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So much has changed within these past six months, that it?s hard to believe I?m the same person. I did a mass amount of maturing since starting college. It?s a shame we cannot go back to our past selves, but if we could there are three things I would say. First, go into college head first, because it truly helped me adjust to my new surroundings. I didn?t, and images of your past self can collide with the vision of your future. Remember, you can be a new person here. Another bit of advice concerns your professors. I waited until halfway through the semester before I attempted to know my teachers. This was a big mistake. If you go into talk to your teachers right away, they are much more willing to help you out. When it comes down to those last few points, they may actually slip them to you, pushing your grade up a whole level. Finally I would tell myself to loosen up and have some fun. Academics obviously come before play, but if you learn to enjoy your college years to the fullest, they will be a much more fruitful time guaranteed.

Don't believe what anyone has told you; all colleges are different, and depending on who is giving you advice, college might have changed a lot since they were attending. Also, just because you're going to enjoy learning and working in major-specific courses doesn't mean they'll be easy, you actually have to push yourself much harder. Don't procrastinate, and always do your best!

I would tell myself to calm down and take a year off of college. I realize now that i had no idea what i really wanted to do or where i wanted to go; i wasn't prepared. I would tell myself to work and save money for now. Look at colleges and really figure out what i wanted to study and then search through schools. It would be better

Columbia is as easy school to get in to. It is an easy school academically. Columbia, however, is very challenging when it comes to your faith. Hold onto your faith with eveything you have. Don't let people get to you when they question you insistanly about why you believe what you believe. Stay close with those people who are like-minded in faith, but do not be exclusive in friends to only those who have a relationship with Christ. Be open to meeting people and opening that conversation with them so that they can hopefully grow to understand you and your hope better. Don't be shy, speak loudly. Be bold and my make your voice heard.

Be more open to the possiblity that you might make mistakes. Don't feel bad if you're not in love with your school. Don't be afraid to transfer. Take classes that sound interesting to you, not classes that seem like they might be practical.

I would advise myself to not take procrastinate. Although I have more time to finish my work, and no one is making sure I finish it, I should ensure that I work on it as soon as possible. I'd also tell myself to ask more questions about my major, career field, and see what minors there are to complete.

It really doesn't matter where you attend college, as long as they have the major you're looking for... generally it's what you do while you are there, on and off campus that makes that the place you want to be.

If I could go back and find myself running from organization to organization as a high school senior, I would tell myself to relax, take a deep breath, and know that everything is going to be just fine. I would say that "school is going to be fun and you will get to do what you love. Now it will be difficult, but It will be worth it. Just enjoy the moment right now and don't worry about the future: I've got that under control."

I would advise myself to find a quite place (away from home) to study because the distractions from home can take a toll on doing homework. I would also advice myself not to live on campus unless i could have a room to myself, because the noise from other students is definetly a distraction when trying to do homework or simply relax.

I would tell myself to get involved! It sounds so cliche, but I had great friends at home. When I got to school in Chicago, 12 hours away from my home, I spent more time online talking to my friends back home or on facebook instead of going out to school activities or trying to be social. It made school all that more lonely, harder to be from home, and left me with no semblence of a social life, especially after my friends from home and I grew apart. I heard from my mother, the guidance counselors, and other students all telling me to make sure I went to school events to meet people, and I wish I would have listened. Knowing what I know now I would go back and tell myself to attend those events, bond with the floor, and even go to group dinners, it would have made the year so much better!