University of Delaware Top Questions

No matter how fun and exciting the college life may seem, just remember that you are there for one particular reason: to succesfully graduate with a degree. There is so much freedom waiting to greet you once you step on the campus, and it is fine to give it a salutation back. However, you can only endure so much of freedom if you want to keep your priorities in focus. There are numerous distractions in college; some are negative while others can be positive. Many extracurricular groups will encourage you to join them and a plethora of new people will want you to partake in friendships. Just remember, academics come first so limit your activities; do not put too much on your plate. In regards to all the new people, some of them do not have your best interest at heart because they may have different priorities than you. This is when you must become selfish and remember your goals in life and focus on accomplishing them. Academically, some classes may pose a challenge to you, don't be afraid to seek help because it is always there. Excel in academics, be active, and remember you are the focus.

Knowing what I know now about college today. The first thing would to be more open to explore other colleges. When in high school it's about the high profile of colleges that want you to look at theirs only. Also when with your friends tell you that their. Lets say Boston U. John Hopkins, And Penn St. It's tough to think of any thing less. Now after bieng 2 different colleges I see a bigger outlook today. As of today my advice to myself would be to stay clear an focus on what a college has to offer opposed to what I want from a college. I am very happy at the University of Delaware instead of Quinnipiac University.

I would tell myself to enjoy high school more because the work load is much more strenuous in college than I anticipated. I also would take more classes in different subjects to know what I wanted to major in. I know everyone tells students that they don't need to know what they want to major in right away but If you want to switch majors you will probably have to extend college to more than four years.

I would tell myself to really consider the financial aspect of the school (UD) I want to attend. Financially, the school has worked out a bit better than expected, but overall I am still going to rack up a lot of debt. Due to my debt load, I am trying to graduate as soon as possible. I would have also told myself to really consider going to a school in my home state, Pennsylvania. Penn State isn't that much different than Delaware, but with in state tuition it's much cheaper. I just hope that Delaware will be worth all the financial trouble.

Don't be too hard on yourself when you enter college - you don't have to be perfect and it takes time to adjust to a new life.

Start visiting colleges earlier. Apply for more scholarships. Save more money. Pack less for move in.

As a first year college student, it would have been helpful to fully understand the demands of college. Advice regarding course loads, academic planning and study habits would have helped tremendously. I struggled trying to balance the workload associated with all of the introductory classes my freshman year. I was not sure exactly how to be successful in all of these different courses all at the same time. I overall enjoyed my freshman year but with these small tips, I feel as though my overall GPA would be much better moving into the rest of my collegiate career.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself three things. First, I would tell myself to constantly apply for scholarships. I will be coming out of college with about $50,000 in loans. Mind you, I will be working to pay those loans off on an elementary teacher's salary. This fact has caused much stress in my life. I have a job at school because I am personally responsible for all of my spending money (food, clothing, books, etc.) and because I need to start saving money now to be able to pay off my loans. Secondly, I would tell myself that as long as I work hard and do my best I should not worry about wether or not I have a 4.0 GPA. I was a straight A student in high school without much work. When I came to college, I received a few B's and was very upset about it. I now realize that college is much different than high school and that I am doing well with a 3.4 as of right now. (even if I still want that 4.0!)

study hard, pick a four year major, think about dropping the assinine amount of money for this education

There is not much advice I would give myself if I could go back in time to my high school days. I think this is because I would not want to change anything about the way I have experienced college so far. I struggled the first year or so, as most other college students experience as well. I think an important part of college is the unknown. I did not know what to expect when I stepped foot onto my campus, and I had to make my experience great for myself. Nothing came easy and I did not expect it to. As a high school graduate, there is so much excitement know ingthe next step is college, but also so much apprehension surrounding the journey teenagers are about to go. I would not have changed these feelings in any way!