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If I could go back, I would love to tell myself to work harder my freshman year. I would tell myself not to be fooled by the parties and new friends. It is all great fun, but can through you off track if youre not carful. I would also tell myself to "GO TO CLASS". I am much more focused on school now and rarely ever miss class, but my first semester here was a difficult transition at first to so much freedom. I would also like to tell tell my former self to take care of myself; eating healthy and going to the gym are very important for taking care of yourself. Finally, I would have told myself to start applying for scholorships much sooner, the weight of your debt starts to hit you sooner than expected.

Start brushing up on some basic skills early, like resume building, personal finance skills, and organizational skills. College can be fun, but you also have to put in work to make sure that those fun times aren't only in college. People always say that college years are the best years of your life. And I agree with that, but that doesn't mean you can't be proactive so that your college years aren't the ONLY best years of your life. While it is important to have fun in collge you can't let the college life take over your entire life. Make sure you have a way of keeping your priorities straight. You will have a lot of responsibilities in college and you have to make sure you know what is most important and what can wait. If you remember anything remember this: You have your entire life ahead of you, make sure you prepare for all of that.

First and foremost, I would advise myself to pick a different roommate. I went into college with the idea that rooming with someone who I was friends with, yet made decisions that I did not like nor support, was a good idea. Like I should have realized, it was a disaster. I felt as though I had no personal space, and the person was extremely different than he was in high school. I was kept up late and night because he would come in drunk after going to a party, and I was trying to sleep after exhausting myself with my homework. Secondly, I would have told myself to change my major. I originally started as a chemistry major and changed midway through to journalism. It is my dream to be a journalist for ESPN, but I did not see it as attainable at the time. Now, however, after learning all that I have, I know that that dream is a possible reality, and I should have taken that route in the first place.

If I could go talk to myself as a senior in high school I would tell myself that change is a good thing. Change allows our lives to be more fun and different and going off to college allows us to become who we really want to be as an adult. You will make mistakes in college and not always do the right thing but learning from those mistakes is what makes you that all around great person. I would also tell myself to get involved and meet new people, college is a great place for a fresh start or a new beginning as many might say. Try something different, you may not be interested in Greek Life but maybe go to a meeting and see if you could see yourself a part of who they are. All in all, be yourself, study hard, and have fun along the ride.

After going through my first year and a half at Kent State University, I regret to say I secluded myself from all the activities that allowed me to socialize. Even though there were plenty of activities available to me. Being a strong introvert, I'm relatively shy when it comes to meeting people, so with this in mind, if i could tell me high school self any advice. I would tell myself over and over again to break out of my shell and meet new people. There's plenty of opportunities to meet new people, and not only will branching out from your original friends give you more of a social network, but it will also give you more relations that could help you out later in life when looking for a job to start your career.

The advice I would give myself if I could go back in time would be to read the textbook before each lecture and to use it again while studying for my exams. Many people had given me this advice before I started school and unfortunatly I did not take their advice. About half way through my freshman year I started to read the text book and I realized how much better I could have done if I would have started earlier. I would also tell myself to meet a lot of friends in each of my classes because they are very useful when studying for exams and also a great way to get notes when I miss class.

Looking back at my high school self I would prepare myself for the amount of course work that is going to be expected of me. Seeing that teachers want their assignments done at a certain time and no later than that, scheduling is important in order to accomplish tasks. I would tell myself to have a planner where I can write down all assignments and when they are due. Organization is a huge part of being able to manage my time in college. If that means writing down a daily schedule of when my classes are, when to eat, work out and study, then I think that would help control my days and assignment completion in a good amount of time. I love college so far and wish that I could have prepared myself for better organization skills when it comes to the amount of coursework that is assigned to me.

I would tell myself to stop being afraid of who I am and freely express myself. Cut ties with toxic people and don't fear the opinions of those who condescend. Instead of focusing on the present, and being stuck in it, focus on what's coming in the future. And don't try to carry your high school identity in to college, and get involved early on.

Coming out of high school I had no study skills and thought sports were the most important thing in my life. I would tell my self as a college student to get a job and study much harder than before. Put your social life in the backseat and make schoolwork one of your top priority. Entering college there are so many options to do other tan study and you must make the right decision to further your education. Go to office hours and tutoring at the library and make sure you know that you will not be given a grade like what happened in high school. College professors are brutally honest but are only that way because they want to help you.

If I could go back in time as my high school senior self I would tell myself to complete more post-secondary classes so that it would be easier to focus on my fashion classes and be eligible to graduate earlier. If you get all of your core classes out the way you would not have to worry about your grades suffering in those classes because of the demanding workload of your fashion classes. I would also tell myself to not be roommates with my best friend so that our relationship would not have ended in a weird way and to choose random roommates so I could experience different friendships and cultural experiences. I would also tell myself to try and attend church every or every other Sunday so that I could have one day to clear my mind and relieve stress so I would have not been so depressed my first year of college. I would also tell myself that eating is essential and not to skip on meals and take care of my body better especially because I was already sick. If I could go back I would give myself this type of advice.