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If I could go back in time, I would advise myself to buckle down on all the school work and find out what I really want to do in life. I would advise myself to stay away from the wrong people because without knowing my "friends" can break me down the most. Stay clear minded and really think things through instead of jumping the gun everytime. Apply for an extensive amount of scholarships because college isn't easy. Last and not least I would advise me to plan everything through instead of freelancing or going with the flow.

Being given the chance to sit down with me and reflect on the do's and dont's of my life would be something well needed. I remember in my senior year in high school "Be early boy!" Listen to them, they didn't say it for nothing. In college time is money. If i had a nickel for every time i spent doing nothing when i could of been doing something productive, i wouldn't need to apply for this scholarship. Me and myself would sit, and I'd catch myself looking at a good looking girl and I'd pause me and tell myself, "trust me there's plenty in college;" i wouldn't be lying. Chase dreams before you chase women, because as old timer as it might sound, the work you put in now, won't show totally until it's all said and done. "Become your professor's best friend," granted there are professors who wake up on the wrong side of the bed every morning, but truth is, if you put forth effort in class, Dr. whoever won't hesitate to write a recommendation for that internship that you will apply for junior year.

I would stress the importance of planning and time management. It is very easy to lose focus here on campus as there is always something going on that may be of interest. I would also challenge myself to learn and understand the way in which college credits and courses operate so that I may effectively plan my schedules in a manner that is conducive to timely graduation. I would stress the importance of picking the right friends. Friends have an influence on you maybe just slightly, however if one surrounds themself with people that are motivated, intelligent, and positive these quealities will surely rub off making them a better perosn. I would also stress the ideas of self reliance and self motivation. College is where young men and women come to learn to be professionals but also adults. Your parents are not at college with you therefore your are soley responsible for yourself and your academic success. This requires strong determination and control, virtues that one must place into their character, not someone else.

Being able to talk to myself and affect the decision I made would make a big difference. I would inform myself that when attending a certain college you should want to have freedom. Not be locked down by the school and how they control certain aspects of your college life. Scholarships can also have this type of control over you. You shouldn't go into college assuming it's going to be like high school. You should go in working hard and giving it all that you have.

I would personally advise myself to take advantage of the time that I had in high school. I would have used that time to develop adequate study habits as well as to take advantage of more AP classes to lighten my class load during my first semester. I also would adjust my attitude and work harder. Good grades came with little effort so the proper procedure for achieving saw little practice. Since this was the case I should have put forth a better effort and not have just settled for a 3.7 GPA, instead I should have held a 4.0. This attitude of settling simply for a passing grade will cause difficulties once the college level is reached. If I had possessed the proper attitude then there would have been a smoother transition into the college workload. I also would have followed up on the scholarships that I filled out. I now realize that it is not enough to simply fill out the paperwork and write a riveting essay, but you have to be persistent and check on the status of your application. Had I practiced this much of my hard work would have not gone to waste.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior with the wisdom that I have obtained from personal experiences in College I would advise myself about the importance of proper time management. This key component is vital and important to a student's success. Thorugh my observation I have discovered that the major difference between an "A+" and a "B" student is not due to a lack of intelligence, but rather to improperly managing your time. Study time is more important than having a fun moment and should always be the students top priority. Making the transition from highschool to college can be exciting and difficult at first. This process can be exciting because you now possess a sense of a new found freedom that encourages you to explore the world and all it has to offer. Furthermore, such a transition can be difficult because now you are responsible and in control of your own destiny. No other individual can be held accountable for any failures or victories that you may encounter.

Please choose one major you are passionate about, don't get to college and change your major a million times because you will spend the rest of your life in college. Make sure you get involved as much as you can in extra-curricular activities because those are the things that will build you as a diverse peron and a diverse student, those activities also put you in place to recieve numerous scholarships you can apply to your tuition. Break out of your shell, Mommy and daddy can't protect you anymore so experience the world, and broaden your scopes because the world is much bigger than your backyard. Chooe what is most important to you in a school, don't let others around you choose , pick the school that fits YOU best because you will be spending a lot of time there. Never allow the choices your friends are making as far as school influence you to attend the same school, because that school may not be what's best for you. Be prepared for the unexpected because campus life is a whole new world and dont allow yourself to become a small fish in a large pond.

I would look in the mirror and ask myself is college something you want to do or is it a manuever to folloiw your friends dreams as usual? Think about the consequences of going to a bigger city and engaging in risky behavior with strange men. Are you even sure about what you want to ultimately do? Or do you know what it is that you want to do? You know that you grew up in poverty think to yourself if you get in a bind would your family be able to help you? Also think about what would you do here in this small town. Baracus just explore all of your opitins and get to know you before you can discover you.

