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Be strong and do not let your peers decide for what you want to do. Even though it is important to have fun and enjoy life with your friends, make sure you're on the right track. Students who do not give attention to figure out what they want and end up 5 or more years in college. Sit down and think about what you want to do in your life and what you want to accomplish. It may take hours, days, or even months. But the sooner you get to know your ultimate goals, the greater chance of success you have in achieving them. After that, there is nothing stopping you!

I would tell myself to pick a school that has good academics and doesn't have a high tuition fee. I would also try to take some classes at a community college. I would try to visit the campus daIly to familiarize myself with the surrondings and ask current students how they like their classes.

Put in the time and learn from the beginning. Schooling is not for the GPA, but the education and learning recieved. Make the learning worthwhile and worth your time.

Whatever you do do not slack off one bit, don't spend money on food, homework first before friends, make friends dont be shy

There are many things that living the college life can teach a person. These teachings can change the way you live your life and carry yourself through the rest of your college career. If I were lucky enough to be able to travel back in time to my senior year, I would tell myself a few of these lessons I have learned as a college student. The first, and most important thing I would tell myself is to never be afraid to be yourself. If you go through college and don't embark on the many journeys that are presented to you, you will live to regret it. There are so many new things that you can do in college, such as studying abroad in Thailand or joining a fraternity or sorority and making life-long friends. These opportunities can change a persons life forever. The other major lesson I would teach myself is to manage my time and priorities. Organization is the key to a successful collegee career. If you don't stay on top of your studies, you will find yourself in a hole. These are the most important things that I would teach myself, given the opportuinity.

If I could go back and talk to my high school self, I would let her know to start looking for and applying for scholarships right away. Money does get tight at times and it always helps to have a back up. I would also tell her not to be afraid to get involved. One thing I believe that makes or breaks your college experience is how much you put into it. If you do not at least try to put yourself out there and meet people, college is going to be that much more difficult for you and you will not have given yourself every opporunity to enjoy it. Finally, I would advise myself to try hard and never give up. It is very easy to slack off in classes your first few semesters, with no one checking nor caring if you go to class, but you will always regret this decision in the end. Give yourself a head start by paying attention, taking good notes, and utilizing your professor's office hours.

I did the right thing on attending the Campus. I transfered fromThe Miramar College of Sandiego and I am so proud of myself that I am attending that campus now, I like the campus and the (Major) ART MULTIMEDIA of my dream is coming true being a student at the Sandiego State University . I can't wait utill I graduate from San Diego State University and work with my major degree, I always reminded myself that everyone can do what ever they want to be and so happy that I decided to go that campus I am happy and loking forward on my graduating date. Thanks to staff and faculty ant to the proffessors too.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself about which college to choose, I would reassure myself that I belonged at an academically focused college. I would tell myself that instead of choosing a university to attend based upon location and social aspects, to rather choose the college that would provide the best resources for learning and the college that has the best academic reputation. I would also tell myself to understand that from this point on, I am paying to become educated and therefore grades are important enough to spend the majority of your time on. This is the most important thing to realize, from this point on you cannot go back and change what you do wrong, unless you fail completely, and therfore people who look at your transcripts will know exactly what kind of student you really are considering all of the distractions available when living alone. The last thing I would tell myself to do is to never let anyone make you feel bad for wanting to study and wanting to get good grades, because in the end those are the type of people that are going to be under you at work.

When I first got into college I was very naiive and I was just really happy to be away from home and finally do as I pleased. At first when I got into college dorm, my goal was to meet as many new people as I could and just have fun. However, after awhile I got tired of the parties and soon enough I missed my family and I even started going to see a psychologist for anxiety. I must say that if I was a high school senior planning on transitioning into college again there is a lot I would have changed. First of all I would have just taken it easy, and taken my time in meeting new people, and I would have decided to live in a single instead of a double. I would have done this because I didn't have a very good experience with my first roomate (she was very different from me) and I ended up changing roomates at her request, also during this time I was having a lot of anxiety because I was in a new environment that I wasn't used to.

I would advise myself to talk to my parents and more and to not procrastinate. I think that you need to be open and that you should joy a club or greek life so that you have an opportunity to meet more friends. I think everyone should live in the dorms freshman year so that way you meet friends because they are people you will never forget