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Going to college away from home was the greatest growing experience of my life. Home sickness is tough for the first couple of weeks, but after you get over that hurtle, you begin to take charge of your life and grow in so many ways. The friends you make in college, will be you best friends for life. Do not go into school without an open mind. Take the crazy courses that are outside your major as they may be your real passion in the end. Get time management down and do not over extend yourself. So many students try to take all the classes, hold down a job and have a social life and in the end, something suffers and it is usually your grades. Be realistic and you will achieve great things on all aspects of college life. It will be as rewarding to you, socially , educationally, and personally as it was for me.

Start all of your scholarship and grant work earlier, so you aren't rush trying to do it all at the last minute. Also try and take more AP classes so you don't have as many college courses to take.

I would say play as hard as you can leave everything on the field or court and take nothing with you. Because once you are done all you have is your memeries. Live it up and love it all as much as you can. Once it is over and you walk across that stage and you go back it is not the same. Also I would tell myself to study even harder and make the absolute best grades you can. Because the better GPA you have when you leave high school the more money you can get from scholarships and there will be more oppertunities for you. When you are trying to pick a school to go to for the next two to four years go look at the schools and try to picture yourself going to school there. If you do that and like the feeling of it and you get all excided about going to that school then thats where you should go. If you cannot picture yourself at that school then do not go to it and keep looking and never give up with anything you do and always do your best no matter what. Gook Luck!

Hit the ground running by joining any club or activities that spark your interest. This is a way of easing the transition of entering a new academic community by meeting new people and gaining essential social and professional experiences. By intereacting with many kinds of people, the cure for homesickness is developed. You feel that you are contribuing to this new place you are going to be calling home for the next four years.

Skiing has always been a passion of mine. I have an outgoing personality and enjoy meeting people from different walks of life. The ski resort promoted me to manager after three years. One ski season, I was talking to a manager at the ski resort who had graduated from a Vermont college that offered a bachelor degree in ski resort management. This program combines a practical business education with my passion and love of skiing. It doesn't feel like work at all because I'm motivated by doing what I enjoy. My mom is always telling me to find my passion. I have found my passion and I feel very lucky that I have found a degree program and a career path. Lyndon State has an excellent placement rate at some of the best ski resorts in the country. I research and found that my prior manager now works at the largest ski resort in Utah. I look forward to achieving my bachelors in ski resort management and then a masters in business administration. I believe that will be a great combination to someday landing a good management position at a large ski resort.

I love going to Lyndon State College for 4 reasons- the small class sizes, the friendly people, the close community and the disscounts that I get since my twin sister goes here as well. If I were to go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I might have picked a school with better lab facilitys and possably a forestry program. I don't regret my choice in schools I just don't always feel like I am getting all the experience and that I need to make it out there in the real world in the feild in which I have chossen. If I were to give myself advice back then it would have been mostly about remembering to pack things like a sewing kit, Vicks Vapor Rub, Cold Medicine and a heating pad of some sort. One thing that I used to worry about back in high school was going to college with my Twin and while here I am happy with that choice everyday, since it made the transition and all the othere college stuff that much easier.

I would tell myself that college isn't as scary as I thought it was going to be. I would have made sure to calm down. Going into college, I was so nervous and also sad about leaving my family, but after being there for a week or so, I realized it's not scary. I would tell myself to make sure to have better study habits. I now know that if you create good study habits in high school, then it'll be much easier to study in college. I would tell myself to make sure to have good time management. In college, no one tells you when to eat, when to study, when to go to bed, or even when to get up in the morning. I would make sure that I realize to make more time to sleep. Lastly, I would tell myself not to buy so much stuff for college. When I went dorm room shopping, I ended up buying a lot of extra storage bins that I just didn't need. It's a good idea to check out the dorm rooms ahead of time to figure out how much storage space you have.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a senior, I would give myself 3 pieces of advice based on what I know now about college life. 1. appreciate food - It took me a few weeks to realize that not everyone has an unlimited food plan, and are not permitted to eat as much as they would like and since now I'M paying for my food, I appreciate how my Mom not only paid for all the food I ate, but the fact that she cooked it, AND it tasted good, so I guess the real advice is just to appreciate moms. 2. scholarships- There's always a place where more money is needed. I actually thought I had my Freshmen year paid off, however the amount the school gave us did not include books, traveling and a bunch of other "little" expenses that scholarship money could help with. 3.more math- I really wish I spent my summers in Summer School doing more math to get ahead, I see now in college that most people who are ok in Math did great and were really advanced in high school math courses.

