University of Kansas Top Questions

It is getting closer to that day. The day every high school student waits for...graduation. Time to celebrate and create new memories for the future. Yet some students forget that there is more to life then high school. It is time to further ones education and continue the path to college. If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would have made myself be more aware of how important filling out scholarships are. It sucks waiting until you ARE ready to go back, then finding out your parents make too much income for Pell grants. So now I am stuck. Wanting to go to school so bad, and knowing I dont have enough money. I would go back and tell myself "Veronica! Get off of the soccer field and get on that computer and do what really matters for your future...College."

If I could go back in time and talk to myself when I was a high school senior I would tell myself to get ready to bleed crimson and blue becasue I would go to college at the University of Kansas. For most of my senior year I was very unsure which University I would attend. The uncertainty made me very nervous about where I was suppose to go to school. If I could go back in time I would tell my former self not to worry and that i was going to attend one of the best Universitys in the midwest. I would say that the University of Kansas would be a perfect fit for me. Kansas is full of tradition and school spirit. I would tell my past self that all the school and sporting events would be so much fun and I would meet so many people. If I could go back in time I would tell my former self to not worry about grades. I developed good study skills in high school and they would help me do well. I would tell my past self that the University of Kansas would be a perfect fit.

If I could go back in time, I would tell myself not to be afraid of branching out. Being the only one from my graduating class to attend the University of Kansas, I was nervous about being far from home and without the people I had known my whole life. Having the ability to be proud of who you are and where you come from, is one of the greatest attributes a person can have. Without that confidence, you limit yourself not only in the academic world, but in the outside world as well. I would tell myself that they key to making the transition between high school and college, is to put one hundred percent of yourself into everything you do. There will be people that don't like you, and classes that don't go as well as you would have hoped, but as long as you perservere and think positively about everything the world has to offer, you will succeed and go farther than you would have ever imagined.

Start working out now, don't worry about the classes, you've been prepping for them for the last four years, but once you start PT (physical training) with the ROTC department, you are gonna be sore as can be for the first few weeks unless you get in shape now.

I would have pushed myself to step outside my comfort zone more and pushed myself to take higher level classes junior and senior year. I did not realize that by taking those classes I would be ahead of the curb once I got to college. I

If I could go back and offer myself advice to better help myself, it would be the advice that I have been giving my 18 year old step-son who was accepted to this school and i would tell myself to check into scholarships and ROTC instead of enlisting into the Military. I have respected my service to my nation, but because of being bounced around I am no longer able to use financial aid. it is much more difficult to complete college with a family than single. I would push me to be a stronger and better indivudal to allow me to help others in a quicker manner.

Hey Alex, I know that you don't really know why you should go to college right now, but it will sculpt your state of mind. By refining your artist skills and helping you realize this world is growing with opportunity and insight. Knowledge is a gift and what you choose to do with it could help bring happiness to countless people. Creating stories and drawing fantastic pictures opens the imagination to new possibilities of wonder and joy. It might not be completely clear now what the future holds, yet if you keep pursuing knowledge and the immense riches it contains you can show others what they can not see for themselves. Be an artist and a writer. Chase the dream until you make it a reality. You only get one chance. Choose to take action with your future and go to college. It will be the stepping-stone you need to cultivate greatness. Much Love, Yourself

I am very happy with most of the choices I have made in college so far. I feel fortunate because I have had an older sibling go through college so I could feed off of their experiences and make my own. A regret I have is quitting rushing for a sorority after the first day. As a senior I would tell myself to go through the whole process then evaulate whether or not I want to continue with it. The transition was very easy for me living in the dorms. I was lucky to have had roomates that I got along with very well and a floor of people whom I have become best friends with and remain best friends with. I think looking back and re-evaulating my choices is a good idea, but only to improve my future, not change my past. I don't feel there would be much I would change because I have only had these experiences due to the decisions I have made so far and wouldn't change them for anything.

Don't go to hair school, you will hate it. Save as much money as possible because books are super expensive, and use bigwords.com. Enroll in a four-year University, get a dorm room, and study your butt off. Also don't eat at the Market in the Union, the food is gross. If you get a Quesada there and it's labeled cheese it really has onions and peppers in it, not just cheese.

If I were able to go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, this is what I would say (as soon as the past version of me got over the shock of a visit from the present version of me): First of all, forget your worries about where you will go to school. If you work hard and apply yourself, and remember why you are at school, you can be successful no matter who gives you your diploma. Since you are going far away from home, know that you might be lonely at first-- but don't let this stop you! Put yourself out there. Try new things. Find your little family there. You have this great new freedom to be anyone you want to be-- but you will find you'll just become more yourself. Don't forget where you came from, the history you have, and what has brought you here. And don't be afraid to come home. Be smart with your money, learn intentionally, and get to know your professors. Stretch. Eat healthfully. Study hard, but still make time for fun. Love and know your friends. And lastly, know you will make it.