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Although its been two years since I finish high school, I'm barely starting college. I know the plan was to graduate and attend college right away. But it's my fault for not showing interest in anyhing. It's something you're doing now. Interacting with people will fix that. You don't want to experience the disadvantages of being friendless. I recommend joining a few clubs. That will help you gain friends, volunteer hours, and experience. You'll be thanking me once you start filling out your resume. Now getting a job won't be difficult. Being employed makes it easier once you start college. But that doesn't mean you won't need the help of scholarships. So look and apply everywhere and don't give up even if it looks difficult. Keeping all this advice in mind, there is one very important thing left. Never put down your camera. Keep taking pictures and don't lose confidence. The world of photography is a big place, but we will both make it. My life is barely beginning. So while I'm working towards our future career. I hope you're one step closer to our dream.

Your environment will change. You, however, will not. Whatever skills, issues, and faults you had will stay with you; picking up a High School Diploma does not mean your long baggage train of habits, tendencies and interests get thrown out with your old locker contents. Yes, the faces around you will change, the expectations placed upon you will change, your social life will change, but you will not, at least initially. It is often said that college is an excellent way to reinvent yourself: You suddenly find yourself surrounded by new people who never knew you existed up unto a few minutes ago. However, it isn't that you're some new person. You simply have a fresh social slate. No one knows who you are or who you were, other than you. Knowing yourself, which includes all your past successes, failures, strengths and weaknesses before you make that academic commitment is key to your future success. Why? Because if you don’t understand yourself, if you don’t take time to work through your past and who you are and see potential bad habits, then chances are you may become someone you don’t want to be.

I would tell myself that I should put more time and effort in the little things, academiclly. I would encourage myself to get involved in a community college to get as much college credit I can before I graduate. The biggest thing I wish I could tell my highschool self is to apply for much more sholarships. Even the smaller awards all add up. If I would've done that I could've been much more relaxed finacially.

I would tell myself to be a more active in learning how to write papers. I would advise myself not to be so standoffish with people and to get to know them faster. To be more confident in what I know and to work hard to learn as much as I can before coming to the college. I would say that I need to get into a better study habit and learn how to take notes. Last of all to learn to trust God, he always pulls me though when I need to be pulled and holds me back when I need to be held back.

Take advantage of every opportunity that is available to you. Learn to study and work at everything you do.

Learn to study more! Social life is great, but friends can't be your main priority!

Go to school everyday and apply yourself!!! It is very important to maintain this self dicipline to help ensure a successful future!!!!

Finishing my sophomore year at college, I've finally started to adopt a frame of mind I wish I'd had when I stepped onto campus two years ago as fresh high school graduate. If I could go back in time and tell my clueless self one thing, it would be this: College is about learning, not technicalities. It's so tempting to make my only ambition a deadline, a page number, a big red "A." But these things only exist to facilitate the true aim of higher education--that is, EDUCATION. Learning. Knowledge. Exploration. I'm here at school to challenge myself, to shatter the boundaries of my expectations and prejudices, to listen intently to the words of seasoned scholars and to question fervently in search of new ideas. These are the things I must keep in mind when I find myself striving to satisfy a number rather than striving to throw my heart into the pursuit of knowledge. Listen up, younger self! Don't fill that page with letters just to meet a word count; don't worry about getting a B-minus on a hard assignment. Absorb yourself: Use these opportunites to stretch your brain, to grow.

As a high school senior, I was very comfortable with my circle of friends and thought college would be a great way to meet new people and form immediate, comfortable friendships. I chose to go to a college where I knew no one. The worst times of my life were first semester at Covenant because I did not branch out and meet new people. To transition in college, one needs to try different things and branch out beyond comfort zones. Sign up for random clubs and meet new people, go to hall meetings, partcipate in intramurals! I also would emphasize the importance of doing well in classes. It is important to do as much reading as possible and to stay on top of papers and tests -- in retrospec, be organized!

