. Go to all of the events and different organizations and find out what you like. Doing this will make the transition easier and help you meet a lot of people. Don't be afraid to be yourself and show everyone who you really are. Introduce yourself to as many people as you can.; don't be shy. This will make the transition a lot easier. Finally, the classes are going to be more difficult than high school. They will require more of your time and energy. Education is the reason that you are in college.

Focus on your studies. Because friends and having fun wont get you through life. Never second guess yourself and always give it your all.

If I could go back in time, and talk to my past self, I would prepare myself for the transition from high school to college. I would mention to him that college is a challenge. Everyday you are challenged to do your best in college, and you have to meet that challenge with full, undivided attention. I would tell me that I can do anything I want to, but never forget to work hard and be the best that I can be. If I could do this, I could succeed in doing anything that i set my mind to.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself a lot of things. I would start with telling myself that it would be a lot more difficult then I imagined to get past the home sickness. I would urge my younger self to take more time in researching different colleges. It's not that I don't like it here at Rose, but there is a good chance that another college would be a much better fit. I would advise myself to also take time in researching different career choices. I have already changed my major once and I am still not sure if I know what I'm going to do in the future. The sooner my younger self is able to figure out the best college and career that fits him the easier eveything will become. I would tell myself that with the seperation from home comes an abundance of additional responsibilities. Another thing that I would tell myself is that there are a lot of things to do besides go to classes at college. I should try to improve my time management skills before attending college.

Looking back at my highschool career, I have realized just how unprepared I actually was for college. In highschool I took all the advanced classes I could in order to try to prepare myself, but despite graduating with 27 college credits I was not close to being prepared. Perhaps I only feel this way because of the institution that I chose to attend, but studying for tests is definately someting I would tell myself to get used to. I would also make sure to tell myself to get used to minimal hours of sleep, extremely difficult exams, and attempting to better understand the poor english that some professors speak. Also, being an only child I never had to share my room, so college has taught me to not be the slob that I usually am, so I would make sure to tell myself to start picking up after myself more. The most important advice I could give myself is save money. With tuition costing me over $45,000 a year I wish I would have saved some of the money I earned in highschool because it is the worst feeling being broke, and every penny would definately help.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, most of the advice I would give myself would involve the social and extracurricular aspects of college, rather than the academic. I would tell myself to go to every meeting of every society I could, and contribute to them. Not only can you make an impact on the school in this manner, you can meet amazing new people as well. I would tell myself not to be shy of the other girls on my floor of my dorm-they don't know anyone and are trying to meet people and make new friends, too. I would tell myself not to judge on first impressions and to love everyone. I would tell myself to walk in on conversations, walk into other people's rooms for a chat out of the blue, and I would tell myself that when any opportunity to do anything presents itself, to never, ever turn it down if I don't have to. I think this advice would have made my first quarter of college even better, and my current quarter even better than it currently is.

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