Temple University Top Questions

I would encourage myself to change all of my lazy habits. At times I would not study for tests, but still manage to do well, but this ultimately hurt me because it made the challenge of creating new habits even tougher. This would be the main change I would make. Changing my study habits, and becoming more organized are two difficult habits to change but is a necessity to be successful in college. This would cause an increase in my current GPA and cut out the difficult adjustment stage when i first entered college. A simple change like that would have me in even better shape than I am now in my college career.

I'd like to let you know that no matter how stressed you are, you're too stressed. Going into college was the easiest transition imaginable, my first day was filled with a faint head and a weak heart- for no reason at all. Get to know whoever makes eye contact with you and definately befriend at least one person in each class, you will need them at least once to pull you out of a bad situation. Your teachers are the coolest people you'll ever meet, and everyone is a friendly face- and never let first impressions sink in, they're barely close to what you really get from the students here.

I would apply to Temple University as a freshman instead of a sophmore. I would also have started to look for outside scholarships earlier. I would also have chosen an academic advisor in the psychology department to help me gain experience and for advice. I would also emphasize the importance of volunteering and taking an active role in my community.

This few years that society allows you to set aside to focus on your personal development is a funny little hiccup on your personal timeline. Up until now, your path has been determined by your parents, teachers, and community, and societal expectations. Soon enough, there will be the responsibilities of work and family that will take precedence in your daily routine. There will be bills and appointments and obligations of all sort. We all, in our most calm and focused moments, can acknowledge that while we wish to determine our fates and control our destinies, much of what we can do to steer ourselves can be done most efficaciously during the short hiccup that is that few years between childhood and adulthood. Take this opportunity to design your course: explore yourself and the world, learn a language or six, study abroad, give some of your energy to a cause that matters to you. Engage in the worlds of politics and social justice. Develop your spiritual self and find a community to share this part of yourself with. Of course we can always redirect. But invest in yourself now, and the reward will be a richness that lasts forever.

My freshmen year of college taught me more about myself than I have ever learned in my 18 years of life. College is a huge transition and every student experiences many highs and lows. If I could go back in time and talk to my high school self, the biggest advice I would give is to learn the meaning of self dicipline. In college we are thrown into an adult environment where we experience independence for the first time and often make mistakes along the way. I would encourage my high school self to start practicing self dicipline early on so that the temptations that come along with college life don't distract nor deter me away from my goals. I would also remind myself to be fearless and confident in who I am as an individual. It it important to go into college with some level of knowledge of who you are, or else it becomes easy to fall into negative traps. Hold on to your morals and values, because they will be tested at some point. While it is important to know who you are, be open to change and allow yourself to grow and mature through experiences.

If I could go back in time knowing what I know about college I would definatly tried harder the apply for scholarships. I also would have worked harder in school to have had better grades and be involved in more activities to allow myself more oppurtunities for scholarships. Last but not least knowing that the family could not afford to send me to college and there is no one who can co sign for a loan I should have got a job sooner and worked harder in softball the get recruited by the college I wanna go to.

If I could talk to myself as a high school senior, knowing what I know now about college life and making the trasition, I would say to get a full time job instead of part-time and save as much money as you can. I would also tell my younger self to take some AP courses so he has a head start in credits when he goes to college. Lastly I would tell myself to make sure majoring in Information Science is really what he wants to do because it requires a lot of math and he's terrible at math.

I would tell myself to take advantage of any opportunity that presents itself and not to hold back. Doubt and uncertainty are the biggest things that can hold you back from success and enjoyment of your college experience. This is not to say that one should be cautious and careful, but one should trust the advice of counselors and older students at campus. College is an opportunity for us really to grow as individuals and we find our identity here, or strengthen an existing identity. Either way, it is a time in your life that will truly carry with you and what better way to transition from high school than to have the attitude that what is better lies ahead!

I would learn harder going through high school and pay better attention to my teacher. Try to keep my grades up. Try not to procrasinate and stay on track with school work/assignments/tests. Take advantage of the tutoring centers and after school help.

When I was a senior in high school I really never thought about going to college. After graduation all I wanted to do was have fun and take time off. I never thought of the consequences this would cause me later in life. If I could go back in time and talk to my self as a high school senior, I would advice me to go to the counselor's office and get information about scholarships, college funding and college degrees. Also, to set a goal to continue my education and not take a break after graduation. Lastly, to start saving for college because it is expensive and although there are many scholarships and funding there are also many people applying fo it.