Suffolk University Top Questions

Stop Worrying!! Be confident with who you are. Appreciate yourself and what you have done throughout high school. You are the one choosing the college not the college choosing you. No matter where you go friends will be made, papers will be written, and college life will happen. Have the confidence in yourself that you will choose the right college. Let no one sway you towards a college because you want to "keep in contact" and "save" certain relationships. You go to college to experience something new, something amazing. It is a time to grow. Don't be weighted down by friends you have made, comforts you have established at home or achievements you have obtained in the past. You will be able to make new friends, create a new home and achieve more in college. While you keep your past experiences with you, be open to everything that is being offered in college. O and save up lots of quarters cause you will be needing them for laundry =)

If I could speak to myself a year ago after getting into Suffolk I would first tell myself to be proud of all the accomplishments made, especially perfect attendance for fourteen straight years. I would say to walk into Suffolk with a new perspective and to reflect on how the end of high school goes. Looking back I would say that the transition to Suffolk is easy with an open mind and staying true to myself. To not let past experience keep me from doing things, but to learn from them and grow from them. I would say be friendly, join in, and speak up. Keep warm, go explore Boston, make the right friends that are worth it, and be proud of who you are. Don't let anyone bring you down, even if it is just their opinion, and always try your best. Ask many questions and grow close with your teachers. I would say keep up with school and help people along the way. The biggest thing I would remind myself is to always remember what matters most and that is God. Don't change for anyone and just relax and enjoy the ride.

Dear Liz(one year ago), You are stressed out, disgusted, and afraid of the future. I want to tell you that it?s OK to feel all of these things and that you will make the right decision in the end. Please understand that you will end up at a place(and no, I will not tell you where you now attend, you need figure it out) that you absolutely adore and that the world of opportunity is now sitting at your doorstep. Here are some words of advice to get you through the end of your senior year: embrace your friends, you have known them your whole life and it may be the last real time you have together. Also know that you will make Amazing friends next year who are just like you. Work hard at school, I know high school is not that hard of a challenge but always do your best because you want to start off on the right foot at college. Most of all I want to tell you to have fun, love life and know that in the end you do make the right choice. Love you very much, Liz(one year later)

When I started school I did not know the process. The community college that I attended gave me the run- around to every office. I would change the advocacy in the schools. I did not know how to read my degree evaluation, which in turn gave me 4 extra courses that I did not need because I did not catch the Academic advisor when making my schedule. Now I know the ins and outs when it comes to getting something I want from a University and I now help advocate for anyone who wants to go to school. For those who are scared and do not know what they are doing when they enter college, I know, and I help others. I need help financially in order to continue on to graduate school.

I would tell myself to really pay attention to my gpa; it is my biggest problem as a senior. I would urge myself to get involved on campus, because 4 years later I still have few friends at school. I would tell myself to really think about what I want to do when I grow up, though I'm sure with that warning I would still have flip-flopped like I have (mostly within the last year). I would give myself the advice of getting the core requirements done early, so that I could really explore my strengths in my major during my final two years of school. I can't guarantee my younger self would have heeded this advice, but it would definitely have been worth a shot.

If I could go back in time to talk to myself as a high school senior I would advise myself to look into scholarships and saving up more money. I knew that college was going to be a huge expense, but I never took into consideration having extra money for common everyday things such as groceries, books, and laundry. These things were so unknown to me because I was never in charge of these expenses myself.

Relax. That is the first thing I would tell myself. I can remember the stress and anxiety of not knowing what decision to make, what loan and scholarships to apply for, what major to declare, and what school to go to. The most important thing that I could have known was to take everything I needed to do one step at a time. After I was able to make my decision, everything else would be much easier to fall into place. In making my transition from a high school senior to a freshman college student, I would have told myself that I did not need to pack so much junk! In reality, the fear of change caused me to feel like I needed to be prepared and packed for anything including two first aid kits. I would tell myself that I will meet new friends and I won?t need to bring things to do when I am bored and lonely. I would remind myself that I was going to college to learn and I did not need to bring every pair of shoes I owned. It was the fear of the unknown that I wish I could have known.

If I really want to be a victim of senioritis, I have to make sure I do well all three years of high school. However colleges do consider a student's overall performance anyway.

The advice I'd give myself is to just be yourself and always reach for the stars as school comes first and then everything else.

The advice i would give myself is to start saving up a lot of money because college life is expensive on top of books, and everything else you want to do on your free time. I would also give advice on really getting involved your freshman year because it's really the way you can get meet a lot of people. Many of the people you meet your freshman year you will stay friends with forever.