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Even though High School has been great don't be worried about college. It is a wonderful experience where you meet tons of new friends and learn so many new things. Don't stress about little things and take the ACT a little more seriously so you can get a better score, but don't sweat that either. Basically just calm down. It will all work out and be great.

Breathe. It's not so bad. I know you're having trouble deciding a major and career path, but I promise that eventually, your passion will fall into place and you'll be exactly where you're meant to be. You're going to take some time jumping from school to school and major to major, but you're not going to regret that for a second. These transitions you have ahead of you are the prerequisites for your real education, which, trust me, is incredible. College is not what your high school teachers exaggerate to you. Sure, you're going to get addicted to coffee and four hours of sleep will become customary, but that's part of the magic. The magic is being able to wake up every day after those four hours of sleep and truly know in your heart that what you're doing is for the good of your own amazing future. I don't think you're feeling that right now. So when you get there, I think you'll finally see that that future I've got in mind for us is worth every second of it.

I would tell myself dont wait until you are in your thirtys to try and go back to school. Go into nusing as soon as you graduate from High school. Because you can have your degree a lot sooner and a better life for yourself. Don't wait to go to college. Getting a degree that you can use will make your life a lot better. You will have a better career and make more money. And set your life in the direction you in the end would want it to go. Dont wait and mess your life up by making the wrong decisions. Do it right the first time. That way you wont be stuggling through life and working job after job with no way to make it up the latter. Listen to me when I say its harder on yourself if you wait.

I would tell myself to take more risks and get more out of my high school education. Because Bingham High School had so many students I felt lost in the crowd there and never tried to stand out because I felt content where I was at. I was in a lot of organizations and clubs but in very few did I hold leadership positions. If I had tried for those positions then I would have been better prepared to be a leader here at SUU. I took the AP and Concurrent Enrollment courses but should have taken more to even more so prepare me for college. I would have been even further into my Associates Degree and would be that much closer to my major, Speech and Language Pathology. Lastly, I would tell myself that 'You are Great.' Sometimes I feel like I need to do EVERYTHING in order to be an accomplished student, but I don't. I have worked hard through my education and extra-curricular activities and when I am content with myself I do better and can accomplish anything.

I think the most important thing that I would advise myself is to learn how to budget. I never really cared about money or finances in high school, and when I worked and got paid I would spend all of the money rather than saving it. After spending a semester in college I realize that that habit that I had formed is a terrible one. I have had to save every penny that I have made while working, and when buying groceries I buy the very minimum, because I know that I have to pay for tuition now. Had I have saved my money through high school, I would not be in the financial crunch that I am in now, and I would not need to stress as much about it.

Assuming I could go back and talk to my high school self, I would tell myself to be myself. Don't worry about what others think or tell you to do. Do things for you. Work hard in all that you do. Study hard and apply yourself. What you do really does make a difference. Don't let others define you. You are a unique, amazing individual. You can do amazing things with your life if you apply yourself. Remember that when you are making decisions about your life. You can make a difference, no matter what you think!

Ashley, College life will be an exciting time for you. It will not be easy because you will have to push hard and study hard to succeed. However, your hard work will be worth it. I suggest you start saving every penny so that you don"t have to worry about money while you are there or at least you won't worry about it as much. You will make great friends, so you should never worry that you won't fit in. They will help you through the difficult times. However, understand that the school will not support you fully despite your success and you will have to go it alone a lot, but that does not mean that anything you do is done in vain. Everything you have done has and will make you a better person. As well as it will make you a happier and stronger person that is ready to make the world a little better place. So no matter what will come, pick yourself up, wipe the dirt of your pants, and continue forward with faith that it will be a beautiful tommorrow. Sincerely, Yourself

My college experience was so much more than what I learned and the knowledge that I gained in the classroom, it was an exploration and discovery of myself as a student and as a person. The classes, professors and people that surrounded me helped train my brain how to think. I loved gaining new information but the actual lectures and information attained in the classroom are not the things that I will necessarily remember. It is the methods by which to gain access to information, the habit of seeking and acquiring that information, and the friendships with fellow students, advisors and professors that have and will continue to benefit me throughout my life. I don't believe that I could have gained the experience, knowledge, or relationships that I did in college in any other way or in any other setting. I consider my college experience a priceless gift that I am beyond grateful to have received.

I love learning and getting to know new people. College is an opportunity for me to learn about the world aroud me. I enjoy the in depth conversations that I get to have in my classes. I also enjoy going to as many social activities as posible as a way to get to know new people.

My college experience has been completely life changing and mind altering. You get life thrust at you so fast once you've moved out of your parents house. All of a sudden you have bills and a car payment to make on time. College is the greatest way to make a transition to that. I love my college to say the least. I've had a great time here and will continue to for the next four years and the four years after college in vet school. Not only does college teach you what you need to complete your major and go into the working world, it teaches you how to depend on yourself and be who you were meant to be instead of listening to your parents wants. Its been valuable for me to attend because I found myself here and who I want to be for the rest of my life. I've made great friends and learned life lessons. I hope everyone could have such a good experience at their college, but if not..... Come to SUU and come hang out with me.