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College is more than a steppingstone to "real adulthood." Your time at the university is more than a mere filter, in which you enter dull-witted and leave as a processed, polished gem. The cliché phrase, "Seize the day", best describes the experience of higher learning. But, this is sometimes hard to grasp when you are spending full nights developing papers on strenuous topics. You are not defined by your workload. You will come to learn that you define your workload. All of your studies will be infused with passion. Your academic work ethic will be the sole drive to unfolding opportunities to travel, converse with the greatest of people, and redefine your value. You will soon realize the fluidity of your thought process, identity, and self-image. The concepts of great authors will resonate in your mind (e.g. knowledge as freedom – Frederick Douglass, a critic as artist – Oscar Wilde), and you will find liberation in new ideas. College is your chance to explore and test your own limits, as well as the limits of knowledge. This endeavor is more than a check-off-the-list; it is a chance to fully embody a passion or skill.

Going back I would tell myself to have a stronger focus on what I wanted to do after college. Softball was always my main focus and I would go back and let myself know that I needed to try and decide a major. College is a lot of fun, but also is a lot of work. I did not realize how big of an adjustment it would be without having my family there with me. I would go back and tell myself to learn how to cook, do my own laundry, and just other small things that are important to know how to do once you are out on your own. High School is way different from college. College allowed me to be in classes and study things that I truly enjoyed learning about. I would let myself know that procrastination is not something I need to carry with me to college. I would also let myself know how important it is to spend time with family because you really do not realize how much you are going to miss them until you are hours away from them.

Aysia, even though the teacher did not give you any homework, you still need to study what you learned in class. You are going to need this information in the future, and it prevents cramming for a final exam. Instead of giving up when you do not understand the work, you need to go online and look up video tutorials on the problem. It will not only help you, but it may explain the problem in a way that you understand. Keep striving, and do not become involved into too many activities because when you need to study the most is when they need you to participate the most. Do not look at how everyone else is spending their time because you know what you need to do. The people you are looking at the most will not graduate or will not have honors like you will. You know what your goal is. You know what you have to do. Do not let temptations and pressure get in the way of stopping you. Stop listening to all these people pushing you to take psychology. You want to be computer software engineer, so stop letting the opportunities pass by.

My senior year of high school, I was a zombie-like figure attached to the walls of my high school slinking down the hallway infected with severe seniorities. If I could go back in time and talk to myself, I would say: 1: APPRECIATE FREE EDUCATION!! College is expensive, and you will soon learn the pains of it. Also, be more grateful for that free education, there are many people around the world that would love to be in that classroom chair. 2: You will not miraculously change into a better studier once you go to college. Good studying is a habit and for that to happen, you have to practice, so stop procrastinating for that test. 3. The high school social structure is NOT IMPORTANT In college, I have learned to focus more on the end result with my education and future rather than if everybody likes me or not. I REPEAT social status is not important. Believe me, you will most likely never see the people you went to high school with again and you know what that is okay because college is mostly about getting to know yourself.

I was so afraid of college debt it took me 8 years to complete my undergraduate degree. I would tell myself that it would all work out and to plow through. Once I had children it was VERY difficult to focus on school again. I would tell myself to calm down. Life moves so quickly I needed to enjoy the classes and my friends more and work less.

Learn to get to know your teachers better because they can write you letters of recommendation if they remember you. Stay in touch with your friends from high school because sometimes it's nice to go home and catch up. Get tutoring prior to certain classes; the proffesors will expect more of you than your teachers in high school did. Don't be afraid to ask questions, the proffesors will assume you understan the material d if you don't. Go to the proffesor after class if you need extra help, they have office hours posted for a reason. Get out and enjoy the town; you aren't going to fail if you don't study constantly. Never wait till the day before to finish an online assgnment because that's when the internet will go out on you. Join some clubs or a sorority; you'll make more friends who can give you advice on which proeffesors to take and who not to take. Don't take your mom doing the dishes and cooking for granted, it's not as easy as she makes it seem. Keep on working out; the freshmen fifteen is not a myth.

Do not worry about your social life because it will fall in the space you have around your studying. Make time for enjoyment because without it you will sufficate on the workload. Enjoy college because it only happens once and it will be a great time in your life. Get your priorities in order before you go to college so you will be prepared.

If I were able to go back in time and talk to my high school self, I would tell myself to stay motivated and never stop taking pictures for fun. Going to school for photography really changes how you see the world and I want to make sure that you take all the advice that you can and at the same time enjoy all the mistakes you make because it is true, you do learn from your mistakes. It is tough leaving your family to go to college but if you stay focused and determined on creating images that take everyone's breath away then you will do just fine. Remember to always help a friend out but complete your work first because that is how you will succeed.

Go for it. Dismiss the self-doubt. Look past the naysayers. Do it. Serving in the Army will be one of the most rewarding and successful stages of your life. You think basic will be hard? You made it. Deployments? Surmountable. The discipline and anonymity is an environment for you to thrive in. Bonuses: you meet your husband, have three beautiful children, influence the lives of hundreds of Soldiers, and earn money toward your lifelong dream. We know that this is just phase one, that we have several obstacles to overcome to reach our ultimate goal. At eight we decided that we would be a doctor. I'm now on my way to making that happen. But you have to take the first step.

If I could go back I would definitely notify myself of being a procrasinator. In high school it's easy to procrasinate and do a quick paper the night before its actually due and get an easy A or B. But when you are in college there is no time to procrasinate unless you want a procrasination grade, a F, or D,. Fall semester was great because we were all excited about college and it was fairly easy to stay on top of things. The key is to not loose focus when you come back from christmas break. In high school all we really cared about was seeing our friends and as for me keeping my grades at a minimum of a B and getting an A whenever I could. In college you need to maintain all A's if possible, it's really easy to loose focus and extremely hard to bring your grades back up once you have let them get below a C. In high school we didn't have to write as many essays, but all of that changes in college. Overall I would just say stay on top of school and keep your grades up.