University of Alaska Anchorage Top Questions

Oh lyna! If only you prepared yourself with scholarships the year before you started college! Then your freshmen year would have been a lot easier. You wouldn't be scrambling around last minute to look for money to pay for your tuition. You could have put those writing skills to a test while they were still fresh!

I would advise myself to be more socially active, to volunteer more, do more research, participate more in school. I would also have told myself to get into an accelerated program. Very few students get to graduate in only four years. I certainly did not. I would advise me to take advantage of more university resources like study abroad, internships, and undergraduate research. However, I would have encourage myself to let go more often and to have more fun.

The advice I would give myself is that everyone struggles in some way in college. Dropping a class isn't the end of the world. College classes are expensive, I would start applying for scholarships now. In college, the instructors treat you like adults, not high school kids. They don't call your parents if your not showing up to class, they'll just drop you from the class. Your parents don't play mcuh of a role in college. They help you get there, the rest is up you.

If I could go back and tell my high school senior self some advice it would be pretty much that yes, you do need to go to college. I went straight to working after high school, and it was a miserable experience. Now I am two years behind most of my classmates. I would have been almost done with college by now, but because it took me two years to realize that I did indeed need college, I feel behind in my life. I would also tell myself that student loans are a terrible thing, and that I should have tried a lot harder at gaining scholarships. Having the stress of knowing you are thousands of dollars in debt is not a fun feeling. Lastly, I would tell myself to take the SATs because it would have allowed me to skip several required college GER courses. In the end I would just say relax, have fun, and enjoy life in college because it is a lot better than high school.

If I can go back in time to when I was a high school senior I would advie myself to get better grades and pay attention more often. School is expensive and if I caould have gotten a higher GPA I know for a fact that I can have a better chance of applying for more scholarships in order to pay for college. Also being in college right now made me realize that I can not joke around like I did back in high school, I must get my work done and I actually wish I did not joke around as much as I did in high school. College is something that I take serious because it can either make me or break me. If I do what I have to do I can pursue my dream, on the other hand if I don't pay attention it will be difficult for me to make my dream come true. I really want to become a Computer Engineer in this life and make my parents proud by being the first person in my family to go to college and graduate.

Stay in school and get your degree. Matain a high GPA and achieve overall sucess with a well paying career.

Were I to understand everything that I do now, I would advise myself as a high school senior to do a few things. First, I would say to start earlier in planning what college to go to. It's always possible to change your mind if your focus changes, but there is sure to be less stress if you have a solid plan to start with. Secondly, I would advise myself to start saving and searching for scholarships much earlier. There is no sense in taking out a student loan when a few hours each month in the years beforehand could have prevented it. Finally, I would advise myself not to be so afraid of making mistakes. No persons career or life path is ever perfect, but the mistakes add character and experience. Furthermore, worrying about making mistakes can cause one to hesitate in making decisions. That itself could be the worst mistake of all.

I would tell myself to watch what I eat, be more active in the campus activities and use the campus facilities to exercise more often. Before running off to college, I had a job set up, housing (dorms), and financial aid already on the green light. I was very prepared for the transition of college, but I just wish I would have been more active. UAA is a very active university, they host sport teams, clubs, and affordable outdoor activities on a weekly basis; I just never took advantage of it all. I would also tell myself to scout for more scholarships! I thought I was so prepared for college that I didn't take enough time to look for scholarships like this one. You can never have too much financial help! Especially when you are a degree seeking student such as myself.

It is important to remember why you chose to come to college and stay focused on the goal. The goal is to learn as much as you can and apply it now and in your future career. Always check your syllabus and keep on track with it. Deadlines should always be highlighted and keep everything organized. You should stay on the professor's good side as much as you can. Also, get a part time job to have for gas money and food. Four years may seem like forever, but it goes by really fast, so stay focused and "Eyes on the prize!"

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I would tell myself to just go for it and not wait a year or so, because it may be long er I am now just getting my degree I will be 48 years-old when I get it. Start off at a 2 year community college for your prerequirments. Make sure they will transfer over to the 4 year college. Short cuts are never realy a short cut so just do what you need to make your dream come true with your career.

College is a wonderful experience, but you have to put in the time to realize it. There is alot of hard work, which you are not ready for. You will have to start off with many prepatory classes, so it will set you back some time. Once you work hard and finish those classes you will be ready to start college classes. You really have to focus on studying and concentrate on what is important. You will meet many new people and do many new things, and that is great! You must remeber though why you are there. You are there to further your education. Thats what must be done first before fun. Study then have fun, remember college is one of the steps to having a better life.

