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Looking back on myself as a senior I would tell myself That college is nothing like highschool. In college there is no one here to hold your hand along the way like in highschool. You are now a young adult with alot of resonsibilities and the only person to be held accounted for is yourself. You dont have time to be worried about your peers or whatever the latest gossip is because the work professors give I guarantee will take up the majority of your time. You actually have to sit down and marinate on your classes your taking until your brain hurts. Procrastinating is a major hurtle in college and you can not find yourself doing it because it will come back and bite you hard. Just stay focused, eat brain food, stay positive and dont be afraid to ask for help when you need it because no one got to where they are now without someone elses help.

If I could go back in time to talk to myself as a senior in high school, I would shed some insight on how college really is, and what to look out for. Being in college has shown me so many things, and if I could go back in time I would let myself know, to be careful of people and my surroundings. When I got to college I was always to myself, and a few people who I was cool with were similar to me. What I found out was that everyone who I thought was cool wasn't in my best interest. Back in high school I had friends that looked out for me and was there. When graduating my high school friends faded away, and reality struck. Going back in time to high school would be a wide awakening for me. I'm a nice person who doesn't mind helping, and I've been that way since high school. Coming to Lincoln has made me see that I was being taken advantage of, and it really hurted my feelings. My college self would tell myself to "Be wise because people come and go." Reality is real!

When attending college, always stay focused on your courses, and try to maintain a 4.0 GPA. Also donate your time and patience to variuos school activities and community projects. Be of service to those less fortunante, and always look to help others.

I would tell myself to get involved in something that interest me. By doing that I would get a more broad veiw of the college life and it will also help me organize my time. Also I would say get a study group together it is more important than you think. Having a study group will help you alot in those classes that you may struggle in. lastly I would say talk to student about what classes you and taking and the professor that teach those classes. When you do this you can get a feel for how the student perceive the teacher and maybe even how the teacher teaches .

Please saty focused! Make sure that you get involved. If you are involved then you are REQUIRED to keep a GPA and should your gpa fall, you can be removed from the organization that is all about what you love to do. Its going to be paingful to watch some one else do what you love to do. So being involved challenges you to keep a great gpa, network and learn how to conduct yourself in a business professional world.

If I was able to go back and give my past self advice, I would definitely take advantage of an opportunity of that magnitude. There haven't been any terribly earth-shattering transitions into college life; I live at home and attend community college to save on expenses. I would go back and give myself advice to act as a catalyst to change this lack of change. In highschool, I was terribly afraid of making decisions and essentially just coasted on my good grades; then, when the time to actually pick a school came around, I had missed scholarship deadlines and hadn't made any solid choices about actual instituaions to attend. I had been too preoccupied with notions of 'this school is too far', 'this is out of state, the tuition will be too high', this instituion is private', 'what if I don't even like it?', and the things of that nature. Therefore, I attended the local communtiy college and continued on in my routine. I would go back and tell myself to apply for scholarships like crazy, and apply to institutions with reckless abandon, just to see where I would be accepted, to escape this monotony now.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself; it would be amazing. I would make sure I get the most important message across and that is to not worry about being away from home because you will make friends and your family will always be there when you really need them. Also I would tell myself that I need to be open to change because going to college will open your eyes to a whole new world and so many different types of people. I'll also tell myself to work really hard to get a car that summer before college because college would be so much more fun if I had a car. One final thing I would tell myself is that your first room mate is going to be a wild, but loving female and with her make sure you set all the ground rules about sharing a room at the beginning of the school year. Before I am done talking to myself my goal would be for me to always remember everything happens for a reason and never sweat the small things in life because pain is only temporary.

I dropped out of college when I was 18 after three months. Now I am 23, a single mother, going to college full time and working full time, while maintaining a 4.0 gpa. If I could go back and talk to myself then, I would tell myself to never doubt myself. Always follow what I know I should do, and never let others tell me where I should go with my life. I would tell myself to stand firm, know myself and who I am; know what I want and where I am going, and never let anyone or anything keep me from following my dreams.

If I could go back as a high senior in time giving myslef advice as to how college life is I would tell myself appreciate everything about high school. For example, high school is a free eduaction and it can not get no better than that you have free books, lunch, bus trasportation and sometimes free events within the school. I also would tell myself to appreciate teachers more and their teaching skills because high school is a step to get you prepared for college. Where teachers really taking time out helping you wanting to see you do better and further your education, really explaining things for your better understandments in high school the teachers was always there for us as students not for their own benfits but for mines and that's what I would tell myself looking back now as a college student.

The advice I would give myself if I could go back into time as a high school senior is take the free education I'm giving as a high school senior a blessing because once you enter college nothing is free to the students. I also would have told myself appreciate all my senior staff who were willing to help get me into college taking free time out their day just to help me. Looking back now as a college students I would have told myself appreicate everything about high school and the future it prepares me for to become a college student.

“Nerd,” “geek,” “weirdo” - these words were very familiar to me throughout high school and college because I was a virgin. For 19 years I kept away from many temptations and carried myself with pride. However, when I entered into college I let my peers get to me, and as a result I will be a father come October. Although, I do not regret my baby girl’s soon to be birth, I do regret that I let the lie of the male stigma get to me. It is a lie, that “a man isn’t a man, until he has sex." A real man is defined by standing his ground, and taking responsibility for his actions. In fact, being a virgin is one of the rarest things life has to offer, and unfortunately, I gave it up. If I could, I would take it back. I would tell my high school self, “be proud of who you are, and don’t let anyone take that away from you.” However, although, the chances of me traveling back in time to speak with my younger self are near impossible, at least I can tell others the real truth about virginity.

