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If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself that college is absolutely nothing like high school. I would tell myself that although I may not have had to try in high school to get good grades, college is completely different. You need to try as hard as you possibly can, because getting off of academic probation is not the easiest thing to do. I would also tell myself to talk to more people during freshman year or else the year is going to drag on and you will think that you are never going to get out of there. Other than that I would tell myself not to worry because college can be a lot of fun as long as you make sure to apply more time with schoolwork than spending time with your friends.

If I were to give myself advice when I was a senior I would most likely tell myself not everything in life is going to be easy, you’re not going to be able to put the bare minimum in and slid through the cracks any longer. Now is the time in your life were you need to start getting serious and preparing yourself for the real world. I know you want to have fun but you have all summer you need to start taking pride in your studies and training yourself how to be and impendent student. I would also tell myself to do things as you’re ready for them and do the things in life you enjoy and want to spend the rest of your life doing not just the things your mom, dad, or teaches “think” you should be doing. You know yourself best you know what’s going to make yourself happy you need to do what you want in order to be successful in life.

TRUST YOURSELF and GO FOR IT!!!! You always accomplish what you set out to do. Have the courage to know yourself, stand up for what you feel and take risks that bring you to your dreams. You are worth it!

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high schoool senior, I would write myself this letter: Dear Ally, You are about to embark on a journey of the unknown. It's astounding that we as a nation ask 18 year olds to choose what they want to do for the rest of their lives and make a commitment to an institution for four years when you don't even really know yourself. So, my best advice to you would be to get to know yourself before you make this huge commitment. Take a few trips, even if they're just road trips, to see what else is out there. Take up a new hobby, work a few jobs, and save some money. If you spend only one year on a journey of self-discovery, I believe that you will be pleasantly surprised at what you find out about yourself. The more you know about yourself, the better you will do in college with the challenges, struggles, adventures, and opportunities come your way. Best wishes for an amazing future! Ally

Don't be in such a hurry to grow up. Take time to learn things and enjoy your youth. Life is like a roll of toilet paper.... the closer to the end you get, the faster it goes. Life will wait on you. Don't marry too young...you have the rest of your life to find love. Education is very important. It will determine how much you are worth in the business world. Follow your dreams. If you don't, you'll end up hating what you do. At 30, you will find yourself ready for a change. Remember, mom and dad aren't as dumb as you think they are now. You will find they will be your best friends once you get over yourself. As you age, you will be able to count your true friends on one hand, if you are lucky.

College has been such an amazing experience for me and has forced me to grow and mature in ways I never knew possible. As these passed three semesters have come and gone I have learned how to balance my social and academic life very well. I am a very organized individual and constantly in search of ways to get involved in the community. If I could go back in time and give myself as a high school senior any advice, it would be to not get caught up in the future and to believe in yourself. The important part about college is to harvest your dreams and any school you attend will allow you to meet amazing people and discover more about yourself you could never predict. My dream is to continue enjoying school for all that it has to offer. In the second semester of my junior year, I hope to study abroad in Scotland and someday incorporate my love of travel into a career. This scholarship would help me achieve my dreams and help inspire new ones. This scholarship would keep me focused on my studies instead of the cost of school. Thank you for your consideration.

If I could go back in time to talk to myself as a high school senior, I would give myself the advice that regardless of where the college is located, no matter what activities it offers, and regardless of the classes you take; there is no reason to be apprehensive about making the college transition because college is what you make of it. By saying, "college is what you make of it," I mean that as long as you study hard, connect with your professors, and become involved in extracurricular activities you can successfully make a smooth transition to college life. College is a time to reinvent yourself. Even though it can be confusing when figuring out what your beliefs are separate from your parents, when living on your own, you grow into the person you want to be. The ability to discover new traits and characteristics about yourself without judgement is an opportunity every young adult should experience. If I could give current high school seniors advice about making the transition, I would simply say take a deep breath, and no matter what college you choose, you can succeed as long as you have the desire to do so.

Knowing what I know about college life and making the transition, the advice I would give myself would be to always stay true to myself and be open to other people’s lifestyles. I would say that throughout the first two years of my college experience, I was so concentrated on making friends and “fitting-in” that I lost what i standed for. I found myself to be very unhappy and disappointed in myself at times. It wasn’t until after my sophomore year when I moved off-campus, that I realized that I did not need to try so hard for people to like me. Now as a senior, I have built relationships with my professors, mentors, and friends that I truly will treasure forever because I have remained truthful to whom I am in the last two years. Secondly, I came from a very small high school and I was very oblivious to how this small atmosphere would affect me attending a faily large college. I regret being closed-minded at times because I believe some of the most lasting and influential memories I have in college center around the times when I was open-minded to others.

