Senior Year:

Many students have either had a great time during their senior year, or they have gone through awkward stages trying to fit into many different groups. Either way, one of the TCS alumni tips is to just have fun and make tons of positive memories during senior year. 

Here are a few tips form a few TCS alumni, concerning senior year:

• “My advice to the senior class this year is just to live it up. Enjoy your classmates, enjoy your teachers, and just enjoy yourself. Senior year is one of the best years of your life, and the friends and the memories you build should be positive ones.” –Dominic DiLeo
• “Consider your options very carefully. Don’t make any impulsive decisions just because you think the experience might be cool. All the petty rules at TCS aren't there just to bug you, but train you not to make mistakes that could seriously alter your future.” –Areck Apelian

What a few TCS seniors had to say about graduating high school:

• “I’m excited to graduate- because I’m ready to start a new section of my life- in college.” –John Deseno

• “I don’t know where I want to go to college yet, but I’m excited to go to college.” –Sofia Solorzano

College Applications:

College applications seem to stress out Seniors and concern Juniors beginning to look at colleges. Those college applications always seem to be sent in at last minute, right? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! But a few alumni have put together a few helpful tips to try to help you.

Here are a few tips on college applications from the TCS alumni: 

• “STAY ON TOP OF THINGS! It’s not over once you apply to a college. You must discipline yourself and put in time and effort to finish it.” –Areck Apelian
• “When choosing a college, don’t choose it based on where your friends are going. Instead, base it on how well you are going to do there.”  -Cristina Putz
• “My advice to the senior class this year is just to live it up. Enjoy your classmates, enjoy your teachers, and just enjoy yourself. Senior year is one of the best years of your life, and the friends and the memories you build should be positive ones.” –Dominic DiLeo
• Do your best on SAT’s , work hard on college applications, and the Lord will guide you to where you go.
• Know your deadlines, so that it’s not as rushed.
• Visit the schools that you are interested in and talk to a few students there about the university.

 College:

Everyone considers college to be the experience of a lifetime. Well, it can also be the stress of a lifetime to if you don’t keep up with the work. To help you get a look at a college from the student viewpoint, we have some inside information and helpful guidelines to help you.

Here is what a few alumni from Timothy Christian had to say:

• College is all about being able to adapt, so as long as you’re open to many new things, you’ll be fine.
• “There is more expected of you in college. Teachers hand you a syllabus and expect you to read it and live by it - they won’t announce everything every day and warn you of this and that. There is a lot of responsibility - procrastination will really run you into the ground.” –Areck Apelian

·         If you live on campus- you will have to learn to be responsible for yourself. But, you find things out along the way.