San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Top Questions

If it was possible for me to go back and give advice to myslef about college, I personally would tell myself to move forward. College is not as scary as it may seem, the teachers are there to help you be successful. Don't give up on your education in the end it will be worth going to college you will have a successful career and you will be a happier person, just stay in school.

If I had that opportunity I would say the same thing I said in the past semester ,nothing is impossible if there is commitment,Try to put even more effort to get the highest grades.Also i'll try to have more fun in the progress knowing that it's not hard ,but you have to be liable to the work and classes.The highschool life is awesome , but college life is amazing ,you have fun , meet new people but put challenges to you.But you just need to keep saying to yourself it's not impossible and just follow you'r dreams.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to start saving for college so I wouldn't have to be worrying about the financial part of college as much. I would tell myself that I should study more often and not be as shy; being a little more outgoing could have helped me so much in my life and if I had learned that earlier I could have done more as a person.

The advice that I would give myself would have to be to apply myself more and to get myself more ready for the world. I would tell myself to not take advantage of the learning and to take highschool more serious. I know realize what highschool was there for and it's there to prepare you for the world and you life to come.

I would like to tell myself to be more prepared because instead of wasting time, I should have gone to the main source to find out information on how to get in to a program. I should not have waited until a commercial on the radio came on to go to the actual school and find out that it would have been easier to go there than have the run around at another school. So I should have gone straight to the source.

If I could go back and speak to myself I would tell myself to do better in all my classes. Focus on what was important in class versus what was going on personally. I know that if I would have done this I would have gotten much better grades. I would have also told myself to apply to the UC's and CSU's. Go somewhere out of the valley and studied and participate in what I love and enjoy doing. Don't be afraid of change!!!

As a senior in high school I wasn't really motivated in any school activities or classes, so now, as a college student and seeing how my high school years could've helped me to achieve scholarships in order to attend a good school, i would've told myself to push a little harder for the better grades and to try harder.

if i could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, i would tell myself to not put it off for so long because you get lazy and pick up bad habits. if you dont know what you want to major in, take general ed and other classes that interst you and find what it is you would like to do. dont be afraid to invest! it will be worth it in the end! a career is one of the best things you can have in life. not just any career though, a career that you love and enjoy. your job shouldnt be a chore. as long as you believe in yourself, you are capable of anything. where theres a will theres a way!

Don't wait, go to college now. Knowledge is power, do what needs to be done now instead of later because there isn't that much time. If you wait, life starts moving so fast that you feel like you will never get to do what you want to with your life.

Dear Haley, Do not procrastinate! That will be a hurdle to overcome these next four years, for when you reach college it will be a fast pace environment and there will be set deadlines. Also, start saving your money now. College isn't cheap, especialy for pharmacy. There will be many obstacles that will feel like you should just give up and mindlessly go through a college without a plan or excitement for your future, just remember that God works mysteriously and everything will be okay. Although you didn't want to have to take out loans for college, we had no choice. Hunt for scholarships now. Stay confident and always be yourself.