University of Alaska Anchorage Top Questions

Do not let the trepidation and fear of the workload and cost of attending college get in the way of your education. You will become the first member of your family to attend and graduate from college. You should start now. Obtain a part time job that is related to your schooling. Do not let the fear of being accepted get in the way either. Just work hard on everything you do. Everything will work out as needed. Find out who the financial aid instructors are at the College. Meet with them and create a path way to success. You are more intelligent than you think. College is very different than high-school. The struggles you have in High School will not be there when you enter college and you will succede. Go forth and prosper.

Don't be so afraid of college and the unknown! Although college is very different from high school, you'll do great. Try not to procrastinate too often; it feels good to finish assignments early. Don't be afraid to participate in class or to ask for help. There ; really are no stupid questions; the professors want you to suceed. Try not to get too stressed out. The assignments will be tough, and you will become frustrated, but just do your best; that's really all you can do. Your best will be good enough. Don't be intimidated by other college students; everyone has been exactly where you are and felt exactly as you do. Try to have fun and enjoy the overall experience; you will miss it when it's over.

I'd tell myself to be more bold socially. I never lived on campus, and I had heard stories of people living on campus and developing their social skills as a result. Being a student who lived either at home or off campus, I didn't have as many opportunities as I would have had if I lived on campus. I don't regret living off campus, but being a shy student in high school, it took me a few years to grow out of those old habits and feel comfortable talking to strangers. College is a different beast than high school - there are many more people, and most of them you'll only see in one class. To enjoy college and maximize your learning through study groups, you have to be comfortable talking to people and forging connections. So if I were able to talk to my high school self, I'd encourage myself to get out there and talk to people. Because many times, people are excited that someone wanted to talk to them!

I would tell myself to research more about colleges and to have an open mind when it comes to picking a school. I would tell myself to not overlook University of Alaska Anchorage and University of North Dakota. I would remind myself that college loans horror stories are absolutely real, and that it would not be considered a failure to attend an in-state university. I would stress the fact for applying for every scholarship I'm elligible for, and don't be too relaxed on accepting whatever the student loan amount would total. When you get to college, be more open to dorm mates, people on your same floor. Use the Alaska card, everyone is fascinated about Alaska and it is the easiest ice breaker to meet new friends. College is the transition before arriving to your career, I would remind myself to enjoy every bit of it, no matter where I am. Meet as many people as you can, become Facebook friends, and do you best to keep in touch. College is exciting, so take it all in.

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Go to college now. You are smart, talanted and able to do anything. Pleasedo not wait till you are older to go back to school. With your drive and ambition, you can create the clean renewable energy your world needs. Get started now, do not wait until you get older. Thanks Jack! The world is watching.

Get a part-time job and SAVE YOUR MONEY! Using student loans to fully fund your college experience is not any effective way to go to college. Another thing, make sure to be involved in plenty of extracurricular activities. Get involved with the community, volunteer, this way, you get to know your community and probably encounter people who could possibly change your life.Lastly, and probably the hardest to do, concentrate on the bigger picture. The things that happen to you in high school, the good and the bad, really don’t matter in the long run. It is important to focus on your future, your career, and to not get caught up in the daily drama. It is really easy to get involved with the wrong crowd but if you keep what really matters in mind and focus on your goals, then you can easily avoid going down the wrong road. I am not saying to completely forgo a social life, I am saying to make sure that you avoid those people that can bring you down and emotionally (and sometimes physically) harm you. Have fun, you are young, but remember that high school doesn’t last forever.

In life there's no going back in time. But if there is and I'll go back in time and talk to myself about the good things and bad things. What I should do and shouldn't because now everything I did back then I am very embrassing myself. Because now I'm in college everything will change and I'm going to be in my own world and discover the excitment world. Everything I need to have those things now its really hard to find, because back then I didn't even think of anything. I was wasting my life, my time. Now thinking back it just hurting me. But now I'm on my way. I'm even stronger because this time I knew that I can do it. I'm not giving up.

I would tell myself to make copies of any reference letters I got for scholarships so that applying for future scholarships would be easier. I would also tell myself that even though it may seem like I have a large workload, to take it with a grain of salt and not stress out too much.

I wish I could have told myself to take high school more seriously. I wish I had gone straight to college after high school and completed my degree then.