Don't feel pressured to take a full coarse load. I felt as if I had to take 18 hours every semester and as a new college student, this made the transition even more difficult. This hurt my gpa in the long run and I wasn't able to learn as much as I could have my first year. My second year has been much more successful now that I know how to balance everything and not take on more than I can handle.

This is the advice I'd give about transitioning into college: First of all, not to be impatient-- it takes time to make friendships and get to know people. I would tell myself not to be afraid of what others think about me and not focus on that at all, but to be open, honest, and friendly to anyone that I saw. I would tell myself to be careful not to judge anyone that I met, but to be open to meeting and understanding new kinds of people. I would also tell myself to not be afraid to initiate getting together with people that I was meeting, and looking for other places to have experiences with them outside of the classroom and hall. I would tell myself to try as hard as I could to get enough sleep because it is really hard to adjust emotionally when you're physically exhausted. I would tell myself to make a greater effort to get to know my professors, to visit their offices and learn from their wisdom. I'd tell myself to make a greater effort to stay in touch with my siblings, because those relationships are so very important.

As a senior looking for a college can be a stressful decision because there are many factors that must be considered including location, if they have your degree, and financial aid. As a senior I remember weighing these aspects attempting to determine which was more important to me. However, after being at Covenant for almost two years I have found that these things are not necessarily the most important. The motto at Covenant is "In all things Christ preeminent". Through this statement I have come to understand that it is not the location or the popularity of the school that matters but rather understanding what you are being called to do and how the school is preparing you for that. Covenant is not an easy school and it has challenged me to work hard in all of my classes. However, being at Covenant and working so hard has only taught me that it is not surface things that matter when choosing a college but rather where you will be challenged and where you will grow the most. Though I would not change my decision, as a senior I could have benefitted from this knowledge when choosing a school.

It will be different than you think but will be great once you get settled and get used to things

I would tell myself that school is very important.You have to do your best because it can effect you later on; especially if you're going to college.It's good to start taking college classes while you are in high school doing dual enrollment.It helps alot so that you don't have to waiste more time in college taking college prep classes.An make sure you get A's & B's so that you get more classes,scholarships,grants & other things awarded to you.Also you will be alot closer to doing your career choice.

Do not make pro and con lists. I had orange and green and yellow and pink paper hanging on my walls each for a different school with different colored writing for each point--size, location, academic vigor, cost, student life, quality of food, every single little minute detail. And these lists, meant to organize and point in neon lights which school was best, confused me more than ever. There was no clear cut winner. The college decision making process, the all-important, all-consuming, all-powerful choice that will dictate the rest of your life, really is personal, not practical. Road trip it out and visit. Actually pick up the phone when admissions representatives call. Talk to professors and students there. Stay overnight in a dorm. Sit in on a class. Do not make pro and con lists. After being at college for less than a year, all that matters is the personal lessons that I have learned from personally engaging the school. Statistics really do not tell anything about the school. It is living everyday life day in and day out that truly is the process of a maturing transition to college.

"Don't settle." I was very career-driven as a high school senior, which negated the value of some of my classes because I only used them as springboards to looking more attractive to colleges. I looked only at numbers in my college decision, but when I visited Covenant, I knew that numbers couldn't quite express what a great college experience would mean to me. I've enjoyed my life as an undergrad because I didn't settle on the surface, looking at numbers. Instead, I experienced the school which has allowed me to grow without giving up academic excellence.

STUDY!!! That is what i would tell myself as a high school senior. I had learned some basic study skills through my high school, but I was not prepared for the amount of reading and studying I had to do at college. However, I do look back fondly over the times in high school where I dropped my homework to join my friends at a soccer game. In order to prepare me for a tough college, though, I wish I had spent more time developing methods of memorization and habits of looking over my notes each night. I would say that maintaining a good balance between my academics and my social life was discovered the hard way in college. Keep a balanced schedule because although social relationships are the things that keep us going in life, academics are what keeps food on the table in the future. So be social AND smart!

