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My college experience has allowed me to gain different viewpoints on numerous current issues in today?s society. Attending college classes and making student friends provided me with different ideas, increasing my open-mindedness toward many cultural philosophies. My diving classes have given me more knowledge about the human body, chemical balances and psi levels; as well as given me a new hobby. Interpersonal communication classes present uncommon concepts with new ideas, giving me a new way of looking at certain beliefs. International student friends offer different viewpoints toward unique cultures and practices associated with religion, food, and family. Accomplishing projects throughout my classes help keep me motivated toward my goal, helping keep me on track for my major. College is an amazing experience that has helped me open my mind, make friends, and achieve my goals. I feel I am learning to better understand modern day society which will help me in my future once I graduate college. I have learned invaluable ideas, philosophies, and concepts that have changed, not only my viewpoint on life, but is also molding me into a better person.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to take advantage of all the pre-college opportunities that are available to me, like dual enrollment credits. By having those resources and credits out of the way I would have been able to pursue more into my career sooner. I would also tell myself to manage my time better. The transition to college life was a hard switch and to have good time management skills prior to the transition would have made everything that much easier.

Plan ahead. In college nobody's going to push back a quiz, test, or due date just because you missed it. It's true that life happens; you lost it, the schools computers are down, your printer didn't work , or even you had a family obligations, but your Professor still expects your work on time. My first day in class my Professor said that he has empathy, but not sympathy. All of your professor knows what it's like to be a full-time working college student, but all of them knew how to mange thier time and they expect you to do the same . You can't be shelf-centered and say you have too much on your plate, because soem poeple are married and have children, yet they are able to make time to do thier school work and get it in on time. Planning ahead is extremely important to your college career. It's always go to have a plan B; such as making sure the printers works, makeing sure that your work has been saved, and investing in a flash drive. Simple things like these are very basic steps in helping you achive in college.

I would tell myself that life would be easier if I stay at home with Dad and go straight into school. Getting an apartment and living on my own has kept me out of school for two years, and now I feel a bit behind the other students here. Money is also alot harder to come by than it was senior year. The coursework is not particularly difficult-there's just alot of reading outside of class. Bills are so high, however, that I feel the need to work more than study. With all of that in mind, if I could speak to myself senior year, I would say, "Don't give up! High school is hard and senior year is the hardest, but college gets so much easier! Just stay at home with Dad, keep your nose in the books, and you'll be much better off."

Learn to take notes and pay more attention to class. Going from the transition of high school to college is major culture shock, I did not know what to expect. In high school I never took any of my classes seriously but now being in college for about two years I regret it. Also, to get better grades in high school in order for me to be eligible for scholarships. I never realized that college would be expensive with tuition and book money coming out of pocket.

Hey senior me! You'll be in college soon. You will come a long way from that girl in high school and to mature into the freshmen you'll be. Congratualtions! Im proud of you! As you may have heard college is much diffrent than high school. For one the reponsability is all on you; there are no professors constantly naging you about your assainments. However, you kno those late night studies and stressing over projects assigned a week ago and due tommorow? Well college isn't like that you get to see all the assignments you will get at the beginning of the semester and have sometimes even months to prepare. Nothing is a surprise and everything your professor teaches is relavent. Those classes you sit in for the entire year and will never use the material in your life. You choose your own classses in college and therefore they are intersting, so you actually learn. So don't stress so much in high school! College is alot easier than people make it out to be, because you are learning what you like. You're a smart kid take it easy, cause you'll do great in college!

Looking back now, I made a lot of mistakes when it came to choosing the road to my future. If I could go back to the first day of my senior year, I would change so many things, it?s unimaginable. I would warn myself not to contract the oh-so fatal ?senioritis?; I would be sure to tell myself that no matter how frivolous and unimportant this school work seems, it?s affecting my GPA, so I can?t just blow it off. I would stay after school with my teachers ore, because if I had developed a better relationship with them, I probably could have done more extra credit work, and they would have been more understanding. I put off planning for college until the last six weeks of class. That was my biggest mistake. I put off the choices, I missed deadlines, and I?m now paying for it ten times over. I was not accepted to the college of my dreams, therefore I?m stuck going to a local community college and paying for it out of pocket. It?s okay though! I will use my mistakes as a learning experience.

Laziness is not an option for sucess. To get where you want to be in life, you have to have the full motivation and dedication to achieve your dreams. Hard work is required everywhere in life, and even though college may be difficult to handle at first, it'll not only make you stronger but wiser as well. Being young is something that only happens once and having an education is an amazing privledge to recieve in times like these. Never take advantage of what you had gotten for free. Now's the time to step up and to become an adult. This is a turning point in your life and now's the chance to really make mom proud. Good luck, have confidence, do your homework and stay determinded to get your dream.

When I was a senior in high school, I thought college was going to be seeing friends, living without the parents, and having freedom to do whatever I wanted. I was wrong with all of those. I went to Sam Houston State University my first semester of college, but still lived at home. I had to commute those 40 miles every morning to and from school. I thought college was going to be "easy", but I ended up not doing so well at SHSU. If I could go back in time to being a high school senior, I would have told myself that you HAVE to work hard and not slack off in college, or you will ultimately fail. I would of told myself that you can have fun in college, but you have to put work before you play.

I had to pay for my education out of pocket. No one had saved a dime and I was the first in my family to go to college. Totally overwhelmed and burned out, but determined to persevere, I chose to go to the local community college and to stay debt-free. I was not mature enough to attempt college right out of high school and my grades suffered. Maturity is essential to completing a college degree. Many kids fail out because they can not properly make the transition. Choose a major that will help land a job directly out of college. Twelve years later, I am working full-time and still attempting to get my first degree, but I don?t owe anyone a dime. However, I have missed out on the traditional college experience. Others who graduated high school after me are finished college and have moved on. Determine what is most important to you, finishing quickly and having a well known university on your degree, or the long road and not having to pay off loans for the rest of your life.