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I would tell myself to love others more and to be as unjudging as possible. As a devout Catholic, I am called to be not only tolerant of different faiths, cultures, and lifestyle choices, I am also called to hospitality. One of my favorite theology professors says, "Tolerance means that I really disagree with you and hate you, but I won't kill you for it." Hospitality means that we cooperate peacefully together, understanding the differences but not allowing them to interphere with our treatment and respect of others. As a high school senior, I was in a sheltered and relatively undiversified background, so when I encountered all these people who are different from me at Spring Hill I was quick to resort to labels and stereotypes. I wish I had known how to love and respect others even if I disagreed with their politics, religion, lifestyle, or other choices. This is a lesson I would tell the whole world: stop just TOLERATING and reach out the arms of hospitality.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior. Knowing what I know about college, I Would tell myself to stay strong and to continue to do what I have always done. Believe in myself and I can achieve anything. I have always believed in myself and overcome so much in my life. Even when it seem like I have fallen and all hope is gone. I get back up, plant my feet firmly on the ground, and keep pushing no matter what trials and tribalation I must overcome. If nobody believe in me, I will always believe in myself and keep the faith that I can achieve my goals. I'll tell myself to be proud that I came so far. Never give up and strive to be the best person I can be.

I would advise myself to visit all the colleges I got accepted to BEFORE committing myself to going there.

College. Who would have ever thought I would end up in college? Well, I have made it through trials and tribulations. Here I go. Although you have dreams of going into the military, college is your resort. Give it a chance. In high school, things were handed to you; they flowed naturally. When entering college, you are entering a whole new level of school and life. You are now on your own with only you to tell you when to study, do homework, and the appropriate time to converse. The worst habit you can intake in college is procrastination. It will come back to haunt you. Do every assignment that is given to you shortly after it is given, Not nights or a night before the due date. If you are not doing well in a course, speak with your pofessor. Go to a tutor if you know of one. Do not apply yourself enough to get by. Do your best. Anything can approach life and cause unavoidable circumstances to occur. Prepare for the worst in college. Exams in college cause for a deeper level of thinking; prepare. Most importantly, practice time management. It is vital to success in college.

Dear Self, Get ready for a very fun and liberating learning experience. Leaving home means creating a family of friends in college and learning to live with friends as well as learning how to balance classes, extracurricular activities, and a social life. That is the hardest part; time management. Class is fun if you make it fun. Show interest in what you are learning and your teachers will appreciate it, and you will get much more out of class. Also be ready to learn more and more about yourself. College is a life learning experience. Do not be afraid to change your major, or change your point of view about something and express your point of view. Spring Hill's campus will let you express youself and learn a lot about your area of interest and about yourself. College is fun in every aspect! Also be ready for social pressures, but stand strong even in the face of adversity; you will find your nitche. Change yourself; it is in your power and Spring Hill will help you along the way. Love, You

College is the final lesson before you are thrust into the "real world". Most college students pursue academics, but they do not realize that its most important lesson lies in the discovery of yourself. Too many people in the world are lost because they do not know and love themselves for who they are. This is troubling, because if you do not know yourself, then you do not know how to be innately happy, and you will search for happiness in fleeting pleasures. In college, you will have the free time and the opportunities needed to develop yourself as a person. Take advantage of it. You will have fun and you will study; you will laugh and you will cry. You will be happy, diverted, frustrated, upset, excited, confused, worried, determined, elated, calm; you will experience every possible human emotion. You will not be satisfied with everything about your school, no matter where you go. Your experience in college, then, depends mostly upon your attitude. Look at every experience, good or bad, as an opportunity to mature in virtue. In the words of Mark Twain, do not let your schooling interfere with your education.

Even though you might be the only student from your entire high school that is going to a college doesn't mean that you can't make friends and have a lot of fun right away. You need to be able to reach out and know that there are people that are in the same boat and are just as nervous about being alone. So, be happy and don't think about the people that you are leaving behind and look forward to the people that you will meet and become friends with.

First of all that its going to take a while for me to adapt to this new lifestyle but that when I do I will enjoy it like nothing else before. That college life will bring a greater independence to my life and that I will live new experiences and overall, a chance to get to deeply discover who I am and who I want to be in life. I would say to myself that I should try to meet the most people I possibly can; friends, because they will make the road more enjoyable, teachers, because they will fulfill me with great knowledge and finally to meet those who work in the area that I will like to develop my career on because I will be able to see in them who I want to be after I graduate and more importantly because they will open many doors to posible jobs for me. Ultimately, the most important advice I would give to myself is to enjoy every minute of every day of my college career, try my best to be happy, help the community and, of course, STUDY A LOT!!!

"Don't worry be happy, cause every little thing will be alright". These are the few words of wisdom I would tell myself as a senior, along with get ready to work and work hard at that. College is different from high school and one should get ready for the transfer of minimal studies to studies that take up a large portion of your day. Now with everything I know about college, I know that college work is much more intense and I really wish i had had taken even more rigorous courses in high school. I wish I could have told myself the type of college experience I myself would be recieving. Our collge just had a good friend of mine, a dear classmate pass away. Admist all our stress and sorrow I wish I had told myself to be ready for the most impacting days ever. College is fun, its great, and its now my time. It is my prime time to work hard and give it all i've got to become successful, in the hope that I myself, can one day, change the world for the better and leaving the greatest impact ever in this world.

Even though Spring Hill will turn out to be the best years of your life, Freshman year will be the hardest. Especially the first semester because you will want nothing more than to go home and quit. Study smarter not harder, go to tutors when you need help. It's okay to let others know that you don't know everything. It may sound cliche', but you need to get involved. Even if you go to one group meeting an decide it isn't for you, you've met people. Participate in recruitment. You may think sorority life isn't your thing but the recruitment process can change that. And if you still don't join, participating in recruitment will expose you to new poeple and it will be a great way for you to make lifelong friends. It will also motivate you to join other clubs and explore more. It's okay to not know what you want to study. List yourself as 'undecided' and use your first year to explore the different academic fields. You will find the one that fits you best (even if it isn't what you thought it would be).