I would tell myself not to freak out. My senior year I had no clue where I was going to go to school. I also would have told myself to visit more schools, because I only visited two and I wish that I would have seen more options. I wish that I would have applied for more scholarships. I started looking ate in the game and I wish I would have gotten more outside scholarships to lower the cost of tuition, because Covenant is expensive. I also would have told myself to study more. I studied a lot, but I wish that I did better on my AP tests so that I could have gotten those classes out of the way. I spent so much time working and doing school and I wish I could go back and tell myself to have more fun, because I think that it is important to balance work and fun. I wish I knew that my roommates would be ok, becasue that stressed me out. Overall I made a smooth transition, but there are always things that I could improve on.

If I could write a letter to my high school self I'd tell me something like this: Dear Emily, Learn better habits, (sleep, eating, exercise, and ways to deal with stress) and start practicing them now. Gossip less. The drama is so overrated and the patterns of how you treat people continue on through life. Plus it causes unnecessary hurt to people who do not deserve it. Don't date that boy, or anyone. The relationship won't last, and lets face it, you're far from ready for a real relationship. The mistakes you make will just give you more to deal with and forgive yourself for. Study more. High school may seem annoying and unnecessary, but learning Calculus and Chemistry well. Doing well in those hard classes will help you be prepared for the rest of your education. Enjoy what you are learning. Let the world fascinate you, and find a way to take pleasure in the assignments you have and the knowledge you are gaining. Get a job this summer, but enjoy the time you have with your family before you leave for college. You dont think you'll miss them, but you really will.

I would tell myself to not take life so seriously. In high school I was very studious and did not always step out of my comfort zone to try new things. I was not very spontaneous and feel like it may have been easier to transition to college life if I had stepped out on my own a little more in high school. I would also tell myself to take every class seriously. In high school I took German as my foreign language and did not take that class very seriously because not much was expected of me. Had I taken it more seriously, I could have tested out of some basic German classes so could be farther ahead in my major now.

I would tell my high school self that I should pay more attention on my study habits/skills. I would also work more on my notetaking skills. I would take more college course classes to prepare myself. I would probably told myself to get a job and start saving up for expenses and invest in things that I really need. I would also pay attention to my socail habits. Things like sleeping habits, procrastination, studying, and be satisfied with just getting by in high school. I would have love to visited more schools, including the one I am attenting now.

I would take AP classes in highschool! I think it is a smart thing to do and I think the students who do will be more prepared for what college is going to be like. Also, you get some of the basic core classes out of the way and have more freedom to take the classes that seem interesting to you. I would also recommend myself to to the reading! I would be more focused and committed to study habits and would utilize the resources the college offers. I would not be afraid to ask questions, no matter hor trivial or unimportant they seem.

I would encourage myself to get involved, and to not worry about feeling awkward around people. I would tell myself to NOT room with my best friend, and I would also tell me to look harder for a more affordable school.

To take your time. Choosing a school is important. Talk to admission representatives- ask the hard questions and the embarassing ones, they are there to help. Don't be afraid to be vulnerable with the other students around campus, they are just as new as you are. And they are seeking friends just as much as you are. The people are going to be the people you live with for the rest of your college career.

If I could talk to myseld in high school, I would tell myself to look for what can be learned in every situation. The transition wasn't always the easiest and no living situation will ever be perfect. People don't always see eye-to-eye with others, but we need to be open to listen to others opinions before making conclusions about them. In every situation we can learn how to better serve and love others more than we love ourselves. I would encourage myself in this area and seek to form better relationships with those around me.

