University of Arkansas at Little Rock Top Questions

The advice I would give myself is to stay focused and study hard from the very beginning. I did not take college seriously until after a few semesters. My grades the first couple of semesters has bit me in the butt. I have been working as hard as I can to bring up my GPA. So, my advice would be to work hard, remember the goal, and know that mistakes can forever change your future.

Don't be afraid to reach as high as you can when choosing a major and future career goal. Everyone has an opportunity to achieve their goals. You may feel you have more challenges than the person sitting next to you, but I'm sure he feels the same way. You need to work at balancing those challenges with the future you are trying to work towards.

Even though I consider myself a successful high school student, I would encourage myself to listen more to the teachers who kept telling me that the assignments and advice they were giving myself and my classmates, would help us in college. I now realize that what advice I do remember and did listen to has been extremely helpful. I just wished I had "heard" all that I was listening to at the time.

If I could go back into time and talk to myself as a high school senior. Knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition, I would tell myself to take the decision more seriously and to not let anyone else decide for me. I originally wanted to attend Spelman in Georgia instead of the University of Central Arkansas. I believe that Spelman had more to offer me, and had I not followed my friends, I would have been more focused. Also, I think everyone needs to leave home sometime just to experience something different and to make a life of their own. I believe my remaining so close to home was a comfort blanket for me. That comfort blanket has held me back in some ways. Home is all I know, and once you step foot out into the real world or work industry, there is no more comfort blanket. It is you and the material you were equipped with in college. I wish I had this frame of thought when I first chose a school. In my heart, I believe I had the smarts. I just feared letting go of home.

The best advice I could give myself would be to slow down, enjoy the experience, and ask a lot of questions. I rushed in to college ready to get it over with and it was a big mistake. I didn't try as hard as I should have and I didn't take it serious enough. I was to worried about finishing on time, or finishing with everyone else. I should have been more concerned about my grades and my future. It took me about two years to finally realize that college is an amazing privledge and that I am so very lucky I had the chance to go. I am currently applying for nursing school and UALR and it's times like these that I really wish I could have a chance to go back and start all over. Overall my grades were ok, but looking back on it I really wish I had taken my first two years more seriously. If I was to give any high school student advice today it would be to ask a lot of questions and enjoy your time in college, but slow down and really take it seriously.

I would tell myself to get a job. The physical transition to college was not a problem, but bills are getting tough. I'm applying for jobs left and right, but because I have no previous work experience, no business wants to hire me where I live. The best thing I could tell my past self is to get a job to accumulate work experience.

I would tell myself that there is a difference between high school and college. Many freshmen tends to drop out of school because of the big transition between high school and college. Stay focused and do not slack off because it can get hard if you do not pay attention or do not do your work. Always do your work and get all the necessary materials for your classes and you will be successfull in college.

To keep all of my math notes. To read as much as I can and wirte. Should have retaken the ACT. When I was out from having my son I should have went back physical to school rather than having a home bound teacher come theach the lesson.

I would give high school seniors the advice of taking college tours and applying for scholarships ahead of time. Also, make sure that your tuition is taken care of , so you won't have to take out any loans.

I have revisited my time as a High School Senior and reviewed what I would change many times. I would have not work so much at a minimum wage part time job but devoted more time to studying course work for college and even taking college courses for college credit. I would have been involved in as many High School clubs as possible not only to gain experience in the real world but to make friends in many areas who could be my support system. I would have assembled a network of study partners to help me through High School and join me in college. I would have put my personal life on hold until I graduated college !! , then I would not of had to struggle so hard and long to get back in college as I am today.