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Dont go to community college first. Go straight for your bachealors degree. They said that it would only take you two years and then you would have an associates in nursing, but the pre-requistites take you about two years to do. In the end you do for years and end up with your associates. Do as much as you can, and work hard. Even though you are attending a community college doesnt mean the classes are easier. Also get more advice from school counselers. Learn more about bachelor vs. associates like they told you about. Dont let a couple bad grades bring you down. Let those grades make you work harder to get better ones. Above all, work for your goal, and dont forget that you have a passion for what you want to be, and dont let anything stop you from achieving your goal of becoming a nurse.

The advice I would give myself now would be to be more aggressive applying for scholarships. I would also advise to take more AP classes. I took two my senior. The credits I got helped, but I think it would have benefited me more to take more of them. One last piece of advice I would tell myself would be to study harder. In my senior year, I slacked off a little. I did not study asmuch as a could have. There's so much reading and studying going on for my classes in college, I regret not practicing that during my senior year.

The advice I would of given myself would be to work harder in high school and to take more of an interest in going to college. The choice where you go really matters and can change your experience. I would have told myself you should apply to Western Connecticut State University don't make John Jay College your first choice . I thought I would be happy at John Jay but the commute is tiresome, its hard to make friends since you don't live near NYC, and I felt like I missed out on experiences that my friends were having like dorm life and being away from home, meeting new people, and commuting from John Jay made it hard to find a job. WCSU has so much for you to try and to get involved in like the Women's Rugby team, sports, and clubs. This university will really help you take your next steps to growing up because you would learn to work hard, take responsibility, make new friends, and become independant Also I would consider looking into the major of social work since I know how much we enjoy working with children.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, knowing what I know now, I would tell myself to relax and to rethink my major. Before I graduated, I had the idea that I needed to know what I was going to do with my life before I graduated from high school. When I was half way through college, I learned that being a social work major was not for me, but also that I had made the wrong decision in thinking that I had to choose my major before going to college. I learned my true passion was in reading and writing, and that I would find this in being an English Literature major. I also learned that I needed to relax. I constantly overreacted over papers and projects, especially thinking that I had to be a perfectionist. I finally realized that I could do well, and I did not need to be perfect. As a high school senior, knowing this idea would have helped me do better in college overall. It took me until my last year of college to realize that no one is perfect no matter what they do.

If I could go back and talk to myself I would tell myself to be brave about new experiences. Many times I've stopped myself from doing something I wanted to do because I was afraid I wouldn't be good at it or people would think I had no business being there because I hadn't done it before or that I couldnt' talk with a new person or a teacher because I was afraid they wouldn't like me or they didn't care about me. But most of the time when I forced myself to do something--mainly becuase I had to because it was required--the experience was never as bad as I imagined it to be. In fact most of the time it was a lot better than I thought it would be and I was really glad I did it. I'd also tell myself that even if I only learned ONE thing from a class or a meeting with someone or a new experience, it was time well spent. Learning even only one new thing can be the basis for changing your whole life or giving it greater meaning.

I would study harder and be more active in school programs

I graduated High school in France. So for me, Going to college in the United States was a big dissicion in my live. The advice I would give myself, is to be yourself, don't mind what others say about you, because beeing different is what makes this country. Also I would say to myself to be well organized.

Western Connecticut State University is where you should of gone in the first place. You should of never went to John Jay College.

Go where you want to go no matter how hard it is to get the money together. Try as hard as you can to talk to financial aid if you need extra help.

It doesn't matter how much the school cost beacause its the education and life values you learn in the long run that matters the most. Take advantage of all your school has to offer from tutoring session to $5 trips to little plays to games between dormoritry halls,all these give you the full affect of a college experince.

One major suggestion to the parents/students who are seeking the perfect college would definitely be to pay a visit to the school first. Sometimes we tend to take the advice of our friends and relatives when they give there opinions of the school, but by first hand experience you can tell if it is right for you or not. By just one visit you could also feel the school spirit in the air! One thing that Westconn is known for is its friendly student body. We may not be the most academic school or even the biggest party school but once you step foot on our campus you are sure to be welcomed with a smiling face.

I would say that college is really what you make it and you can have fun no matter how close or far you are from home. I would recommend they find a college that fits their needs and matches things such as the subject they want to study, the size and location of the school, and also somewhere that fits their budget. I believe they should dorm there if possible, as my experience dorming the first year made me very independent and also introduced me to some very close friends that I beleive I will keep for life. Overall, my advice would be that everyone thinks it is tough in the beginning, but if you give your school some time, you may come to like it.

It is important to make sure that high school students visit each campus that they apply to before making a decision. This really aids in giving the student an experience to the look and feel of the college. Atmosphere is one of the most important things, along with understand the types of students that go there, and their learning environments.

Visit every campus and if possible stay for a night on campus

When choosing a college, and making the most of the college experience, the most important piece of advice I can give is to fully ensure that the school you are choosing offers the major you are most interested in participating in. Although it may seem that academics are the furthest thing from a student's mind, the truth is that more time will be spent in class and on schoolwork than doing anything else. One of the worst experiences is to spend two years and countless dollars at one school, only to decide that you don't like your major and have to start all over, losing credits in the transfer process and losing friends when you change schools, along the way. Even worse, graduating only to discover that you don't want to do the job your major leads you into, is a terrible and confusing feeling. There is life after college- plan for it. Live in the moment, but don't spend all your time, money and energy on a career and a future that does not interest you. Make sure that your social life balances with your other responsibilities. You will thank yourself later.

It is highly important that you pick college wisely. When you do pick your college make sure that you make the best of your college experience because that's what's going to affect your college outcome. It is important that you open yourself up to college experience by getting involve, socializing, and seeing what you can add to the college experience.

Make sure you have your priorities of the whole college decision down. Listen to each other and take each others opinions into you considerations during the decision-making process. If money is an issue, look at it effectively. If you want a nice community-based school, take that into account. If there are educational priorities, and you want to make sure you are getting a great education, make sure the teachers are great and active in their field of work. If you want a nice city or town surrounding it to go to, that should be a part of the decision as well. Make sure that the most important priorities are taken care of. Try not to let the little things that can be negative get in the way of enjoying a college experience. Also, perhaps most important, if you don't think you should go to school, or want to, don't rush it. If the scale is weighing on going and you are just being lazy, though, don't pass up a great opportunity. But if you are not sure, you don't want to have thousands of dollars in debt and a resentment against the world.

Test out what drives and motivates you before jumping into colleges. I personally took 3-4 internships BEFORE college, during highschool to figure out what i wanted. 2 summers at the North east fisheries in milford CT to explore Marine biology... loved it but not for the rest of my life.... took an internship at a chiropractors office for a few months to explore physical therapy... not a fan of touching strangers for a living... but the science behind it amuses me. Finally an internship in Maryland pointed out a career in the arts, perhaps with a second degree int he sciences, is where my passion lies. I was convinced throughout high school that i wanted to go into marine biology, but after doing it for two summers unpaid... it didn't seem worth the job instability and the required phd. or masters to be able to make a survivable income. If you really don't know, westconn, or a local liberal school can help.

There are many important things to take into consideration when selecting a college. I feel that most important is that it feels like a home away from home for you. You should feel comfortable there and know that there are always people there who can help you out through the years you will be there. Also important are the academics, you should know that you are going to learn everything and anything you want to cover in the time that you are there so that you will be ready to take on the world afterwards.

Make sure it's somewhere you really want to be. Check out different campuses until you find the one that works. Don't go somewhere just because your friends are.