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The most important thing i would tell myself is that i am called to be at Oklahoma Christian. I wasted a year at another school that i thought i wanted to attend. I would tell myself that college life isnt as easy as it seems. I would prepare myself for living on my own and having to completely make my own decisions. I would tell myself that keeping my faith in Christ is the most important thing in the transition into college. That i need to focus on my studies and not on my friends and other things that arent important. That college is too expensive to be playing around and forgetting about my school work.

If i could go back to my high school self I would say, "You are about to have a rough semester, you are going to feel overwhelmed at a big party school, but you will make it. Transfering is an option, find the school that is the best fit for you and then get plugged in. Join something, the choir, a club, something in order to meet new friends. Find a study group, you need support from the students in your field of study, they are the ones who know the pressure youre under, the tests that you have to study for, and they will probably be in similar classes all 4 years. Make friends with your professors! They care about helping you succeed and you will need their help. Always smile through everything, eventually you will forget that something was wrong. You are smart strong and beautiful and you will make it through.

I would tell myself not to worry much. You're charming, you DO know what you're doing. Don't worry about making friends too much, because they want to and will find you and you will find them too. Focus less on changing your look and attitude and more on figuring out how to pay for classes and figuring out which books you need BEFORE classes start! Figure out how you're going to eat at school, as the cafeteria is expensive, and frankly, not very good. Invest in thermal containers instead of new, pricey accessories. Also, go to more events and study groups! You'll meet lots of people and have a much better time than sitting at home surfing Reddit all night thinking you're saving some money. The experiences that will live on with you and the people you meet are worth it. Make sure to meet up with your professors and introduce yourself. Don't be so proud as to not ask for help. Don't forget to smile wherever you go, and never try being someone else in place of being yourself, as that's what you're best at.

I would tell myself to relax and not stress out so much. The reason for this is I could not focus very well in my art work and building my portfolio for college. So if I would have relaxed and destressed some maybe I would have listened more to what God wanted me to do instead of what mankind was telling me to do. This would have built my faith up, built a stronger relationship with my family, and prepared me more for college.

IF I can travel back, I definately tell my self one sentence. Only one sentence, which contens all my soul, emotion and thought, is "DO WHAT YOU WANT!". Because I always do everything that everyone told me. Vary from choosing school to study to doing other stuffs like reading, playing etc. I totally hate it. But I can't say no to them. Right now, I feel a little bit regret of my decision. Maybe my future will be like a black hole if I do what I want and many people may laugh so much that their stomach being heart. Even the world turns back to someone like me. I still live as I like even a horror one. I want to be the one who controls it from head to toe, from past to future. "DO WHAT YOU WANT" is the one and only answer.

If I could go back in time, the advice I would give myself would be to start school and take it serious. Now that I'm older I realize how important education is, it is the key to open many doors and opportunities. If I could go back in time I would have started college earlier because I would have more doors to choose from as of today. The college life has taught me many things and is helping me in alot of ways. Currently serving in the military, the education I'm obtaining is helping me become better at my job as well as take on many other tasks from other fields. I'm also able to pass on knowledge to the youth as well. I feel if I started going to college earlier I would be a little father in life.

I would say: NEVER GIVE UP CARMEN! THE WORLD CAN BE YOURS IF YOU WANT IT. THE PROCESS IS GOING TO BE HARD BUT AT THE END YOU ARE GOING TO SEE YOUR TREASURE.

Enjoy learning at your own pace (faster than average) and in your own way. Once you get to college you can forget being yourself and forget learning efficiently. You'll sit in classes retaking everything you already did 3 times in high-school and have worse grades because it is taught in a manner that doesn't appy to you but probably has something to do with how the teacher learned it 3 - 30 years ago. You know that nice computer you're looking forward to getting and using to take notes? Well forget that because most teaches won't let you because of the couple of morons who get on facebook, even though it is their own money and they should be able to waste it by goofing off if they like. You won't have time to read or keep up with all of the things you used to. No more drawing, games, reading science and technolgy articles for fun, no remembering your dreams much less recording them, no more only being depressed some of the time. Be prepared for double standards, sexist rules, lies, loneliness and being on the edge of despair for a peice of paper.

Get a job as soon as you can so that you can save up spending money for college, because you're going to feel bad asking your parents for money for extra fun events like concerts, or money for club dues. Solidify your faith, make sure your foundation is strong and always put God first in your relationships. Develop a good work ethic now, because there will be no time to "find yourself" amongst the studying and campus events of which you'll be put in charge or helping. Learn to say no. You don't have to be entirely responsible for everyone else's problems, but you do have to have to enable them to find their own way, just like everyone else here in the college world.

It wasn't that long ago, but I would tell myself that it will be okay. You will have your ups and downs, but you will always have friends who are there for you. Don't give up or freak out, just keep going. Push through the hardships and the emotions, you are going to have days that are going to suck completely, but don't worry, dinner makes everything better. Keep your options open, don't get overly attached to anything, because nothing is going to work out like you think it should. Remember to laugh, it truly is the best medicine, and keep that chin up. Keep an open heart and an open mind, but remember to keep it protected and safe from being hurt. I would tell myself to be myself, don't be afraid to get to know people, they aren't what you make them out to be. Remember to set aside time for friends and the litte things. Get to know the people around you, it's amazing what they know and you don't. Take nothing for granted. Toughen up and talk to that guy and get to know him better.