Tarleton State University Top Questions

While attending Tarleton, I have been advised on what classes I should take and when I should take them according to my educational plans. I am able to spend one on one time with my teachers in order to understand the lessons and materials that I am learning. At the rate I am going, I will be able to graduatie from college in a timely manor. Even though Tarleton is considered to be a smaller school, I love the size because it is bigger than my high school which means there is diversity, however it is still small enough to feel familiar and welcomed by the teachers and other students. Tarleton has been a great stepping stone into my future. Throughout my college experience, I have had a great learning opportunity while meeting new people that I will forever hold memories with.

The degree itself is invaluable because my life revolves around my business degree with a certification in teaching 8-12 graders. However, it's not the classwork that one takes the most from college. My undergraduate college experience has been one of the best experiences in my life. I discovered who I was while away at TSU. I learned the "real" me through my morals and values being tested. I did not always pass the tests, but I did learn that I always fall back on what I know is right although that may not be what my parents taught me. I learned networking with professors, staff, and students at school is one of the most important activities one can participate in for a future career. I always heard not to judge a book by its cover, but it never sunk in until I was at college where diversity was all around me instead of in a small rural town in the panhandle where most people are farmers or ranches and fully participate in all activities in school. My college experience opened my eyes to the "real" world, and I am very thankful that I was afforded the college opportunity.

I have gotten so many things out of my college experience so far, and I know there is so much more to go. College has made me grow up and become more mature than I was before. I have always been a hard worker, but now being in college makes me want to even work harder so that I can always be what I have wanted to be since I was a little girl, and not many people get to achieve that opportunity and I know that I am truly blessed that God has brought that to me.

So far out of my college experience i have made many new friends and have had a blast at all of the extracuricular activities. I have also had the chance to experience living on my own in a dorm room which is pretty cool. School has been valuable to attend becasue i am learning everything i need to know about what i want to do after i graduate college.

One of the best things I received from Tarleton State University was the ability to capitolize on my previous court reporting experience. TSU allowed me to participate in a Bachelor of Science degree plan that considered my previous technical training in the field of court reporting and translated my vocational hours into college credit ours. Another great aspect of TSU is the testing center. I was able to clep out of two of my courses (Management, Marketing); I received 6 credit hours for these courses.

If I was capable to go back in time and tell myself about college life and making the transaction, I would let myself know that it isn't as easy as waking up and your there. There is a lot of paperwork and deadlines that you must keep up with. You can't simply wait around for your parents to do it either. You have to take it upon yourself to go to the financial aide office to apply for financial aide, to go to the housing office to apply for a dorm room, and to go to advising office to have them tell you what classes would be best for you to take. You are growing up now, it's not up to your parents anymore. It might sound brutal at first, but I would hope I would understand where I was coming from when I told myself all of this.

If I was given the opportunity to visit my senior-self and offer words of advice, I would say to never be unprepared. College expects great things out of you as you transition from a dependent child to an independent adult, and the easiest thing to drown in in college, is being unprepared. Nothing is too hard, but to skip out on readiness, only puts you back farther in the game. Whether it be forgetting a scantron on the day of your final exam, misplacing a homework assignment that counts for twenty percent of your grade, or even having no idea what you want to do in the future, can put a downer on the entire college experience. Part of the reason students venture to college is to gain freedom and independence, but how do you obtain such things when you can't manage to remember to set your alarm? When unpreparedness trips you, the sudden reality of your future abruptly introducing itself to the ground is painful. If you are prepared for anything life throws at you, naturally things run smoother, allowing you to enjoy more of what college has to offer for its students.

I would have started school immediatly after getting out of the Army instaed of waiting for 9 years. I would have also taken more advantage of the educational programs that were offered to me during my 11 years in the Army.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself that there were some things I was doing right and some things I could really improve on. I would say the following: Good job at getting some confidence because one day, when you are ready, you will become a leader. I know it's tough, but push through those times when you'd rather sit in the corner and watch people and go out there and meet them instead. Here's what I want you to do differently: get in the Word of God. Seek truth, discipline, and understanding. Start keeping a journal, so you can see your spiritual progress and to encourage you when you look back on it. Flee from sexual immorality. If you don't do it now, it won't be any easier later, when you have a girlfriend or when you get married. And yes, you will have a girlfriend, believe it or not, but just run after God, not girls, and then just grab the girl running next to you. And don't be afraid to do what God asks you to do.

If I could go back time and advise my high school self, there are several pieces of advice I would give myself. Firstly, I would tell myself that even though they are time-consuming, and at times boring, all of those applications I was filling out are very important and that I should try my very best on every single one of them. Next, I would make sure to tell myself that the last months of high school are a lot more hectic than I think they're going to be, and that that fact makes it espescially important that if there is anything that I need to get done that I schedule an appointment with all the appropiate people so that it actually gets done. Also, I would tell myself exactly what I ended up deciding to major in so that I could save myself a lot of headaches. Lastly, I would remind myself that it's okay to take a breather every once in a while; that it will help a lot more than it can ever hurt. I don't need to stress myself out; everything will work out in the end.