Peers and prior college students say that college is hard and you will have some of your best and worst times in college. All of that is true but the only person that will hold you back from experiencing one of the best times of your life is yourself. College isn't that hard, it's what you or I or whoever make it. Get involved, study, volunteer, and have fun. Chose the right people to hang around and be wise. Always remember, "NO ONE IS WORTH YOU LOSING THIS EXPERIENCE OR WASTING YOUR MONEY TO BE HERE!" It's not a highschool where they're lineant and give you chances or suspend you for doing silly things that you could of avoided, they will kick you out and take your money and wouldn't think twice about it because it was your fault to fight, or not wake up for the classes that you chose at that. Work comes first and all the rest will be there even friends. If a person doesnt do anything to ehance your life or uplift, you need to re-evaluate and elminate. Show me your friends and I'll show you your future!

If i could go back and talk to myself as a senior i would have talked to myself about a job, being more prepared, and traning my self for a nee surrounding. I choose a job because college is a very expensive place. Although i recieve financial aid I dont have any money to servive off of while living on campus. My parents both work at minium wage paying jobs so they bareley make ends meet. But if i had a job things would be so much better. Next preparing for more work would have been something i talked to myself about. I know you can do anything you put you mind to but somethings things get etremely hard for me. Lastly training for something new. i live in a poor city (East St.Louis, IL) and i have never been away from home. So going off to school i was afraid for a change in the beginiing. Now i love it because it ia very dangerous where i come from. As i stated earlier i love my school but these are jus a few things i would have talked to my self about.

I would tell myself to work harder to keep good grades, so I can get into my first choice schools and win scholarships to help pay for tuition. I would explain how going to all the basketball games and after school events were not important as I made them seem to be because in the long run they would just cause me to lack in my academic work. Really going out and trying to find a job will be more helpful than just buy new clothes, shoes, and going out with friends. Having a job, having a steady income will help start a bank account and pay for things I may need when I go off to college. The biggest advice I would tell myself would be to prepare much harder.

I have attended Lincoln University for almost one year. In that one year college has helped me find myself. College has given me a lot more than responsibility and independence. It has given me the perseverance i need to succeed in what i want to do. I am currently pursuing a degree in psychology at Lincoln University. Once i graduate Lincoln i plan on going to graduate school to further my education. I hope to one day help other people in ways that i can make society a better place. I have grown up surrounded by people with different struggles; whether it be alcoholism, or certian medical issues. I consider myself a very strong person, therefore i always find myself putting people in need before what i want or what i need. I think my inner drive to help other people has led me to pursue what i want to pursue. That is why my college experience has been valuable to attend. I may have not found my best place in society if i wouldn't have went to college. Finding myself is just the beginning of a long journey called life, and i will be ready for every step.

So far out of my college experience I have gained a new love and admiration of myself. As a wife of ten years and a mother of two boys ages 6 and 8, I feel I may have lost myself and who I was while devoting all of me to my family. Once my youngest started full day school I made the commitment to goto school. I have learned so much about myself these past 5 quarters that I will carry with me forever. I have learned I am a smart and talented woman (I have maintained a 4.00 GPA to date), and I have learned that I can be the mom, wife, daughter, student, and woman that I want to be. I have learned to appreciate myself so much more and give myself the credit I deserve. I am in love with my education and I intend of following my dreams and achieving my PH.D in Psychology while still participating in the PTO and my children's school and making my husband dinner every night and I FEEL and I KNOW I can do it!

The biggest thing I've learned in college so far is definility responsibility. In college, mom or dad is no longer there to wake you for school in the morning. You have to take repsponsibilty to get in bed on time and get up on time. Also, no one is going to tell you when or where to do your homework. Again, you have to make these decisions yourself. Another thing I learned is that, to be a college student you have to be able to focus. There are plenty of distractions, from girls to frat parties. It's fun and okay to party and meet girls, but at the end of the day, you have to put more focus on school. The third thing I found out is that if you work hard and study hard, it'll all work out in your favor in the end. All of these things will help me to become a better person, and I will continue to apple these lessons throughtout life.

I'm attending a historically black college. All throughout grade school and high school, I've attended schools that have only had white people. I think that attending Lincoln University as made me more open to culture. I've never been hateful towards African Americans but attending this school has made me have a deeper appreciation for everyone - no matter race, ethinicity, and/or background. It's been a valuable experience because I'm not only earning a great education, I'm gaining many cultural friendships.

If I could go back in time to talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself that I have great taste in friends. I would tell myself to make sure to sign up for classes early if possible and keep doing my work and strive for the best. I would also tell myself to look out for those who try to point you in the wrong direction in life and stay focused on the goal ahead and that is graduating with your degree so that you can get a decent job. Lastly, I would tell myself to make smart choices and listen to yourself and not others because no one knows you better than yourself.

I would love to go back and tell myself to take high school classes alot more serious i and to take some honors courses. Also to form a great pattern of studying. I would let myself know that there is a lot more to life than high school i would say take in the experience and have fun but don't let the fun get in the way of grades. I don't think i would try and stop myself from doing anything differently because everything I've been through was worth the learing experience. The most important advise that i would give myself is to keep faith work hard and study lots and lots, because life will take a toll on you and i want you to be prepared every way possible.