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I'm definitely becoming my own person. College has helped me branch out and try new things. School is helping me stand on my own two feet.

College has become an eye opener that has enhanced my ability to accept people no matter what their beliefs. Without the collective whole of students that I have been exposed too, I believe I would have become concrete in my own thoughts and shut down the external world that did not coincide with my own beliefs.

I would tell myself to try and get more involved on campus in the first semester, because as I am entering my second semester, I realize that it would have been more fun if I had gotten involved. Getting out of the room and doing stuff around campus is lots of fun, and you meet people you might never have met. Introducing myself to people is intimidating, but at the same time rewarding, because once I got over my timidity I have been having a lot of fun. I would also remind myself about being financially responsible and saving money wherever I could, as last semester I used all of my loans rather than saving it for this summer, when I plan to study abroad. I would also warn myself about the huge time-waster farmville is, because once you begin to arrange your life around a game, it becomes a huge waste of time, which is very important in college, as spending time responsibly will make the difference between getting a good grade in a class and losing your scholarships.

Going from high school to college is such a transition. I haven't even finished my first year, but I have grown up and learned so much already. Especially with me, I chose to attend a school which was 7-8 hours away from my home. This is such a life changing experience and if I could have talked to myself a year ago, I might have made some different decisions. When applying to schools I never really took into great consideration costs of attendance. That's huge, especially for an out of state student. Through out our whole lives growing up, we are used to our parents handing everything to us, however in college it's an eye opener. I pay for everything, groceries, going out, rent, parking, cable, electricity, clothes, toiletries, EVERYTHING. You don't realize how that adds up, and for me I am taking out loans so you really have to be smart and make your decisions based off what you can really afford. I definitely am 95{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} more aware and stressed when it comes to finances and if I really understood that before, I could have looked more closely into schools and what they entailed.

My advice would be, in the academic world you have one goal and it is to strive for excellence. To do achieve this goal you have to have determination and there is no shortcut when trying to achieve this. I would also tell myself that in the next few years all kinds of transitions will be taking place and the only way to get the full experience out of them is to go with it with an open mind. Also in conclusion I would tell myself that everyone is different and I am going to meet different cultures and that my life will become one big melting pot. I must look at this and learn from it and shape my life to the diversity I am faced with, do not deplete my morals and stay true to myself.

In high school my main goal in life was to satisfy everyone, I pleased my parents with good grades, my teachers by showing effort in class, and my friends with buying all the latest trends just to fit in. I slowly started to realize that making everyone else happy was not important to me, so first thing I did was transfer high schools. Knowing that the friends I once had were not going to stay in touch, I transitioned from a public high school with over 2,000 students to a middle college high school with less than 200 students. During my junior and senior years of high school, I was also enrolled in a community college to get a jump start on my degree. There I realized that professors were not going to hold my hand through every assignment and make sure that I passed my tests, it was my responsibility. Now that I have made a transition to a university, I wished I would have stopped making everyone else happy, and started doing this for myself. My advice to myself would have be to do what makes you happy because in the end that?s all that matters.

I would tell myself to pay more attention. I know now that education is the key to everything. A degree isnt the key, but the education you get from and the knowelgde you get from that degree is vevrything you need for in this world.

To always plan ahead. Make the best of your senior year, i know that you dont have that many classes but try to take AP course that will better prepare you for college. Take our education more seriously because college is very expensive and you could get scholarships instead of having to pay out of your pocket. Also look for scholships they are out there so find them. Dont let anyone tell you your not good enough for something and also never get caught up in a boy and put everything else to the side. Have fun because its your last chance to take test with out studying and still passing, cramping, writing papers the night before.

I would tell myself that I need to study alot more. In high school you can just slip by with out studying and pass a test or quiz. In college, you must study and prepare yourself days in advance. I would also tell myself to get involved in activities. Its alot easier making friends that way instead of just meeting people in class. Going to class is another piece of advice i would tell myself. Now that we have the option of going to class, its alot easier to stay out late and skip class the next day. Its hard to get yourself out of bed and get ready and leave and then have to sit for an 1 + in class. But in the end, it all pays off because you attended class and payed attention. That is the advice i would give myself.

If I could go back in time and tell myself something about college I would say to follow my heart, to not listen to what teachers and my parents say about how important finances are and that the college experience is the same where ever you go. I would tell myself to do the major that I want to do and chose the college I want and to work from there to pay for it. To not settle because settling and being miserable is not the way to spend your college days. College is supposed to be about having fun and enjoying your new experiences. This is what I would tell myself.