University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Top Questions

Create a regular studying habit now. Get in the routine of studying for one to three hours a night. This will diminish a lot of extra stress that would be created by waiting until Sunday or the day before a test to complete work/study. Learn how to get out of your comfort zone by asking questions and socializing with people you usually wouldn't. A good way to be academically successful in college is to form study groups with classmates, most of which you will not previously know. Also, asking questions in class is great for fully understanding material. Even if you feel like it's a stupid question, it could help prevent stressing about something you should have asked about earlier. Create a tentative schedule and goals for the week each Sunday. Something as simple as study for three hours on Tuesday, complete job applications by Thursday, and have lunch with John on Wednesday will take less than an hour and make your week less stressful.

To start, I would tell myself to make good study habits. One of the biggest things I learned about college during the first semester was, professors did not assign many worksheet or simple, small point assignments. The majority of the points from my college classes came from quizzes and tests and the occasional writing assgnment or group project. Good study habits give students a better chance of being successful. To go with the study habits, I would tell myself to not study only a day or two before a test. Make it a long term study session that goes throughout each unit or chapter. In order to retain the material, it is important to continuously study bits and pieces at a time everyday so when it comes to the day before the test, it is ingrained in the brain and you will better know the material than if you cram study the night before. I would also tell myself to relax and enjoy every single day of college. Give yourself time each day to relax and have fun without worrying about school work. It will reduce stress levels and make the experience a lot more enjoyable.

Keep looking forward. College is everything you dreamed it would be,plus more. The freedom is great, but you need to remember that becasue of that freedom you have to make decesions for you're self. You can't rely on others and there isn't going to be someone reminding you every step of the way. Another word of the wise would be don't give up on your studing. I know AP Calculas is hard, but that is how your college classes will be. You won't be able to just ride along- you have to create your own path and that starts with the effort you put into your senior year. Good luck and make the most of it!

When Senior year hit, I had no idea what to expect. I knew that I needed to take hard classes, show up for school, and be what i wanted to be in college. Many seniors took senior year not very seriously, but I knew I still needed to. My freshman year was one of the hardest years of my life, but when I changed that around my sophomore year I couldn't have been happier. I knew that I made it this far with who I wanted to be, so I needed to keep going. I was very scared to leave my High School career and all my friends and family, but I knew I needed to. The advice that I would give myself now would've been not to be scared and not to be sad that everything was ending because college is the best thing that could happen to somebody. You find the love for your life, you find the friends that you will have forever, and you find the career that you have been waiting for. So don't be scared and just go for it and make the best of everything.

As a high school senior, I was worried about picking the right college, figuring out a major, and making friends in a new city. I was happy in high school and had many good friends, and was worried about trading it all in for the uncertainty of a new social setting. After making the transition and making it through my first semester, the first thing I would tell myself, is to be more confident in my instincts. Choosing La Crosse was a phenomenal choice for me, and it would have saved me quite a bit of stress. Similarly, believing in myself and not worrying what other people thought of me, would have helped immensely. I spent a lot of time being quiet and not introducing myself to enough people, therefore alienating myself in a way. When I did eventually figure it out, and worked to put myself out there, most people had found friend groups and weren't looking to get to know new people. I still made it through my first semesters, finals and all. I have a few close friends and for now, that's all I need.

If I could tell myself one thing before completing my senior year of high school, it would be to find out who your true friends are. Having trustworthy, reliable friends are a huge part of a successful transition to college. It doesn't matter if your friends go to school a hundred miles away or at the same school you do. In the whorlwind of getting settled in your dorm room, frantically searching the internet for cheap books, and trying not to annoy your roommate already, having a friend who knows you for you and not for who you are trying to be to your new college friends will be the backbone of your transition. Senior year of high school is the perfect time to find those friends who really understand you, because it's your last year and who cares about stupid high school drama and being in the "right" group of friends? You'll never see some of these kids again! Find those people who really care, who you'll want to talk to every day even though you are miles apart next year. Those are the friendships that'll last a lifetime.

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If I could go back in time and give the high school version of myself advice, it would be one long conversation. However, primarily I think it would mainly consist of an argument between my two personalities. The college me would be yelling at the high school me, telling me to CALM DOWN! The high school me would fire back the millions of concerns and worries that I had at the time, claiming it was impossible to stay calm. If there was time to get past that spat, I would emphasize the importance of taking the time and effort to do scholarships. That while it is easy to succumb to "senioritis" and do nothing but take naps during study hall, a couple years from now you will be ears deep in loans no matter how hard you worked in school. I would tell myself that I'll thank me later, and that in the long run it would be very worth it. Although I did multiple scholarships while I was a senior, I didn't do enough, and I truly wish that I could have had this conversation with myself a year ago today.

I would tell myself to go to Grad Bash, Prom, and all other school events as it becomes harder to meet people in college, not an impossible task but a bit more difficult. I would definitely tell myself to either ask out the girl from my biomed class or tell her how I feel because, even if rejected, I could at least have peace of mind once High School was over. I'd tell myself to be more adventurous but not forget about homework. Also, to not forget about test dates, picture day, and the deadline for entering the senior quote in the yearbook. I was very forgetful. Another definite advice would be telling myself to start working out (push-ups, pull-ups, crunches, and squats) and continue being vegetarian as it will pay off. I'd tell myself to not worry about receiving money from FAFSA as I will get none and to start applying for scholarships earlier. I'd tell myself to start working on my cosplay early as I will attend Supercon in the summer, and to buy the items from goodwill (cheaper). Lastly, I'd tell myself to save money for the hedgehog I'd buy.

Looking back at my high school years, I was surrounded by constant pressures: I was involved in numerous sports, extra-curricular activities, and volunteer groups through my church. With all of those distractions, it was difficult to take time to figure out who I really was as a person because I was always just acting as others around me did or expected me too. Peer pressure is so common in high school, but rarely recognized by those who are being influenced by it the most that it is happening before it is too late. If I had the chance, I would tell my high-school self to separate myself for awhile from what my teammates, coaches, parents and friends were doing and to take time to explore my own interests, strengths and weaknesses. Once I entered college, it was beautiful because I got to discover myself, but I wish I did not have too. College has been a wonderful experience, but it also has been frustrating deciding my future because I had no clue coming in what I wanted to do with my own life because I had spent so much time worrying about filling in commitments for everyone else.