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The advice I would give myself is learning how to study effectively. Either asking questions from the professors or asking a classmate in the classroom and not being afraid to ask questions. I would network better with people around the campus to get the experience in my field such as psychology. Another piece of advice I would give myself is not to procrastinate as much and invest in a planner to better my time management. Another piece of information is looking for more financial resources such as scholarships and grants to lessen the burden of financial issues. Knowing about scholarships such as this would have benefited alot throughout my college life. The last piece of advice is give myself more encouragement that I could and will accomplish to get an bachelor's degree, especially where I grew up was lacking advantages, that's why I chose UNT to get away and experience something different with better opportunities. Knowing encouragement goes a long way, I wish I would have done more of that for myself, just encouraging myself could have made the difference in studying for a test, quiz, project, etc. I would have told myself "you can do it".

College life is exciting, intriguing, and scary, but everyone has their own expectations about college from what they are told. It was somewhat difficult in choosing where I wanted to go to college. It took a lot of thought, thorough research and deliberating between one school and another. If I could go back and talk to my high school self I would tell myself to have an open mind transitioning to college because I sort of judged college through what I heard and what I conjured my expectations to be. I had a perfect picture of what I wanted college to be for me, but this world is far from perfect. My life now is nothing how I imagined in my perfect picture. I am truly grateful for all of my experiences so far and would be in a different place without them. College is full of unexpected things and all I can do is live day by day enjoying that I even have the opportunity to be a student.

Bethany, I have five steps to success for you: 1) Apply for all the scholarships you are eligible for. TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. You think you don't need that money, but you do, Dad's job isn't gonna hold up very much longer. 2) If you take biology you need to really buckle down and go to tutoring and study thirty minutes a day or your GPA will suffer and you won't be elligible for the General Academic Scholarships for your sophmore year. 3) Don't get involved with anyone romantically, you will just get distracted from your studies and get hurt, which is detrimental to you. 4) Don't get on anxiety medicine, it will give you suicidal thoughts. 5) Audition for as many plays as you can and put yourself out there because you HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. I believe in you. You can do whatever you put your mind to, and you can be anything you want. Good Luck

Don't worry about not knowing anyone. Don't be afraid to make friends. That first week, go out and do as much as you can with as many people as you can. You can sleep later. Meet people, make connections, and build friendships. Don't be afraid. Don't stress out over the school work. You're a lot smarter than you think and the work is a lot easier than you think. Just enjoy learning from people who care about their subjects. Figure out what you love, and then go for it. Have friends from your major, your ethnicity, and your religion. Have friends from groups totally different from yours. Don't limit yourself in anyone. College is a learning experience and can be the most fun and best years of your life or it can be the longest and loneliest years of your life. It is what you make it, so make it amazing.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Sit down. We need to talk. This lackadaisical attitude you have about your education? Trust me, it won't end well. I know you haven't figured everything out. That's okay, don't worry about it. I just want you to worry about actually trying to go somewhere. Just because you rarely had to study before doesn't mean you can skate through life without trying for anything. Don't hop into university right away just because you think it's cool; it's not worth it since you don't even know what you want to do. Stay home, go to the community college. You'll thank me later when you're not utterly drowning in debt. Always search online for textbooks first - who cares if they've been highlighted? Less work for you! Please try to pay attention in class. Sit up front; I know how easily distracted you are. Lastly, don't be such a recluse! It's okay to go out, make friends and have fun, as long as I don't catch you ignoring your studies! Trust me, I'll know. If you screw up again, then I get to enjoy the results, too.

I would tell myself not to freak out because I am ready for this transition. I was worried that classes would be overwhelming, but I can certainly hold my own. I would also encourage myself not to relax when it comes to applying for scholarships because all that work does pay off. Most importantly I would remind myself that I am a strong and fully capable woman and that no matter tough it gets that there is a plan for me. I would prepare myself to face the same feelings I felt every time that I moved to a new school, the loneliness of trying to make new friends, the stress of a new curriculum, but remember that they are an illusion. I have dealt with them before and I can and will do it again. Knowing what I know now, I would go back and simply tell myself that I am ready.

Now that I'm a college student, I wish I could go back to high school me and tell myself to get more involved. I'm a little more hesitant now because I was only involved in two organizations in high school. Now that I'm not used to it, it takes effort and will to really put myself out there.

APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS EARLY!!! Being a college student is very time demanding. Currently, I have 2 jobs to pay for it PLUS student loans.

Enjoy every minute of it and do not sweat the small stuff. Everything happens for a reason, and every little thing is a lesson to be learned. Don't rush through things and take advantage of every opportunity that lies in front of you.