Shepherd University-Shepherdstown Top Questions

Dear Tiffany, Take it from me, college is not easy. Just because you did well in high school does not mean that you will succeed in college. Get ready to work, girl, because World Literature at Boonsboro High has got nothing on Shepherd. Oh, and trust me, your motto ?work smart not hard? will only get you so far. Here is the best advice I have for you: buy your books early so you can get them used (have you seen the price for new books? They?re outrageous!) and know how much it will cost you to park at a meter (that is if you do not want to have to walk across campus everyday). If you are wondering about making friends, do not worry too much about that. For the next four years you will take your core classes with the same people, so you are bound to be friends with them eventually. Perhaps the most important piece of advice I can give you though is to have fun. College can get stressful, but if you make the best of it you will do just fine. Good luck!

I would tell myself to be more prepared and to use my time more wisely so I could get the correct amount of money when i needed it.

Money suddenly becomes very valuable once you get into college. Yes, it's easy to pay all your bills now because you're only in high school, but once you get into college you are going to struggle a bit. Books are expensive, and you'll have to buy food and gas, car insurance, toiletries. Also, you really need to set a lot of time aside for reading. The more you read, the better you can comprehend what the author is trying to say. The readings they give you in high school may be easy, but once you get into college the easiness goes away. There is a lot more critical thinking involved in these readings. Use your time wisely, spend wisely, and make the best choices. Sometimes, there's no turning back.

To start off, I would like to say my high school didnt prepare me for my freshman year at Shepherd University. In high school I had also took all college prep courses and passed with excellence. If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a senior I definitely would assure myself to get into the schedule of taking excellent notes and reading alot more than I did normally. I would prepare myself for the changes in the professors role in my education also. I say that mainly becuase in high school most of my teachers were laid back and let a lot of work slide and compared to college where they care but only care if you put forth a 100 percent effort too. Finally, I wouldnt rush your high school education because college is only a harder and much longer and dedicated process.

Stay in school and listen to mom and dad.

I would tell myself to take my classes more seriously, rather then just try to coast through high school. If I learnt more in high school then college would not be as tough/I would also tell my to take more classes to learnt more even though i might rarely need them, If i looked at high school that way I could, I could then look at college that and get more done. If I looked at college in this way, I can then look at the rest of my left. In this way i hope to advance through life.

If I could go back in time, I would tell myself to not stress so much about how different college like will be. It is very easy to fit in and meet people who share the same beliefs and outlook on life. I would also add that I should stop being such a procrastinator, because that causes many problems when you're free to do what you please in college. Personally, I think that there was too much stress put on me to get into college, because if you work hard and don't slack off, good things will come to you regardless of if you strained or not.

If I could go back in time, I would tell myself to focus more on school. I have struggled in college because I never thought I had it in me to attend. If I would have had the push from people when I was in high school, I would have tried harder and got better grades and tried for scholarships. I have been in school for three years now and have had to pay for it all out of my pocket. If I could go back in time, I would have also told myself to save more money. Another thing I would have told myself is to take some classes on time management and on learning how to study correctly and efficiently. I would have also told myself to be strong during my struggles because the friends that I have met have helped me out so much and they are the ones who have pushed me the most to better myself and follow my heart into becoming a teacher.

Act like school is your job and passion now.

While in highschool, I wish I would have recognized how important it is to do well in each subject.