University of St Thomas-Saint Paul Top Questions

Don't go home as much freshman year! Make as many friends as you can on campus because then you can see who you grow closest too and find true friends with the same values as you. Get involved right away, don't wait until second semester! Go to church and volenteer. Work out whenever you can. Call your parents, but not all the time. Don't text your high school friends all the time, give it time to miss them. Friends are the best part about college, so make sure you make many! And work really hard at your classes, because then you can get more scholarship money and a better job when you have a better GPA.

Be more decisive in your decision when choosing a college. I am currently at my third different college, and I fianlly found the fit for me. The reason I went with the first college is because I wanted to play Division II baseball. I ended up leaving because the coach and I did not see eye to eye. I had to transfer to a community college to be able to keep playing my sophomore year. Then transferred to St. Thomas, where all my credits didn't transfer to the correct place. So now I am 8 credits away from being a Junior, which in my eyes is a waste of money, and a waste of time. After this fall semester I will be considered a Junior. So all in all I could have saved myself a lot of time and this would have resulted in a lot less headaches! Now I have to make new friends for the third time, which is hard, because this is where you meet and hopefully stay connected with the people for the rest of your life.

I would advise myself to be more proactive early on when meeting new people and getting involved with activities on campus. Throughout my years at college, it seems it gets more difficult to do these the older I get.

Choosing a loan takes just as much time and effort as choosing a college. Start early. Also, it's hard to build relationships as a commuter, so get involved in social activities. Make regular visits to career development and don't let the folks at registration call all the shots. They don't really know what they're doing, and this is your future we're talking about. Good luck.

The highschool that I went to is a Catholic school near by the University of St. Thomas, therefor we are a huge feeder school. Because so many people from my highchool usually come to St. THomas, students often do not want to look at it because they think it will be a second highschool. Therefor, I would emphasize that although it is close to home and there will be familiar faces, it is in no way a second Cretin-Derham Hall. You will not see or hangout with people that you previously knew, unless you do so by choice. You will not go home EVER unless you want to. If you liked how Cretin-Derham Hall was, as a school, you will love St. Thomas. These two schools share many of the same core values and principles. Overall I would stress that it is not necissary to travel far away or go to a huge university to "find yourself", rather it can often be easier to "find yourself" when you keep what is important to you, close.

I would tell myself to look at as many schools as possible to really know what I want in a college, especially given that I'll spend the next 4 (or so) years of my life there. You want to feel comfortable in the environment first, then look for what the school has to offer compared to others, and finally think about logistics such as finances, distance from home, friends going there with you, etc. Thankfully I lucked out in my decision and don't regret it one bit. I would also say that you cannot get away with late night cramming like in high school and still get straight A's. You really get into a better habit of studying at least 3 days prior to exams so you know you mastered the material, since this is the information you'll be needing for your career after graduation. The first year of college is a tough transition, but don't get caught up in the social aspect too much and keep in mind that you are here for school before any other reason.

I would tell myself to save my money, work on my organization, get a lot of sleep while I still could, don't have a child until after your education, and get prepared to work harder and harder every day. I would also tell myself that life gets stressful, but always remember "It is just a bad 5 minutes. Breathe and it will be ok." I would remind myself that you can never learn too much or keep expanding your education and it is okay to dream big, always smile, and no matter how negitive people are be kind anyways.

Pick the college that you want to go to and don't worry so much about what other people think about it. Also take it nice and easy at first and don't overload yourself with work. Try new things and take chances whenever you can.

High education is very important part of your life. Also to choose right University is very important. You have to be prepared emotionally and physically for it. There have to be one thought in your mind, you are not doing it for your parents, for relatives, for friends. You are doing it for yourself only. College is your first and the most important investment in your life. Also education makes you respectable and clever person which will serve you the rest of your life. There are always two paths to choose from in life, they are good and bad. What would you wish for yourself? Of couse, good. So, therefore college, education, efforts are the right/good choise and investment in your life.

If I were allowed to go back in time and talk to myself as a senior in high school, I would tell myself to really cherish my last moments in high school. I do not think that I enjoyed myself as much as I could have, and I took high school for granted. Senior year was the last time that I would see my friends on a daily basis. I would not get to interact with all the staff that I had developed close personal relationships with anymore. Although high school was enjoyable, my first year of college has been much more exciting. During the summer before college, I would tell myself not to worry about the future. The future can be scary, but it has so much to offer if you just take it one day at a time. The last thing I would tell myself is do not be afraid to put yourself out there. The worst you can do is fail, and that is not so bad because at least you attempted.