Wentworth Institute of Technology Top Questions

Be open minded, focused and driven. Take every oppurtunity to learn something new. Ask questions if you need help and talk to your professors. Use every reliable resource possible to help you succeed at your overall goal.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would ask myself "what was I thinking?" Why was I wasting my time in high school? As a man young adult, I would advice myself to be more open to people, and be more creative. Life in college is way different than high school. In 6 months, I learned so much in college that it would takes me at least 3-5 years to learn in high school. I wish I had someone to tell everything I needed to know before I go to college, unfortunately, that was not the case. In high school I used to depend on teachers but in college it's totally different; everything is on your own. You expect to get everything done unlike high school or else you will pay the consequences. If I could go back, I would take school way more seriously than I did before. I would tell myself to stop wasting time, "Life ain't a rehearsal the camera's always rolling," said Aubrey Drake Graham also known as Drake.

College is going to be different. And it is going to change you. It should change you. If you go through these next four years and don't let go of some of the misconceptions that you hold with you then you did something wrong and you missed out on a lot. In college you can pick and choose who your friends are, instead of being limited by such a small group. This is going to help you become a better person. Branch out. Your classrooms are not going to be enough to expose you to everything that college has to offer. Get involved in everything that seems even remotely interesting and don't wait to do it! New experiences, new people, new learning. That's what it comes down to. High school was easy. You're going to have to work a lot harder, but everyone is going to be working hard with you. This is where you're going to make your friends for life. This that time where you're allowed to make mistakes. Make them, and learn from them. You're going to come out a different person on the other side.

I would tell myself to take all the hardest classes in my senior year to help brace myself for college. Also, I would tell myself that it is ok to be frustrated, as long as you don't give up. Make sure you eat; studying is next to impossible when you are hungry. Find a tutor early on, don't wait until you are already lagging behind. Learn to accept that most of your free time will be taken up by studying; you will have plenty of time to play video games and run around with friends after you graduate. Most of all, don't give up. You are a smart girl, you can do it. It will be rough sometimes, and there will be days when it will feel like it is all too much to bear, but just keep moving forward. It is going to be alright.

I would tell myself that I should have taken some classes in highschool more seriously but for the most part I believe I was prepared for the college transition

Don't stress, everything will work out. That would be the most helpful advice I could give my former self. As a senior I was very busy and involved in high school and I was constantly running around. If I could, I would tell my former self to slow down and enjoy the final year. Do not get caught up in the drama of will I get into my number one choice or not. Everything does happen for a reason and the decision you made at seventeen is still one I agree with at almost twenty-one. Also the transition to college is not as bad as you made it out to be. Your family will still be there when you want to go home and life will continue there without you. Go and enjoy the college life and don't worry about what is going on at home, you'll enjoy college so much more.

I would try and get more local scholarships.

In addition to providing an excellent education, Wentworth Institute of Technology is a great setting for making lifelong friendships. The relationships created here will ensure my success throughout my career.

I have had the opportunity to do so many things since starting college. I have met so many new people and have made so many friends. I am also doing something that I have always wanted to do as well, which is join a crew/rowing team. It has been an amzing experience. The academics have also been amazing. Classes are going very well and I enjoy the fact the I am learning what I want to learn which is in the field of Mechanical Engineering. I know my 4 years at Wentworth will be the best years of my life because of the people here and all the opportunities that I have in front of me.

What i have gotten out of attending Howard College in Big Spring Texas was the ability to get the college experience but on a smaller scale. Howard has helped me to break out of my shell and become involved in things. I am on the Livestock Juding Team and we travel often to different towns and states. Even with the traveling and being away from school, i have still managed to maintain a 3.4 or so grade average. I have been on the Dean's List for the past two years i have attended school and was inducted into Phi Theta Kappa which was an honor. I was one of two guys inducted. I have experienced living on my own for the first time and learning how to adjust to not having someone handle my problems. I have enjoyed the slow paced atmosphere that you get in college as apposed to High School where you are on such a time schedule. College has helped me grow up a mature a little more. Thank you, Jacob Lewis