I wouldn't change a thing about what I've learned or what I've done. The bottom line is respect, though. I would tell myself to live with respect and friendliness to others, because they probably felt as alone and insecure as I did when I started college. No matter our backgrounds or pasts, we all need love and compassion, and those values begin with respect.

I would tell myself to start thinking about what it is I want have for a career. It's taken me four years to finally figure out what I want to do with my life, I only wish I had figured it out sooner.

Don't be so dramatic. The friends you have now are not required to be your friends for life. Stop focusing on the high school drama and start readying yourself for the future. Your classes in college really are not going to be this easy. You might as well start learning how to study now so that you can excel in college. You're going to end up being OCD in the future so might as well start preparing for that too but don't worry, it really helps with you school work! Stop take a step back, calm down and focus on the more important things. The drama you will experience will be with your major and graduating on time so it's time to calm down with the friend drama. By the way, you'll make the best friends you've ever had at school anyways.

When I was a senior in high school, I was conviced that if I succeeded academically and earned the "right" SAT scores, I would be able to attend my "dream school." Since my sophomore year, I had strategically decided where I would go to college and which major I would pursue. However, my plans were drastically altered. While I was accepted into my top choice school and retrieved significant scholaships, I opted to attend a more financially feasible school in Virginia. Unfortunately, six weeks before the semester began, my father unexpectedly decided to leave my mother after a twenty year marriage. Unable to leave my mom, who is unemployed and hearing impaired, I instead decided to attend a university close to home. As a senior in high school, I would have never expected that my "concrete" plans would somehow proceed to fall apart. However, I would tell my past self that everything happens for a reason and that, while life does not always go according to plan, it does have a way of somehow working itself out for the better. Unlike other schools, WCU has an amazing speech pathology program which I am fortunate enough to be a part of.

Don't take yourself too seriously. College is a great place to learn and grow as a member of society, but when you become overly stressed about where you are going or what you need to do it affects your high school experience negatively. College is not as difficult as everyone makes it out to be. Sure, there are still many things you have to worry about like grades and how you will pay for school, but the best part about college is that you chose to attend instead of being forced to attend. You are creating your future on your terms. That is where all the satisfaction lies.

I've been at Elgin Community College for a little over two months now. I'm currently enrolled in four classes and just finished one class. That one class was College 101. In this class I learned some new ways to exceed in my learning tactics and excel in life overall. If I could talk to my high school senior self I would teach him these tactics. Learning to plan out your schedule is important in college. Most people have jobs and other important things in life to balance along with school. I learned to have a daily schedule to have time for homework and studying. I wish I would of practiced the idea that students need to read sections of a text book that there told to read. Until now, I never took the time to look over a chapter of a course book before a test or a quiz. This was my mistake because in college everything comes from the text book. My answers for the quiz or test lies within the text book. Reading the chapters and studying took time to getting used to, but now that its more natural I excel farther in class.

I would tell myslef to be a better student in high school so I could have won more scholarships. Even though my tutition is reasonable, I still struggle to pay my tutition and I do not want to graduate from college with tons of debt. I would also tell myself that a nutrition major is what I love to study and one day work at a dietician because my freshman year of college I was undeclared so I took a lot of boring gen-ed classes which I hated. Now I love college.

High school might as well be a whole different world compared to college. If I could to talk to my high school self I would have a lot to say. Kids at that age have such a small perspective on life and it is really hard to grasp issues that may occur down the road. I know, I was one of those kids. I would tell myself to follow the 5-year rule; when an issue comes about think to yourself, will this truly matter in 5 years? I had a hard time understanding that my problems were not the end of the world, and I would go on and forget it ever happened. I wish I would have truly understood that concept. High school literally is a world of it's own. Any problems may seem like it will be the end of everything. After my first heartbreak or when my parents would ground me after getting in trouble, these issues seemed much bigger than they actually were. The 5-year rule has truly been an eye-opener. My perspective has changed siggnifficantly, and now I realize that worrying about the little things in life is not worth it.

If I could tell my self two things as a high school senior, I would have told myself to slow down, and don't stress so much. I would tell myself to slow down only because doing so much my senior year of high school, I got sick alot and I wasnt able to do everything I wanted to do. The reason I would tell myself not to stress so much is because everything eventually worked out in the end without fail and I tended to lose sight of that when I stressed out.

