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I would inform myself that college is required to become open to other ideas and to think critically for myself, instead of just accepting and adopting another's worldview. College helps a person become well-rounded without narrow thinking. It will open your eyes to the world. College will enable you to think for yourself. There are many valuable life skills to be attained in experiencing higher education. For example, the belief in yourself that you can expand your knowledge and skills successfully and as a result gain a tremedous sense of self-efficacy. Through a college education and the life and learning experiences it offers with this knowledge I will be equiped become my own person. It will help me to determine what my passion is, so I may learn and grow in what I choose to do for a living. Narrow views will be stripped away and you will learn to focus on important aspects of life and the rest will fall away.

Please make sure you do your research on the college you always wanted to go to. Then do your research on the colleges you might have to got to as a back up plan. Keep both parents informed on all the details , try not to do it all yourself.There will be may opportunities which will arise, but stick to your school work because thats the biggest opportunity present. Full speed ahead the world is waiting on you!Good Luck! When you get to the school of your choice . Make sure you know your program of study and you have a plan. Please introduce yourself to your student advisor and make an appointment. At this appointment with your advisor "listen", you don't know it all. Allow someone to cut some of the red tape that exist. After settling in find the library and make that your favorite place on campus. Take your hardest subjects first so that you don't get burned out on the final lap. Last but not least, it's okay to make friends just be the leader that you are. You will do fine so enjoy yourself it will be over before you know it.

Do not be afraid. Don't go to a particular college because your friends are going there. Do not go because your parents want you to go. Figure out what you enjoy doing in a place you would enjoy living and go there. College will not guarantee you a job and it will not guarantee you fame or fortune. All it will do is teach you how to learn and experience new ideas, new thoughts, new friends and relationships, and how to find who you truly are. Go to college to learn, but also go to experience, and do it for yourself. No one owes you a college education, and by the same token you don't owe anyone else your college education. Just go, do, and enjoy.

Treasure the time with your pals. Take advantage of the hours that you have with them, because college really is a full-time job, and things do change. Things will never be exactly the same, and you might spend time wishing that you'd had just a little bit longer with your best friends. But work hard, study hard, and everything will be just fine.

Knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition, I would give myself a few words of wisdom. First, I would tell myself to study for each and every class. As a high school student, I never had to study or do much of anything in a class. I soon realised that this was not the case in college. Secondly, I would tell myself not to schedule classes so far apart from each other, where I have time to get distracted and find other things to do besides go to class.

Like the typical college student, I've learned how to live by myself and take care of myself. However, I've also surrounded myself with a community to grow from. Through my extra curricular activities, I've learned how to be a leader and also how to be a good helper. I have pride in my school but both it and I are far from perfect. I sometimes wonder if I'm not involved enough in my major or if I should be taking classes that are more relevant. Then I realize that every random class that I take teaches me something about the world. I learn how to create video and tell a story in my media classes, but I also learn about outdoor recreation skills, interpersonal communication, and French culture. I want to create video for a living so I don't exactly need a college degree, but my school has a good outlook on this--you have to know about your subject before you can tell a stroy about it. We are required to take classes outside of our major so we can broaden our boundaries. Based on this, my college and I have the same philosophy.

In short, college taught me how to be an adult. Starting from the moment my parents drove off after taking me to my dorm, I had to start taking care of everything by myself. No one is around to push you to excel or even do something as simple as laundry, so you must learn to make it on your own. College taught me to organize my time efficiently and how to study in a way that worked for me, all while working enough to pay for some of my own bills. It also taught me to manage my money wisely. College students typically have limited funds which cannot be wasted and I have carried those lessons on to my full-time career. The degree I earned has also helped me to get into a field that I enjoy and that I know I will stay in. Without college, I would not be the independent, fiscally responsible person I am now and I am thankful for the experience.

I've made great professional contacts, learned valuable life lessons, and made friends that I'll have forever. This university made me the man I am. It's the best thing that ever happened to me.

Attending OU was the best thing I have ever done. I transferred to OU my freshman year and never looked back. I made the best friends of my life and created more memories than I know I will be able to hang onto. I also received an outstanding education from professors who truly cared about my future. The four years I spent in Athens helped me learn who I truly was and what was important to me both in my future career, and my personal life. There are no words to describe the bond one makes with the people on this campus and the pride they show for the school itself. Even without a strong athletic program, there is more school spirit on this campus than anywhere else in the world. I had so many opportunities and fantastic experiences thanks to OU and I can easily say it was, by far, the greatest four years of my life.

I'm only a little ways into my college experience but I have gotten a lot out of it so far. Going to school out of state has given me a lot more independence and responsibility. I can't just run home whenever I want. The specialzed course work also means I'm going to be really prepared to find a job when I graduate.