The advice i would give to myself would be to be more exigent with me ,i would tell to myself that going to college is not easy especially being the second child going to college and my father being the only person working at my house and i would remember to myself every day to study and do all the works in school and do every single homework. And to think twice the things i want to do because everything has a consecuence and my choices of today can affect my future because i can see the today but not the tomorrow. I will definetly would say jenny you can do this highschool thing but you have to make 110{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} effort and give the best of you as a person and specially as a student

Don't worry. At the end of the day, cherish your experience. Do hard work in honesty, but if it falls flat, don't be too hard on yourself. Take pride in your work, and do life well. Invest in friends from the very beginning. Don't just cruise along and pick up friends who may weigh you down, but look for those who are mutually beneficial. Invest where you're placed - let down roots and thrive. Make priorities and keep them - some that ought to be high on the list are your God, your family, your values, and your relationships. Stay on top of your work, encorage others to do the same. Call out false or downgrading speech in love. Maintain a heart true to God. Pray. Know that your life, your cares, your hopes - your entire self - is His and He cares for you. Have fun. Live free. Love well.

I would tell myself to think about a college where my faith could be intergrated and how important it is. I would also tell myself how important the ACT is and doing well in school now because it does pay off!

Although college was a new experience to me and I struggled with homesickness there is not really much that I would change. Most of what I have learned at college cannot be conveyed or prepared for my mere words. Most of the lessons I have learned at college involve first hand experience, they are gradual lessons that must be experienced themselves. However, there are a few things I might tell myself in preparation for that first year of college. I would tell myself to not be afraid of differences and to be a little more accepting of people right away. My first year of college was hard partly because I was not as accepting of others as I should have been. So some words of advice to seek to subdue that tendency from the beginning might have eased my transition into college life. I might also have told myself that I can handle more than I thought at first. I tried to make sure my class schedule was easy that first year, but looking back I see that I could have handled a heavier course load than I thought going into college. I underestimated myself.

Natachia, you are a smart young lady and do not be afraid of the world. Your life has been hard trying to help your mother raise your three sisters and working full time at Popeyes. Go to a traditional college and accept everything it has to offer you. One day you will be married and working, so going to school will not be easy and will cause you and your family financial hardship. Education is so important and going to college will make you feel so good inside. If you do not continue your school career in college now, you will probably go back and get your associate's degree, but then you will hunger for more. You will want your bachelor's degree and a master's degree. But, you will not be able to afford going to school because you can not pay the tuition on your salary. Do not be afraid of your education baby girl, the world is your oyster and your education is only the beginning.

Don't be afraid to talk with professors and students and ask them any questions. They are there to help you not to intimidate you. Ask students what classes are best to take and what professors they enjoyed the most to get the best courseload. Get to know people outside your own hall. Find out about clubs and extracurricular activities, because they aren't always mentioned first thing. Research different programs and degrees available if you don't know what you want to study, and if you do, research more about what is offered for your field of study. Visit the campus, it makes all the difference in the world talking face to face with staff and students! Sit in on a couple of classes, chapel, and experience the social life of the students because that will be your world for the next four years. Don't let the inicial price deter you from seeking out financial aid. It may be expensive, but they may have so much to offer you! Ask about the surrounding area and opportunities off-campus. Over-all get to know more about the school so that you can be more prepared.

I would encourage myself more about being okay at community college, I had so many peole telling me terrible stories about the college transition, I was so terrified when I first went to community college, afraid of the professors and the students, concerned about not having a good GPA when I was finished with my first semester. Community college was the best route to take on the road toward college you can get all the basic classes out of the way and then if you decided to transfer to a four-year college you just focus on the classes that you need for your degree. I would have been more at peace then on my first day at colllege, able to relax more when doing homework, it wasn't until the end of the semester that I realized how silly it was to have listened to all those people. Now I know I am ready for my next adventure in college.

The hardest part of college life (and life in general) has been making friendships that last for a long time. Part of this is a result of my moving around so much in middle school and high school. I was always afraid to make good friends and then be hurt when I had to abandon them to move. What I've come to realize is that none of my friendships really get past the surface level of knowing their names and a few trivial details about their lives. I wish I had been at the point where I wasn't afraid of being hurt and actually tried to make longer lasting relationships right away. Now it's junior year, and I'm just now learning my lesson. I also would tell myself to get to know a professor or a couple of professors right away that could mentor me and help me through my college experience and provide a godly model for my profession and my life.

