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If i was able to go back in time and give myself an advice, it would have to be to just make sure to stay on top of my studies. Your Gpa is very important in determining financial aid and if you do well in your classes you dont only get more opportunities to do well but you also do not stress as much about it. Another advice i would give myself would have to be to just relax and take it easy. You dont have to take many classes on your first semester. Just make sure you get settled in and have a schedule that fits your normal schedule.

Don't work yourself TOO hard. I learned this lesson my sophmore year of college, when I became sick with pnemonia. In between my full-time classes, working three days a week, and my social life I was worn out. Getting ready for work one morning, I was blow drying my hair and passed out. After sleeping for ten days straight with 104 degree fever, the doctors finally said it was viral pnemonia. I ended up being sick for a month and missed so much class that I had to withdraw from school for the semester. In turn, I lost my scholarship because I didn't have a GPA for the semester. I had to file endless paperwork and get the Georgia Hope scholarship program to reinstate my scholarship since I withdrew from school for medical reasons. The paperwork process took so long, that I had to pay for school out of pocket until I was reimbursed six months later. I wish I could have warned myself that just because you are young, does not mean are you invincible. Even young people break down.

If I was a senior in highschool again and knew what I know now I would definately tell myself to never procrastinate. In highschool it was so easy to finish projects and papers the night before it was due but college is way different and you need the time that is given to write and do the projects given. I would also tell myself and still do on a daily basis to not get tied up in other things. Too make sure that school comes first then play. Once your in college there are so many clubs and activities to get involved with and if your not carefull, you'll find yourself doing all the things the college offers such as going to basketball games or joining a sorority or fraternity. I would also say keep your morals and stand your ground because now you are facing people from all over the world and their different ways of life and culture and you shouldn't put yourself in a position that is going to make you uncomfortable or make you feel that you need to change for someone else.

When you graduate highschool, the adventure is just beginning! Make new friends! Join new clubs! Try to experience something culturally diverse every week! Go watch an opera one day, mountain bike the next! Enrich your persona by complimenting it with the best that everyone else has to offer. Just remember, theres no point in going to college if you dont graduate, so do these things after your homework. Highschool cramming isnt going to work here pal. Once you've studied all you can, tried out different things, and different foods and met new people, then decide what kind of person you want to be for the rest of your life.

Get as involved as you can! Friends are not defined for you likes the groups were in high school. People have so many cool things to offer, it might be different than you're used to but how boring would it be if we all were into the same thing. You have as much freedom as you choose in college, embrace it responsibly but your mistakes are great learning expereinces and they don't define you either. Get to know as many people as you can, because you never know how it will effect your future or your Friday nights in the dorms. Enjoy " living like a college student" by going to school in pajamas, showing up to events only for the free food and making up stupid, crazy games to pass the time. Once you graduate people will just think you're a cheap weirdo that never finished childhood, but for the college years it's permissable.

Stay focused! Remain steadfast in the face of temptation and ignore the desire to run amok. This is one chapter in life that cannot be repeated or expunged. It will follow you for as long as you live. By remaining focused a student can lay out a plan for life that will be enjoyable and prosperous. But, don't just go where the money is - go where your heart leads you. Find the special thing that makes you truly happy. Don't focus on material things or money to make you happy because they won't. Look inwards to find that special talent that makes you satisfied. Do what you like and enjoy because when you do something you love it shows outwardly; it's visible to everyone. Others, friends or strangers, will notice you for who you are and all of a sudden the world will seem like a much better place to live.

The biggest thing that I would want to go back and tell myself is to learn good study habits. I was able to make it through twelve years of school barely opening a book outside of class, but when I started college I had to "buckle down" and learn how to properly study. Also, time management was very important to learn. Though I am very serious about my grades, it was a change having to review material daily for a period of time for it to become habitual. I learned the importance of setting aside time to study and plan out my week ahead of time, especially since I was involved in athletics. Conquering those tasks helped me the most from my transition to college.

If I could talk to myself as I am graduating high school, I would tell myself that the fun parts college should be a reward for hard work and dedication instead of a way of life. I spent my first year of college staying out to party, not going to class, and not applying myself. When I finally realized the reason I was in college, to get an education and degree that would determine the rest of my life, my habits changed. But at that point, it was much harder to bring up my overall GPA based on the decisions I had made previously. I do not regret these experiences; however, I wish I had known, going into college, that balance is necessary; it should never be always partying or always studying, but a balance of the two because then I could get the college experience I was looking for in the first place.

I imagine going back in time would fulfill one of my greatest, nerdiest dreams. So, of course, I would first try scaring the pants of my younger self, ultimately resulting in an unsuccessful "haunting". I know my own tricks! You can't frighten yourself in the same way a ghost can, but you can harbor fear inside yourself; the fear of the unknown. The worry of whatever is out there in the real world can take its toll on you. And I know, my younger self would love to hear of this hopeful story. The college scene can be related to the high school scene. Both of them started me off into new discovery; discovery of people, challenges, opportunity, and chances for growth. Just as the geeky, younger version of myself started high school unaware of what lies ahead, so goes the reality of higher education. There is nothing short of pure opportunity involved with college. The happy ending is taking control of advanced education, sculpting my gifts into a profession that can turn this world into a place my future family will want to live in. Greatness starts in college. And that starts with me.

I would tell myself to get involved before college. I would take the time to get to know the school and know what I want to do before I start. I would make a plan and stick to it. The hardest part for me was choosing a major and taking classes to make sure I stay on track to graduate in four years without having to take summer classes.