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I would advise my high school self to study more than usual so that you can get good grades. i would tell my high school self to study very hard for the SAT and ACT so that you can get into a very good college. Get into some excellent school activities and college prep workshops and other activities. i would advise my high school self to pay attention in class complete all assignments even homework assignments. You can get into any college you want you just got to be able to work very hard to get accepted. If i could go back in time to give advice to my high school self i would tell her to apply to out of state colleges so that she can experience many different things, take new adventures, meet new people, and try new things. I would say do not worry about trying to fit in with different crowds just focus on your future and what you want to be and do when you get into college. Make a list of your goals so that you'll know how to go about being a successful person. Don't be afraid to be yourself.

I would tell myself that I should have considered what I wanted out of my college career more, and that I should have truly looked into the college I chose rather than just choosing it for cost. I am sorely regretting my decision now on the college I am attending. College is a time of exploration, but unforeseen family situations have made the distance from home an issue. My high school senior self should have been stronger in her decision and paid more attention to details rather than fantasies.

I would make sure to tell myself that I have to study a lot more when it comes to test and also learn how to take good notes. Knowing how to take good notes is important in college because not that many professors are going to slow down for just one student or take his/her time to explain a certain subject. When it comes to the test, you have to study at least two to three days in advance and your notes better be good! Tutoring has become an every day thing! When you don't quite understand something in your classes, the students in tutoring are definitely going to help you understand so your not completly on your own.

Enjoy the process. Everyone is applying and worrying about getting into the most prestigious college and university that when it's over no one cares about high school anymore. Everyone wants to move on and graduate. It would have been better to enjoy the time I had left as a kid and not worried about growing up. Don't compare myself to anyone else. Even though you aren't going to an Ivy League school, your college experience is still valuable and life changing. There are so many options out there at Gettysburg College and I should start taking advantage of them as a freshman instead of waiting for my friends to start and I just following them.

I would tell myself to reach out to a more diverse group of people and also to relax and have fun. I regret not spending more time with my friends because I put my schoolwork first an foremost.

My college experience will help me grow as a person and allow me to individually set my path in life.

As of me attending Gordon College, I have been able to get some very good things out of my experience here. One good thing that I have gotten out of my college experience, is that by me attending college it has taught me about responsbility. Another thing that college has taught me, is how to be the best that I can be at all the work I do. I have learned to take the time that I need to do all of my school work, and the time I need to study. All of these things have been a very valuable experience for me. I am very glad that I chose to attend college, and that I chose Gordon College to attend first. Gordon College has been a wonderful experience for me. The professors here at Gordon have taught me and other students to be the best at everything we do. I love going to school, and Gordon College makes me want to attend even more.

I discovered who I was and that I could make a difference in the world.

My college experience has been so valuable because of the relationships-personal, professional and educational, that I have gained from it. Attending a small 4-year college that is mostly residential has allowed me to create long lasting friendships with my roommates and fellow students. Sharing a home, going to classes, studying at the library, cooking together, working out, seeking advice, and editing each others papers are just a few of the valuable experiences I've shared with my fellow students. These moments all add up to create unique and lifelong friendships. Also at Gettysburg I had the ability to have some of the brightest and most interesting minds at my fingertips. The support I was able to glean from the faculty and staff at college have inspired me to work harder, ask questions, and even continue my education at the graduate level. Finally the amazing resources my college provided for networking and career building have been incredibly helpful as I have graduated and moved into a new chapter of my life. The Career Center was available to assist with such things as resume writing and continues to be a valuable asset for networking.

I would advise myself to open my mind. I feel very small and ignorant just thinking about everything in this world that I have literally no knowledge of. I want to get a taste of everything. I do not know what I will do with my life yet but I do know this, if I do not try everything I can, I will never be able to find the one thing that I enjoy most. My first semster in college opened my eyes to a million and a half new possiblities. Clubs, activites, people, places, even books on topics I would have never imagined reading but after being assigned them in class I was eager to learn more. Never in my life have I considered acting but after being assigned a small role in a skit in class one day I became in love with it. Acting for me is similar to the rush one would get on a rollercoaster, it is exhilerating! But I never even considered it until I was forced into it incollege. But I do not want to be pushed into new things anymore, I want to jump into them and relish the new experiences.

If I could go back and talk to my high school senior self, there are definitely some things I would mention. The first would definitely be to relax! There is no need to stress over applications and scholarships. Just get it done and out of the way, then stop worrying about it! Also, don't be concerned with how you will make friends. I know that I wanted to go to a school that would give me a fresh start -- Gettysburg definitely provided that as nobody from my High School has gone there in a few decades, if ever -- but I was always concerned with whether or not I would be able to start all over and make really great friends. There are so many ways to meet people with whom you share a common interest, so it is nothing to worry about. One more important piece of advice that would give myself is focus on time management. While college is not hard (or at least hasn't been thus far), there is a different sort of work load than I was used to in High scool. Manage your time well and get work out of the way early.

