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Since I have graduated college as a software engineer and have now gone back to college to become a physical therapist, my advice to my past self would be to sit down and think about what I want out of life. Do some research on your goals. Talk with friends and family about my goals for life. These interactions will help carve out the path to take to achieve those goals. Had I done this when I was in high school, I think I would have chosen the physical therapy path earlier. A lot of people are pushed to go to college as soon as high school ends but college is not for everybody. Some people would be better off going to a trade school. Some people would be better off working. The best decision you can make is to wait and be damned sure that you made the right decision for you.

If I were to go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition, I would tell myself the importance of time management. Time management is the key to college. In high school, I excelled easily through all my classes and was able to maintain a social life, athletics, a job, volunteering, and extracurriculars. However, this definitely was not the case in college. I realized even if you do attend class regularly you are not guaranteed an A, a B, or even a C for that matter. Which is why you have to set a specific time for studying throughout your day so that you do not feel stressed or straying away from your social life or loved ones. It is extremely difficult to accomplish this, but this is a trait that several students do not posess. And it will definitely put you ahead of your peers and help you stand out if you can figure out how to manage your time according to your schedule.

Narcolepsy is going to hit you hard and you'er not going to expect it. It's going to be hard to keep up in class but you can definately do it! Learn HOW to study! You 've never dont it before and I guarantee it's going to bite us in the butt when the Cs, Ds and Fs start rolling in. Also, learn how to socialize. You're going to lose lot of friends, so the whole "alone on an island act is only going to make it hurt more.

I would remind myself of my goals in life. This would involve setting a path that was more focused on my education than my social life in my early college years. I had my son in my sophmore year of college, though he was a bleeing, I did not consider the difficulty that motherhood would bring to my life. I also believe that I should have made more connections with the faculty and attempted to establish at least one mentor. This would have given me a little more guidance and assisted me in accomplishing my dreams.

Care about the right things. In highschool, that's essentially just grades. You can go to community college and transfer, of course. But you probably won't get four years of "college" at Columbus State CC, and I can guarantee that you won't do it for free. Get good grades, get scholarships, go to college. It's so easy to get caught up in what others think of you and to let that influence the way you live and the decisions you make - utimately changing your experience. Do what you want to do. Spend time with those who you wish to be around. People have the potential to be your best and worst investments; Use your gut, but at a certain point - the numbers don't lie. Don't wast time trying to change minds. Be friends with everyone who'll have you. Try new things when oppurtunities present themselves. And most importantly, remember, if your mom doesn't answer you, the answer is no.

No matter how prepared you think you are for the first year of college, many of the actual feelings and experiences encountered will be a surprise. It is hard to get ready to be on your own for the first time. Your parents, extended family and friends are still available but the physical separation is a brand new experience and there will be a learning curve. There will be many things you will have to take the responsiblity to handle on your own for the first time. This will include financial matters, academic scheduling, future planning, general life decisions and many other areas that up until college, you had parents and others from your support system right next to you. The best advice I can offer is to be patient. Think things through clearly. Ask for advice, input and feedback along the way. Continue to lean on your inner circle but also utilitze university resources and build a network of college friends whom you can trust. Know that you will make mistakes and that's okay, as long as you learn from them and move forward in a positive manner. You will persevere and come out stronger - trust yourself!

At this moment I know you’re worrying about college applications and passing classes, so I'm here as your future self to help you. First of all, attending the college of your dreams can be very expensive especially when you are a nonresident; so choose an in-state university instead. You’ll thank me later. Next, the transition to college life may be overwhelming at first, but once you get into a routine everything moves smoothly; so try to not worry too much. A third and very important advice is to work hard. College is all about the amount of effort you put in and if you do your homework on time; attend classes regularly; and study hard, you’ll be successful. Also the high school study habit of cramming right before a test does not work in college, and for most courses you’ll need to start studying at least a week or more before a midterm or final exam. Lastly, college life can be fun depending on how you go about it. If you can manage your time well and balance your academic life and social life well, college will be a great experience; so enjoy it.

If I could go back and talk to my high school self about college, I would say that attending The Ohio State University is an amazing experience. I would also say that when you get the chance to purchase sporting event tickets, buy them! The atmosphere during Ohio State football games in phenomenal! The main thing on the fun, nonacademic part of college is just that, fun! Keep some time set aside just for you and to hang out with friends and try new things. It’s the short time before the real world that you are still able to go be silly, get into trouble, but not too much, and have a great time; so you can say “remember when…”! On the academic part of college I would stress time management and to make sure you attend class. Sometimes it might seem pointless, but you are paying all that money to receive a great education and missing class is like throwing money down the drain! While working on time management I would tell myself that procrastinating is never a good idea! Once you start to procrastinate you start to stress and get behind! Lastly, I would say have fun!

I would tell myself to apply for as many scholarships as possible. I did not see the importance of scholarships during my senior year and by the time I realized how important they are, the deadlines to apply had already expired. Now that I am payng for college and see just how expensive it is, I now know just how important scholarships are.

If i could go back in time and talk to my self as a high school senior I'd tell my self: Imby, high school isn't forever. Teachers giving easy tasks and wanting you to pass their class will not last. Going to college with your family living in another country is going to be hard but you shouldn't let it affect you because you're going to college for you and not anyone else. Your high school study habits will need to change once you enter college. You're going to need to focus on you and your grades. Make friends who have the same goals as you. Studying will be your best friend in college and remember that. Your grades arewhat are important along with your studying habits, if you can do that than your college life will be swift and fun because there will always be parties so you won't miss much. Just focus on you Imby and no one else.