I would tell myself not to compare my post-high school plans with those of my classmates. Not everyone is on the same track or headed to the same place after high school, and that's okay. I would have saved myself a lot of distress had I realized that then; worrying about making sure my college plans were on par with what everyone else was doing gave me a bad taste in my mouth about the high school to college transition, not to mention a lot of unneeded anguish. The decisions you make about college are a personal one. You should never make your decisions based on your peers, and should definitely never feel inadequete or unsure in your decisions because what someone else is doing seems like the "right" thing to do. I decided to spend my first year of college at a community college and spend a term abroad while all my friends went off to the state university. It was hard to be the only one doing something different, but it was the right choice for me and I'm so glad I didn't let my insecurities and worries keep me from making that choice.

I definitely would have told myself to spend my money wiser and to save a lot more. You don't realize how expensive these four years will be until you enter college. I would have definitely got involved in more extra curricular activities as well to better myself as an individual and have a more well rounded and open personality. As a senior I definitely could have worked harder at my academics in order to qualify for more scholarships. I would have better prepared myself for the hard work and long hours of studying by taking highschool a lot more serious and seeing it as helping me to become more prepared for college life.

Senior year of high school includes some of my most cherished memories, along with some of my most stressful ones. I attended Villa Joseph Marie High School, which is an all-girls Catholic school. If I could tell myself one thing it would be - enjoy it. I wouldn't have stressed over every little thing, we have all of our lives to worry. I would have made more time for my family and friends because there are some friends I haven't seen since I received my diploma. High school came and went by quicker than I had even realized, and we were all rushing to go away to college. I wish I had cherished each day that I had with those girls rather than counting the days until it was over. I have found that living away isn't what it's cracked up to be, though I have learned to be independent. But who really wants to be completely independent? What is happiness and laughter without having people to share it with?

My first year at BYU was pretty hectic. It was a big culture shock coming from Hawaii then moving to the mainland and experiencing a different lifestyle. It was a big difference like night and day. But going into it I was up for the challenge. I love learning and I love suceeding. But there was something missing, life just wasnt the same. I turned all my time and attention to school work and accomplishing things. I became a loner and cut myself off from the world. I was majorly depressed. Now looking back at that experience I wish I would've taken more time to enjoy the experience. Take time to make friends. Make friends with classmates including doing study groups and signing up for classes together. Make friends with the teachers and rely on the wisdom of those with greater experiences. And enjoy every opportunity to have fun like instead of take all science classes take one or two classes that you enjoy and can have fun with. Variety is the spice of life and the reason we are here on Earth and the reason we learn is to have happiness and to have joy.

If I were to speak to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself "Don't hold back. Go to school where you want to go and when you get there do what you want to do. If the opportunity of a lifetime arises, take it, don't hesitate. Get involved in everything and anything. Don't be afraid to take chances. Soak it all in and enjoy every minute of it because this experience only happens once."

The best advice I could give my past self about the transition to college life from high school would be to formulate a good schedule. The social life in college is demanding but, even more so is the work load. In order to gain the full college experience you cannot isolate yourself and devote every second to studying but, you also cannot spend all of your time with friends. The best thing to do is figure out the right balance and stick to it. If there is a particularly difficult class adjustments will have to be made, increase your time studying. Cramming may help you pass one test, but everything in college builds upon itself, and it will hurt you in the long run. Also schedule in some free time, do not burn yourself out.

Perseverance, hard work and time management are the three skills I would instill in myself if I had the opportunity to go back in time and advice myself as a senior in high school. Many times challenges deterred me from achieving my ambition. Therefore at these times I would tell myself “With positive attitude, high self-esteem, determination and motivation I CAN DO this.” Through experiences and downfalls, I would have taught myself to build selfless relationships with friends who would help me stay on course with my goals. Moreover, I would have advised myself to use my leisure time efficiently by engaging in extracurricular activities that involved more student-teacher and senior-freshman interactions, which would help me enhance my positive self-development and leadership skills. There were many opportunities that were presented to me as a high school senior, but I was lured by unimportant endeavors and failed to make use of those opportunities, therefore I would make sure to grab them if given a second chance. Lastly, I would also sublimate my ego of being a senior and help my fellow classmates by equally sharing my experiences and skills that would help them succeed academically.