When I was a highs chool senior I wasn't sure what I wanted to major in. I hastily chose Graphic Design, because my best friend did it and I thought I would be good at it. If I could go back in time, the first thing I would tell myself is that it's okay to go into college with open studies. I don't have to choose a major right away to enroll, and that it would most likely would have been more helpful if I took a variety of courses instead of testing out a single major.

Looking back I might have looked at schools that where out of state. I would also look at more schools I picked the school I go to currently because it gave me the most money and cost the least. I would also suggest more afterschool activities and stuff that would look better so that I could get some scholarhips. I would also tell myself that college is not at scary as I might think it is just like high school with differnt kinds of homework and the option to maybe get a nap in between classes. Don't worry to much as long as you are learning about something you love.

The best advice I would give myself in my senior year of High School would have been to pay more attention to myself and what I really wanted to do rather then to go the way of the crowd. It's taken me more time to find out that the path you start on when you start college should be one that you won't regret in the future. I like the path I'm on, but as I think it over, which is something I should have done in High School, I realize there were other paths I could have taken which would have made me so much happier. So, the advice I would give my Senior High School person would be to find what it was I truely loved and go after that no matter what other people thought no matter what kind of challeges may be ahead.

College is a very important decision for a student- and parents. I'd recommend going through all your options, and try to be as certain as you can that your choice is the correct one. Students- branch out, make friends, be social. College is a lot about experiences, and through experiences you can make life-time friends. Parents- be there to support the student. Yes, it's scary but it's an exciting time. Love and support them, but realize that college is part of the process of them becoming adults. Overall, support each other and have as many experiences as you can- in college, and in life.

It's not important to know exactly what you want to do in your first year of college. But make sure you're committed to getting your bases covered, getting to know people and working hard. It's a lot of work, and a lot of fun.

Look at campuses that vary. Look at a big school and a small school. Look at a school close to home and one far away. Take these peices and put them together and find the perfect school for yourself.

I would suggest visiting each school choice more than once and sitting in on classes in addition to taking a formal campus tour. While living conditions (dormitories), social opportunities and food offerings are often high on the list of priorities to young people you should focus your attention on the academic offerings. I found that smaller schools with more individualized attention and smaller class size seemed to offer more than larger schools with big budgets and stadium seating. Ultimetly you're looking for the place that will provide you with the best life skills to find a job and create a long career and sometimes you might find these opportunities in places you wouldn't have imagined. My school, while small, offered a variety of internships and strategic partnerships with surrounding businesses - opening many doors for students to live and work in the area after graduation OR just to gain some life experience for their resume.

When I got accepted it wasn?t my first choice; I wanted a more prestigious college. Well I didn?t get in, so as a financial choice, Lyndon offered me a scholarship that I really shouldn?t have refused. They offered an articulation agreement from my HS that allowed me to gain credits without even beginning college. There I was, a freshmen, coming into college with a ?sophomore? standing. I was nervous like the typical student and cried as my parents left. A month into college, I made friends who enjoyed skiing as I did, and made friends with the staff who later became my go-to for any question I had. Upon graduation, I felt comfortable going into the working world from what I learned. They help me prepare in a non-traditional way; don?t get me wrong, there were essays and paper to be written, but mostly group project and panel presentations are what prepared me. Lyndon was by-far the best decision I had made; I am now working full-time at a company that I flourish and bring new ideas to the table because I feel strong in what I have learned.

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The most important thing about chooseing a college is knowing that your child will be happy there. Make sure they explore their options instead of just settleing on one school. I also suggest that you find students that are already attending a college and get the real input on the professors at the school. It can be very discouraging to get settled into a school and find that none of the professors meet your standards and you feel you have been cheated out of the knowledge you expected. The main thing is to set goals for yourself, it will make college a lot easier if you have something to follow. But most of all, just have fun and enjoy the experience of being on your own and making your own decisions, it will be over before you know it.

Find a place where your child will feel comfortable. I grew up in Vermont and loved the ruralness of its northeastern reagon. Know what kind of class size you are comfortable in. For instance some schools have up to a couple hundred students ina class. It is hard to build a personal relationship with the professor. Or there are places that have classes simillar to a high school sized class. There it is easy to get to know the professor and they can guide you and support you through your time there.

Wear sunscreen.