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Work hard but enjoy life. Don't fret over a poor grade, your not a number. In highschool I focused on getting high grades, I did'nt enjoy myself as much as I should have. College requires a lot of studying and work so do your best in high school but dont forget that there is more to life than school.

I can tell you that applying to American University, your dream school, is a waste of time because you will have to forcibly transfer out due to financial needs. I can also tell you that you will suffer days without sleep and nights full of tears. I can ultimately tell you that your sanity will be put to the test as you crave home. However, I can also tell you that applying to AU may have been one of the best decisions you have ever made. You will meet intellectual, beautiful people whom you will call best friends. These best friends will be sitting next to you as you pile junk food on your plate and cry alongside you because you cannot afford the school anymore. As much as going without sleep for three days physically hurt, you will gladly make the sacrifice if it means seeing your best friends laugh and smile. Until that day comes, treasure your high school friends because the friendship will never end. Distance makes the heart grow fonder. For now focus on acing English and how to stay calm during one of our Harlem RBI softball games. Right now that is what’s important.

I would tell myself to focus as much as possible. and not to hang out as much. To get ready for college, and also to not be so hard on the mistakes I make. I would defintely tell myself to work out the way I do now, and to read personal development books to prepare me mentally for how hard life can be.

Dear Young Stephanie, Life in itself is a school. Therefore, never think that learning is finished because just as you are done with a set course, you will begin another one. Never rush yourself or the dreams and goals that you have. Live in your presence and focus on the things that need to get done now only so that tomorrow you breathe easier. But work is certainly never done. Yes, you may have goals you have set and that is ok. But remember that sometimes, we may have unexpected guest events that can and will change our plans and sometimes it is easier to accept life the way it just is. Life is not short. Life is abundant and we always get more than enough time to accomplish our dreams. Don't rush yourself through school because you are anxious for a career and want to make money. Everything comes when the time is right and honestly, sometimes we do not know ourselves when the time is right for us. Take it one day at a time. Value the days, weeks, months, and years to come. At the end of that journey, you will want to relive it again.

I would tell myself to get started on becoming an actuary right away. I made the decisions to become an actuary somewhat late and even though I am still on track, I would have preferred to have made this decision sooner. I would have started on passing the tests much earlier and I would have been able to take internships that I am only now able to take. I would also tell myself that I should not have slacked off in some of the classes I took as a sophomore. Even though in the grand scheme it does not affect much, it still bothers me somewhat that I did not perform to the best of my ability. I would also tell myself to keep the same motivation that I had in high school as that was what has made me really successful in college. Also I would have told myself to start investing earlier and to read as many investing books as possible. And I would end it with by saying that, "Discipline is doing what you don't want to do when you don't want to do it".

I would go back and tell myself, "Think about what you want to do! Don't worry about what other people want you to do and don't worry about what people think of your decision because this is your decision and your life! People will always have an opinion on what you should do and what you become but what do you want to do? That is all that matters. If you have a crazy idea, then go for it, don't let other discourage you if you are really passionate about it, even if it's crazy! Sometimes it takes a passionate person with a crazy idea to come up with something brillant and earth shattering! Even if you don't come up with a crazy, earth changing idea if you just have a passion for a certain kind of work and you want to go do it, then go do it. Don't let others say no and hold you down. Stay true to who you are and what you want because it is your life and no one else can make this decision better than you!"

The major advice that I would give myself is that I should be more well prepared for college and have a lot more self discipline as well as self control. In addition, I should have paid closer attention to a lot of my high school courses which are related to my college courses now for my field in political science and history. In that case, it would be essential for me to have given this advice to myself to prevent myself from making the same mistakes in the near future before and during my life as a college student in general. Therefore, I would be more responsible and a lot more in control of my college life. As a result, such an advice to myself would have the capacity to save a moment, save a time, and in many cases even save a life. Finally, it would be obligatory upon me to be more determined to always get the job done and never give up or quit in any certain case such as college in this case.

DO NOT take an 8 am Friday class. It is the worst decision you could EVER make! Everyone always thinks that since they woke up early all throughout high school that one or two morning classes won't be that bad, but it IS that bad. Trust me from my experience, it is something you want to avoid at all costs.

My advice would be to take more chances and create a life at school, separate from that at home. As a freshman, I visited home a lot because I was homesick and still very connected to my friends that were still in high school. To a certain extent, this prevented me from meeting new people in college. Had I gone out of my comfort zone a little more, I would have talked to more people, gone to more campus events, and had different experiences. It was easy to stay with the things I knew and was comfortable with, but, like participating in the Student Exchange I am now, a whole different world has opened up because I took a chance.

The transfermation from the old world of the familiar to the new world of the unknown is a big step. It is not something that you can just shrug off and jump into and hope for the best, that is how you end up in a place that you should not be in. When you go and transfer into college make sure you surround yourself with trust worthy friends, people who will have you back no matter wait happens down the road. Make sure that you prepare yourself for the change, if you dont then you will fail every time. Be smart and use your head in making choices, do not go by your impulses. Plan the transitions that way you have a guideline for your future. Most importantly know that the world do not define who you are, only you can do that. Make sure the definition is one of Greatness.