Once you get to college you will see that it is full of resources. There are advisers who will help you pick the right classes, the library will let you borrow books, and the financial aid office will do its best to find you money. These are just a few of the many resources available to you once you are accepted. But one of the most powerful resources available to you once you step foot on campus is something most people never think of -- your fellow students. I recommend you make an effort to connect with the students on your campus. Join a club, sorority, fraternity, student government, or any campus based activity that will allow you to build relationships with the students at your school. Your fellow students will be able to offer academic support (like study groups or working together on projects), as well as emotional support (like wiping your tears as you study for your final in Calculus III).

Although I am only in my second semester of my freshman year, I feel that I have gotten so many experiences already that will benefit my future. Most of my classes have been focused around my nutrition major, unlike in high school where you were forced to take any and all subjects. I think that it is so valuable to my future to start studying what I am getting into as soon as possible, which is exactly what is happening. The professors realize that you are studying to become something with your life, so they focus their classes around real life problems, where students need to find solutions to them. This is especially valuable for students' futures when the problems they use in classes will be ones that students will eventually need to know the answers to in their career. College is not only about the academic experice you will get, but also the social experience, sporting experience, and the freedom you get living on your own. Not only do you get a degree at the end, but a four year life changing experience, valuable to your future.

What have I gotten so far out of my college experience? That is a wonderful question. I have gotten a lot out of my experience. One thing that stands out the most is that it forced me to grow up. I came here an adolescent who thought she was ready for what the real world had to offer. Although I really had no idea on what I was doing. Being on this campus forced me grow up because at home, I depended on my parents for everything and when I got a chance to live on my own, i was not sure on what I was supposed to do. I was forced to make decisions and handle problems on my own and I had to learn that I could not call on my mother and father for everything. I came to this school as a young, immature adolescent. I know for sure, I will walk out of here, a mature young woman ready to take on what the world has to offer me.

Many will say that college was a time when they “found themselves,” when some momentous revelation unveiled what they were meant to do, or who they were meant to be. However, for me, college was more of a comfortable transition than a life-altering epiphany. My academic pursuits enhanced my knowledge of the world by opening my mind to the infinite possibilities of interpretation, helping me to refine my opinions and articulate my beliefs with more sensitivity. The various service activities I engaged in brought out my passion for humanitarianism and my time working with the SPCA invigorated and solidified my stance as an activist and an environmentalist. Finally, building new friendships on the basis of shared beliefs and mutual interests helped to soften my edges and taught me to recognize the importance of first impressions and second chances. Ultimately, my college experience enhanced my understanding of the person I am and helped me to begin becoming the person I want to be. While there was nothing particularly extraordinary about my time at school, the experience, in all its brilliant normalcy, has been more valuable to me as a human being than any other singular event in my short life.

Since i'm only a freshman in college this has been a very new experience for me. Moving out and adjusting to "life on my own" is new and exciting. Right now i'm learning to take care of myself, develop lifelong organizational and study habits, and make friends in a new surrounding. Getting a higher education is necessary for me to succeed in becoming a teacher which is why it is valuable to attend. Everything i'm learning at school relates to the outside world around me which is neat. I can form connections through all my classes with what is going on in the world today. Knowledge is the power I am getting out of this college experience and it is so valuable to attend because without having knowledge myself, I would never be able to teach what I know to others when i'm a teacher one day.

In my college experience I have discovered what I truly want in this world. The reason why school is so valuable to me is that it allows my entry into this world to be a respected scholar. I hope that someday I will be seen for all the effort and work that I have put into myself and my environment to create a connected whole. I learned certain skills and perspectives from going to school that I would have never had had I never left my home environment. I needed to leave my old simple-minded ideas to create a vast larger pool that this new area had given me the chance to have. The students, professors, town culture, and surrounding areas gave me a new perspective in life that fostered a new confidence in myself to know that I can actually accomplish something in this world. By going to college I now know that I wish to travel the world and seek through my own research certain truths about humans and the way in which we communicate and interact with eachother. It made me feel like this world actually had things to value in it and gave me hope.

College has definitely taught me responsibility. Because college taught me how to be responsible it made me value my parents a lot more than I did before. They are no longer here to wake me up for classes or help me manage my time. College is not only helping me academically, but it is also helping me grow up. It opened my eyes to a lot of things that I was oblivious to when I was living under my parents roof. College showed me that life is not easy, but if I work hard and keep moving forward I will eventually succeed.

