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I would tell myself to keep doing what you're doing, but study harder to get a higher ACT score and apply for more scholarships. I would also tell myself to make sure to have a little fun, but to keep doing well in school.

The only advice I could give myself would be to take advantage of college courses while you are in the military. It will make the transition back to school easier when you go back to school full time.

I struggled in Highschool due to insomnia and a form of adolecent fibroyalgia. If I wasn't at school, I was in a doctor's office, or in bed. My senior year I was worried I wouldn't graduate on time. I remember telling myself that I couldn't do it and often gave up hope. If I could go back in time, I would tell myself that I was capable and things would change. That I would graduate and that my hard work would show. I would tell myself to stop moping and get to work, because college is around the corner. I would help myself look foward and realize the possibilties that lay before me.

Dear Crystal, Yeah partying and goofing off is fun and great but it won't get you by in college. You've pushed this far through school and yes, you deserve some fun time but my advice now is to just keep pushing. Keep up with the extracuriculars and keep studying hard. Senior English class is just as important as it was Freshman, Sophomore and Junior year! Don't sell yourself short and don't give up on the things you love the most, sports. Volleyball was your world and could've paid for school but catching up with the wrong crowd could mess it up! Yeah, I understand you're living on your own your Senior year and mom is thousands of miles away but don't use that as an excuse to not get things done. Life is what you make it so make the best of it. These are the most important years of your life and will determine what type of person you will become. Don't be stupid about it...

I would tell myself that college is not all fun and games. You will alot of great people and a lot of not so great people. Make sure you get your self into as many core classes as you can handle for the semester and not all classes for your major. Do not take more hours than you can handle, you do not want to over work your body. Make sure you study hard and get alot of rest. College is not just another school, but it is the sement blocks paving the way to your path through life. Make sure you keep God first, your studies second and others last. Make sure you Graduate ontime, get your degree and be able to say,, "I am a cloogeg graduate with a BA behind my name, and I am somebody." While you are in college the person you need to help- first and the most is yourself.

For starters I would say that college is not excessively hard but something that demands a lot of time. You cant be lazy like you were sometimes in High School. Very important is that you need to work hard to get all the scholarships and grants that you can. Know that its not going to be like High School in the least. Popularity and drama are all on the down low. Everyone goes their separate ways. You need to work hard to ensure you become something great. Use this chance to prove to everyone that your not some dumb loser that nobody likes, that you can have a good, bright, happy future, and dont let the imperfections and failures and such of High School, Junior High get you down. Leave the past behind if at all possible and stay focused on what must be done. Do not waver, do not let up, and be strong. Times will inevitably get tough, but be ultimate and stay true to the path you tread. And if nothing else remember: courage is not the absence of fear. It is the presence of fear, YET the will to go on...

If I could go back in time and give myself advice I would tell myself to have more fun and to live life to the fullest in high school. In college I have had to struggle with money, so I would tell myself to save more money for the future. I would tell myself that it is tough, but I will make it through and do it with good grades and a good family. I would tell myself to get ready for the best years of my life because they have been the greatest, but it has also been the hardest time of my life. Most importantly I would tell myself to get more scholarship money because I have none!

Tough classes in high school can make the transition from High School courses to college ones a piece of cake! -You will rise above the rest and suceed. Ask students who have attended your college of choice which professors will challenge you, but remain fair. Get to know professors. Volunteer. Don't do anything you will regret. Make wise choices. The best times you can ever have are simply enjoying the friends you make. Learn all you can! Schedule in time for fun (around your study time)! If you are going to do anything...you might as well give it all you have! If you don't give it your all-then why bother? Make sure you find a major that will get you a job that you will enjoy.

I would tell myself to have more fun than I did and to enjoy the money and time that i had. I realize now that college is taking all of my money and time, but thats the real world, right?

The best advice I could give students and parents concerning finding the right college is to schedule campus visits. While on the campus visit take time to talk with the professors and other students currently attending the school. These campus vists can provide the student with the knowledge of the class sizes, campus size, faculty assistance, and the overall atmosphere of the college. This will ensure that the college will be a suitable match for student's wants and needs. The best advice I can give students in order to make the most of their college experience is to try new things. While at college try to experience things outside of your comfort zone, for instance acting in a play, becoming president of a club, or even trying out for a sport. By experincing new things the college experinece will truely be a unforgetable one that will be full of memories.

I would say find the place that makes you the happiest. You will not have a very succesful college experience if you go to a school where you are miserable. For some students a large school makes them happy, and others prefer a smaller school. The most important things to keep in mind are finding a place you are comfortable and happy, that is affordable, and can help you meet your academic goals. Also, have fun!

I strongly encourage everyone to go out on campus and get involved! The friends made in college are the ones that will last a lifetime. Get involved in Greek, Program councils, Student Government, Community Service Organizations, anything! You will not regret, and it will make your time at college the best years of your life.

To find the right college, you need to look around and not set your mind to just one. Go to your counselor and set up meetings with the colleges you have in mind, and tour them. Touring the campus before you decide is a wonderful idea in that you can get a feel of the college is like. Once you attend the college of your choice, dont spend all your time studying. Set aside time to have to yourself, go out with friends, go to clubs, meeting, or join groups. The more interaction you have with other students, the better off you will be.

Look first at what is important to you. Second, look at and address goals your family has set for you. There maybe a compromise at this point. Visit the campus 1st yourself and 2nd with your parents. If it is the right one; then, you will know it by these.

Stay focused on your work. Pick a college that has an area you are interested in studying.

Priorotize what you want from the college experience. Enjoy yourself and don't forget the reason why you went to college. Dont be scared to change your major if you realize that the field you started out in is not for you. Make the best of your time at college, meet new people, try new things and don't conform to be like everyone else. Keep your indiviuality and be true to yourself. Never confort/change to be like others just so you can be accepted.

The advice that i would give especially to new coming students, is that first your grades are important, so always stay on top of their grade point averages. I would tell them to take advantage of the tutoring programs on campus, especially if they are having a problem in that specific area, because alot of people don't realize it, but our tuition pay for it, so we might as use it. Alot of the students on Campus in Cameron always complain about how there is'nt much to do, well my advice to them would be, you have to be active and open to new things in college life. there are so many people from different countries and states on campus, why not get together and share things and do things you've never experienced before. For example, at cameron we have alot of Africans and Carribean students on campus, and they throw the best reggae parties ever!!!!! I'm not trying to say party all the time, but I am trying to say, is to make the best out of college life, you only have one oppertunity to do it, but be smart and responsible in the meantime.