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If I were able to go back in time and advise myself about college life and the transition, I would let myself know that coursework will be more challenging, that exam percentages are more important to the final grade than other assignment percentages, and that it is important to attend profesor or teaching assistant's office hours in order to fully comprehend and master the material. It is important to understand that the professor and teaching assistant are willing to help with questions during these office hours.

I would tell myself to focus on the big picture, the reason why you are at Florida State, do not procrastinate, study hard, and apply for scholarships

I would advise myself not to rush into decisions without foreseeing the consequences that may hamper your professional goals. I would take the time needed to evaluate educational and career pathways and how to make up for any defficiencies that may hinder my goals. Time management and financial management is not a small matter to toy with, we must use wisdom to engage in matters that require time and financial attention. Never borrow money that you are not sure you will be able to pay back and never try to copy your friends in acquiring stuffs that will only cost you morepain in the long run.

If I could go back in time to my senior year of high school, I would give myself the advice to never take what I had for granted. The transition to college has put me in the position to realize life isnt as easy as it use to be. You no longer have any assistance from your family hundreds of miles away. So enjoy senior year and the easy life as much as possible.

I would tell myself to study hard in college. Studying is a weakness of mine. I struggled my freshmen year of college with this and because of that I got two B's. I would also tell myself to make friends. The friends I am making now are the friends that I will have forever. I would tell myself to enjoy college and work hard. To get involved with clubs and activites on campus.

My former self as a high school senior did not have his priorities in order. If I could speak with him before the school year began, I would urge him to dual-enroll in community college and to enjoy free classes while they last. He would be quite interested in how I managed time travel, so I would share with him a few gleanings of relativity to ogle at and suggest to him that he take AP physics. I would also share with him a few simplified insights about differential equations and elucidate how simple models can simulate real life fairly accurately. He would attain an associate’s degree from a local college, and I would urge him to take every offered upper-level math class, a programming class, a speech class, and to take Professor Vaccaro for all English courses at Saint John’s River State College. I would tell him that love is going to kick him hard, that the dirt removed from a hole will not suffice to fill it back in, that time is a healer, and that the future is brimming with new and exciting possibilities. I would leave him with Michio Kaku’s Hyperspace.

It's really not that big a deal. Going to college at an Ivy League isn't "necesarry". School is school. It's more important that the school and the city provide you with what you need than the potentional prestige a top tier school offers. AP classes are also the greatest choice you ever made in high school. And it doesn't matter that you didn't do clubs in high school, get involved some other way (in something you care about) and you'll be fine.

Take a look at what you are truly passionate about. What job can you do to incorporate that passion into your life as much as possible? Because let me tell you, unless you get your dream job working with your passions, every day will include monotonous tasks of pursuing something that is not important to you, but to someone else. University classes are exciting and inspiring when you know that each aced test and class will get you closer to living a life of passion. Don't become disillusioned with money or what others are pursuing while in university either. Stay true to what you love doing and follow those goals. What is it that you're passionate about? I recall that it was vegetarianism, food, wholesome cooking... pursue nutrition to consult others or a business degree to start a posh farm-to-table restaurant. Besides, you'll love Nutrition and Anatomy far more than Intro to Engineering!

I would advise myself not to stress about the first day of classes. Going to class in an entirely new environment without people I already knew there as a buffer was the scariest part for me going into college. I was worried about meeting people and about the content of classes being too difficult to understand or keep up with. I've found, though, that it's all a lot simpler than I originally thought. It's almost like high school except now, I get to choose which classes I can take: ones that interest me. Being nervous about it is just uneccessary stress and there is no reason to worry because talking to classmates isn't all that hard and if the class really is for me, following along is one of the easiest things in the world.

The advise I would give myself is take advantage of the tutoring and help opportunities early. I've learned after slow start that it is important to take advantage of these things. Even asking your teachers extra questions. Also, don't be scared to go to office hours. The professors and TA's want to help you, and see you succeed. Try the best you can because when you go for a job interview no one is going to ask what your GPA in highschool was, but instead college.