When I first started applying to colleges, I really was not interested in going to school for higher education. I was unmotivated; discouraged about my grades from high school, and feeling like I did not know what I wanted to do. West Chester University changed that for me. They provided me with a vast array of extracurricular activities, and even gave me the opportunity to form my own organization on campus called Invisible Children, Schools for Schools. Through the development of that program and participating in leadership conferences, I found myself immersed in cultural studies that were fascinating to me. That is what led me to Anthropology as a major. While it is an understated program at the university, the Anthropology department has an incredible staff with outstanding credentials. I could not be happier with the decision I made to attend West Chester University. The teachers and students there made me realize how much I love being a student. In fact, I love it so much, I have decided to keep going. PhD, here I come!

Since the day I stepped on to campus I knew I was in for the time of my life. I have been challenged in the music department, overcome all odds, and streatched the limits already and I'm not even half way through with my degree yet! Coming to WCU has allowed me to find my true self and even find the girl of my dreams. What more could you ask for? I will say it over and over again that WCU is possibly one of the greatest things that has ever happened to me. I love it here and hope the rest of my time here will be just as good as the first part.

Four years after receiving my Bachelors degree, I can look back and say with complete sincerity that it was truly one of the most memorable experiences of my life. I emphasize the word "experience." College is a time for an individual to explore new things, learn new ideas, and develop lifelong friendships. The piece of paper you receive at the end of your college career is nothing compared to the memories, experiences, and passion for ufelong learning that you will ultimately gain from your college experience.

College is not so much about learning information as much as it is networking and getting to experience a wide range of thoughts and opinions. It is eye-opening to discuss with other people different topics, like current events and morals. The many interesting people I have met in college have helped me shape who I am and how I think. College was a chance to find out who I was, what I really liked doing, and the kind of people I want to be around for the rest of my life. Most importantly, college has shown me who I value the most, and that is my chosen family. According to Maslow, self-actualization is what we aim for, and college has definitely helped path my way towards it.

College is the next step toward getting an higher education, I attend Everest University Online and my college experience is very unique because its online. I consider it being fun while im working towards getting a degree in something I would like to do in the future. College has been valuable because I will be able to have a high paying job so that I can put my 2 young children through school so that they will be able to become successful in life.

The one thing that I have taken from my experiences in college are you should never procrastinate or assume things will get done. You must take the initiative and get things done, or you will miss out on a lot of opportunities.

My college experience has taught me discipline and determination. It took me six years to get my bachelors degree but I did it! Having a degree in Communications taught me a lot about people and how to interact to make myself a better person. I will use what I have learned from my Bachelors degree while I further my education to become a Certified Veterinarian Technician.

College has been amazing and is flying by. College has helped me grow in many ways in my study skills, life skills, and finicial responsibility. I have been paying for my tuition out of pocket and although it has not been easy it makes me appreciate each class and my overall education that much more.

Within a years time I have learned a great deal about myself and what intentions I have for my future. West Chester has given me the opportunity to meet new people, come out of my shell, and to excel as a future educator. While commuting traditionally takes away from a lot of students' experiences, I have tried to attend events and to make the most of my college experience. I have learned to be more responsible, independent, and most importantly, I've learned a great deal about myself. I have been inspired by those around me, whether they are my peers, my future colleagues, or the professionals that are teaching me how to partake in my future profession. Moreover, West Chester has reaffirmed my belief in myself and my future career. I look forward to the rest of my college experience, as well as the future that lay ahead.1

My journey through Tidewater Community College began one year ago, and while I started out hoping to end up with a better job, higher salary or both. It turns out that the simple act of pursuing the credentials necessary to better myself and to eventually provide a better life for my wife and child has proven to be an incredibly enlightening and humbling experience. Moving on to complete my Bachelor's Degree at Old Dominion University and even earning that elusive MBA are all worthy educational goals that I know I will meet, given my determination and motivation. In addition, I am realizing that there is an equal worthiness in the education I am receiving outside of the classroom from friends and mentors. It turns out that I am not pursuing a college education simply for personal gain. I truly believe that I can lead by example and become both a provider and a role model for those around me. My journey will not only help me gain worldly knowledge, but it will also help me gain the skills necessary to serve and lead my family, my community and, in whatever manner possible, humanity.

Prior to college, I had no clue what I wanted to do with my life. Even for the first two years at a nearby community college, I was just taking random, interesting classes. It wasn't until I transferred to West Chester, that I fell in love with my department. All of my professors and advisors are extremely helpful and friendly. My department head even recognizes me by face and name! That's not because the Elementary Education department is so small, but because she's always been able to help me with any and every issue or question I've had for her. West Chester has not only been a valuable experience, but one that I will always be able to count on. It has taught me to depend on myself, but I can still turn to other students and professionals for discourse. My grades have improved, and overall I have excelled at West Chester. I wouldn't transfer to another school for the world.

