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Now that I have experienced college, I would be able to give a very important advice. And that is to say, "follow your passion, listen carefully to your heart and learn what you enjoy the most. Make a list of things you like to do and find the one you love to do. Then, research, ask, and navigate through the best path you need to take which will leads you to the place you will love. Know your desire may change time to time, then remind yourself that you are still young and start again from where you are. You may make a mistake along the many decisions you will make in your academic and career path, so allow room for error. Then, remind yourself that no experience goes in vain in the end. Even, this mistake will help you. Know that you can make changes and keep going. Do not give up."

I would advise myself as a high school senior to take the process of finding colleges and applying more seriously. There is so much research that has to be done in order to make sure you don't end up at a school you don't hate. I wish I had dug deeper and looked at more schools rather than only applying to three (only two of which I visited), because I might not have ended up somewhere that I didn't care about and that didn't care about me.

Honestly, I wouldn't tell myself anything about my college experience. I was prepared enough and I am glad I went through the chaotic year I did. My first year of college was in an intense architecture program- so intense that I ended up in the hospital twice from exhaustion. But I would do it the same way, because now I appreciate FIT more than I ever would have!

When I was in high school I often took leadership roles including being my school's director for Christmas productions, being volleyball captain, and also taking charge of directiong my fellow students to compete in the ACE Mid-Atlantic Student Convention. If I could, I would tell my senior-self to communicate more properly and also to have finished more classes in math, sciene, and drafting. Because I have made these "regrets" I now want to be taking more classes in communication, chemistry, physics, calculus, and prerequisits. I would advice myself to approach constructive criticism more lightly, and to let people take charge of their own priorities, if they do not want to participate full-heartedly, then let them. I would tell my younger self to focus a little more on my own priorities and to consider what those extra high school science and math classes would have helped me in my present college classes when I'm trying to pursue engineering. I would tell myself to be even more creative and focused to draw and make drafts more often, and then to analyze my designs more keenly to perfect future mistakes.

If I had the chance to travel back and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself to prepare for the best years of my life. I wouldn't say anything too specific because that could ruin the fun. Instead, I think it would put my mind at ease to know that moving from Wichita KS to New York City was a good idea. I would warn about the work load and ask that I go to open studio more often. I would tell myself to try dipping the cafeteria pizza in the provided hot sauce sooner; only so that I could have the pleasure of enjoying it longer. Mostly, I would tell myself to cherish that first year in the dorm. I met my best friends in Alumni Hall. Now that I am living 45 minutes from each of them, I understand how great we had it. The time spent in that tiny kitchen with the sink that grunted weird noises at us. Or how we invented "crazy hour" where we would congregate in 12A and spend sleep deprived insanity together. My overall advice is simple: Don't panic. It's going to be amazing.

Well hello Ms.Michelle Robinson. I would like to give you a little heads up on your future. Knowing what I know now, I have a lot of advice to pass on to you. Being a high school student, not a lot of students take their class and homeowrk assignments or test seriously. Being a high school studnet, every free opportunity you have to learn, TAKE IT with open hands. Going to college is not cheap at all. Every class you take plus a book about $200 each starts to add up. If you can, get a part-time job and start saving up about $25 from every check, because every little penny counts. Start applying for EVERY scholarship possible. If its possible, start enrolling in Advance Placement or Dual Enrollment Classes just to get a head start on your college credits for free. Going from high school to college is a huge jump. Its not hard, you can do anything you put your mind to. Never give up and push yourself.

I would tell myself to not worry about making new friends and liking my roommates. Friends come easily when you're in college because people in your classes will have the same interests. Roommates are'nt as much of a problem as they make them out to be on tv and in advice books. Sure, it's difficult to share space with a complete stranger, but the onny times you're going to see them is at night and in the morning. You'll barely spend time in your room. Why would you want to when you can hang out with friends and you have classes?

As you look back in time it is very easy to see what you should, or could have changed. For myself I would suggest that I had tried harder to not stress as much. I am a very type A personality, so everything has a place and an order. If things went out of order it would cause me to get completely stressed out and caused me to not enjoy my senior year as much. I started college early in my senior year, and while that gave me a leg up on getting ahead credit wise, it caused me to focus only on school. So, looking back on my experiances, I would tell myself to relax a bit and to enjoy myself more than I did. Because in the end everything will end up being okay and working out.

If I could go back in time when I was a high-school senior, I should tell myself to “enjoy” my life. Actually, after I graduated from high school, I felt frustration on my life of the United States, because of not proper legal status. Therefore, I had to give up to attend 4-year University even I got accepted to many universities. Then, I applied to a community college disregard my opinion. During these time, I had hard time to get over this problem. I cried a lot, and sobbed into my pillow all the night while the terrible Summer time. Fortunately, when I attended the community college, I learned more than I thought. I also met good friends. Moreover, I could save money, because they accepted me as an in-state student. Now, I got accepted to a university that I desired to attend! With this opportunity, I learned lots of lessons in life. If I want to make a leap forward, then I should have time for reorganization. However, as I was young, I did not understand what it meant. Hence, if I enjoy every time in my life, an opportunity will come to me!

Dear high school self, Coming into college may be one of the most challenging things you do in your schooling career, but it will also be one of the greatest experiences. The first week of college is the toughest, especially if you decide to live in the dorms. Make the most of the first week, you will make some of your closest friends during this time. Be yourself and be social. Don't let your shy side stop you from meeting amazing people. Enjoy the experience that many students are not given the chance to have. Please resist the urge to go home, even though you will be dying for mom's cooking, because it only makes dorm living harder to adjust to. Make the most of your experience being away from home and living in a huge city such as New York. Take every opportunity you can to explore the city and make sure to document everywhere you go. Lastly, enjoy everyday and be thankful for the opportunity you are given. P.S. Please avoid the "freshman 15". I like my body the way it is! Sincerely, Your freshman in college self