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If i could go back in time to talk and give advice to myself about college life i would say to eliminate all distractions during the week to focus mostly on school work and activities. Another thing i might bring up would be to learn all of the study strategies i could. The last thing i would tell my self is to learn to talk to my teachers more so i know what grade im getting instead of wwaiting last minute and finding out that my grade is way lower than expected.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself about college life and making the transition the advice I would give is simply this, ?It?s going to be one heck of a ride, have fun!? I do not think I could really have told myself anything to help with the transition from high school from college and the mistakes I made will never compute to someone telling me the right way to do something. There is just something about actually going through your mistakes and coming out the other end and learning from that which can never be substituted from spoken experiences.

Some advice that I would give to myself is not to rush into going to college. Having the years that I did to grow up and really appreciate what college has to offer and what college means was a very important stage in my life. I feel that without this time I wouldn't have been able to fully appreciate what I was paying for. I would also tell myself to retain those study skills that I learned in high school and to always keep that drive to be the best in whatever I do. Thats the only way we succeed in life is knowing that whatever we did, we did it to the absolute best we could, wether we failed or succeeded.

I was told early in life by some ill guided counselor that I was not college material. I believed her! Knowing what I know now college would have been the best place for me. I would have told myself that you know what you want to do, do it. Do not let anyone make that decision for you. Try and try your best, if it doesn't work out at least you know you tried and you can put your life on another track. Follow your heart, set your own goals and go for it for this is the best time of your life . I decided to attend college 40 year later and it is the best decision I have every made.