When I was a child, my two worst fears were my parents' death and getting cancer. As I grew up, I realized that death was a natural ending to our life, but cancer still scared me. In 1989 I married my 2nd husband who became a great husband and father to my two daughters and they supported me when I went back to school in 1990. School was hard, but I rose to the challenge and in 1994 I completed my BS in Biology. My mother died just a few days before I was to graduate and two weeks later I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Imagine two of your worst fears coming to fruition within two weeks of each other. It has been 17 years since my original diagnosis and 13 years since I found out the cancer had spread to my t13 vertebra. I had doctor's telling me I would die, but I am still here and I credit my education. It taught me to use critical thinking and helped me to research my diagnosis, helping me to make smart, informed choices about my treatment. You could say that college saved my life.

By attending West Chester University, I have learned a lot about myself, and the person that I want to be after graduation. Finding yourself and becoming more intune with your life is a valuable life lesson that everyone should learn. By making new friends, becoming more active in clubs on campus and becoming more aware of my surroundings, I have learned that finding yourself takes time. No one knows who they are going into college, and still may not by the time that they graduate. I found myself last year while interning at a dialysis center located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. I was counseling a 21 year old woman, who was suffering from kidney failure. By doing this, I learned that I should not take anything in life for granted, and I should be the person that I want to be; not the person that everyone else wants me to be. Since then, I have been doing more for myself, and focusing on my own life rather than everyone elses. This has taught me many valuable lessons which I am grateful for. In time, I hope to learn more about myself and the world around me.

Some things that i have gotten out of my college experience since i've been attending college is that college actually makes you a better and stronger person because it showed me that i am actually capable of getting the grades and doing the things that i need to do get and earn my grades. College has also taught me how to be independent and be on my own while im away from home and my family. It is valuable that i attend college because i want to better myself as a person and make something of myself so that when i am older and am living out on my own i can have a good job and take care of myself and not have to depend on anyone.

Just because you got into West Chester University does not mean that you are finished working hard at school. Even when you get into college there will be examines, homework, projects, papers, and finals. Keep working hard! College is going to require you to live on your own and care for yourself so start learning the little things like how to do laundry, what is healthy to eat, and research more information out about West Chester that will help ease the transition from highschool. You will not have someone constantly monitoring you and telling you what to do. You have to be responsible and know that you cannot stay out all night, you need to work to keep you grades up, and time needs to be set aside to study you will not just memorize the information the first time that you hear it. But at the same time college is a chance to meet new people, join sports teams, join frats, work, and experience life on your own. When you are on your own you will truely be thankful for what your parents do for you and everything that they have given you in life!

Do not play. Collee is not a game. It is okay to have fun and enjoy yourself, but you must establish yourself academically first. Make sure you are on top of your work so you dont miss anything and have to catch up because that is the worst thing to have to do.

If I could go back and give myself advice about college, I would tell myself not to stress so much. There are many people who are willing to help; all you have to do is ask. I would also say to do what you love, do not go through school hating your classes, and make sure you put yourself in a good environment, make your college experience a good one.

If I was still a high school senior, there are a few bits of advice that I would give myself. First off, I would tell myself to choose the college that is going to be the absolute best for ME. Meaning, not the best college for my parents, my grandparents, or my counselor, but for myself as a na?ve student, ready to go off to college for the first time. With all my fellow class mates making their college decisions right and left, it was also very stressful to choose a college where I would be attending for the next four years of my undergraduate schooling. I wish I could have somehow put myself at ease through the intense process of choosing the right school. I would also advise that high school senior, meaning myself, to choose a major that is going to satisfy my true interests and my passion. Even though I didn?t know at the time what that passion would be for sure, I wish that I could have been given this advice before I entered into the very different world of college.

I believe the advise I would give myself would be to learn my study skills in advance, and to not constantly beat myself up if I am not satisfied with my grades, and that I just have to try harder next time. I say that would be the best advice because I feel like my transition from high school was a bit challenging because I did not know my study skills I really had a hard time with the work load, and to top it off I was always beating myself down when I did not do well, which caused some stress. But as I am progressing I realize that it gets better along the way if I just try a little harder. Another piece of advice I would give myself would be to make sure that I surround myself with positive people because I have found out that when you do surround yourself with great people they are the ones who will build you up along your college journey whenever you fall. To conclude, I believe that this advice will help anyone who is transitioning from high school to college.