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Go with the flow, not everything in life is so stressful. Take advantage of the counseling options that your university offers, and most of all get into a designated study pattern so that the fun times don't take over the schooling. Study everyday, at least for an hour for your subjects. Don't give up when it seems like all options are expanded upon, because there are always more options that you might not see yet. Oh, and one last thing. Apply for every scholarship available, and make time to do it. Money is a huge stress, and scholarships help alleviate that.

I have really enjoyed college life and the transition from a high school student to a college student. I feel like it has allowed me to grow and strengthen myself not only as a student but as a person. However, if I were to give myself advice, I feel like it would be helpful to know how important it is to work harder for scholarship recognition. The money value is helpful, but I find it even more beneficial to know how to expose myself, work hard, and go out of my way to find information and help that I need to continue my education at the college level. Another piece of advice I would give myself would be to work extra hard my first year of college. I had expectations for myself, but I never knew that I could exceed my own expectations. As years went by I realized more and more my potential and what I was capable of doing. I wish I could have set the bar a little higher for my first year of college. I had a lot of beneficial advice going into college. I hope my advice can be just as beneficial to others.

Do not try to go party every day, or every weekend. Yes, it is fun but you will get plenty of time for parties. The first year is the most important. It is what sets the bar and the rest of your college career up. If you fall behind first year, it is very hard to play catch up.

If I could go back to my highschool self and give any advise it would be to always enjoy the little things in life and not to focus so much on fame and popularity because in the end all that truely matters is the daily choices we make; and if they were the right ones to better my life.

There’s one thing you need to have for college. Dedication. That’s what it’s all about. You’ll do just fine as long as you stay dedicated. This one trait and skill must be learned and applied. Hard work will push you through even the classes that you don’t understand. If professors see you making a valiant attempt to understand, they will do their best to help you comprehend the subject they are passionate about. You will be happy with the results you see when you dedicate yourself to anything whether it is classes or personal projects. Dedication to personal goals and hobbies is just as important as dedication to classes when it comes to making it through college. Your happiness is a huge motivation. But this isn’t just a skill for college. It’s a life lesson, your most valuable lesson. Dedication to your dreams and works will be the best way to leave behind a better world, and then your life will have been some good.

To be able to go back in time and tell myself some advice I would tell myself to keep your head up. The road is going to be bumpy but nobody ever said it would be easy. Study hard and don't be afraid to ask questions. What you do know will set you up for your success in college. Be strong, be determined, and know that when it is all said and done, you will reach your greatness.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to make a choice about attending a college, and then to stick with that one college until I graduated. I moved to a different high school my junior year and was undecided about where I wanted to attend college. I did not feel like I belonged anywhere, so I just picked a college I did not know much about and went there, hoping that I would like it, then moved to two other colleges after that within three years. I would tell my high school senior self to really do research on colleges and try harder to get scholarships to help pay for my education. If I would have done research and made an informed decision about attending college, I probably would have stayed at one college and would have had a much more positive college experience.

Now that I have been living the college life for a whole year I realize there are some very important things I missed in preparation for the real world. Hard work and good grades got me into college, but I am finding that it takes much more than that to survive college. I wish the teachers and counselors had mentioned that in college a social life and social skills are a must. Now that I am in college, I am finding it difficult to learn many of the social skills or overcome the social insecurities that others shed in their high school years. I would have joined more clubs, ate lunch instead of studied and maybe skipped a few weekend dance classes to hang out with the friends I did manage to make. If I could have told my High School self something I would tell her to make more friends, get to know more people and to do more activities that invlolved different kinds of people.

What it didn't give me was what I expected to get from college - a job in my field. So if my education did not lead to a job, then it was a waste, right? I don't think so. Looking back, my undergraduate years were some of the happiest years of my life. For me college was a big relief after the stress of high school. I can still remember my first semester and how peaceful the campus was, how accepting all of my classmates were. Gone was the stress of not "fitting in". Aside from good memories, my college experience was valuable for several other reasons. 1) The information gleaned in classes is never a waste. Learning is always valuable in and of itself. 2) Earning my degree gave me a sense of accomplishment. I worked hard and acheived something I could be proud of. 3) Now, years later, my bachelors degree has made it possible for me to attend graduate school and continue learning and studying a field that I love. My college experience gave me more than a pretty piece of paper. It built my character and my brain.

It was a very rewarding experience to graduate from Weber State University with a BS in Elementary Education. I chose to have children and be a stay at home mom, so I never worked as a school teacher. My college experience taught me discipline and hard work. I believe my education at the university has helped me be a better mother. I believe that education is vital to improving one's life. I have a great desire to go back to school and get my second bachelors degree in Radiology. My children are getting older and I would like to work out of the home.