If I could give myself advice about college I would be sure to include topics such as worrying, making friends, and studying. Entering college caused me alot of worry and as a senior in high school I was not prepared to be away from my family for long periods of time or be in a situation where I did not know anyone. Many nights I stayed up worrying about the day to come instead of accepting that there are somethings that cannot be changed and rather than worrying about college, enjoy the experience and grow. I also would put an emphasis on making a variety of friends rather than staying with a similar clique than I was a part of in high school. Lastly, I would advise myself as a college freshman to study hard because it is easier to maintain a high GPA rather than try to build one up over the next few years. It is important to do all classwork in the first semester and get a handle/schedule of how to study in college because it is much different than high school.

Have FUN!

In my college experience, I've learned to be myself, take control and be responsible of my actions. I have learned so much about myself through the amazing counseling program at Covenant. Counseling has not proven to make me weak but it has proven that I have a lot of issues as we all do, but I am here and willing to change my future by learning from my past. My experience at Covenant has been so valuable to me because I have met the most wonderful people: girls on my hall, helpful people in my class, great guys with purpose-driven attitudes, and inspiring professors with hearts of gold. I am so glad that I chose Covenant College for my first year of college, if I couldn't stay here I would be upset but my experience has only made me stronger.

College has been a wonderful experience for me. I've learned a lot new things that I can carry on to further my career. College to me is very imparative to have on a resume. College is good for learning more and more and networking with your peers. Its amazing how much college can help when you begin to fill out applications for jobs and when they see you have a degree you are more likely to get the job.

OUt of my college experience I have learned tolerence, humilty, strength,and faith. Tolerance will take you a long way i dorm life. There are many things that I may think are completely absurd, like sleeping with the air conditioner on, that require tolerance. Not only that, but different personalities require different amounts of attention and that too requires tolerance. I have been humiliated on several occasions, but it has done nothing more to me than made me humble. Humbling myself in different situations has helped acedemically and socially. Strength and faith in my family and the Lord my God has allowed me to push and persevere through my daily struggles. It has been valuable for me to attend Covenant simply because in the short amount of time that I have been here, I have been drawn closer to Christ. I think that is the sole purpose of this community as well. Being surrounded by o many believers is such a wonderful feeling. To be comforted, understood, and seen in a different light than that of the secular world.

Before college I had lived in Phoenix, Arizona my whole life, so moving all the way to Lookout Mountain, Georgia definately broadened my veiw of the world and the opportunities it held for me. I learned how to be independent and what the world expected of me. However, the most important lesson I have learned and will use forever is how to be a student. As anticlimactic as it might sound, I have learned how to learn. So many times I have been stretched beyond myself and encouraged to go further, in a way I have never been before. I have learned how to disipline myself from getting enough sleep at night, to making sure I plan out enough time to get all my homework done. I am sudent of God and of this life that He has given me.

My world view has been greatly changed while at Covenant College. I have a much greater appreciation for those who are different from me and I credit that to the college. I have gotten a lot of great friends from my college experience and some of them I know will be life-long friends. I am also excited at how much work experience and hands on learning I have been able to do. The learning environment at Covenant is very nurturing towards students and if you have the desire to learn you will learn a lot. The possibilities are really endless because of the vast knowledge of the faculty and staff and the many resources that are available to students. I have really matured into an adult here in a safe environment where being different is embraced.

I have learned so much. I have realised that I have great academic potential, and discipline. But, I have most importantly learned that I can do nothing without God's help.

