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Just get on it! That's what I would tell myself if I could go back in time and do what I did not do during my last year in high school. As a first generation student, I felt so intimidated by the process of starting college that I did not apply to any institution, even less for scholarships. I felt frustrated because although, I wanted and needed that financial aid in order to keep pursuing my education, I did not know how to even begin. So, not being able to go directly to a four-year university right away, I enrolled myself into a community college and worked from there. At first, I did not know what career to pursue, but I tried to keep my grades as high as possible. Thanks to that I was able to be admitted into some of the honor societies on campus. I meet peers with similar circumstances, and was able to get advice from them as well as from professors and advisors. Now that I am about to transfer, I am ready to transfer to a university. I wish I had had the knowledge and courage that I have now back then.

If I could speak to my past self who was a senior in high school, there are a multitude of things that I would say. Firstly, I would discuss with myself the need to take the SAT, and to possibly try to finish out my last semester at a fully accredited school. These would have been the two biggest issues that I would have brought to light. Additionally, I would have stressed that taking a full class schedule straight off will help ease graduation later on. Although I am not usually the type to involve myself in extra-curricular activities, I would have also suggested being part of the Honors program, and doing community service. For now, these are the best tokens of advice I could give to my past self.

Deliesha! Can I talk to you? Listen. I am you in 10 years. I only have an A.A. Degree in Criminal Justice and I am not using it. I know you have not applied for any colleges because you plan on going to a Trade School, please reconsider. I know you want to obtain an certification in a field to make immediate funds but, you will owe a lot in student loans due to this. It will be a hole that you can not dig yourself out of and then you eventually enroll into a community college. I definitely urge you to apply for a four year university and complete your senior folder. It will make life so much easier and believe me you are going to miss the college experience. You want to grow up so fast, enjoy your youthfulness. Take care of you now and then it will be much easier and attainable to care for your family. The plan you have will not fold out the way you expect it to. Go to College! Please! I'm begging you!

I would advise myself to take time to find a major that I would really like before I started college. I would wait to start classes until I was more emotionally mature, so I could more easily focus on academics without as much drama with other people. I would also advise limiting social life if it interferes with homework.

I have learned how to manage my time and schedule much better. College is a delicate balance of class and social life. As a member of a fraternity, Tau Kappa Epsilon, I have both a fulfilling social and intellectual life. As I get to higher level classes, I feel like college will have more educational vaule for my field of study.

I have been able to learn about subjects that are both related to my field of study and extraneous of my major. The variety of available knowledge to be found in college is mindblowing and invaluable. It is extremely beneficial to be involved in organizations on campus in order to make new lifelong friends and also network. I have learned so much about myself and my world by exploring both intently with direction from professors and colleagues.

My first year have college has already opened my eyes to an entirely different world that I wasn't aware existed. I come from a town that many of the kids do not graduate high school, end up in prison, or just don't seem to care where they end up in life. I have never understood this type of mindset. Indiana State has shown me that I am not alone. There are others that share my passion for higher education and for criminal justice. It has been inspiring to see my peers learning and growing with me throughout this year. I love that I have a sense of belonging here. I know this is where I should be and I feel amazingly comfortable in saying that my education here is going to make me extremely confident in my future career.

I love college. Its much better to me than high school ever was. I met my best friend here at college. I have been more involved in my own life because of college. In high school, I was not motivated to do much of anything. I was in marching band because mom forced me to do it. I used to be really dark and depressed, but I'm now very light and cutesy. Now, I'm in Alpha Lambda Delta, Honors classes, I go to basketball games, and other events, I have friends, and I'm hardly ever home anymore. I work 2 jobs, where before, I was too afraid to even go into places to ask for an application. My social skills have really improved while in college, and my personality, my character, who I am, has grown into something totally unrecognizable from before. I love college.

From my college experience I have learned a lot about myself and a lot about others. Indiana State has help me understand what it takes to be a true musician and it has opened many other opportunities to me should I change my mind. College may not be for everyone, but it is certainly something to strongly consider. I would not be able to meet my life goals without it. Aside from obtaining your degree and learning a lot about yourself from college, it also introduces you to the adult world and helps you get a feel of how to live on your own. Do not decide against attending college based on one college. Every college is different and I'm sure there is a college just for you. Don't pass up the best years of your life!

So far I have learned that no one can tell you your own worth. I started at a community college and am now attending a university. You can see that people stereotype you based on your college. I am still the same person, but from seeing this perspective I can now have my own sense of confidence. I work hard and can see the results of my efforts. This gives me confidence that no one can take away. I did have a lot of people helping me along the way. This was along with people telling me I would never succeed. Of course this helped me to want to prove them wrong. I transferred from a community college that 11{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} make it out of, when 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} want to. This was with a 3.5 GPA so I know I can do anything I set my mind to. Though college is expensive, the confidence that can be earned from attending is priceless.