I would advise myself to be true to myself and what my likes, dislikes and comforts are and go with my gut feeling. If I felt like the campus I was visiting could be a place I could call home and I could see myself befriending the people I met, and interacting with the faculty and professors I encountered, then chances are, it WOULD be a place I could call home. Despite what moms and dads and friends tell you, the decision is yours and you have to find a school whose size, programs and involvements match what's important to you, because you only go to college once and it shouldn't be someone else's decision, but your own.

The best advice that I could give myself would be to organize my time management, commit to all of my classes 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}, and simply just be yourself. Being able to appropriately manage time throughout the day will make everything much easier. Late night study sessions in the library will virtually never happen if you correctly apply yourself. Committing to all of your classes 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} is extremely important. Just beacuse you might find one class being easier than another, that does not entitle you to slack off! Doing this will greatly hamper your chances of success in college and in life in general. The most important advice in my opinion is just be yourself. No matter where you go or who you run into, being yourself is the most important. By being yourself and marching to the beat of your own drum you will not live a life of dishonesty towards yourself. At any college that you decide to attend there will always be people who are just like you or close enough that you will get a long with greatly. Being yourself will also help you become more social since people will get to know you easier.

My situation is somewhat different from most college freshmen. After graduating high school, I chose to defer my first year of college and do a full-time year of service with an AmeriCorps program called City Year. First and foremost, I would tell myself to serve as powerfully as possible, and to take advantage of all the opportunities I was presented with. One can learn from a myriad of different experiences. I would give this advice regardless of how my first semester went. The advice I would give reflecting my first semester would be to read as much as possible. The students at Gettysburg have very good academic backgrounds, possibly better than the one I had. The most efficient way to learn purely academic information is to read. Cover as many topics as possible, from education to philosophy. The final piece of advice I would have for myself is not to hold back the first semester. I was afraid I might spread myself too thin, and that I should focus on my academics, but I believe my over-all satisfaction would have been higher had I served more. One last comment?lift and train hard; you make the soccer team.

Every day since the first day of my freshman year at college, I wish that I could go back to senior year and give myself one piece of advice and that would be not to underestimate myself. When I was choosing a college during my senior year of high school, I only applied to colleges that enrolled less than three thousand students and that were in the same area as I lived. At the time, I thought I applied to these places because I wanted a small, close to home school. Now, having attended such a school, I?m frustrated everyday by the realization that I was probably too afraid to even apply to a larger school or even one farther away from home. I underestimated what I could handle and now feel a little suffocated by my very tiny and rural school. I can accomplish more than I think I can if I let myself. I limited myself to a specific type of school instead to giving myself options or at least exploring other possibilities.

Develop as many interests as possible. Fill your days with involvement and fun. Expand your horizons daily, because once you surround yourself with an entirely new group that comes from many different backgrounds you will constantly find new things you'll want to experience. Academics are extremely important, but they are not the singular goal of a college. As much as a school wishes to challenge its students mentally, it also views itself as a social laboratory where lifetime involvements, enjoyments, and enrichments begin. Never pass up an opportunity!

The two most important things when choosing a school is education and location. The student needs to pick somewhere that will give him or her a good education, but they shouldn't be hung up about whether it has a famous name. If the student finds someplace that makes him or her happy but is not widely known, they should go wherever will make them the most happy. If you're happy you will do well academically and socially. A student should not go to a city if they love the country just because it has a big name. They should go to a place that is a good fit for them.

Be honest with yourself when choosing a school to attend- make sure it has everything that you know you need, without taking the notoriety of the school into account. After all, no matter how well-known the school is, if you yourself can't succeed there, it won't matter. Also, be yourself from the very beginning and make sure to balance your social life with your study time. Make friends with students who share the same work ethic, and you'll find that this balance is quite easy to maintain. Also, try new things and don't be too afraid to do the things you've always thought about doing. Experience college life to the fullest!

Overnight visits are an extremely important part of the selection process. For me, they were what helped me most in deciding which scool to attend

There's an old adage that says "size matters" and for me finding the right college was all about size. I knew that the college experience I wanted would involve close relationships with my professors and advisors. I didn't want to be just a number in a lecture hall. So regardless of reputation, my first priority when searching for a college was to find the campus that would feel like a community, not a city. For me, Gettysburg was just the right combination of picturesque landscapes and old fashioned charm. Ultimately, cost of tuition is important, but my advice is don't make that your deciding factor. As a small private liberal arts college, four years at Gettysburg comes with a hefty price tag, but if I had allowed that thought to scare me away, I would have missed out on the intellectual and cultural opportunities that Gettysburg has to offer all of its students. Also, don't underestimate a school's alumni as a useful resource. My college may be small, but I believe that its vast network of alumni will help me to obtain the job of my dreams in today's uncertain economy.