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I have gotten the best college experience, here in San Joaquin Valley College, doing the Business Administration Program. I have learned the different areas of business, I learned how business are successful, and why some businesses fail. It has been valuable to attend college, because I learned new strategies, and new areas of business. I am very happy to attend college. In my fute I would like to attend a university for my masters degree.

I have gotten out of my college experience a sense of almost complete independence & the knowledge of the role that everyone plays individually for the benefit of the greater good. Living on my own & being responsible for every aspect of my life without much help from my parents, who live nine hours away now, was a dramatic change from my only child life in which my parents took care of everything that needed to be done minus my actual schoolwork. Learning how to do my own laundry & eat healthy on campus was quite an experience, but it helped me become as independent as I am now. During this period of life lessons I also learned how big of a role each person plays in much larger picture than their own life. Every person at OSU contributes to why I am absolutely so in love with it. From the second I walked onto the campus at age 15 I knew it was the school for me. The campus & the people that are a part of it will forever leave anyone who attends the university with memories & lessons that will be carried throughout someone?s entire life.

I am starting classes on March 24, 2010. So far Kaplan employes been very suportive and helpful. My college edgucation is a way to help suport my self and my son once I graduate. Without it I would be at a dead end job going no were.

My college experience has been different from most, it involved going to OSU my freshman year, returning home after my freshman year to grow up, and then returning again and succeeding. My experience really showed me how to be an adult, and to be a good person, the situations that one can face in college can range from the best of opportunities to the worst of mistakes. My lessons have been learned through both, but i can honestly say I am a better person for everything I've gone through during my collegiate experiences. I now feel prepared to enter the world when iIgraduate, and I no longer fear the unknown. I have developed a trust in myself and my judgement no matter what the circumstance, i feel i can face it accordingly.

If i could go back and talk to myself as a senior in highschool I would tell myself to take honors and AP courses and to get involved. I would also tell myself to strive to make everything I do the very best it can be because in the end it will be rewarding. I would also encourage myself to learn how to budget money early because college is very expensive. Most of all I would just encourage myself to make sure I explore all options to take my educational career and to start early because the longer you wait the harder it becomes as you get into your college experience.

Take your time, meet people, and make the most of this life. This life only comes once on this earth, and when one spends his time with just a constant study mind they miss out on the best part of life. College is not all about school and studying, its more than that. It's the people you meet, the bonds you make, and the fun you have while making your way through the beginning of the your life in the real world. If I would talk to myself, I would have to say to find love, but not the human love for another companion. The love for my God, Jesus Christ, can be said only as a relationship, one that will fullfill any hole in one's life. I would say to stick with loving people, and finding God through every opportunity one can make. But apart from this fullfilling relationship, I would also have to point out that it isn't all good and fun, there is a time for fun and a time to study. But if anything would be remembered from what I have said, it would be to love God, love others, and be strong.

The most important advice that I could give is to enter college with an open mind. Classes can help you obtain knowledge for the future, but nothing can prepare you for the experience of moving away, finding the discipline to meet deadlines, meeting new people, and basically making a new home. Life will present so many opportunities: new career fields, new leadership opportunities, and life-long friends. When life presents you with an opportunity, take it with both hands and run with it. My first semester has flown by and it seems like it has barely started. Some opportunities and experiences may seem small and unimportant, but the whole experience will help prepare you for life as an adult and a future career. It is also very important to build a good network. Make strong connections with employers, faculty, and fellow students. These people will be future employers, co-workers, and references. Make a good impression on each of them and always maintain a high level of professionalism. Also enjoy yourself, make time for you to just have and hang out with friends. Make the most of your college experience and live life with no regrets. Remember, Christ comes first.

Choose a smaller school closer to home, and make absolute certain the degree you aim to pursue is what you want to do for the rest of your life. Save yourself from a ton of stress by doing these things and finding a job that works around your school schedule. As another option, take a year off from school and work like crazy to make enough money to cover the cost of school for a good while; under no means assume that your scholarships are secure: one terrible class or pathetic professor can essential ruin that reality. High school relationships don't fair well going into college so be aware and take caution. Get a schedule set in your sleep habits and stick to it: seemingly you can't catch up on lost sleep without oversleeping. That is all for now.

To go back in time and tell myself anything about what to expect would be a huge help, but the specific thing i wish i knew during high school was not to be afraid to get involved. Meet people that live around you, get active in clubs and groups, sign up to attend campus activites. Get into everything you can, youll have a better time, be more successful, and make your life more memorable. Having the connections to help you get the help you need, to have the friends to relax with, just to see and recognize people on your walks around campus makes the collegiate experiance the time of our life. Friends are a huge impact on what we accomplish in life, and so it never hurts to make another. Friends allow for opportunity, understanding, and growth in our own life's and in theirs. Let it happen. We lose so many friends when we graduate, do not let yourself get hung up on that loss, get out and meet the people around you. If they arent someone you need to meet, maybe your that someone they need for help.

I would tell myself to continue to study hard and make as many A's as possible. Also I would tell myself to start filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid along with any other scholarships I may eligible to get. I would need to study hard for the ACT to get the highest grade possible so that I could be eligible for even more scholarships. Last, but not least, I would tell myself to at least get two over the summer before moving to college and save a lot of the money I make for miscellaneous things I will need while living in a dorm. After having told myself that, I believe I'd be on the right track to becoming a full-time college student.