To my high school self, here are some words of advice. First, know what you are going to major in. It is obvious, but the sooner you realize this, the more motivation you will have. Next, procrastination is a disease, vaccinate yourself immediately. A lot of stress can be avoided if you get the work done ahead of time. Cramming is not efficient. Instead, you will be wishing you had studied sooner when you realize you could have aced a test with a few more days preparation. Learn how to prioritize, it makes organizing a lot easier when assignments and activities begin to pile up. Skip the club that night if you have a deadline approaching, trust me there will be plenty more opportunities. Be social, you can make new friends and network to make future connections, but stay true to your values. When you choose friends, choose ones that you can trust and support each others ideas. Also, avoid debt at all costs, its no fun owing money before you start you career. Most importantly, enjoy the experience. There were will be trying days, but remember you are there to make a life yourself and your family.

Study, have faith and never give up!

I would tell myself how to prepare for my matriculation into college. Studying is a virtue, only kids how work hard and prepare are successful, however there will always be time to have fun. Think about this once you graduate you will be able to have it all, if you work for it. Life is short, so do you want to be someone who was here or do you want to be someone who was and will be remembered.

I would tell myself to study harder and more efficitiently and talk to my teachers more.

Make your hobbies profitable and develop your set study habits in high school so you don't need to come to college and figure them out.

The advice I would give is to pick the best college that would satisfy you, because you want to get the best out of your college experience. You want to pick a college that has a well balance of everything such as social, extra-curricular, athletic, and most importantly academic life. College is one of the best experiences you can have, and you want to cherish and remember it for the rest of your life.

Look for a school that will ensure your child a great future. It may cost some serious cash, but if your child applies his/herself, it will pay off BIG!!!!

Find the college that best fits you. There are no excuses why you should not go for a higher education. You are not to old to be educated.

It is essential that a student knows what they want to gain from the school they choose to attend. He or she has to know that there is a commitment that is made to the school. One has to know the relationship between institution and student is give and take. In order to make the most of an experience, one has to be able to find a social comfort level at the campus. An individual who is introverted may have trouble doing so. Using all of the resources at the school can also make everything on campus easier.

As a current degree seeking Man of Morehouse College I definetly think that Morehouse choose me instead of vice versa. As a high school senior I did not plan to matriculate into a college I was just ready to be done with school. But little did I know my mother had other plans. She told me this was the place for me and made me apply. I waited for about three months after I sent in my application. During those three months my mother cried, stressed, and sweated and doubts of me not getting in. After those long three months I was accepted. I never thought that with all the great historic men of this fine college I a "Diamond in the Rough" would be honored with the opportunity to wear maroon in white. So I say to parents and aspiring college students the school of your choice will pick you. Your preferences, your personality, your fears, everything you ever dreamed or wished about, your true love, what was meant for you; will present itself onto you. Because all your life you were born to attend that school. Just as I was born to one day become a Morehouse Man!

Pick a college that best represents your personality and what you want our of a career and life. College is a big and important step. There are so many options so don't hesitate to do your research on the college to ensure that you will be happy there. Once there, be sure to study first and party last only as a reward. Get involved and have fun!!!

Morehouse College was not my first pick, and i know for a fact that i am in the right place! My advice to propective students of any school is that you never really know a school until you actually attend, don't panick if you don't get your first choice.

its your life, live it the way you want o and to the fullest!

I would tell parents and/or student s to pick a school not only based on its academic qualities but also on the campus activites and the environment . Inorder to make the most of a college experience you should not be afraid to enage in activities.

The first step is to understand what it is that you are looking for in a college and to understand what it is you need from your college experience. Before entering Morehouse College, I had very little exposure as a man of color to other men of color. Additionally I could be qualified under the category of generally irresponsible. I knew that I needed to address both of those particular areas. Once I knew what I wanted and needed from my college experience the choice became abundantly clear. This first step is pivotal to positioning yourself at the best school to maximize your college experience. The next step is to be active in the campus life at your selected institution. When you arrive, you won't have the faintest inkling about which way to go. Becoming involved with campus activities early will help you to gain an understanding of what it is you wish to do and where you wish to end up. Being active on your campus will also open you up to an entirely new network of friends who will undoubtedly make your time there exceedingly enjoyable. Follow this simple advice and you'll love your college expereince.

The best advice I could possibly give when choosing an institution of higher learning to attend is choosing one that you love. Do not get caught up with how you are going to pay for it, or which one my parent wants me to go to. Pick the one YOU want to go to and everything else will fall into place. At the end of the day, you are the one that will have to attend it; not anyone else.

