Thomas More College Top Questions

"Hey you, I know you have been thinking about moving with your dad since you haven't seen him for most of your life but listen to me you better stay at this high school. Leaving will not be worth it, I know. You know when people say ignorance is bliss? well in your situation it is, living with your dad will open your eyes to an ugly truth. Your mother needs you, keep playing water polo and although you were not that special person who was chosen to be in honor courses stay in them and keep asking your teachers about it because you are very good at it. Alexis you have been playing water polo for a while now and although you didnt even know what a waterpolo ball was your freshmen year, you are a natural. You are on the varsity team! Alexis you have the potential to get a scholarship. If you move to your dad's you will not fufill your goals. You have exceptional grades. Junior year at Rancho bernardo high school will be your downfall. Be the best you can be here, trust me as for I am you."

The best advice to give myself when I was a high school senior is to work on procrastination and be willing to go the extra mile in any assignment. Procrastination is a college student's biggest enemy because of the amount of free time they have. In college, oone also should be willing to go to any extent to ensure an assignment is met for the professor's requirements or the grade will suffer even more than it does in high school.

College Life and Making the Transition As an adult, looking back at what I have learned based on my life experience and with my daughter’s college experience, I would definitely be sure all women students are aware of personal safety while attending college. All women students need to understand that all boys in school they know even if they think they are their friends that they need to keep their guard up and not allow themselves to be in an unsafe circumstance. I don’t think there is enough awareness on college campus with the volumes of rapes and date rapes that happen and go unreported yearly. Metrics on the internet state one in five women in college are impacted by rape. This is a metric I unfortunately found out the hard way about with my daughter. All colleges need to include awareness programs and help programs in their schools for student education and rape prevention.

Make sure your focused and hav ethe right "can do" attitude. Don't let people bring you down or let your home situation interfer with your studies. No one is going to help you more then a college degree. Do not procratsinate. make school your number one priority. procrastination gets you no where and will only effect you in the future.

You should learn to be patient. I know you feel that right now life is stressful, but learning to be patient will be rewarding. You may want to give up, or stop all activities, but do not do it. You career depends on this. You are smart, and you can be successful if you continue to strive for whats best. There is nothing that is impossible in this life, so smile. This is just the beginning.

Dear High school self, don't ever take for granted your amazing, unlimited potential. You can go as far as you want as long as you are willing to work. Nothing that is valuable is ever going to be easy, so don't look for the shortcuts in life. I wish you the best of luck. I know you will take a few years making decisions about what you truly want to do. I know in my heart that you have the brains and the passion to suceed at whatever goal you have, wherever life and education may take you. You took the scenic route at the fork in the road, but eventually that road will lead to the most beautiful, exciting place. With no regrets, your older self

I would try help my senior-self prepare for a college a little more by making a clear decision on where I wanted to go and what I was planning on studying. I had a lot of trouble taking the idea of college seriously because I didn't realize the significant impact it would really have on my future. When it came to making the choice on what school I would attend or what degree I would pursue, I found it to be difficult to even sit down and concentrate. Now that I am in community college, I regret not having any sort of plan. I would tell myself to take the advice of my parents and school counselors when they told me to at least try to device a post high school proposal for my life. I also would try and convince myself to apply for scholarships in order to avoid taking out so many student loans to pay for college.

I would say that you have to learn to manage your time well. You also can't get discouraged when things may not work out your way. Network Network Network!! Always remember that sometimes it is always about the grades, sometimes you need to have support from people in your intended area of study. Most of all, enjoy your experience and have no regrets.

I would of told my self to study harder and work harder in classes so i would of been more prepared for college. I also would of told myself to start applying for colleges earlier and to start applying for financial aid and all that sooner than i did. And last i would of talked to myself about abtaining everything i could from my teachers from highschool and talk to them and get more advice about the college life and experience.

The best advice I could give myself is to appreciate the simplicities that come with high school life. Even though I was very involved in high school with sports, clubs, academics, and church activities, it still seems that it was easier to juggle all of those things in the comfort of my hometown and community that supported me. I have never been one to take good friends or opportunities for granted, but I realize now that it is much harder to find opportunities and meet genuine friends when you are living the "adult" life. I still have a few years before I will be the job force and actually on my own, but this first year has taught me a lot about responsibility, time-management, and the fact that if you want good opportunities for your life, you have to take the steps to make them happen. No one is going to hand them to you. To put it simply, life is what you make it. Friends and family will always be there to catch you if you fall, but it takes ambition and persistence to achieve your goals, and that can only come from your heart.

