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If I could go back in time and give myself advice about college and the transition into college life, the first thing I would tell myself would be to spend more time with my family my senior year. Everything flies by so fast once you start your last year of high school that you miss things that you wouldnt think are important. I am so busy now that I do not get to see my family much, so spending time with them would be my first piece of advice. Second, I would tell myself to take online college statistics since it was offered for free through my high school that year. That class is killing me this semester and I seriously regret not taking it back then. Lastly, I would tell myself to just slow down. Enjoy everything as it came instead of always looking so far ahead. You miss beautiful moments of life when you are always looking for the next big step. These three things are the most important information I can think to give myself if I had the ability to go back to my senior year of high school.

The best advice I could give myself would be to be open to new experiences and people. I would say that it helps to exchange phone numbers with at least one peer from each class, even if the class is online. You will have somebody to copy notes from if you are absent and it can be the beginning of a lifetime friendship. Also, it is important to try to understand your professor and their style of teaching. Do not be scared of your professors, they are there to help you understand all of these abstract subjects. Finally, take advantage of all the resources the school offers, especially the ones that are free. The tutors at the ACE center can be the difference between an A and a B.

There are three things I would tell my high school self if I was able to go back in time and talk to myself. The first and most important thing I would tell myself would be take advantage of all AP and dual credit opportunities that are avaliable. I realize now how helpful it would be to have already completed some college credit while still in high school. I would strongly encourage myself to enroll in these courses and take the finals and AP tests for the classes seriously and be sure to earn a high grade on them. The second thing I would tell myself would concern choosing schools. I would tell myself to visit more schools and a wider range of schools. Visting schools is the only way to get a feel for the culture you may spend the next years of life in. The final thing I would tell myself would be to not worry so much about the small things in high school. In the next years these things don't matter. These three things would have substantially helped me during my senior year of high school and planning the next few years of my life.

I need to take care of myself as well. I need to focus on what is best for me so i can help others along the way. I cant help others if im not helping others. I want to get a degree in field where i can help others and make a difference in the world.

I would advice myself to be more active in different organizations from the beggining. There are many opportunities at West Texas A&M University that are waiting to be discovered. I would tell myself to work as diligently as I have been so far and to never give up. I would also tell myself to live on campus for the entire freshman year, so I would be able to experience many more different things that go on after classes on campus.

I can not count how many times I have wished that I had easy acess to a time machine and go back in time to hit myself over the head for not putting in enough effort! I would strongly advise my younger self to be more involved within my community. I would also tell myself to not worry about every single little thing! That things will happen for reasons even if I do not understand it at the time. That even if I do not make the perfect grade that as long as I have learned what is important I can stop overanalyzing. That i need to stop for a moment every once and a while and breath and enjoy my sorrounding now and in the future. Put forth more effort in the last months and push senioritis to the side even if my best friends are slacking, that I will not have any regrets after graduation because you only have one shot to represent yourself as a highschool senior!

Graduating high school at 16 years old and attending college at 17 isn't the typical route kids take. Now at 18 years old, I have gained more knowledge and life skills through the past two years of college than most kids have when they walk across the stage and receive their diploma from high school. Entering college was extremely overwhelming for me, as I took 15 hours my first semester. Deciding to go to a junior college first was probably one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. It allowed break out of my shell little by little, enabling me to gain that college experience while not getting too involved with the social aspect of it. I was invited into Phi Theta Kappa my second year, giving me more confidence to take the lessons I’ve learned and bring them with me to my future education goals of attending a four year college. College thus far has been more than valuable for me as it has given me the social skills along with academic skills to get me where I want to be in life. It has, without a doubt, been the best experience of my life.

I have learned a lot about my college experience as I continue my second semester at West Texas A&M Univeristy. Since I've started, I've learned to manage myself in a time effecient manner. Also, I have demonstrated to my peers that self-discipline is a key factor when handling your future. As of now, I express myself with pride and confidence as I take on my classes and maintain academic competiveness to succeed in every aspect of the curriculum. To survive in the college life, you have to look out for yourself and never accept the minimum as a goal. I know now that we all have a standard to follow, but what makes you is the way you exceed the standard and by how much. All of my experiences in college have been valuable to me as I continue my college studies and later on help me as I search for a career after graduation.

College has been a rough bumpy road for me. When I first attended college, I lack the motivation to persue an educational path. I've struggle through college because my lack of motivation and I had had some family/financial issues at home. The situation at home causes a strain on my education and I would make the same mistake semesters after semesters for so many years. Now being a single mother, I've realized that I can't be taking school lightly anymore because this is no longer my world, its my son's world and I'm just living in it. In order to provide a better future for him, I need to step it up. I'm so grateful that I am living in the land of opportunity and that school is always available for someone like me whenever I'm ready to come back. When you have education, you have everything! and that is what I am aiming for.

When your in high school, college is painted as a whole different scenario. All you picture are these huge campuses with students sitting on the grass, studying and then at night there's the huge party scene. Well, it's not totally wrong there are those times where you just pick a spot on campus and read or relax until your next class. But there is a really big worry that doesn't really hit you fully until your first semester. How am I going to pay for all of this? Apart from tuition and fees, books and school supplies, you also have to think about housing, meal plans, gas, if you don't have a meal plan then you have to think about groceries. So far my college experience has been very forgiving with me. I have acquired enough income to support my way through my first semester and even have enough to go out and party every now and then. That's what I believe I have gotten out of my college experience. A great sense of reality. Things aren't easy, they're not die hard but you do have to find a way live with responsibility.