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Your fellow students and professors won't bite, so don't be reluctant to talk to them. This is your time to experiment with new things and new people, especially the ones that you might at first think you won't like. Worrying about the future a little bit is good, but not too much. Have fun with it all. Don't just sit there and let opportunities pass you by. And don't start any blood feuds. Depending on the size of your college, they might come back to bite you. Just shrug off the petty annoyances and you'll be a much happier person. Finally, if you get in a tight spot; for instance, if you have two papers and a test to finish by the next day and it's already 7 at night, just breath. Go for a walk. Calm yourself down before you start anything, or you'll never be able to get anywhere. And remember that the instant you start working on it, you'll feel much more confident and less like crying in a corner.

I would strongly encourage myself to be a serious student. I would ask myself to very earnestly consider what kind of life I want to live and be creative in my exploration of career options. I would tell myself that my world is very small as an 18 year old and a lot of the limitations that my upbringing has placed on my career choice are small minded and pessimistic. I would ask myself what I am really interested in and what kind of impact I would like myself to have on the world. I would tell myself that I am smart enough to get straight A's every semester and that there is no excuse not to do so. I would encourage myself to make good friendships but establish healthy boundaries. I would tell myself to not drink too much and to stay away from dating until I have a degree in hand, because men and alcohol will always be around, but an opportunity of attending a fantastic school is a rare gift.

If I could back to the time when I was a high school senior, I would tell myself not to procrastinate on my college applications. Even though I am very satisfied with Beloit College, I believe that I could have gotten into one or more of my reach schools if my personal essay and other common application responses were written better. I would also tell myself to work on my time management skills. Having good time management skills in college is very important. If I could have worked on my time management my senior year of school, it might have made my first semester of college easier. Besides the time management problem, my transition to college was fairly easy!

Stop caring so much! Nobody else can dictate who you are, only you can decide what you do and where you go. Don't let expectations crush you into taking a path you don't actually want.

If I were granted the ability to go back in time and give myself some advice for college, I would definitely still encourage myself to apply for Beloit College. Most of my advice, actually, would revolve around after coming to school. First, I would recommend buckling down sooner Freshman year than I actually did. As to courses, I would recommend diversifying my courseload more, by taking more courses out of the Anthropology department as supporting courses. Further, I would suggest to avoid certain courses that I had problems with, which include Anthropology 309 and 353. One of the hardest lessons I had to learn was that I am, in fact, not a cultural anthropologist- my mind just does not think that way. If I had known that before, I would have saved myself a lot of stress and anxiety. Finally, I would recommend to simply sit back, take a deep breath, and embrace college life, as it will be gone before I know it.

I attended a community college for two years prior to enrolling at Beloit College. The transition from high school to community college and then to Beloit taught me that education is a tiered system. I had never felt overworked or pushed until success was an impossibility. I attribute this to my following a true-tiered path, and applying myself appropriately at each level. Each new tier of life requires advancement in all the spheres of life. If a person moves to the next tier with inadequate skills in crucial areas, their success is increasingly unlikely with each lacking skill. The most important thing I have learned at Beloit is the essential role of personal responsibility. Everyone has ambitions, but very few apply themselves fully to the acquisition of those goals; that results in their loss. Believing in the sanctity of personal responsibility does put me in danger of blaming myself, should I fail, but it also gives me the opportunity to take the responsibility for my. It functions as a powerful motivator, and without this recent foray into a tier of independence, I would be ignorant to the importance of personal responsibility.

As I have only finished one semester of college, with I'm told is the most foreboding one, I definetly do not have the experience a third or fourth year undergraduate has developed. However thus far I have learned that every single course and learned piece of information is essential. I have been able to make connections between my anthropolgy and geology course, diverse subjects. Also information gleened in my geology class could be applied in my international politics course. Everything I learned from day 1 of my life to the end I believe is interconnected and essential for my survival. College allows the opportunity to focus on a single thing, whether it be education or a focus/major. It has been valuable to attend becuase college allows one to dwell on one's life and find purpose. Without purpose one will be forever lost and wandering.

I have learned so many valuable things that made my education well rounded and allow me to play a better role in society.

I have gotten many valuable things out of my college experience from friends, to memories I will never forget. However, the most important entity I have taken from college is having a backup plan. Myself being a college baseball player, I am surrounded by players that rely on their athletic skill to hopefully be a future for them. Yet, I have seen in two years many fellow teammates end up kicked out of college because they didn't spend enough time in school as they did on the baseball field. This is why having a backup plan is important. Of course being able to play baseball professionally would be amazing, but an education needs to be there to fall back on. I have seen too many times my teammates ineligible or doing nothing with their lives five years down the road because they were doing baseball college instead of college baseball. Hence the word college first because college comes first then you get to play, not play then you get to go to college. This is why doing everything I can in the classroom will back me up when the day comes where the cleats are hung up for good.

