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If I was somehow able to talk to myself when I was a 17 year old senior in high school, I would probably impart the wisdom that college is not nearly as scary as it seems. During your entire senior year you have teachers breathing down your neck telling you to maintain your grades because your college can drop you after your final transcripts arrive, and heaven forbid if you haven?t decided where you want to go yet. I know they have your best interest at heart but the constant looming idea of college always comes off as very intimidating. There are too many people who seem to have an investment in your college decision and the only person you should really be worried about pleasing is you. Your parents, your counselors, your teachers and your friends won?t have any real investment in where you go to college; the only person that it truly impacts is you so that?s who you should be thinking about when you make your decision. That?s probably the best advice I could give myself.

If I could go back and tell myself something about the college process, it would be to relax and not stress about the future beacuase I am a firm believer that whatever is going to happen is going to happen and looking back on the whole experience I've found that it wasn't as bad of a transition as I thought it would be. I would also tell myself to buckle down and stay focused because as I'm sure many of us have heard of the phrase "Senioritis" well, I started to get it at the end of my senior year and so coming into college, it is a whole different ball game and there really is no time to slack off, because there is so much to learn and the time flies.

As a high school senior I was not concerned with what I was going to be doing for the rest of my life. I didn't have the money to go to college and wasn't sure what I wanted to do so I chose to wait before going back to school. I wish I would have really pushed myself in my classes to get the best grades possible. I don't regret waiting to go back to school until now because it took me a while to know for sure what I wanted to do. I would have taught myself excellent study skills as well.

I wouldn't wait until my later years in life to go to school I would incourge my self to go as soon as I got out of high school it seem as if the younger people have a eiser time at collage than the older students.

Apply to more than one school! You have a 3.9 gpa dont waste it on just one school when you have a chance to go anywhere. Keep your grades like they are, scholarships are always available when you have good grades.

Explore all your options. If your child has a low GPA still apply to colleges. They will most likely put your child on Academic Probation. Don't be discouraged by bad grades!

Make sure you do a lot of research and be sure to visit each school.

In order to make the right choice for college, you need to make sure your going into something that you like. Another thing that helps is whether or not you like big colleges, with over 60 people per class or if you like something smaller about 30 people per class. For me i really enjoy the small environment where teachers can help you directly. When it comes down to deciding what college to choose, money shouldnt be an issue. Many people think that if you have to take out a loan that its not worth it. Well i would think that getting an education that you like and will suceed in is much better then one thats the cheapest. Many colleges offer enough financial aid to cover tuition, loans may be needed for help with books or dorm fee. In my opinion in order to be sucessful in college, you have to do something you love or find facinating, and then after that dont give up. College is a challenge, but also a great experience.

I would tell students to try and choose a college that they feel comfortable with and to not worry about how much it costs if it's the college for them. There's many ways to pay for college and it would be a shame if the students had to choose a college they didn't like because of price. College isn't like high school; you have to want to learn and want to be there to get the full "college experience". You'll make lifelong friends while you're at college. I would tell parents the same thing my parents told me. That they were proud of me and of what I accomplished and that they were supportive of what I wanted to do with my life. They told me to believe in myself and that I'd go far because they taught me to think about what I wanted and to not be pressured into doing anything that I didn't want to do.

Always make sure to visit your school of choice. You may get there and decide that the facilities and staff are completely not what you are looking for. Also remember it is admissions job to get you into the school. They will sugar coat everything in order to get youre name on their registery. Once you find your school, make sure to come with an open mind, just because your roomate/classmate is different, its doesnt mean you cant become the best of friends.