College has taught me a lot of new things that I would never learn on my own. It allows me to break the walls of my comfort zone and discover new knowledge that was previously foreign to me. This kind of discovery freedom is something I am grateful for since my father didn't attend college and my mother never finished. So I feel so grateful just to have the opprotunity to even embark on a journey to quinch my thirst for knowledge.

The most important thing I learned at UAA was to be analytical. Do not accept information presented, rather make it be proven to you. Knowing where the information is coming from, how the sample was selected and whether it is representative to the community or population are all very important to the significance of the findings. The entertaining thing is, I only took two research oriented classes and believe they have led me to gain a better understanding of almost everything I read or research about. The concepts I learned in those two classes taught me to investigate further and to find a deeper understanding, not just accept the face value.

I have learned many different aspects about Air Traffic Control (and aviation in general) that I had not known before. Since attending I have made many new friends and have got to known people from all over. It has been fun to get to hear my teachers tales about when they worked as Controllers and what has been changed since then. I enjoy attending UAA and am proud that Alaska has such a great aviation department for me to attend. I am sure that I had made the right choose be attending UAA. I have had many different types of teachers, from the damanding to the more liberal easy going. I think that so far I have experianced University life as it is thought to be, and am glade that I got to stay in my home state to enjoy the wonderful outdoors of Alaska.

I got the most out of my college experience by living in the dorms for two years. I learned that a lot of people my age don't have social skills, so as a result, I got to strengthan mine by associating with people like that. I also learned that if you have great social skills it'll get you further in life and what you need to achieve. I want to work at newspaper or in the journalism industry when I'm out of college, and if I end up being a journalist, knowing how to work and talk to people will be a very important factor in how I conduct myself within interviewers, and while working with coworkers.

College provided a multidimensional view of the world. Could I sum up every benefit of my college experience in 200 words, probaly not. In retrospect, I can identify the most important qualities I now possess thanks to my college experience as one: the ability to critically think about the cause and effect of a decision prior to making that choice. That is, unbiased and looking at who and what might be dramatically affected and how to problem solve instead of rectifying a horrific mistake later. Two: I learned the power of communication through effective writing. Regardless of the benefits of employable skills, written communication is one of our most valuable assets to present our views in a logical and reasonable presentation. Written communication can protect "our civil liberties" "protect us from injustices" and, describe a thought or feeling. Three: I learned to appreciate the aquisition of new knowledge every day. Since my college experience, I view knowledge as a gift that is there for the one whom seeks it every single day.

My college experience has given me the passion and dedication I have always desired. While the value of education is priceless, the perseverance and self-motivation I have obtained has made me an overall better person and student. During my entire academic experience, I have enjoyed pushing myself to excel and absorbing as much information as possible. Thus far, my college experience has challenged me and allowed me to feel a sense of achievement and continues to fulfill an intrinsic desire to learn. I am very fortunate that my mother, a valued educator, has opened my eyes and encouraged me to seek my college degree. I feel that college has not only affected me, but I encourage my friends to pursue a higher education in their desired areas of interest. I plan to instill these same values in my future children and generations to come. These educational experiences have been very rewarding and I look forward to continuing my studies until I have acquired my desired degree in Engineering Management.

What I got out of my college experience are techniques that I can use to be successful in the career path that I have chosen. I plan on becoming a webdesigner/web developer. Some examples would be time management and different things from each class that I have taken. Time management is important to me because as a web designer I need to get projects done as quick and efficiently as possible for the clients. As I'm attending my classes I remember the important things that can further my career. In my English class I pay attention in properly writing sentences, so the web page content will make sense to the readers. Then in my classes such as painting, photography, and design I incorporate everything together to get an idea for a design for a web site. Every class that I think is important to me because it builds up my skill level on becoming a webdesigner.

Being a college has an amazing value in my professional and personal life. As a college student I have been able to expand my academic and life knowledge. At my college I have been able to not only attend a diversity of classes but to also be part of my school activities. I have been given different opportunities to use my skills at campus and that has broaden my knowledge on the importance of been a good leader. Personally my college experince has given me more than what I had expected to take from it. I do everything that I'm given the opportunity to do. As a matter of fact thanks to my college experience I have been able to succeed at my job in a law firm. Also, my position as Treasurer at my Student Government Association has allowed me to improve my leadership skills. People don't take advantage of being a College student and that is a shame. I know that I have and to the fullest which is why I feel confident on everythig I do. I'm 20 but I have experience in different fields thanks to my College.