From high school, I decided to attend a community college before transferring to a university. I was concerned about the experience this would give me as I thought going to a four-year was necessary to obtain the "ultimate college experience". I was wrong. Community college not only gave me the opportunity to save money, but also allowed me to become involved within my school. I began by joining the honors transfer program, which led me to join Alpha Gamma Sigma, the honor society. I became the activities coordinator which enabled me to quickly make friends and adjust to this new "college life". Some activities included car washes for fundraising and a holiday party for underprivileged children. I engaged in my community through this organization and saw how my college affected it. I also joined the student -run newspaper. This added to my overall experience because it gave me insight into my major. I was able to see the way media influences my everyday surroundings. By being in college, I met people with the same interests and values and different people as well. Community college has ultimately laid the platform for transferring to the university of my choice.

I am constantly evolving here. My peers and professors challenge me to take into question what I believe and where my interests truly lie. Attending college has been pivotal in my growth because it has taught me to embrace who I am: a silly, inquisitive, creative woman. One that longs to make a difference.

Visit the school! Reading online profiles of school is informative, but the only way to really get a feeling for what the school is like is to visit it in person. When you're there in person you can see the current students in action; you can see daily life at that school right before your eyes. After visiting the school and acquiring a better understanding of what the school is like, it makes it much easier to visualize yourself there, which makes the transition monumentally simpler. There's no one description of college life. Life at Beloit College is completely different from life at a large state university. Find the school that fits your personality. I did, and I could not be happier anywhere else.

It's okay not to know all the answers right now. Test the waters - try out different clubs and activities, but DON'T OVERBOOK YOURSELF. It's okay to just try something out and not commit to it fully until your ready. But get involved, and get involved early. Yet remember to pace yourself - you don't want to get burned out after the first two years. Don't worry as much about making and keeping those high school friends you're always trying to be like. Start fresh at college, with confidence and an open mind and you won't go wrong. You'll find your spot. It won't appear right away, but be patient. You'll figure it out.

My advice is to find a college that suits your needs, whether it's the students, curriculum, courses, budget, the sports, etc. The college atmosphere has to be in sync with what you desire. If you go to a school that has an excellent program for your major, but has an awful social scene, then you won't be too happy. Find a balance in the school you want to get into, socially and academically. After all, you'll be in that [particular] college for 4 or more years! Find one that you can flourish in, and grow as a person.

The value of a college experience is not an objective quality that can be reduced to some complex mathematical formula of tuition cost versus prestige and future earning potential. Every individual student is unique, and a college experience that is highly valuable for one student might be worthless to another. One of the most important aspects of the college experience is relationship-building ?college students establish lasting relationships with other students and with professors. These relationships help them succeed in college, their careers, and their personal lives. For example, students who feel comfortable with their peers and professors will be more likely to ask for help when they need help. Because of this, it is important that a student feels comfortable at his or her chosen school. When visiting schools, students should spend time on campus, communicating with current students and faculty. These interactions allow prospective students to decide which school environments are comfortable for them.

You will spend four years of your life at the college you choose. Don't limit yourself. Visit campuses. Pursue opportunities on campus.

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Finding the "right college" started with extensive self-reflection. Based on what I knew about myself, my interests, and my needs, I created criteria and looked for schools that matched it. In the end I didn't choose the college that seemed a perfect match on paper, or the one with the best academics, or the one with great funding and stellar prostgraduate opportunities. I chose the college where I felt most comfortable. Comfortable with myself, around faculty, and among the student body. I don't mean a caudling kind of comfort, but rather a safe, accepting environment that provided room to grow. It was so important to separate from the "reach school/safety school" mentality and to seek the genuine match, even if that meant "stooping" in the eyes of my high school advisors. As for making the most of the college experience, I recommend spending ample time exploring. Take that wild-card course that sparks your interest. Befriend upperclassmen. They've been on campus for awhile and can lead you to opportunities you might not otherwise have known about. They are great mentors. Take academics seriously, but be reasonable because so much learning happens outside of the classroom.

VISIT VISIT VSIST VISIT! Always make you sure visit the campuses..let them stay over night, visit classes, speak with the students, and get a real feel for the school. It's so important that the student feels a connection for their potential undergrad school.

your choice in school is never final and if you don't like it you can always tranfer. Don't look at the decision as your final choice, it's not. Just go in as yourself and I'm sure you'll find many others like you.