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I have learned more in my two years of college than I did in all of high school. I love to learn so this is great for me. I can't wait to learn even more.

I have learned so much about me and the world around me by going to Embry riddle. At my highschool, there really weren't any people who thought the way I thought or were trually interested in the same things that I was. When I went away to school, i found so many people who thought the way i did and liked the same things that I did that i thoguht I was in heaven. In high school, i also didn't really like going to school or even waking up for classes beacuse they did not interest or challenge me in any way. I am learning so many new things at Riddle that actually challenge me and I've learned that I do actually love to learn, and this college helped me realize that. Even though sometimes its really hard, I do truely love what i am doing.

In the two years that I attended College of the Canyons, I earned an education--both in school, and in life. The campus was clean, the teachers were nice, and my peers were very entertaining. The past two years have been incredible years of transformation for me. I went from having absolutely no direction in life to knowing exactly where I wanted to go and what I wanted to do. I took full loads of classes for a majority of the semesters, and I was accepted to transfer into the school of my dreams. I feel like the environment at College of the Canyons motivated me and my peers to strive for the best of our abilities and nothing less.

What I have gotten from my college experience would be that I am beginning to realize where I fit in as an individiual. It differs from High School because in High School, I was living with my parent and your freedom and independence only span as far as my parent is willing to let me. In college, like in all the Hollywood movies, stereotypical college settings, you're on your own: you have to fend for yourself and all of this is required outside of the reason why you're at college: the classes you take in order to receive that Bachelors degree or higher. It has been valuable for me to attend because I believe there is no other place where you will find where you can fit in for the rest of your life, where you learn to be independent from your parents, where you finally "leave the nest".

I would tell myself to make every oportunity count. Don't waste a thing. Join every club you think would be remotely fun and meet people. Meeting people and getting to know people at college is what makes college so much fun. It may be scary to meet new people and to step outside your comfort zone but do it anyways. Also make the most of your academic opportunities. The teachers want to help you learn so use them. Visit them during their office hours and get to know them. Tell them if you are having trouble with something and they will help you. Make sure you do your homework even if they don't grade it. The teachers assign homework to help you learn and it will greatly help you on your tests. Basicly the advice I would give myself can be boiled down to this: Work hard and have fun.

I would tell my senior self to work harder on scholarships and not stress out so much. Also, I would warn myself that living in a dorm room with 5 other girls isn't fun and to start looking for apartments right away.

If I knew what college life was like before I made it here, I would have pushed myself to fill out more scholarships and grants. College is not cheap and money is the one thing that not only myself but everyone attending college needs. College is a great place to make new friends and have a good time. I thinks its much better than high school because in college you are learning for your future and your career.

In my current situation, I'm sitting on the decision to transfer schools as a way of pursuing a new major. If I were to go back in time and talk to myself, I would give the following advice: Don't be so hasty about choosing a college major, and don't go to a specialty school for only that major if you haven't totally made up your mind. I would also add some advice on the subject of being totally on your own, and not having immediate family or friends around to help you financially or emotionally whenever times are tough. The jump to college life is hard, and it would be important for my younger self to know that he needs to plan for all possible problems that may occur. The most important possible problem to prepare for would be the challenge of having a roommate. Since I had been an only child, it would be important for me to prepare myself better for living in close proximity to someone who may not share the same values as me. All this advice would help prepare my past self for the challenges he would encounter at college.

To start with, I would tell mysef to not put any assignment off until the very last minute. Instead of thinking that there is always more time or tomorrow to get the assignment done, finish it early on. As a procrastinator thinks that they would rather not miss anything that might be going on to do the assignment at hand, true students understand that it is easier to do little parts throughout rather than cram hours in the night before a due date. Another thing I would tell m self would be to keep track of assignments and their due dates. In college, professors might tell you about homework in class, but most of the time it is either on the internet or a sheet handed out first day of class. Even though they might not remind you, the assignment is still due on said day.

In a classroom of over 500 students, I do not believe I could have felt more alone. I came to the school with the intentions of joining clubs, getting a job, meeting lifelong friends, and keeping up my grades. By the end of first semester the only thing I accomplished was getting good grades. Fast forward two years, now at my second university, in an entirely different state, with a job I love, challenging coursework but worth the time, in a sorority, and surrounded with friends that feel like family. If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would want myself to remember a few things. It is okay to be me. Everyone is different, but the only thing that matters is that I do the very best that I can do. I would also want myself to follow my dreams, but do not be afraid to change if they change. Lastly I would want to remember that we only get one life to live so do not wait until tomorrow to do the things I have always dreamed of doing, or miss out, because I was to afraid to jump.