Advice that I give to both parents and students is that college takes both hard work and sacrifice from both the parent and student. From a student stand point the sacrifice is aultering your social life to perform well in your field of study. Students should and need to understand that college is a business and the money that is used to pay for school either borrowed or payed out right is money that is non-refundable. If you fail a class you wasted your money, and your parents money. College is a time to develope and grow as an indivisual when I say alter your social life im not implying not to have one! Just place your priorities in an order that will make you a successful student. Inturn success in the classroom will give parents confirmation that there child is having a good constructive college experience that will further show that there child makes sound decisions when it comes to there own future. My advice to parents is that your childs college experience is there "own" give your child space to develope into the person that you layed the foundation for.

Parents should let the student make the decision and the student should research and decide what they want out of their education and campus experience before making a decision.

I would first like to inform parents that college is when the student really gets to explore and learn new things about themselves. Its an opportunity for students to live life without having mom/ and or dad rite by your side. Advice to parents would be to let there college students go to the college that they choose and dont force them to go somewhere that you have a liking for. Theres nothing like having to go to a college just because your parents made you go there. It makes the college experince for students a lot to know that it was our own choice to go to a college that we feel best suites us and not our parents. As for students, choosing a major that best suites you and what you want to do in life is very important in deciding for your college career.

The right college for you is the one you feel a since a home and feel like you can be successful at. The college experience is a wonderful time I have never experience anything like it.

The right college for a student is based on which college would provide you with the best surroundings for success. The college you choose should provide resources that will inhance and prepare you in your major of your choice. It is imprtant to find a college in which the surroundings best fits your personality. The more comfortable you feel, the more you will succeed. To make the most of college experience one will need to make friends, and have some kind of agenda to provide the right time to complete classwork and get involved into school activities. Laziness will lessen your college experience in which many school or non-school related activities can be missed.

Parents/Students should always do their research on what institution. Yes, friends and family influence decisions but at the end of the day, it is about you attending the institution and setting the foundation for your future. If you are not happy at your school, do not be afraid to transfer and go somewhere where you will be happier. The college experience only hapens once so you should be able to live it up.

I believe that the student has the right to choose whatever school he/she wants to attend. I feel that when you choose a school, choose it not by how great the atmosphere on campus is, but how great the general atmosphere by its surroundings is also. It really matters alot. Thats how easy students drop out of college and end up going back home wishing they could do it ovr. I feel that college is for everyone because of economy nowdays. People just dont want to apply themselves and go for what laws now a days suggest us to do. So students choose a school that would be successful for you. Also pray about it an make sure that your maker and creator guides you to go.

Finding the right college to attend is an important decision not to be made lightly. While looking, consider the type of environment you would like to be around (rural, urban, etc), as well as which class size you prefer for learning. If possible, visit the last choices and choose wisely! Making the most of your college experience, take advantage of social activities and get involved in extra curricular activities.

What I would say to the parents and the students about finding the right college and making the most out their college experience, If your looking forward to enhancing you and your child education. If the parent is really involved and really care about there child education never just take your son or daughter/nor college word for it. Check the COLLEGE out for yourself, do some background work and also do alot of site seeing, when it come to the different colleges you and your child might be attending, because your child is pursuing their education and as well spending your MONEY. So my advice for the parent and the student is "This is your life so make it count"... make it your life and death desision because once you start you don't want to stop, you will miss the whole college experience, and the most experience you should want recieve in college is your college education.

I feel that in order to find the right college, a student must evaluate not solely their professional goals, but also their personal goals as well. It is necessary to attend an institution based firstly on your academic endeavors, but one must also focus on what type of personal growth he/she wants to experience. In order to make the best of the college experience, I feel the most important attribute to display is that of an open mind. Listening to others who are from numerous backgrounds can give you insight into aspects of life you may have never considered and can give you a different outlook on life. Having the ability to be open to growth is key because college is about finding yourself and stabilizing your morals, views, and beliefs. Also, focusing on academics is necessary in order to make it to the next level, whatever that may be. As for parents, it is important to aid your child in the process of choosing a school, but understand that he/she needs to attend a school that is right for them, not you.

There is so much more that you learn outside of the classroom at college. Your education, those it my seems expensive, in the long run will definitely be worth it.

Choose a place that you think will make you happy for the undergraduate experience. Also choose once, which makes the most sense financially, especially if you intend to attend a graduate or professional school to further your studies. Use the graduate school experience to live the ultimate dream, if it is not as accessible while applying for your undergraduate institution.

