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I would tell myself not to be afarid to be exactly who I am. If you have to pretend to be someone else to make friends then they aren't the friends that you should have. Its okay to make mistakes, thats how you learn. Its not only important to know what to do but also not what to do. the next time around. Try new things and get out of your comfort zone, you will thank yourself later. Don't be so tough on yourself, you really are your toughest critic and you really can do anything you put your mind to. Take a moment for yourself and relax, theres no need to be so uptight and finnaly enjoy life to the fullest, its the only one you get.

Enjoy college but remember that you are there to study, meet as many people as you can, take the early classes, and don't be too hard on yourself because everyone at one point is going to go through a difficult time in college, be it either adjusting or a simple problem about it or the people in it.

Assuming I could 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 advise myself that college is not a continuation of previously acquired education but the beginning of an entirely unfamiliar realm of learning, one which encompasses a multitude of facets of life. This new experience provides the quintessential segway to the future by allowing the possibility of growth on a social scale. The opportunities to meet people and make friends is vast. The cultural boundaries are large and may be difficult to overcome but not impossible. Your/my mental capacity will surpass its previous capabilities by a larger amount than imagined through the superfluous amount of knowledge there is to be acquired. Spiritual growth will be of utmost importance in order to maintain a healthy balance between all that must be accomplished during this time. You/I are/am not alone. There is a purpose for everything.

I would tell myself that even though I am a senior, that school does not end there, and slacking off as a senior is only detrimental. It is detrimental because there is a lot more free time in college and if I don't know how to manage my time then I could easily start losing focus on schoolwork. But if I stay focused as a senior even though there are myths such as "senioritis," that I need to avoid this "disease" and keep working hard. Another things is that college picks up where high school left off and if I basically zoned out one year I would have a lot of catching up to do. Also, colleges have been known to take away or reduce scholarships for seniors who decide to slack off during their senior year because it shows that they don't carry things out fully, that they stop working hard as quickly as they can, which is not a positive quality. If I could tell myself these things and work hard to abide by them, I believe that it would be easier to make the transition from high school to college.

Allow yourself to get into a little trouble. Grades aren't everything. Experience is more important. Go through rush, even if you don't fit in with the fraternities.

The advice that I will give myself would be to wait in having children. Even though I did not planned on having a child, it hapened and it has had a huge impact in my life. It is very hard to go to scholl full time, maintain a job, and race a toddler. I love my son very much and I do not regret on having himm, but I do beleibe that if I would have waited everything would have been easier.

Learn better study skills. Decipline your self to study every night.

To find more scholarships, apply to more AP classes, get g.p.a to at least a 3.5 and start earlier in finding what I would like to do in life since I am still searching.

The only advice that I would give to myself is to continue to stay focused. Just because there is so much free time available in college, always know that academics comes first. I would also tell myself to don't let the financial aid process become stressful, because that stress can interfere with your academics, and that is a problem that should be dealt with outside of academics. In order to make a smooth transition into the college life, just remember to stay true to yourself, and to make sure you know who you are as a person, because your identity will get lost in the process of trying to live up to the college norm. Surroud yourself around positive people who knows the difference between work and play, and always choose work over play in order to succeed academically. Whenever you are having a problem with your studies, there are always people around campus that will not mind taking time out of their schedule to help you, and just remember to have a tunnel vision of your future life and career, and you will succeed.

Coming from a small town, the transition to Spring Hill College was not extreme. Spring Hill is a small, close knit community, so it was not extremely difficult to adjust. However, there are many social changes that occur. It is important to have your priorities in line and your values in mind. Each and every day, you will be faced with decisions that can change your future. Whether it is showing up for class or driving drunk, you must make smart decisions. In high school, people are constantly looking out for you and holding you accountable. In college, you have to be responsible and take initiative to get your work done and make the right decisions. You?re on your own! It is also extremely important to get involved. Not only does getting involved teach you valuable social skills, but it also looks great on a resume. There are so many diverse people at college, and it is important to get involved and learn everything you can about different kinds of people and activities. So, my advice to someone going through the transition from high school to college is to get your priorities straight and get involved!