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Now as I look back on my high school times, I wish i would have done more to better myself and push myself to get those better grades. In high school my grades wernt bad but they were not the best that i should have done and becuase of that I wasnot able to get any scholarships to attend college. I had to still take out a bunch of loans to attend Marquette and now I am suffering for that. But this transition has made me push myself more in college. Now i aim to get those "A"s instead of "B"s. Overall this had made me a better student, knowing that I am pushing myself to do better than I did in high school. My eyes have been opened up and i now realized that i can do and accomplish anything that i really put my mind to. My biggest advice I would give myself is to push myslef to do better than average and have confidence in myself as well.

1) Live in McCormick 2) Don't go east of 22nd or north of Highland 3) Broken Yoke is AMAZING and is the best cure for a hangover 4) Don't take your books to class unless your prof tells you to (this will automatically make you look like a froshie) 5) Just give it time. About 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of students go through their "Freshman Blues" when they start looking to tranfer. I PROMISE it gets better second semester. The best way to deal with it is join a club or org and just meet new people- it's definitely worth it!

The first thing that I would tell myself is that life is a journey, not a destination. I would tell myself to push aside the thoughts of what my peers were pursuing. What is right for me might not be the same for someone else. However, an important aspect that I have learned and would tell myself is to plan for the future only to an extent. In college, one always has to account for variable change. You might go into college wanting one thing and come out with a completely different perspective. You might go in wanting to be a teacher and come out a biologist. Theres no way of planning your successes and failures. But what you can plan for is variability. College is a time of growth and development. It is a time that allows one to immerse themselves in society, literature, community, and service and be exactly who they want to be. Don't go into college with a too much of a plan...because it will change. As the rolling stones once said, "You can't always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need."

If I could go back, knowing what I know now, and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself, "go where YOU want to go and the rest will come to you." I based my decision to go to Marquette too much on what my parents wanted and on the financial advantages of the free tuition that was offered to me. I knew I wouldn't be happy at Marquette and that it didn't have what I was looking for in a campus, but I went because of outside pressures. Ultimately, this created a stressful and uncomfortable environment for me. I will always remember my first year of college as the year I thoroughly regretted. I wish I had taken the risk of going to my dream school, even though I knew it would cost me a lot of money that I could be saving for graduate school. Now I'm going back and correcting those mistakes and trying to make my last two years of college the best years of my life.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to get as involved in clubs and activities as much as possible. This would help me get to know many different types of people. Also, I would tell myself not to take so many classes the first semester of college because the transition is a lot more difficult that I thought it would be. I would also tell myself to find a job on campus so I would have extra money and so I can start saving up to pay for my college tuition.

I love college and wish I could continue being an undergraduate for many years to come, yet I was afraid to graduate high school and start college. My biggest piece of advise to incoming freshmen is to get involved right away. I hear too many students who say that they'll take a semester to get comfortable with the work load and college life then join groups, but that's not the way to do it. Most every group has orientations, retreats, or other activities in the beginning of the year for bonding which they don't repeat at semester. Any sort of group is also a great way to meet friends and have things to do rather than trying to find parties. So pick even just one group you might be interested in, be it a sport, musical group, volunteering, or any other of the hundreds of groups offered at most campuses, and join in right away!

Going into college, I had no idea what to expect, but I earnestly hoped that Marquette would be the perfect school for me. It turns out I was absolutely right. In only the one and a half years I have been at Marquette, my college experience has gone beyond academics and has given me a confidence and a sense of happiness that I never dreamed I would achieve. Marquette has allowed me to be my true self and to be open to new experiences, something I have always struggled with before. I love Marquette for the simplicity of the way it has made my college experience so valuable, one way being its community and how it has infused into me a deep sense of belonging. As a witness to this unity, I now know that I am a unique individual with a purpose, and this knowledge drives me to overcome challenges and to be open to anything that life offers. My experience at Marquette has been incredibly valuable because, without it, I would not be the same person I am right now: an empowered, dedicated young woman who will use her newfound confidence to embrace her role in the world.

I have recieved many things from my college experience. Of corse, I have friends that I will keep for years to come. But besides that, I have learned so much. I was able to learn things that are relevant to my major in my freshman year. The professors of that class really wanted us to get a chance right in the begining to try out things we could actually be using when we graduate. Also, they give us many great opportunities to find jobs and internships that can also help us when graduating. Like many other college students I have also learned a lot about myself in my college career. I discovered things I was good at and liked to do. And lastly, I have been able to help the community through service trips at my school. It makes me feel better that I can potentially help others in need.

I am only a freshman, but I already know that I have gained many things from my time at college. Most importantly I have been introduced to wonderful professors who are teaching me the skills I will need to pursue my major and career in engineering. My classes have done a great job of introducing me to the main concepts of my major and this has allowed me to be sure that I am on the right track for my personal educational and career goals. Inside and outside of the classroom I have made many new friends. The conversations we share and the different personalities that I have encountered are all helping shape my college experience. While the skills I'll learn in class will carry great importance, my ability to interact with people and make good social connections may hold greater importance in the long run. In my family, not going to college was not an option. I was always taught to value my education as it is my path to opportunities. My college experiences are the most important parts of my life right now and I'm very excited for the rest of my time here at Marquette.

Being at college has allowed me to experience things I never would have. I grew up in Iowa, and spent most of my childhood in a small, rural town. That being said, diversity was virtually non-existent. Just yesterday, I played a game of basketball with people of four different races, and at least three different religions. In my home town, nearly everyone is white, and if a family is not Christian, they wouldn't dare tell anyone else. Some people from my town stay and go to college at the local university, but I would never do that. As much as I miss my family and would like to visit them on weekends, I would not trade my big-city college experience for anything. It has given me something that many people who choose to remain in a bubble will never experience: a glimpse into real humanity.