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I believe that I have become a better person today because of my experience.

Hey Erica this is Erica. I am you, a little older and wiser. Having been through my first semester of college I need to get us on the right path to make the first year of college easier. You really need to hit the books! Make academics your number one priority. Follow through with the AP test since you took the AP classes. If you pass those test it will give you more credits. College is expensive, the better your GPA the more scholarship money is avaiable to you. Since I mentioned money, you need make good use of your spare time. You should get at least a part time job and save as much as you can to help with your expenses when away at school. Since you know you are interested in becoming an Occupational Therapist you should try that field in your job search. Any job you can get in the medical field will help you on your way. College is a great experience and you have a lot to look forward to! Try to follow this advise and trust me, it will be even better for you and me.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself, I would tell myself not to just settle with passing or graduating. I would tell myself to reach even higher, although going to college is a great goal, I could have still graduated with high honors. I started to get a little lazy back then; I guess you can call it ?Senioritis?. I would tell myself to focus a lot better because after high school, life can get a lot more complex. I noticed that now being a freshman in college, a lot of the material that?s covered here has also been covered back in high school but just a bit more advanced. If I had taken the time to learn the material a bit more back then, I would not have been struggling on it here. I guess overall, I would just tell myself that, ?Time is valuable?, because your success in high school and college is dependent on your ability to study effectively and efficiently. If you do not take the time out to prep, then you will not become a successful.

I would highly reccomend for myself to not slack off my last semesters of high school. High school is a great opportunity to learn study habits, what is your best study atmosphere, challenge yourself to classes that might be of interest to you so you can get a better idea if you like a subject or not. Narrowing down interests is very useful to deciding what you would like to study/major in. That way you won't waste your time taking credits that don't go towards your major.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would be glad to. I would tell myself to save all the money I could because college has a lot of expenses. I would also tell myself not to slack off and to do my best at everything since that is what they expect everyday at college. I would tell myself to follow my dreams and to really be passionate about what I want to do with my life so that I can strive toward that goal in college full steam. If I could go back and say those things I would, but who I was and what I did my senior year has made me to be who I am today and I would not want to change that.

I would let myself know that always work hard, no matter if your tired of a class or you think you can slack off because you a senior, your wrong. Your work isn't done until you gradurate from High School. I would let myself know that everyone was right when they said hard work does evenually pay off. I would say always apply your self to everything you do and always do your best because thats all anyone can ask of you. I would say set your own goals and standards, because only you can excel and accomplish the goals you set for yourself.

I have already thought about this question before. I would go back in time and tell myself, "Stop waiting until the last minute to do everything, which is a bad habit you need to fix before going into college. Luckily most of my situations work out, but that is because I ran into many instructors who were kind and easy going. When you get to the university level it?s going to feel like community college part two so don?t worry about school being too hard because you can do it. Go out and apply for more scholarships now because once you go to Western Michigan University you will barely have any time to look into scholarships, so it?s best that you take care of that now. Graduate school is going to cost like ten times more than what you are paying for at Lake Michigan College. Pell Grant alone won't be able to cover it so you better get a move on it and go apply for as many scholarships as you can. Also stop playing video games so much you will have time for that after you graduate with your Ph. D. See you later."

Do not have sex till you get married, do not take anabolic steroids, and surrender your life to Christ now.

Meghan, it's me. I mean it's you. At 22. And I just want to tell you, even though things may not be going your way at this point and time- everything will get better. College will be the best time of your life. Don't change anything about yourself that makes you you, just keep living like you are. You will make wonderful life-long friends and meet a wonderful boy who will sweep you off of your feet. So even though life as you know it sucks- it won't always be that way. Keep your head held high, keep painting and reading , keep being quirky and most importantly keep on livin'.

Living in upper classmen res.halls may be "cool"; but the best friends you'll ever make will be the ones you share experiences with - especially those "firsts". They will be the ones to study with you because no one is QUITE sure how hard a college exam will be. They will be the ones to let you know that you're not the only one feeling homesick and sad. They'll be the ones you find the grocery store with. They'll be the ones you figure out the bus system with. So, when you get to college, brave the long walk to live in the freshmen halls. Join a group (even if you don't know anyone!) just because it sounds cool. Most of all, though, remember that there's not just one transition in college. You're going to continue to grow and learn and challenge. Accept it, love it, admire it - it's the biggest life lesson you will take away.