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The most important advice I can give, is don't abandon your old friends, but don't be afraid to make new ones. When I first came to school I knew absolutely no one and so I gave myself a fresh start. However, it took me a long time to make the friendships I have now, and I have gone through two friendships that haven't lasted. No matter what happens, I still have my support system back home with my two best friends from high school. Also, focusing on grades is important, but make sure to find time to hang out with friends. Carve an hour a day for fun, just for you, and never procrastinate. You'll laugh at people trying to finish that ten page paper the day before its due when you've had it finished for a week. If you come into school with a serious boyfriend/girlfriend, and it doesn't work, it isn't the end of the world. You will meet many wonderful people who may be even better than your ex. Call your family at least once a week, they will miss you and you'll realize you miss them.

Pay closer attention to the AP Classes; I find they're more diffucult than most of the college courses, so if you can make it there you can make it here. Money WILL get tight, so make sure to sign up for as many scholarships as you can and study to pass the AP Exams.

If I could go back in time I would have told myself to stay at a community college near home. The reasons for that are so I can help my parents within paying the bills and being able to spend time with them. My parents are like millions other parents struggling at paying bills, and getting food on the table. Back at home I had a job. Now in college I haven?t had any time in looking. I?m taking fives classes this semester and I?m in Greek Life. My sorority is called Chi Omega. Both of them take up my time. When I get the chance to visit home, both of my parents are at work all day. So I spend very little time with them. College for me is going great. I passed my classes last semester with flying colors, but not being able to help my family in this ruff time kills me.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would give myself simple advice about making the transition into college life. Although this was a huge transition, I did not look at it that way. Instead, I saw this as an opportunity and a great stepping-stone in my life. Being that I am away from home, I have learned to cherish my friends and family when I have the opportunity to be in their presence. Overall, the advice I would have given to myself would have been to not be nervous about going away to college, for my life can only advance from here, and my family will only get closer, regardless of the actual distance.

If I could go back to when I was a senior in high school I would tell myself to move away and stay there. Originally I went to PA on a soccer scholarship for my freshman year of college. Because of finances and other reasons I moved back home thinking it was the best decision. After a semester of being home I realize this is truly not what I want. Living at home is not the "real" college experience I had when I was on my own in the dorms. I wish I could go back and tell myself that moving away to PA is the best decision because it will give me the experience of a life time and to stick with it because it is not as bad as it may seem. The first year is the hardest to try to transition, especially being so far away. I wish I could tell myself to get more involved with my team mates and try to make more time for school during spring semester. Lastly, I wish I could tell myself that this is my life, I need to live it and stop worrying about financial debt.

Get better grades and try harder

If I could impart some of my newly gained wisdom about college to my former high school self, I would have told myself to work harder. Since entering college, my eyes have been opened to a whole new lifestyle where I am able to control my own destinty. However, I am limited because of what I did, or didn't do while I was in high school. I would have told "high school me" to apply myself more vigorously to gaining scholarships and getting better grades so that I would be eligible for more opportunities that I have unfortunately missed.

My adivce would be to continue taking the path you are taking. You should continue your focus on education and hard work. Don't venture off the path you are currently taking. Do not stress out for things will work out for you. Also, if this scholarship existed back when I was a high school senior, apply for this scholarship! You might just win!

study hard form the beginning. Do not fall behind inany class. try to get ahead

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior there is a lot of advice I would have given myself. The first piece of advice I would give myself is to not take your senior year as a joke. Most student their senior year take the easiest classes they can, others just don't care. I would have taken harder classes, and would have worked harder at my sports. I would tell myself to look for more scholarships to pay for college. One of the hardest things about college is worrying about money. The most important thing that I could give myself advice on would be to take looking for scholarships more seriously. Who have teachers in high school that can only make you do so much. When they tell you about scholarships, you should go fill them out right away, don't wait till the last minute and then it's too late. A lot of scholarships don't even get to give their money away because nobody applies for them.

Don't bull shit through high school. make good grades, it will cost you less money in the end. paying for college out of your own pocket is no fun. Don't let turning 21 make you lose focus on what you should be doing, save the booze for the until the end of the semester. always plan on going to your classes all the time (even if they are boring). Pick a major you can do. Computer science sounds cool, but it is alot more demanding than it is fun. Be real with yourself when it comes to picking your major.

I would, as a high school senior, tell myself to treat college not as an extension of high school, but as a "first step" in my career. So many high school students do not take their first year of college seriously, and do not fully focus on their educational goals. Freshman year in college is substantially vital in acheiving a degree and graduating on time. I would simply tell myself to stay focused and utilize any and all college/university aid programs, such as career guidance and tutoring.

As a high school senior, I was one of the many students at the point in their educational career where they feel like the little obstacles of high school seem beyond feasable. What these student experts don't know is what the real world holds ahead of them, ready to throw at their faces like a wet snowball without warning. Nothing that the high school professors told me and nothing that the AP classes presented to me would ever fully prepare me for college life. I heard tales about college regarding study skills, GPA, professors, partying and so on but what I didn't hear about was life on my own. I never realized that having two jobs in high school wouldn't be enough, I never realized that I would have to turn down my friends movie night because I didn't have the cash, and I never realized that my dream of having a car of my own would become far fetched. The advice I needed was to have a better budget throughout my senior year. I was living in the "here and now" and I was too absorbed in the affluent and unrealistic world that surrounded me.

Going into college, I was pretty prepared for working hard since I was going to be a music major. But I would remind myself that college is more about learning and understanding what the professors taught than the grades. Getting wrapped up in the grades is not important. I have been told that numerous times over the last 2 and a half years. If you understand what you are doing the grades will come on their own.

Don't wrap yourself up material things, save your money and be smart about who you trust. Spend more nights studying and less nights drinking with strangers, they won't remember you next week. Relationships are a part of life that even you will have to experience, don't let people be reckless with your heart. Stay healthy mentally and physically. Eat right, excercise regularly, and study in groups as often as you can. You don't know this yet but study groups will help you build beautiful friendships and succeed in school. Don't be shy, ask that silly questions because a third of your class is probably wanting to ask the same thing. Remember to study smart not hard.

Transitioning from high school to college is a big deal, but getting involved with programs right away is the best thing to do. Making sure you know your way around the campus and introducing yourself to the people who are higher up in the "food chain" at school will always help you in the long run. Essentially, socialization is the key.

Be more out going. Enjoy the first few years, work hard, go to class, and take a full 18 credit load as many semesters as you can handle. SAVE your money ! Most of all, enjoy it.

Well Sophie, all your high school teachers are going to tell you that college is going to be a complete 180 from high school, and they are partially right. When they say college professors are going to be super tough on you and not anywhere near as nice as your high school teachers, they are embelishing a bit. My experience with college professors is that they are each very different in their own right. Some are extremely hard on you and will not give you the time of day, and others are extremely accomodating and want to help you in any way possible. As far as the course work goes, it varies from class to class and professor to professor. Some of my professors never assign any work and prefer class discussions to any written work and others stick to long research papers and presentations. Studying is something you are going to have to learn to deal with also. I know you never studied in high school and managed to pass all your tests, but if there's one thing that is different in college, it's the tests. They can make or break your entire grade and GPA.

I would study more my senior year so I knew how to study like you do in college. I also would learn to balance my priorities before I went away to school and didn't have my parents on back telling me what to do. Another thing, you don't have to go to every party there is. There are parties almost every night of the week, so if you miss one you're not going to die.

Advice I would give to myself as a high school senior would be to save as much money as you can instead of wasting funds on unimportant things.