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If I could go back I n time and give my self advice on college I would tell myself that in college test are more important. I noticed in high school your grade was based much on classwork and homework. In college grade is based mostly on test and projects. So I would tell myself to take notes and try to figure out the main poin of each section and fully understand before you move on to the next section. Also a major tip I would give myself is to be prepared to work hard for and be able to manage money. In college money is important because everything cost. In highschool if you had a public education you had less to worry about. So a tip I would tell a highschool student is to keep gpa as high a possible and to apply to many scholarships as possible to help fund your college education.

Dear 2014 Graduate, It is time to leave the thirteen years of school behind you. There's a whole new world out there just full of challenges that are headed your way but before you can take on those challenges, you must apply for higher education. Colleges today are really expensive and sometimes, they're really tough to get accepted in because of the high acceptance rate. But don't fret if you don't get accepted, just enroll into your local community college to get all general requirement out the way before transferring to your dream school. There are counselors who were in your same position that will help succeed in your first year as freshmen and make plans for you along the way for future semesters, the student life will give you a chance to meet new people and have close relations with them, your professors, and even future collagues. The transition from High school to College will be a bit rough at first because you set your own schedule and you're now responsible for your own choices. Remember, you're in control of your own future so make the right decision. Best Wishes! Future Freshmen

I would tell myself to not change a thing. Every mistake I made, going to Southern Oregon University and Santa Rosa JC before LMC, leaving my home and everyone I knew to attend a university in a different state, going to a handful of parties, meeting new people, volunteering, beginning my violin lessons, all of it was amazing and necessary for my growth. My barely 3.0 GPA taught me to excel when I went to LMC and now I have a chance to attend a UC even. I grew as an adult from all of my mistakes I made at SOU and I am grateful to every professor I had, to every person I met whom helped me or hurt me, to every missstep I took because all of it taught me something important. I am a much more mature, knowledgeable and down-to-earth person for it. So, I would tell my high-school self simply this, "You are an important, beautiful woman capable of everything you set your mind to. Stop doubting yourself, embrace all of yourself, meet and speak to everyone you can, take interesting classes and remember to relax and trust yourself."

If I would go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior i would tell myself not to slack off, plan your schedule wisely, have a finacial plan in place, and make sure that you take care of your physical and mental health. That these are going to be the most important to you so you succeed in life and in your schooling. One more thing though. Make connections and create a network in you feild it will get you places that I have yet to meet myself.

I would tell myself to get A's and B's in school so that I can go to a University, apply to hundreds of scholarships, and stop comparing myself to people. I would tell myself that I could get good grades if I believed that working hard at my weaknesses can turn them into strengths. I should have also been trying to find my strengths, so that picking a college major would have been easier. It is also better to not have any friends at all than to have friends who do not care about you. I should have focused more on my studies rather than my social life. I should have looked for opportunities to develop my leadership and communication skills also. I was too shy and that stopped me from exploring things.

If traveling back in time was possible, my high school senior self could use these words of wisdom regarding how to better prepare for college. First of all, this is a huge transition in the sense that the college workload is completely on your shoulders. Professors want you to succeed, but they also want you to get a feel for adulthood and independence. In college, you soak up as much information as you can during lectures because you remember that you are paying to learn. With that being said, organization is key in differentiating between time to study and socialize. It's important to get involved in school to make friends and have a full life, but finding that perfect balance between work and play takes some adjusting. Lastly, remember that you are in college with the goal of landing your dream job and having a succuessful future. Education is what you make of it, so make it well worth your four years.

I would advise myself to aim to look at the price tag of these colleges. Instead of a University of California, I should have taken into consideration the debt and stress I would putting myself in. Coaxing myself into considering a junior college would have been difficult; however, I wouldn't have had to take a semester off, and I would able to go to school with my husband sooner. I would have also attempted to warn myself about seeing a counselor as soon as possible, to assure I'm taking all the classes I need - perhaps I would have transfered into a physics class. Continuous reassurance that college and education will be my number one priority, I aim to reach medical school, and I need to push myself to achieve high grades. Reflecting upon my senior year, I would try and help myself build better time management as well as a plethera of study techniques - cramming never helps. Finally and most importantly, I would tell myself to relax: If things don't go my way, it isn't the end of the world, there's always another path. Knowing all this, I believe I would have been much happier.

In my college experience I got the chance to meet new people from different cultures, travel, learn about subjects I would have otherwise never learned about and I have enjoyed every minute of it. This past year for spring break I got to my first Passover. I never really knew what Passover was about before this or what it entailed. College gave me the opportunity to travel to new places. I traveled with the college choir to perform in New York City, where I got to experience my first Broadway show, and to New Orleans, where I got to experience the efforts being made after Katrina. Through college I had a chance to learn about my family history in Native American History and how I can improve my future in Environmental Science. I can honesty say that I have been changed for the better because of my college experiences and once I graduate I will continue taking classes just so that I can learn more about the world around me.

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I am from a working class family so, for me, college has always been primarily about getting an education that will move me into the middle class, but since attending a university I have discovered that college is about even more than that. College has exposed me to greater variety of people and new experiences which has greatly enriched my life by giving me new perspectives. Also it has taught me how to think critically and question what I'm being told. I am a history major so it has also taught me a lot about why things are the way they are today and how globalization has changed our personal interactions and impact on the world. It has been valuable for me to attend college because it has made me more knowledable about the world, taught me how to think critically, widened my perspective, and increased my empathy for other people. In short I think the college experience has made me an all around better person.