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Dear Stephanie, As you're preparing to leave for college, it's important to remember who you are. College is a time to explore new things and meet new people. Don't let them change who you are. This is a time to discover yourself and turn into the person you wish to become. It is important to grow, but not to vere from your values. Don't be afraid to get out of your room and introduce yourself to new adventures. When they tell you to get involved, do it. That's how you're going to meet people. Be open to everyone and everything. You're going to run into a rough patch a few weeks into the sememster. Homesickness and depression will take over, but don't let it consume you. You will get the help you need, and everything will be okay. Kick out the negative thoughts, and remember why you are there and what you want to accomplish. You'll be faced with many new decisions, so listen to your heart to make the right choice. College can be a fun and exciting experience, so make the best of the time that you have there!

If I was able go back to my high school self and give myself advice on the do and do not of college I would start with the academic aspect of college. Everyone tells you that you need to study, but they do not tell you how to study. Studying is more than just going to the lecture and reading the material, to study affectively you still have to go to the lectures and read the given material but you also have to take addition time to make notecards and learn the vocabulary, and be able to fully explain the information to someone else’s. Another key thing that I have learned in college is time management, you have to be able to balance you academic life with you social life. If you study all of the time you will not enjoy your college experience, and if you have to much of a social life you grades will in turn suffer. To find this balance takes time but if you can learn early on how to study effectively and balance your social and academic schedule your college experience will be great and you will remember it forever.

This is going to be a big change, and not an easy one. It is important to have fun but always make sure you are keeping up with school because that is what is most important. I know how badly you want to succeed in a job after college so make sure to stay focused. You will make amazing friends that will stick by your side and even though there will be a lot of up and downs that you will face, but don't worry you will manage to come out on top. P.s. You are going to change your mind and want to go to law school senior year so stay focused!

There are a couple of pieces of advice that I would give myself. First off, find a study buddy. Difficult course work is a lot easier if you have somebody to do it with. The same goes for any tutoring or supplemental instruction. If they are offered, then attend. Attending these sessions will dramatically increase your grade. Procrastination is a killer in college. Get work done as soon as possible. If you have a paper, make sure to create a writing schedule and to stick to that schedule. When studying for an exam, try and get a study group together. Study groups make the process less painful and maybe even a little fun. You will retain knowledge better if you are having fun while learning it. Another important thing is exercise. You need to have at least 40 minutes of increased heart rate every day. On the flip side, it is also important to relax. Don't be afraid to take a break every once in a while and and reward yourself with something fun. College is a transition for everybody. So most importantly, DO NOT BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP.

If I could go back to high school and for worn myself about college, I would tell myself to get into better study habits. While in high school, the information taught seemed to come naturally to me. The teachers would spoon feed the information and you just had to spit it back out on a test. College is nothing like that. In college you need to study, read, and in a way teach yourself. Yes, the professor is there to guide you, but they are not there to hold your hand every step of the way.

Get a planner! If you take the time to plan your days out, you will have more time for yourself and less time for stressing. Write down when you will study and for how long, the most beneficial studying comes from 30 minute increments with ten minute breaks. Compile your notes and study them little by little over time. Your education is more important than your friends during the week, they can wait until the weekend. If you sacrifice an hour per day per class after school or work, you will see a huge improvement in test scores and less stress the night before a test! The key to college is responsibility, so if you practice disciplining yourself in high school, you will have a head start on your peers when you begin your first day at the university. Just remember to plan your days, compile information, and study one hour per class per day!

If I could go back to high school and talk to myself, I would let myself know that I do not know everything and being strictly interested in one type of school is not the right way to go about looking at schools. I would tell myself to take the time to look at multiple schools, in multiple sizes, and to keep an open mind. I would also tell myself that it is ok to change my mind and make new decisions. Within a year I changed my college and my major, I would go back and have myself think hard about my choices and ideas. I would also hope to have a little more help from my high school regarding what to do with my life. My counsler did not try to steer me in any direction and often times I felt I was alone in my decisions. I would tell myself to ask for more help and really think through what I want and where I want to go.

With my growth over the last year transitioning from high school to college there are innumerous things that I would tell myself. The first is to be confident. With confidence I would be able to go out and explore my new world. The second would be to open myself up to new ideas. College being a major change in my life I would tell myself to try to see the world from the diverse viewpoints that are now available to me. The final piece of advice I would give myself would to be myself. In college with such a broad range of people, you are able to be yourself without having to conform to other’s ideas. This would allow me to not only find a true close group of friends but would also allow myself to follow my career goals and dreams. In conclusion I would tell myself to not hide myself, to be open to changing myself to whatever I want, and to not hide myself behind a wall of shyness but to express myself confidently.

I would tell myself that it is important to study right away and to not hold it off. I would also tell myself that it's important to talk to professors when I don't understand what is going on. Also I would have made myself look more into schools and then job shadowed some people before I really decided on the school I picked. Another thing I would have told myself as a senior would be that I should have applied for more scholarships because college isn't cheap.