My advice to myself would be to seek help. My father died at 42 when I was 5 and my was mother mentally disturbed, so I did not have good role models around me or people who knew me well enough to guide me. I was pretty lost and confused and did not have a clear picture of what I was capable of and wanted for myself other than a way out of emotional suffering. That fact was the motivation for my chosing psychology as a major -- I had hoped to heal through intellectual knowledge. I believe that if I had some therapy early on to work through my feelings and even a little guidance as to what I liked and had naturally good propensities at, I'm certain I would have chosen an education that would have given me a niche in the world in which I would use my strengths to feel intellectually and emotionally satisfied, have a little easier time financially and hopefully use my potential to help others. It is useless to regret the past, so I stand here before you using what I have learned in the past to try and create a better future.

I have just completed my first semester at my college. There have been so many fun times and new experiences packed into a single semester that it is rather overwhelming to try and summarize the value of my college experience to date in two hundred words. While I have learned a lot from my classes, I think I have gotten the most out of my outside-of-class interactions with fellow students. I have met a lot of interesting people who are very different from me. Now, I am honored to call some of these people my friends, and my discussions with them over the course of the semester and beyond has opened me up to worlds beyond my own. I feel smarter, not just book-smarter but smarter in other ways. I feel more prepared to take on whatever challenges lie ahead, and I feel that these new friends I have made will have my back throughout those challenges. You just can't put a price tag on that.

The value of attending college is without a doubt the best choice that anyone can choose for themselves. This is the key to college in itself; that you choose it for you and nobody else. The experience will always be unique to your personal journey through discovering who you are, what you want, and what you can do. Through personal experience, it helped me grow in tremendous ways from learning organization and timing to finding out what I can accomplish if I put all my efforts in. I found out who I was from taking different classes and seeing what clicked right away; knowing that I could make a career for myself. I've met so many diverse people that share their stories with you, and when hard times fall you will know that there are others out there going through the same thing. There's people to share interests with and you learn so much from education to worldly experience. The value of knowing you can go out into the world and make a career is the greatest feeling of all though, because it's knowing your future is safe through your own hands.

Montgomery Community College is one of the top community colleges in the United States. They have highly qualified teachers, who are great in teaching. They have a variety of resources available such as the science learning center, math center, writing center etc. These resourses are very useful for a student to be successful. I have used all these services and in addition I got help from my professors which one cannot really get when one attend a big university. Montgomery College has smaller classroom sizes and as a result one can interact more with their professors. This way the professors know how the student really is and write recommendation letters based on their overall performance. Besides the great academic experience, there are also many clubs and extracurricular activities that one can be involed in. I was part of the muslim student association in which we had a convention and raised about a $1,000. One can also find jobs on campus to help them with their financial needs. In addition, they have great academic and financial aid counselors who can help you plan. Finally, they have a great transfer system to a 4-year university.

I have tried classes in different areas and figured out what I am interested in and what I'm not. I have been able to make a decision on what I would like my life after school to include and not just in the career field. Through my college experience I have also learned what kind of person I am and what types of situations both with other people and places of residence, that I function best in. I believe that college isn't just a place to go in and come out with a career. Its a place to try new things and decided what you possibly want to do and what kind of person you want to be. My college experience has helped me define who I am and know that the only person that has to be ok with that is me.

I have not only aquired the skills and knowledge I need to be a successful cosmetologist, but I have also learned how to be successful on the business side of the industry. Having the know -how to not just gain employement but too start my own business is an amazing feeling. The confidence I have gained has pushed me to strive for excellence and to run for student council and get envolved every oppertunity my school has to offer. Because of Cameo College I have set goals for myself that keep me dedicated to being successful every single day. This experience so far has brought structure, discipline, excitement, and possibilities to my life that I thought at the age of 33 years old I would never have and not only brings me a sence of security and accomplishment but is freeing. I'm prepared and ready for whatever life has to offer next!

My college experience has afforded me to meet excellent professors, friends as welll as enhancing my personal skills. As well, my degree has given me the advantage to move forward and become successful in my career.

I think I've learned a lot about different people and myself. I feel like it's the perfect way to transition from being a highschool student and my parents managing everything for me and I'm slowly but surely learning to manage my life more and more on my own. I've had many diverse professors which has helped me broaden my view of life and society.

College has been a life altering experience. It has been so in and out of the classroom. During my college experience I have made friends that will forever be close to me. In the classroom I have learned to not only do well on tests and quizes and participation, but I have learned to use the ideas and knowledge outside of the classroom and apply them to every day life. I have done so by being able to become more involved and knowledgable in the real world. I am able to be more independent rather than rely on others to get things completed. I have learned that everyone needs to have a goal or a dream and they need to do the very best they can to reach that goal. You have to believe that anything is possible as long as you set your mind up to do it and you are willing to do what it takes. College has changed my life and brought new experiences that have taught me to become and adult.

My college experience opened up doors and guides me through ideas I had in high school. I was able to become a core member at InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in my first semester there. Bringing that training into the classroom helped me to direct group projects and also a sensitivity to listen to my peers and their opinions. During the first two years of my college experience I lived away from home. Because of that I became more independent and had to juggle school work with housework and babysitting for the household I was staying with. When I moved back home for my third and fourth year I continued household duties to assist my parents and also started working for Marriott. This taught me how to juggle my time efficiently. My college experience has been ineffable and memorable.