SUNY College at Brockport Top Questions

I have met alot of great people throughout my college experiences. I have also grown up alot through the past years. I look forward to taking all my skills and knowledge I have gained to help other people within my community.

well the college has made me realize that there is always severall ways of attaining self success. this college made me an oepn minded person and i have leart to accpet other people ideas towards life and other things that goes on around us.this college helps direct you on the right part towards attaing your goal

I have learned alot about responsibility, cultural awareness, and positivity through Suny Brockport. My college has taught me about life and that we all go through ups and downs, but in order to succeed we must remain positive and work hard.

I'm still in the process of completing my college education, but so far I've gained valuable knowledge, and the skills to use it, to have a successful career as an accountant. I have my standard accomplishments, like refining my resume and memorandum writing skills, but I feel that my most valuable experiences have been gained through work done outside the typical course load. I'll be the treasurer for a Gay-Straight Alliance club (SOUL) during the 2010-2011 academic year, which I feel will give me great practice balancing books and organizing finances. I work for the Procurement and Payment Services Office on campus, where I work with purchase orders and employee travel vouchers and reimbursements. Those are just two examples of the kind of work I do outside the classroom, but I feel the relationships I've developed with the faculty, staff, and my peers are what will be the basis of my success after graduation.

I learned that working for my education made it worth more to me. I found that just because I'm not interested in a field, doesn't mean I can't find something interesting in a class of that field. That sometimes a hard earned D can make you prouder than an easy A. I found that despite the hype, we can't do anything we want to do; sometimes you really need to have the talent to start with. Hard work gets you a lot further than slacking, but you have to have direction to apply the work to. And most of all, you learn more about yourself and how you interact with the world, that is more useful and far outlasts any fact or theory you may pick up.

To be able to go back in time and give myself advice about making the transition from high school to college would be a wonderful gift. I would begin by telling myself to enjoy every moment with my high school friends, as it becomes difficult to keep in contact with many of them after graduation. I would also tell myself to relax and take life as it comes. Many unexpected obstacles arise both during the transition from high school to college and during college life itself, but as long as you ask questions and seek assistance from more exerienced people, they are generally easily resolved. I would tell myself that adjusting to college life can be difficult, but it is also full of fun and rich exeriences. Most importantly, I would let myself know that your college years pass more quickly than you can imagine. I would advise myself to work as hard as I possibly can, to pursue all learning opportunies that arise, and to enjoy every moment of this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

In high school I worried a lot about getting into the right college, and making a name for myself, and going to a college that was well known in the art world. Now, I'm at SUNY Brockport, and I don't think I could be any happier with where I've ended up. If I could talk to my high school self I'd tell myself not to worry so much. Worrying is a useless action and only adds to the stress that is already building in senior year of high school. I'd say to my self, "It doesn't really matter where you end up, as long as you're happy with your decision. The big names and prestigious schools are just that, big names. You can make art anywhere, as long as you are confident in the direction you are going, you will prosper." I'd also say that it doesn't matter if you fail in your endeavors. Failure is good, it teaches you and builds your strength, but most importantly, follow you own path, not the path of others.

I would tell myself to work harder. I was a good student in high school but there are things I could've tried harder at .

The best advice I would give myself, is to be better preparpred of doing more community service and taking on leadership positions and responsibilities. Become the Captain of the bowling team, which I actually did in my senior year, but I would have tried for this position early in my high school career. I also would have continued in community service. I assisted my stepfather in VITA which is Volunteer for individuals for tax assistance for the elderly and low income families. I did this in my junior and senior year. But, I would of done this in my freshman and junior year. I would have been more responsive to my community and nation.

If I could go back in time, I would tell myself to open up to all the opportunities that college allows a student to partake in. Academically and socially, students should not fear the experiences that await them. I would love to be able to tell myself to relax and to enjoy my time, because college is full of new exciting things to do and people to meet. I would tell myself to get involved, because that is how you find the places you best fit in and the people who you will be friends with for years to come. I would advise my younger self not to take every minor pitfall so seriously. The bumps and bruises always fade, and you learn from the problems and mistakes that you make. That knowledge lasts past your initial discomfort. In all, I would reinforce the importance of putting myself out there and trying new things. You can follow the same path all your life, but the straightest roads in the world are often the most boring, even if they are the safest.