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If I could give my past self advice about college, I would encourage myself to try to earn more scholarships that are applicable to out-of-state schools. Going to college is expensive, and it's really disapointing to feel like you don't have any options as far as location goes just because you can't afford out-of-state tuition. Getting through school debt-free is great, though, and scholarships will help make that happen.

I had a habit of memorizing things long enough to ace the tests and then I dismissed them from my mind when I was finished. If I could go back in time and give myself some advice, I would tell myself to try harder to retain everything I was learning, whether I thought it was pertinent or not. I would tell myself how frustrating it is when you know that you have learned a particular thing before, but you can’t remember because you were too lazy to care in high school, and now I have to spend valuable time and money relearning what I should already know. I would also tell myself that I as I get older, I find that I love learning anything whether it’s of immediate importance to me or not, so there’s no need to worry about dreading college courses, because in the end, I do just fine!

I would give my high school self advice on thinking ahead about college and scholarships. I would tell myself not to just take the bare minimum to get by, but to always go above and beyond because then I would qualify for just that many more scholarships. I also would tell myself that a majority of scholarships need to be applied for graduating year of high school and to apply for anything and everything. Every little bit helps.

To go back in time would be a blessing. I would tell my non-confident self to go to a community college, and get the ball rolling for higher education. I unfortunitaly waited 12 years to go to college. Back then I did not have the confidence I would pass any collge coarse. The words "anatomy and physiology" scared me right out of college. To go back, I would tell myself to listen, and take the help my high school guidence counslers tried to give me. I did pretty well in my life, but going to college with two young children, working and running a household is a bit tricky; needless to say not at all easy. My advise would be "go to college, it's not as scary as you think."

Definitely go to WSU, but absolutely do not waste your time on Architecture. You will hate it! Go into Business. You like it and you are good at it, and you will discover a whole different direction to take your life that you aren't thinking about now (and believe me, it's a much more promising direction). Live in the dorms for longer than a year. The camaraderie in a dorm is tight, you make very close friends that are much different than your high school friends, and it's fun. While Washington is much more exciting than home, two years is enough. You're already taking out more loans than you can afford. UAF is an excellent university, and after growing and learning more about yourself, you are ready to come back home. Pay for every UAF semester. Take summer classes. Graduate early. Work part-time. Look for internships. Get active in Business groups. Live at home. Save money. And most of all, keep on dreaming. The bigger the dream, the bigger the reward. You will get what you want, just don't slack because you are smarter than that!

I have learned, in addition to skills and techniques relevant to my major (computer science), the ability to solve problems logically, the scientific process and how to apply scientific reasoning to obtain facts. I have developed skills for working in groups from both my job with the university and class projects. I have learned to judge the scope of assigned tasks and plan time to complete them while allowing for free time and hobbies. I have learned independance and feel that I will be qualified for a good career when I graduate. It has been an experience that has allowed me to learn from professors, from and with other students, and for myself on a variety of subjects and fields.

My, so far, college expierence has allowed me to grow as a person. I thought in high school we were treated as adults, that we were seen as equals with respect, unlike how we were treated in middle school. Yet, once I was in college, there was a huge difference with how we were treated. The teachers didnt care if we left the room to use the restroom, or if we had to step outside to take a quick phone call, here is where we were treated as adults, no limitations. That is where I fel accepted; that is where I belonged. I learned to could grow a connection between professors even though I was always told they wont care about you, and I also learned that they will do anything to help you. It's been a lot of hard work, but it's also been rewarding, and I cant wait to see what my future education brings me.

Surviving on my own. I have lived off campus, on campus, and in a different country; all while going to college. So far the most important thing that I have learned is that I can live without my mother and father. It was hard at first, not having the support net that I was use to. But after a month I made some great friends and found a crappy job; and I was happy. I know that I can survive lifes hard spots on my own.

College hasn't been easy but I have definately learned a lot. In college, you're on your own. There's no teachers there to tell you to do your homework or to come to class. All the students seem different and older at times. College is a lot better than highschool. You have your freedom and your chance to start fresh. It has been a real eye opener to me. It has taught me that studying is really necessary and when teachers say a certain test is going to be hard, they really mean it. College has been hard at times, but, in the long run, it's been very exciting.

Attending JC in the past year has change my prospetus in life, because not only have i learnt so much on taking responsibility, it has turly help to confirm what my parent has always told me and advise me about. In my middle school and high school years i was the who is who in all local basketball , baseball and socer event in my communnity. Some of the league will even offer me a free registeration just to have me play for their league. Most time my very strict and hard working parent will refuse the offer, simply because at my high school years my grades started to drop like no mans business which made my parent very angry. And restrited me from play sport and spending extra time working with a tutor, i felt my parent were the meanest creatures on earth, but i was very wrong . My parent has been nothing but a blessing with all the restriction they were putting on me. Most of my friends who took sport before their school find out, in a hard way, because all the sport they played and negeleting their education coun not take them anywhere, without the grades.