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College is a serious commitment and a passage way to your future. This does not mean that you need to make a decision about what you want to be when you grow up instantly. Do not be afraid to start college with an undecided major. Meet with an advisor, schedule general education classes and a career search class. You won?t be wasting time. These classes will fulfill requirements and give you time to transition into college life and curriculum. Do not rush through the first two years. College is set up to declare a major after your fourth semester. Take this time to research and talk to adults in the career fields you find intriguing. Meet with an advisor regularly and schedule classes that sound interesting to you and are related to these career fields. Do not allow one bad grade to discourage you. Make a list of goals you want to achieve each semester and check them off when you reach them. Write your own synopsis of each course you successfully complete summarizing the most important topics you learned. These summaries will be a useful reference for your higher level classes. College is exciting, have fun with it.

As I look back at my high school career, I realize now that I didn't even understand what college was until my very first campus visit during the fall of my senior year. So if I was able to go back I would try to inform myself on exactly what I was going to be getting in to. I would tell myself to take an SAT prep class and not stress about the SATs but feel well informed and confident while taking them. I would also tell myself to take advantage of every chance to get good grades, because every little bit helps towards getting in to college, as I have since learned. Lastly, I would tell myself that in the long run college is only one little part of a life long time of achievements and to remember to have fun!

For me this is an easy question to answer not only is it something I have thought about often, but it is also advice that I attempt to give all the younger people in my life. A lot of the time as a high school student much advice is provided but quite unsuccessfully. As a stubborn teenager, it is much easier to believe in forging your own path. That's how I was. But now, looking back I wish I would have told myself one key thing. Take advantage of all opportunities given to you. There are so many wonderful people and programs that can put students ahead of the game and I wish I would have taken advantage of all that was offered to me. I'm glad that I know this now because I am still very young and I know now I will always chase after any future opportunities that can make my dreams come true. My belief in finding opportunities is how I was led to Campus Discovery. It is my hope to take steps everyday to better myself and my future.

I would say not to worry. College is of course something new and different. You may never see some of your friends again, you're going to be away in an unfamiliar place, it's going to be in a new enviroment. That does not mean, however, that you should be in total panic. If it's meeting new people that you're worried about, it's not hard at all. The first couple days, everyone wants to get to know everyone else. It's the best time of your new college career because of how many people you'll be meeting. I'm not 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} sure about other colleges, but Altoona goes out of its way to get everyone situated and comfortable with activities. There are always going to be many opprotunities to meet new people throughout the school year anyways. Don't be afraid, don't be shy. Be eccentric. Be outgoing. It's time to start again. Learn from past mistakes, make yourself better. Be the best that you can be and don't look back, don't hold back. Break free.

Don't blow off homework assignments if you know they won't be graded. Ignoring homework will make things harder to remember and bring the class grade down. Also, study more than you did. Tests are different than what you are used to.

Wow, what a unique question. There are a few things i would tell myself as a senior. Id assue myself not to worry about if I'm smart enough to go to college, or have the money to go. Id tell myself to give myself more credit, your smarter than you realize as long as you simply have a goal and apply yourself and have the passion to do it, you can do anything. I'd tell myself to prepare for an amazing life; that you will go through incredible life experiences like living and working overseas. Id tell her to be open to experience new cultures, places and people. The best part I'd tell her is not to worry about whether or not your going to be alone the rest of your life. You will meet an incredible man that you'll marry, he will be your best friend and will help and support you in every possible way and help push you when you need to be pushed, and will support you no matter what you go to school for or where you go. Id tell her her future looks very bright., and trust God.

Martin! Hey Martin! Don't freak out. I know I look like an older you, but I don't have time to explain. I only have two hundred words to give you some advice about your college life. To start off, you are going to need a monthly calendar and a weekly planner. All those tests, quizzes, and papers can really sneak up on you, if you don't remember when they're coming. The process is simple. You put the important dates in both your calendar and planner. The calendar will keep you reminded every day when you wake up that you have a chemistry test next week. Then you use the planner to schedule times to study, write, or do homework. Don't forget to schedule some time to unwind with friends too. The cold fact is that college is tough, and you can't make it through without a few friends. Also, if you want to keep passing your classes, you're going to want to make study-buddies through classes and not drinking-buddies through parties. Yes drinking is fun, but if you want to be a teacher, right? So is it really worth the risk?

If I could go back into time and teach myself what I know now about college it would be simple, I would teach myself to let the little things go and not stress because that makes it worse. I would also teach myself to study properly and take my time on project. That college is just one chapter in my life and though it is to be taken seriously it should not be taken to seriously. To stop and enjoy it.

I would never regret attending Penn State because I've gotten a great education and have met wonderful and helpful people, and I 'm aware that i said I would probably not go back and change anything, but I have to wonder: Would having attended a film school changed my career options? I didn't know back then that i wanted to work in the film production, but now i know that i'll just have to do whatever takes and as long as i have the drive I can accomplish it.

Do everything the same, and live with no regrets!