From the perspective of a sophomore at a private historically black college, I would encourage parents and students to spend several months researching colleges or universities of their interests. The best way to do this can include making use of online resources such as school websites, reading comparative analyses of colleges in books by Thomson Peterson or Kaplan, and if possible, making campus visits. By taking time to research and visit these schools, you put yourself in a better situation to choose the best college for you according to your academic, social, and/or spiritual interests. Once you enroll in college, you must realize that while you are on your own and away from home, it is solely up to you to stay focused with classes and not allow life's distractions such as peer pressure to pull you out of college. Thus, it is important that you establish a balance between your academic, social, and spiritual life because this is what will determine your overall success in college. This balance can be made quite easy by not only establishing a network with college officials, but also by making your net work for you in whatever way you see fit.

Do as many campus visits as possible. Speak to as many people who have attended as possible. Research, Research, Research!

Make sure the area is one that will be friendly to your child/yourself. Many colleges may be accepting but the surrounding area may be totally different than what your used to. Remember that when you go to a college your also going to a new area, which is just as important as your college choice.

Do your research prior to your senior year of high school. Campus visits are a plus but be sure to attempt to communicate with a current student before you make a decision. Also parents should discuss with their children plans of payment options and their own personal expectations. Ultimately communication between parents and students and perspective colleges and students is key and should be an extensive process.

You. This word, without a doubt, is the most important of all that I can give to those who wish to make intellegent choices about college. The college experience is about finding yourself, not only in terms of ideological, political, and career affiliations, but also in terms of determining what your purpose is in a world FULL of college students and graduates. You must know (or at least be willing to discover) who YOU have been in the past, who YOU are now, and ultimately, who YOU want to become in the future. With that said, the only advice I can give is to focus on that three-letter word, and know that it makes all the difference in your college and life experiences.

I would suggest spending a week on the campus. See want the campus looks like mid-term and assess the demeanor of the student body, the range of activities both academic and extracurricular, and the conveinence of shopping, entertainment, educational resources, and grocery stores. Also it is good to see what the weekends are like on campus and off. Becoming at least vaguely familiar with the city is a great way to make friends and stay safe.

I would advise students to first know what the want to major in and then go from there. There are so many wonderful schools in the United States in which I am very proud to be an American and have this opportunity to explore my dreams as they will also have to explore theirs. I would also inform the student to not to be in a rush when looking for that college that they feel in good for them but to take their time and do a lot of research and then once they feel comfortable about what they are looking for to go on and apply. Make sure they do their reach to make sure that college have what they are wanting to study.

Do not find a college based on peers and family. Follow your heart, follow your dreams. Try to put it into a realistic term, but only use it as a trainning tool to help you expidite your progress. Never deny yourself of your dreams. Again, you are making the choice of a lifetime so choose wisely. Explain your decision to your peers and family. Have them completely listen to your opinion and vice versa. Let them know that this is your future and though you value their opinons, you have to make this decision yourself. Parents, its the begining of adulthood. Let them find themselves, guide them, but do not force them. Remember, this is the start of their independance. Listen to what they have to say. Try to understand, and if you can't, then its time to learn about your child, you have a limited amout of time before the world is introduced to them. Don't overreact. Relax. Its not the end of the world. It's the beginning of your teen's future!

The best advice that can be given to any college student is that education comes first. College is a time for error, evalution and improvement. Take the time to exprience all three! The parties and all the fun will still be there after you study.

Encourage your child to visit the colleges in which he/she is interested. At those colleges, let your child interact with the students on his own, to see if he/she can picture himself at the institution and apart of its student body. They will be there for 4 years (in a perfect world), so its important that they feel comfortable there.

I would say do your research and make sure that you travel different schools to see which one fits you the best. I would also say that it is good to get away from home, while it may be hard getting away from home and growing up is essential to becoming an adult. The last thing I would say is it's very important to live on campus freshman year. There is no year like freshman year. This is the year were you meet the majority of friends throughout your college career, and the year that molds you the person you will eventually be.

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Consider the culture, community, and prestige of the college almost as much as you consider its academics. The role a college has in developing you into adulthood is crucial; choose a college whose values reflect who you seek to become. The reputation of your school can give your degree weight equivalent to those with higher academic ratings. The prestige of a school - as well as the prominence of its alumni - can open more doors than a good GPA. Also, choose a school where you can foster strong relationships with your professors. Often times you will be learning from serious scholars in their respective fields and it behooves you to learn as much from them as possible (their recommendations are also critical for postgraduate school). Finally, a school where there is a sense of shared community and family is paramount. Go where relationships grow.

Find what it is that you want to learn about and have a career in. Find the school with the best reputation in that area and resources to help you succeed.