Southwestern College-Chula Vista Top Questions

If I could go back in time, I would tell myself that going into college life doesn't have to be as nerve-racking as people might say. As long as you keep up contacts with your friends and be willing to make new friends, you will be fine. However, I would also tell myself to not slack off as much as I did in my senior year, because sometimes it really can decide your academic fate for the rest of your college life, and your life afterwards. Sometimes it seems as though life puts you into tough situations that seem impossible to surpass, but if you can preservere long enough, maybe you can start off college more prepared than I was.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, some words of advice I would give is "STRIVE FOR THE BEST, NEVER SETTLE FOR LESS." Now I would tell myself that because I look back on a lot of things I have done previously in my life and saw all the flaws that could have been avoided if I actually took the time out and thought about what was best for me. When I tried to start school at USM, I saw that I was not ready to go off to a university. I was not ready in the form of financialy and mentally. I actually settled for less with my grades and papers that I rushed and put together at the last minute. One other thing is I would like to talk to myself about PROCRASTINATING! I am a huge procrastinator and I really regret that. It has really put me in a standstill with school. At the moment I am trying my hardest to work on things that in my past I have started and never completed. That is my goal for the this year.

Entering college after highschool was a huge transition for me, new freedoms, new friendships, to make it short distractions everywere, If given the chance to tell myself what to not do, i would first off all advice myself that in college i experience all that fredom that highschool never gave me , and tell myself that just because i now have that freedom doesnt mean that i get to goof of on my colege education. I would tell myself that things are only as difficult as you alow them to be and that college is opening a door for me, i would lastly let myself know that if I start well my first semester as a freshman in college i would be eligible for more scholarshipsand grants and would be able to transfer to a university faster. I would tell myself that getting caught up in distractions, like i did would only slow me down and make me lagg in my education . I would literally go back in time and scream at myself to give my education the value it deserves.

Plan ahead for college go to the campus and check it out, try to take summer classes at the campus so you can have a feel for college life and do your FASFA before you graduate because it is a hasle and a long process. AND TAKE EVERYTHING SERIOUS cause it is NOT A JOKE!!

I would definately tell myself to balance fun and studying, it can become very overwhelming when you get caught up with socializing with classmates and deciding if you "need" to go to class versus sleeping in. I also would tell myself that life in high school is just that, life in high school. We can become anything we want after highschool and what people think of you in high school does not define who you are. College is going to be a great time to learn about yourself and to experience different adventures. Experiences help to mold our minds and personalities, which will help us to find what it is we are meant to do in life.

The advice that I would give myself if I was a senior in high school is to always do my best and work hard. I will be organized in all of my classes all the time and always study for my exams ahead of time. I will also be prepared all the time for my classes for example bring all my homework done and show up with my materials and be on time in class since there isn?t anybody to tell us what to do anymore so we are the ones that have to be on top of ourselves. I will also read even when the professor doesn?t tell us to so I can be ahead and be able to know what the professor is talking about. I will always do my best and never give up wherever I am.

When I graduated from high school, I took a semester off from school. I graduated in June and didn't start school untl January. I was just focused on working at the time when i didn't go to school. Finally i knew that with just a high diploma it wouldn't get me a good job unless I had a Bachelors degree or even Masters. That motivated me into going to college as well as my uncle and my mom. If I were to go back to my senior year in high school, I would tell myself to go to college right after high school. From what I know about the college life, it gives one a better future and it looks good on a resume, and mainly because it pays more. It pays more for all the hard work one has to go through in college. I would literally help myself sign into college if I had to, anything so I could start school sooner so I could finish faster.

Learn what they freaking teach you, its just the same thing over and over again, better to learn it the first time around. Everything builds on the basics from High School. LEARN IT!!