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Knowing what I know today about myself as a college student, I would advise a younger me to “do better.” This statement without knowing who I am might read as dry and overly used. However, I have always worked hard at school. In high school I made decent grades, A's and B's, but I was always just outside of my desired GPA. Seeing how hard I work now and how successful I have been tells me that I could have done better in school. Had I worked that much more, perhaps I would have qualified for more scholarships or even a full ride. So to simply say I should have done better and I could have done better, is much more meaningful than what it sounds like. Had I applied myself the way I currently do in school, it could have changed my entire fiscal future. The mindset that I have now is that a B might as well be a failure. I currently have a 3.85 GPA, and that is still not good enough. I wish that I had learned this when I was in school, so that now, I would be able to afford college.

College teaches you a lot about yourself, but if could go back and make a few changes I would. The advice I give to students is to come into college with an open mind about things. If you are open minded this could open alot of doors for you. You could find more things that you actually like to do. Also, another piece of advice that I give students is to manage your time well. The worst thing a person can do is over load themselves with things to do. If you manage your time well, this could save you from a lot of trouble in the near future. Finally, the last thing I want to let students know is to never ever procrastinate on anything. Trust me, you will regret it. Always put the most important things first on your list, like homework and studying. Other than that, enjoy your college experience because once it is over, it's over.

Cory, keep doing what you are doing. Taking Honors and AP classes isn't a waste of time. You are learning how to study and balance classes properly. Doing all the harder classes will help you in the long run. All your maths will be used in Computer Science, and will help everything make much better sense. Looking at colleges, don't try and listen to where all your friends are going, just make sure you pick where you want to go. Coastal Carolina has smaller classes that will help you dramatically. You don't have to go to a huge university to have a good time while getting a good education.

Do not assume that you can do the same things in college that you did in High School, and be successful. Be very open-minded, and do not judge people before you really get to know them. Go for a degree you are truly interested in---not just for the money.

Wait a semester and find out what you really want to do. For me going straight to college was the worst mistake. I wasnt ready for the flexible schedule and not having someone tell you to go class. It was difficult for actually follow through and also I was unsure of what I actually wanted to do. I suggest you take a semester off and find yourself and what you actually want to do. Those four years in college are a lot of money and you dont want to waste time nor money to not like what you go for. And if you do go straight to college, take all your general educations requirements first because then you have at least another year to make sure of the major you want. The worst is changing majors while already taking classes.

The advice I would give myself would be to take college courses in my high school years. I finished my high school early so I had to choose easy classes I should taking College courses. One other thing would be to work harder of becoming a better soccer player. If I would work harder I would get scholarship to play for Coastal Carolina Soccer Team.

I would tell myself, that college is much easier than I think. Also, to keep my head up and stay strong. I'll tell myself to study harder and be the best I could be. If I'm not feeling to good about a class, then go to talk to my advisor and see what can be done. Another thing would be is to stay out of trouble and watch the company I keep, cause everybody does not mean you good. Be social, and have a good time and meet new people. Make your college life fun, easy, and pass all classes!

I would tell myself that procrastinating school work is a terrible habit that does nothing but add stress to your life. Time management is essential to succeeding and receiving satisfactory grades. I also would tell myself that school should be a huge priority over being social with your friends because in the long run your friends will not be what landed you a terrific career.

The advice i would give my highschool senior self, would have to be not to let anyone hold you back. People are always going to try and bring you down and no matter how hard it gets sometimes you just have to keep on keeping on cause your the only person you can rely on.

The advice I would give myself is make sure you are 95{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} sure of what you would like to study in college because eventually you will have loans to pay back so make it worth it to take out these loans. College life is maturing to adults by being strong to go to class and study with no one reminding or telling you. You need to transition into being responsible and possible getting a work study job to keep positive. There are many cultures in college therefore you have to be a leader and not a follower, stand up to what you believe and feel. Make you 4 yrs. count towards something positive. Meet good friends because friendship will last forever with the right folks. Have fun but be safe in all you do.