The University of Alabama Top Questions

Get more involved in the community. It might seem less important than class, but it gives you a serious advantage when applying for grad school and scholarships. Volunteering is fun and a great way to network.

In the course of this learning experience, I would remind myself to stay focused and achieve Excellence. The best way to do it would be to have a model in mind , the personality I want to create whose ambition is to learn completely the subject at hand and the right way. I would have in mind the usefullness of my field of study in the pratical world so that I could stay motivated and enthusiast about completing my study. I would think about others members of my family who wish to see me succeed and to whom my success provide a great joy.

Start practicing smart time management now. And get a job. Time management is one of the hardest things about college. Balancing time between taking care of yourself, chores, extra curricular activities, a job, and school work is very difficult. If you start early, you'll better manage your time in college and won't be as stressed. And by getting a job, you'll stress less about taking care of yourself for next year. And most importantly, take the ACT/ SAT one more time. All of your friends got scholarships from their test scores, and you were only concerned about being admitted. Don't be lazy and take them again.

Eighteen-year-old me, My biggest piece of advice to you is to stop trying to avoid being an Art major. You'll go on to college with the idea that you'll be a translator, or a linguist, or who knows what, but you should follow your dreams. You'll be happier in the long run if you find the courage to be true to yourself (and an artist). You need to be more firm with your teachers. You missed a lot of important information because you let your teachers treat you like a junior. You need to make an effort to fill out scholarships and FAFSA. Why in the world are you planning on taking the ACT when you should be studying for the SAT? Community college has been a great experience, one I don't think you can pass up on, but you really dropped the ball otherwise. You'll save yourself tons of stress, daydreaming, and angst if you make an effort now. Also, stop missing class so much. Your laziness and inability to attend class like a normal, responsible human being cost us our 4.0GPA. PS, choose different WRT102 and CSA101 professors. Trust me.

If I could go back to being a high school senior I would tell myself to go to college right away instead of waiting. I would also tell myself to take things more seriously and try harder to do a good job.

If I was able to go back in time and give myself some advice about the college life, I would tell myself to stay in softball, so I can receive a full ride scholarship because I will not be able to afford college otherwise. One bad day of softball practice is not worth quitting because the scholarship is much more worth having. I would also tell myself to work much harder on my grades to become an A+ student, so I would also receive a scholarship for that. Whatever I can do to get enough money for college I should have done.

Looking back, I would have to say to myself, Steve, get yourself prepared mentally and physically. Clear your mind and dont worry about what you cant controll, but focus on what you can achieve, and do your best to accomplish your dreams. Give others things you can share and make the world a better place. Find strong friends and creative friends. Give yourself time to grow and with every failure is a time to reflect and learn how to make things better. There is no perfect or secure job so do something you love and do it with all you effort.

I would tell myself to be who you are and do not care about what others think. I would also tell myself that as much as you think what others think about you is important, its really not. All that matters is that you know who you are what goals you have for yourself in your life. Set your goals high and work on achieving those first. Study hard and make sure you do your best in high school. Do your best to make sure your achieve your full academic potential. Grades are forever, it determines what colleges you get accepted to. Anything is possible as long as you believe in yourself. You can do anything you set your mind to.

If I could go back, I would place a little more emphasis on developing a social life. I have always been extremely focused on academic achievement. Furthermore, I would continue my community involvement through service-based organizations and charities. I am quite please with the way I entered and finished college. Now that I am in graduate school, I truly appreciate my education. I am faced with another transition, but I know I have been given the skills to transition smoothly.

During the summer after you graduation work as much as possible instead of going on vacation. Also apply for every scholorship you can find. Money in college is very limited and you will want to keep as much of your personal cash as possible. The cost of books, food, pens, and paper add up very quick and when its all said and done you are broke and are not able to go enjoy the normal pleasures of life such as eating out and going to movies.