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I would not take time management and study skills lightly. I would really be practicing those skills more because you cannot go through college without studying at all. And I would also tell myself that Freshman year is the most important year because it sets your GPA up for the rest of your college career. I would also take advantage of all of the tutoring centers whenever possible, even if I were to just sit in the room as I do my homework so I can ask questions whenever needed. Unless you are a morning person, do not take 8am classes. Really take advantage of the first couple weeks of school to meet people in the welcoming activities to meet friends because the first couple weeks are the weeks that people are more open to talking to strangers because they are trying to make friends too. Just because you know people going into a college do not, not meet new people because the first semester of college really changes a person, and the people you come with won't always be the same group you stay with, so do not think that you don't need to meet new people.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior I would say DO NOT TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED! Coming to college has opened my eyes and offered me a chance to experience some things that I might have taken for granted before. When I graduated high school, I graduated 7 out of 89 with a gpa of 3.94. Assuming that I didn't have to study because I felt that I already knew everything proved to be my biggest downfall. My first semester here I didn't put forth my greatest effort because I was still stuck in the I don't have to study stage. Therefore, at the end of my first semester of college I failed two classes and my gpa was a 2.12. I took for granted that I didn't have to study and I was saidly mistaken. Therefore, for the 2nd semester I knew that I would not pass by thinking I didn't have to study. Therefore I made a changed myself for the better and studied and ended up with a 2.81. So my advice to myself is NOT TO TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED.

If I could go back and give my high school senior self advice on college, I would say to be fearless. Do not be afraid to take risks in every area of this new journey. Risks and stepping out of your comfort zone are steps to taking control of your life and making every single goal attainable. Take every situation as a life lesson and learn and apply those lessons to the future. Do NOT let anyone tell you that a goal is set to high or you are striving for too much. Know that there are going to be rough patches and times where you feel as if you are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Always know that the people that surround you are there for you through every hard time and want to see you be successful. Never be afraid to ask for help or admit you are struggling. Allow others to give you their advice, because more often then not, they no so much more than you. Allow yourself to be open to new things and ideas everyday, because that diversity will allow you to do anything.

Do not stress the decision of where you will go too much, in addition to whether you will get in and ultimately be employable. There are wonderful people and amazing places everywhere. Also, an unexpected turn, seemingly of failure, can prove the key to an alternate happiness. Mostly, however, realize that all education is for most nobody's but your benefit, henceforth cherish and enjoy it.

The first thing I would tell myself is to go to the school that you want to and not the school your parents choose and push you toward. Although, leaving my friends and becoming blocked off from many people and social avenues alloqwed me to focus on making good grades it also affected me socially and kind of stunted my growth I feel. I wish I would have chosen to go to the school I really wanted to and had the guts to move on campus and experience college life the way that it's meant be enjoyed. The ups and downs of passing or failing classes, ups and downs socially, and ups and downs in extra-curricular activites were something that I feel like I missed out on and should have participated in. I also would tell myself to not be shy and to go and search for a place to play baseball, the sport I love, instead of asking one person and giving up. I realize now how much I loved playing the game and how bad I wish I was playing it now. I would also tell myself to not work so hard and to have fun.

I would tell myself not to stress so much. Life is full of uncertainty and things that you won't understand at first. I would tell my younger self that everything will work out and that as time goes on I will adapt and learn to handle adult things. I'd say to my 18 year old self that opportunities that I thought would be impossible actually happened to me. And I would tell my younger self to prepare for some tragedies as well as joys. Actually, you know what? I wouldn't tell my past self a thing. Ignorance is what got me here in the first place. So I would just tell my past self to go on doing what I was doing. There is a reason for knowing what I know now and why I didn't know it then.

Know what you want to do, have a plan, and save more money.

I would develope better study habits.

Figure out a general field you are interested in. Set goals and have plans on achieving them. Keep your grades up and and build good study habits before entering college because there is no one there to force you to do your work. It will be your responsibility. Also, look for scholarships before getting into college. There are a lot a scholarships offered to incoming freshmans that you should certainly take advantage of. College is quite expensive and financial status shouldn't hender you from getting your education. Thinking ahead will eliminate that problem. Apply for as many as possible. You never know until you try.

If i could go back in time and talk to my high school self I would tell me not to room with a friend. Before coming to college I had an amazing friendship with this girl in my high school. We both found out we were going to be attending MTSU and living in dorms so we decided to room together. Making this decision was one of the biggest mistakes of my life. Our friendship quickly went down hill. To say the least we are no longer friends, and probably never will be again. If I could go back in time I would stop myself from living with her so I could save our friendship. I would tell myself that living with a friend is not a good idea. Most college students that live with their high school friends end up not being friends anymore, which is exactly what happened to us. Now when we see each other on campus we don't speak or even look at each other. If I could I would go back in time and stop myself from ever signing the papers to live with her, then maybe we would still be friends.