If I could write a letter to me and send it to myself when I was in high school, I'd tell myself to workout often and never give up of softball, and do more art. Take photography and run with it. You really have an eye for it. Right now I'm in the middle of the hardest decision of my 20 year life. A choice between two loves; softball and more time on art. Take some time and explore the different art forms and find some of your other favorites. Be careful who you fall for anyone make sure they are worth your love. Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't do something and if they do prove them wrong. Make sure you stick to the decisions you make. Make the best out of ever situation you are in. Be the postivive girl your friends know you to be.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself to go above and beyond for school. After going to college I have realized how far I can push myself . Knowing what I know about the college life now I would tell myself that you have so much opportunity to do anything that you desire. I would tell myself that I can do so much better if I push myself. I should never set limits for myself, but only set goals. I would have told myself about how big the real world is and warned myself about it.

If I could go back to high school, I would tell myself to straighten up and get my act together. There is going to be a good future out there for me if I take advantage of all the good things that high school has to offer. I would take more college prep classes and do more job shadowing so that I could find out what career is the most important for me. Visit as many colleges as I can to get the college life experience and possibly even attend some summer programs at a college. I would definately do things different the second time around.

Senior year is a time of transformation, chaos, and decision making. No one knows what to expect of the upcoming years, all I knew was that my life was going to change completely. Knowing what I know now about the college experience, I would change my attitude and outlook on how important college is and how it will affect my future. The biggest advice I would give myself was to not let personal experiences get in the way. A few years ago, my father found out he had Multiple Sclerosis. Leaving him after always being there for him was a difficult task, but now I know I can accomplish anything that comes my way. Having a positive attitude walking into a new experience can change everything. From waking up early for football practice, to fully dedicating oneself to schoolwork, can make a huge difference in ones college experience.

Talk to financial aide at the school before making any decisions. There are cheaper options than the ones that the school tells you about when you first arrive. Also i would talk to myself about what i truly wanted to do for a living so i would not waste part of my freshman year in a major i did not want to be in. I would urge my highschool self to stay at home my freshman year. Although my college living is great it is also expensive and i would urge myself to try and save as much money as possible before making the decision to live on my own.

I would tell myself to visit as many schools as possible before making a decision on which college to attend. I wish i would have attended more than 3 schools because I now know their is plenty of other schools with much more to offer. I would also say, do what you want to do and don't regret any decisions you make. You are making your decisions for your future, not anyone elses. I made that mistake and let others influence my decision.

Be prepared to work very hard and don't worry so much about your social standing amongst your peers. You'll miss your best friends but in college you have so much to do you'll hardly notice anyways. Run Cross Country the team is great and it brings familiarity to the college setting. Start off as a biology major with a focus in pre med, nursing is not going to be what you want to do with your life. Most importantly though enjoy it, don't get so caught up missing home that you miss out on the people there.

"Breath," I would say to my panic-stricken high school self as I anxiously prepared for my journey to a college away from the comfortable familiarities that characterized my small-town high school. If there is one thing I've learned in college, it's that as long as you choose your life path with confidence, and set your mind to a certain objective which balances both success and happiness, everything will turn out just fine despite fears of the unknown future. I used to get hung up over decision making and mulled over decisions, constantly worrying about what was the right path. I've come to appreciate the cliche of the importance of committing my life to whatever makes me happy, and I have made my decisions to satisfy this goal. I've chosen a field which I'm passionate about and a school which fosters my ability to think and reflect on life in a deeper and more meaningful fasion. "So," I would say to myself, "just enjoy your last months in high school. No need to worry about the future right now. But just so you know, you're about to pave a wonderfully enriching path."

my advice to myself in high school is easy for me. as most seniors did, i took a easy schedule and didnt really fully apply myself. although i was taking better classes than most people, i still didnt push myself enough. i could have taken much more difficult classes that would have very much prepared me more for college. honestly, my entire high school career was like that. i took the regualr classes and did excel in those, but looking back i do wish that i would have taken the more difficult classes that were provided. teachers told me that i should take these classes and that they would prepare me for college but for some reason i didnt believe them or listen to them. i did learn my lesson in that though. i should have listened to them and taken the more difficult classes and push myself. that is the one thing that i do regret in highh school, looking back i wish i would have listened and taken those classes to challenge myself and get more prepared for college.

If I could go back and talk to myself I would say that if your into the party life and the real college experience don't go. I would also say that if you really want to go on and play a college sport then Thomas More is a great place to go. When you go to Thomas More the coaches for your sport really want you to do well in school and they try to set you up to succeed by giving you study table hours and keeping a close watch on your grades. Peopleat TMC are very close and you wil develop friendships that will last a lifetime.