University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Top Questions

Dear high school self, Relax! Breathe! Everything will be okay! You don't need to be doing homework 24/7, you need to allow yourself some you time. There is no point in getting worked up and getting stressed out, that doesn't do you any good, it just makes things worse. You need to believe in yourself. Have confidence in yourself and stop beating yourself up. No one is perfect and that is perfectly OKAY! You are truly an amazing person and you need to recognize that and be able to look in the mirror and tell yourself that. You were the lead role in the Nutcracker Ballet and you still did not think you were good enough. How? Why? If you were not good enough you wouldn't have gotten that role, but you did! You need to not be so hard on yourself because once college comes around, you will only beat yourself up more. Confidence. Remember that word, and remember to relax, and breathe. I am not lying to you when I say, everything will truly be okay.

I would tell myself to study harder and get better grades.

If I could go back in time and talk to my senior self in high school, I would tell him to make sure that you feel out as many scholarships as you can. You never know when you might need them. Also don't clown around when it comes to studying and getting a tutor. Forget your pide and get your butt to a tutoring center and don't waist time when you're studying. Take every moment that you can to study. It will be helpful in the long run. Make sure you get to know the upper classmen and your professors also. Knowing your professors may just help you when it comes to grades at the end of the semester. Get known on campus in the most positive way possible. Make sure to talk to people in your admissions office. They can be a bigger help then you think. Always remember, it's not always WHAT you know, it's WHO you know.

Be prepared to drive a lot -- contrary to what you think, you will miss your family. Otherwise, I really don't want to tell you too much because, where I see the mistakes we made, they made me into the person I love to be today. So, that being said, go give 'em hell, kid. See you in a couple years. :)

I would tell myself not to worry so much about how I was in high school. When you go to college, you are able to be a completely new person, and try on new "hats". It has been a great experience meeting new people and finding out who I truly am. Although college will be a little overwhelming at first, don't worry. There is not as much pressure to drink as you thought there would be, and college is nothing like what you see on tv.

Stick with it, and be prepared for a lot of changes. Also make sure to become involved with campus as much as possible because that is one of the greatest decisions I have ever made.

College is not only about fun and games, but it's about trying to figure out what you want to really become in life. The opportunities that you get in college is only once, so we need to think criticually inorder to get what you deserve. It's about making life long friends that would help you get through college and support your ideas of bettering your education. Study hard and focus on what you really want to become so you wont fall behind. There are always help around the schooling that you can go and find to study. Teachers and mainly your best friends because they know what is best for you in the classroom and what to do inorder to better your grades. But also remember to set time for yourself to study and explore the world differently than as you were a child. You are still growing, but we are growing in a different world where our ideas matter.

Hey you! Ya you.....Okay we need to have a little chat about college life. The transition is hard, but do ot be afraid of it...fear will only make things worse. Have confidence and be open to making as many friends as you want. You can be anyone you want to be in college, but please remember to still be your self. What I mean by this is you need to still have your morals and expectations, by not sacrificing you. College is the time where you are going to discover who your true friends are, so be prepared and do not be devestated if things change. Change is inevitable, but progress is choice. Remember that!!

My freshman year in college I was shy and uninvolved. I also did not take advisors advice as I should have. If I could go back in high school and tell myself some advice I would tell myself to study hard and be involved! Getting involved is one of the greatest things you can do to adjust to a college setting. I would also tell myself to have faith because everything will be okay and to follow my heart because it has led me where I am today. Today, I am a happy, successful student.

Woosh! Wind zooms by my face and I find myself staring into the eyes of a younger, less mature me. I have only five minutes to advise the high school version of myself all about college. What do I say? What have I learned? Then, it hit me. I thought back to my valedictorian speech. I remember stressing to “always follow your dreams” and “never give up.” In the few minutes I had left, I conversed with my younger self on what one should know for transitioning into college. I told myself that it’s true that one shouldn’t give up on their dreams, but it’s also true that a your whole life doesn’t need to be all planned out, like so many high schoolers think. You should know your strengths and use them to your advantage to find a career that best fits you. “You,” I said. Not your parents, not your guidance counselor, and not your boyfriend. You and only you. I also advised myself that if you pursue a career only for money, you won’t be happy. You must choose a career that you love and can’t wait to learn more about.