In Highschool I had an excellent GPA. I worked extremely hard and can only remember 2 semesters of a class where I didnt get an A. I think I can admit now that I was overly obsessed with academic excellence. My first year of college I had a heavy course, 2 lab sciences, volleyball team, and 20 hours of work study per week. I had several extracurricular activities in highschool too, so I expected to ace my way throught college classes in much the same way that i did with Higschool. My first semester in college came and went and my GPA was not quite up to my usual par. I was sorely dissapointed with myself. I felt like a failure. If I were starting college again, I would tell myself not to take anything for granted. One should have no expectations going into college, because it is completely different than Highschool. If you are a superstar in Highschool, that doesn't automatically give you an advantage in college. Remember the primary purpose of college is to GET AN EDUCATION. Everything else is secondary. Also, you really just have to try your honest best. Dont have unrealistic expecations of yourself.

If I were to go back and talk to myself as a senior I would tell myself that I should place more of an emphasis on the relationships that I am building. I would tell myself that I should really invest in other people's lives and not be scared to show the real me to other people. The broken and hurting me is not something that I need to hide, but something that I need to be willing to share and grow with others. I would tell myself that I should make sure to work hard in all aspects of life and that everything I do matters in the long run and that I should not weigh my decisions lightly. Every choice that I make will affect other people.

Congratulations. You survived high school and graduated. You earned enviable grades and SAT scores, won several speech and debate trophies, built a resume of extracurricular and community activities that would make any guidance counselor proud, and received the most prestigious leadership scholarship your school offers. You think you are smart and accomplished and you are not completely wrong. However, what you need to know before starting college is that although everything you have done up to this day has prepared you to enter college, a long road lies ahead. You will need your enthusiasm, diligence, work ethic, and endurance now more than ever. Be careful not become complacent. If you think you are intelligent enough to coast through college, you are mistaken. If you close your eyes to the opportunities available to you, you will miss out. If you shut out feelings of vulnerability and insufficiency, you will miss valuable lessons. Open your mind to the thoughts, ideas, and passions of those wiser than yourself. Open your heart to love unconditionally. Leave your pride at the door, hold your dreams with an open fist, work diligently without grumbling or complaining, serve humbly, listen thoughtfully, and always love.

Be open to change. Be thrilled about college and relationships. Step out of your comfort zone and embrace all the changes that come to you.

I would discipline myself more academically.

Growing up, I was a very private person with my emotions. With only brothers, you learn that showing emotion can result in extreme teasing. If I could go back and share one piece of advice, I would advise myself to be more open with the people I loved before I left them. I should have told more people how they influenced my life greatly, but I did not because of the fear of being too transparent. In college, I have learned that showing feelings to people you love is important and being open with people is a way to make friendships sweeter. Now that I am returning home for vacation, I have lost the opportunity to share my appreciation to many people who influenced me. I have tried to tell people what I should have told them as a senior in high school, but it is not the same. Senior year was an optimal time to tell people why you value their inspiration for life. I wish that I had opened up to friends and let them see how I really felt. They were not my cruel teasing brothers; they were people who really loved me.

As someone with college experience, I would like to give you some advice for the transition to college. First of all, don't be nervous. Everyone is nervous about meeting new people and fitting in, so there is no need to stress about it. Secondly, set some goals for yourself before arriving at college. Make a commitment to yourself to work out three days a week, and to achieve a 3.50 GPA or higher. It is easy to neglect important things if you haven't set a specific goal for yourself beforehand. Another piece of advice is to not procrastinate. This may seem like old news, but the sooner you get your homework done, the more time you will have to socialize and relax, and the down time will actually boost your performance. Perhaps one of the most important pieces of advice I could give you would be to make friends as soon as possible. I was so busy with sports for the first few months of my college career that I didn't have time to develop strong friendships, and I later regretted not forging a strong group of friends to rely on.

I would tell myself that homework doesn't need to be perfectly done, it just needs to be done. I would also tell myself not to be frustrated by my work-study job, mentioning that, though I found it to be exasperating at first, I now enjoy it.