University of St Thomas-Saint Paul Top Questions

I would advise myself to be more excited to attend this university. I would say your mind and world view will be expanded, and moving 540 miles away from home will be a great experience. Not only is their more fun in this city, professional sporting events, restaurants, and more, but your opportunities to serve are much more diverse. You can work with disadvantged youth, senior citizens, or grade schoolers. The knowledge from classes will make you a more refined individual, and associating with those who may not agree with your views will be enriching for all. Also, don't worry about not knowing any one at this school. You will make friends from all over the country, and even from other countries. Be prepared to work hard and have fun. Leave your preconceived notions of others behind, and be ready to have an open mind, and at the same time, bring your knowledge back to where you came from.

The hardest part of my transition into college was learning how to study for classes and not being able to assume the tests would be easy. Get involved in school activities and worry less about grades. Enjoy your time with friends and build strong relationships with people. Stay true to yourself.

I would definitely tell myself that college life is very hard, much harder than high school. In college, professors will pile the work on you and will not care how much you have already. In high school, there are plenty of second chances. But in college you only have one chance to get a good grade and if you blow it, you are in trouble. I would tell myself to plan social events and homework better, put it on a schedule. I would tell myself to be more social, to take more risks with other people and just talk to others in order to make friends. At the same time, I would tell myself not to rush everything. You've got four years ahead of you, take it slowly. Balancing too many activities and homework generates a lot of stress. Finally, I would tell myself to have fun. It is imperative to get work done, but you have to leave yourself some time to relax and truly enjoy college.

Apply for any programs even if you don't think you will get it, there is no harm in trying. There are programs out there that are amazing and can make the transition to college easier and more beneficial. Don't be afraid to let go and build a new idenity and meet new people becuase they make the experience more interesting and meaningful. If you sit in your dorm room and play videogames or watch tv and don't get out, you will look back wondering what you missed becuase there is so much out there in college.

Choosing a college was a frightening task for me. In high school I knew nothing about the college experience, and before I knew it I was expected to make a heavy decision that would affect my entire future. I didn't know what to look for in a potential college or how to choose a place that fit my personality. My only criteria were that I wanted to stay near home and I wanted a private school. My ultimate decision was based upon the amount of financial aid offered; I was lucky the school I chose happened to offer opportunities important to me such as music, a study abroad program, and a good faculty in my major field of biology. If I could go back to my senior year of high school I would do things differently. The best advice I could give is to start researching early. I would start before my senior year, visiting as may schools as possible and making use of my career counselors to gather information. That way I could have made a firmly grounded decision instead of a shot in the dark. Choosing a college is something that shouldn't be left to chance.

To be open to more things. Coming to college I tried sticking to my old friends to much and wasn't able to find new friends here at school. It took me a year or so to be comfortable with my new friends at school. When sticking to old ways you miss what is new and great in your life.

I would suggest to go to the school in which they feel comfortable no matter if you have friends going there or not. You make friends very easily so don't at all worry about not knowing anyone even if it is in a different state far away from home (as it is for me).

I would tell them to get excited about learning and experiencing new things, and tell them to bring in an openess for learning and growing. Adjustment will be needed, but that is part of growing up.

If I could go back in time and give myself advice, one of the most important thing I would advise myself to do would be to take more Post Secondary classes and to also research which ones would transfer. During high school, I took a few Post Secondary classes, but looking back on it, I wish I had taken more to better prepare myself for the college world. Another piece of advice I would give myself would be to do some more research into what might interest me. Having more insight into different career paths I might be interested in might have allowed me to make better decisions regarding classes. The last piece of advice I would give myself for the transition into college life would be to relax a little more and just enjoy the experience. College is a life-changing experience that will only happen once; it is what you make of it. And while getting good grades and succeeding academically is important, learning more about who you are as an individual and enjoying the company of new-found friends is also an important and enjoyable part of college.

I would look into more public schools because of the high costs associated with private.