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I would tell myself to fill out more scholarships so that I would not be in the situation I am now which is having to pay back more loans once I graduate. In high school, I always "planned" on filling scholarships out, but I did not. Now I realize that I made a big mistake because instead of just having a couple thousand dollars to pay back, I have around twenty thousand dollars. I would also have taken colleges classes during my senior year. Looking back now I realize I important it really was. I would have been ahead on my prerequisites classes and closer to fulfilling my dreams of being a nurse.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would give advice to challenge myself. College is very different from high school. I would want to put myself in AP classes rather than the triditional classes. Challenging yourself in high school will better prepare yourself for college classes. Another key way to challenge yourself would be how you prepare yourself when it comes to studying for tests. College professors hardly ever give you notes, worksheets, handouts, and powerpoints. Learning what to write and what not to write when a professor is lecturing is very important. Learning these key skills to challenge yourself will benefit you, as a college student, in the long run.

I would give myself the advice to make sure that I begin looking at my eating and exercise habits. It may sound funny, but I thought that I had decent habits, but the Freshman fifteen is a real thing. Coming from a family where everyone is a little "bigger" I now realize how important it is to develop healthy habits. I have begun to do that now, but it would be easier now if I had done it then. I would also advize myself not to take myself too seriously. I have always known that I wanted to teach and focused on that goal. Sometimes my motivation and my hardworking personality causes me to only focus on completing a task. It is an advantage, but sometimes I would complete a task at the expense of sleep or rest. I would tell myself to be serious, but to know when to stop and to know when to have fun. I would also tell myself to never be afraid to be brave. During the summer, I went on a zip line even though I am deathly afraid of heights. I realized that trying a new thing each day keeps you always braver.

Get involved! College is what you make it, so make it amazing! Join all of those organizations that you want to join, go on all of the Spring Break trips that you know are probably a bad idea. Branch out; get to know other people! College is your time to grow as a person and figure out how the rest of your life will go. You'll do things you will regret, but you will learn from them and grow from them. Kiss those boys, go on dates, go to the kegger on Friday night, but know when you can't. Make sure you put school first. Afterall, you are paying tens of thousands of dollars to go to school there. Be yourself and have the best four (or five) years of your life!

The best advice that I would give myself would have been to take all the credit hours one could possibly take in high school. I would suggest this because once I got to college, I missed the opportunity to take certain classes and receive certain scholarships based on my GPA. I would most definitely take advantage of the college classes in high school because once I would have gotten in college, I wouldn't have to take a lot of classes which means I could throughly focus on my core classes for business management.

If I could go back in time and talk to my past self, I would emphasize how important it is to believe in myself. At 18 years old, submitting my appication for Newberry College seemed like the most nerve racking thing in the world. I was the only person in my family to even consider college and I knew that I wanted more for myself and that I would only be able to obtain if I furthered my education. I would tell myself to take a deep breath. I would tell myself that I have established the work ethic to do what it takes to make it. I would tell myself that the best years a yet to come and a lifetime of memories are wating for me with open arms at Newberry College.

Dude, you need to study and take these classes seriously.

Be patient and take the time to truly get to know yourself. There are teachers out there who will bring you down no matter where you go. As long as you don't lower your standards and fall for their words of demise, you will find friends in places that you'd never believe. Don't be afraid to loose friends as well. By and by you'll figure out which ones are the best for your mind and soul. Also, it's OK to be by yourself. This allows you to get your thoughts in order and carefully contemplate your next move in life. Be patient and walk around campus. A sound mind creates a sound soul and this is something that is hard to keep as the years progress. Lastly, colors are your best friend. Use them to your full advantage. You will be surprised at how much more you can learn and remember. So, do your best, study hard, watch funny movies, play games, submit yourself to nature, and you'll do the things that only you can do. See you in the future!!!

Before attending college I had never really left my hometown and had never been away from home more than a week, but I now stay here for months at a time. The transition to college was a hard one, there were many night when I would miss my family, but it has made me stronger. Being from a small town I have grown up with all the same people, and although Newberry College is a small school, the college has a wide range of different people. If I had went to the college in my hometown I would have never been exposed to the diversity in this student body. The school is small enough where the professors can get to know you on a personal level and truly care about you as an individual, but large enough to have many different viewpoints of the world. We are encouraged to give back to the school and community, which make our school feel like a real home. Newberry College has the ideal balance of everything to yield successful people in our world and has helped me as a person grow academically and personally.

I have enjoyed my college experience. I have been able to make my own decisions with my free time, study time and my overall schedule. I have been responsible for myself and proven that I am successful with doing so.. I have learned that there are consequences to my actions and that my parents are not immediately there to "fix things." This has all led to an overall positive college experience. I am learning time management, responsiblity for my actions. Meeting new people and participating in new experiences is helping to shape me into the person I will become in the next few years. My college experience has so far been extremely valuable. I will use my time in college to mature , participate in new experiences, meet new friends. Best of all I will use this time to train for my future job in life and enjoy myself while doing so.