St Catherine University Top Questions

I would advise myself to remember that college is harder and takes more effort than high school. I did well in both high school and college, but high school was much easier. I didn't have to study in high school and I had thought college would be similar. I was not prepared to study or apply myself when I first started college. If I could go back in time, I would tell my high school self that college takes more work so that I could have time to learn study habits and be more prepared for college.

Pay attention in class and don't cheat! I believe that in college is when our real education counts towards our future. If you don't pay attention in class and you cheat on a test, then you probably lost some valuable information you could've used for the big exam to get your certification. Imagine a student who's majoring to be a neurosurgeon. Now imagine him cheating on his tests because he decides not to pay attention in class. Since he cheated his way through college, he graduated without a problem. Now if you need surgery in the future, and he ends up being your surgeon. How positive are you that he's going to do a good job and you won't die because he decided to cheat his way through school? I don't know about you, but I rather choose the student that actually studied and knows what they are doing rather than the person who is most likely assuming and not assertive as to what he's doing. Who would you choose?

Ask more questions. Visit often and at different times in the week and day. Stay for different lengths of time. Talk to many different people. Just sit and observe people on campus one day. Research, research, research. There are plenty of websites that have the opinions from students attending the college or have attended. Use their wisdom.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would have told myself not to worry about what others will think because what really matters is what you think of yourself. I would have told myself to take every opportunity given to you and use it to your advantage to help you become a better and stronger person. I would have, also, told myself to make wise choices, especially money, since college is expensive. The best advice I would have given myself will be to have fun and participate in school activities and make responsible and wise decisions.

While attending college I have learned how to interact with people more. There are so many different people who attend my school and it is a lot different than in High School. It has been a pleasure being able to attend college. It has been valuable to attend because I am furthering my education to have a successful future. I want to make myself and my mother proud and become something wonderful in life and lift some pressure off of my mother's shoulder.

I have gotten a chance to learn more about how to be a stronger women and the teachers are always available to help.

I have gotten so much out of my college experience. I have not only learned about the subjects of interest to me but about myself and what I can do in this world. I have learned how to lead conversations, plan different events, lead, follow, take the inniative but most of all be myself. St. Kate's let's me do that. It fosters all the different interests that I have had. For example, as a first year student last year I was so excited to get my hands into some leadership development. By the time it came to second semester I had became a student coordinator for America Reads, a tutoring program that helps bridge the literacy gap, the treasurer for Best Buddies, a Residence Hall Liason, helped plan and gain donations for a charity event on campus and receive all of the academic support I needed to do all of this and get straight A's. As my time here at St. Kate's continues I know I will be supported through whatever my endeavors lead me to and that's what truly is important.

My college experience has helped me find the career path that I have passion in and through my experiences I am able to grow as an individual. Before I started college I remember someone telling me that it is the place where I will be able to find myself. I did not realize how true the words were until I had the chance to experience college for myself. I came into college thinking that I was going to major in biology. Once I took my biology course I realize that it was nothing like what I took in high school and I hated it. I was at a lost in what I wanted to do. Then one day I finally realize that my passion was in helping others who were at a disadvantage because of the barriers that they have such as their language, culture and education. My college experience has been of great value to me because through my experiences I am able to find a career path that I have passion in. Through this career path I will be able to help others make a difference in their lives.

So far, I have gotten more than I could have imagined at St. Kate's. First of all, I have made very close friends that I can truly see myself being friends with for the rest of my life. They, like a lot of other students here, are trustworthy, compassionate, hard-working and all around great people. St. Kate's has also been valuable to attend as a liberal arts university because I have learned a diverse core of skills beyond the required courses for my major. There are opportunities to learn about so many things outside of your major which is good to have. Within my major as well I have learned so much and I know that going to St. Kate's for my major (Nursing) will immensely benefit me in the long run. My college experience has also helped me to grow as a person and decide what exactly who I want to be and what I value in life. This experience has helped me become more tolerant and open-minded and helped me develop into a well-rounded young adult.

Eduation is the most important thing to me. I have a lot of educational goals. I have only elective courses left to complete a 4-year degree, but want to take challengeing courses such as: Computer Programming and Algorithms, Multivariate Calculus, Linear Algebra, etc. I want my last 2 years of college to be very challenging and worthwhile. I do not want to take easy courses to fufill my electives. It is important for me to always be learning something. I enjoy taking courses in the summer as well to stay up to speed. It has been valuable to attend because I am being educated and learning more. I believe I have what it takes to excel in the financial field and have never doubted that. I have never though twice about changing my major.