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Heading into college as a high school senior, I decided to attend Syracuse University because of its location less than 10 miles from my home. I decided to live at home and save money. Although I have enjoyed my first 2 and a half years on campus, I believe that I would have had a much better and well-rounded experience had I decided to live on campus. Early on as a freshman, it was difficult for me to transition and make friends on campus. I started to get more involved and make more friends during my sophomore year. Now in my junior year, I feel like I fit right in with everyone else. I would rather have felt this way in my first year on campus, instead of my third. I now realize that the extra cost of living on campus would be easily repaid within a few years of graduation and working. The loss in the social aspect of my college experience is not worth the monetary gain.

I would tell my self that academics are very important.

I would tell myself not to worry about making friends, figuring out my major, or getting a job. Currently, I have many good friends, I'm majoring in English to further my writing career, and I have a job on campus that I got within five minutes of walking into the dining hall. I would also advise myself to remember that it isn't necessary to get into an Ivy League school just to earn respect or a decent education. At the time, I knew that it was true, but it was hard to remember it when faced with so much pressure to do well and succeed. My final piece of advice would be to believe people when they say that whatever college you end up at will be the right one for you. It was true.

College life is a completely different atmosphere, a large bubble where only you and your peers reside in. Stay on top of your school work and never miss a class. Once you miss a class, you miss not only notes but future classes as well. Always get your work done on time and do it so that you can shoot for a 4.0 GPA. This doesn't mean you have to be a nerd though. Socialize and meet all people because everyone you meet in college is a future connection you can use to your advantage. Along with that, friendships in college last a lifetime, this is the time where you will learn to grow and will learn to adapt to others. Scheduling is important, probably the most important aspect about college, without it you'll suffer academically and even socially. Oh, and don't get a dog. Probably the worst idea when you have many responsibilities at hand. And don't get a freshman girlfriend, freshman year, it's not worth it at all. Live your life, college is about experience!!!

One of the things I find that I did that have been helpful thus far is my service work (my charity work). This gave me a wide understanding of others beyond the school setting. With services in hospital and other proffessional setting, I leaned how to perform and/or interact in this setting. Thus, my message to myself would be "get out there and interact with others. Do not counter yourself out before you try something".

I would tell myself to never be afraid to try anything. Make sure you have fun but also plan accordingly. Stay organized, ask for help and take advantage of the academic resources. Do not stick with one crowd and go outside of your comfort zone. Join groups or even lead a group. Never say, "No", be different but always stay true to your beliefs and stay true to yourself.

Hey Adam! You will be going to college soon and I have one big advice for you for when you go there. Take advantage! TAKE ADVANTAGE! Take advantage of the opportunities that the school offers you. No one is going to push you or tell you to do these things nor will they just fall in your lap. Apply yourself to learning, apply yourself to your career. Do positive things, be proactive go out there and take advantage of the free things and opportunities that the school constantly offers for the people who look for them. Be sure to be active in career services and take advantage of the great chances to get an internship, make sure that you take classes and learn from them and are able to apply what you learn to the real world. Take away from your classes valuable information and constantly apply them to your life. Take advantage of the certificates and programs that are available for you to learn about specific skill sets even if you are not graded or do not have to take them. Take advantage of what Syracuse University has to offer because no one else will offer it.

I would tell myself to take care of myself and don't slack of in class because if I continue on like this I won't do well in college. Also I would take better classes and have a better plan on what college I select. I would tell myslelf that college is a lot of money so don't fail a class. I just think I'll be more aware of what I should have done if I could scare myself in the past of the cosequences of things in college if you screw up. Also I would tell her work hard at her job because saving money will be good for you when you're in college.

Stick to your passions, read a lot, and create efective study habits.

If I could go back in time and talk to my high school self, I would say that college is a big step up from high school; no longer can you play homework and studying off as a joke. I would also tell myself to do my best and hang through all the hardships the transition to college life brough me and tell myself to grow up and see that the world I lived in was very small and was not even a fraction of what this world is. Most of all, I would tell myself that eventhough the first few days without friends and feeling like I'm excluded from the rest of the residents in my dorm is rough, in time they will come to accept you and thats when college life starts getting fun.

Since Syracuse University is humongous compared to my high school of 900 students, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of undergraduates on campus. The advice that I would give myself would be: to learn how to network, to be a go-getter, and to take on challenges and competition. Firstly, I feel that networking is a big part of any college career and it is important to meet and know people from all different majors because those people might just come in handy one day. Secondly, to be a go-getter can be tough to accomplish but it's necessary to be a go-getter because opportunities come and go, so run for the opportunity before the door closes. Lastly, being able to take on challenges and competition would develop different life-long skills in so many ways. Therefore, to ensure an easy transition from high school to college, it's almost critical to be able to stand up to different challenges, overcome them and also be able to compete with others on a respectful level. Arriving on college campus with these three advices in hand would prepare a successful and adventurous start to my first year.

The transition from high school to college is a challenge. However, when teachers back in high school will tell me that you are on your own in college and that no one would look out for you, I wouldn't belive them. In fact, I didn't know what it meant. College is the first step towards your future. This means that you are the one responsible for choosing your future. You are responsible of your own actions and deciding whats good and bad. The advice I would have gave myself as a high school senior is to be prepared for the change and transition you are about to go through. I went away from home to go to college. It was a difficult change for me to live on my own since I'm closley attached to my family. I would have advice myslef that going to college means to experience that difficult change for a positive change in your life. I am actually here becuase I want to become a professional and that will take a major sacrifice. Nothing is impossible when you have that ambition and energy to continue working until you reach that goal.

If I had the chance to go back in time to my high school years and talk to myself, I wouldn?t tell myself anything. I wouldn?t even approach myself, because I wouldn?t want to ruin what I already know I?ve been capable of. Talking to myself would probably get in the way of making it in to college, because I would think that ?Oh, I?m getting in to SU regardless of what I do now.? I know that it?s so easy for me to procrastinate, so talking to myself would definitely just get in the way of everything I?ve worked hard for thus far. There is absolute no advice I could give myself in high school, because everything I did whether good or bad got me to the place where I am right now; a student at Syracuse University. And I wouldn?t change that for any ?talk? in the world.

Don't think that you are coming into school with the same privledges you had with your previous school. Learn a lot of people skills. Look out for yourself. When you know you will be reading a book you probably won't be interested in, try to find a used book with highlighting, it will help you pay attention and keep focus on the important parts.

Knowing what I know now I will not cheat my younger self of the knowledge and wisdom I have gained of such experiences however painful they may have been at the time. I can only offer the words I wish I could have heard during those rough times of confusion and heartbreak. It?s okay to lose. It?s okay to know you are not invincible nor will you ever be. It?s okay to cry loudly and furiously. It?s okay to feel hurt, everyone hurts. It?s okay to be broken because sometimes you need to be though you won?t always approve of what has shattered you, you will learn that it was necessary. It?s okay to change because sometimes change is necessary. Its okay to fail. It?s okay to leave certain things the way they are, you?ll hurt yourself all the more while trying to fix them. It?s okay to do what you want to do instead of what you have been taught to do. It?s okay to take time for yourself and soothe your soul because sometimes no matter the posture of the body the soul is on its knees.

If I want back to talk to myself as a High School senior, I would first tell myself not to come in pre-med because it's not for me. I would not want to tell myself to much about the future so I would just tell my younger self that although I may have many setbacks both personal and academically, by junior year I will know where I want to be and that those setbacks that I had will end up teaching me so much about myself and the world that it will be worth it. Even as a senior in High School I will still be all about personal growth so if I tell myself, you grew into an amazing person because of the setbacks you had, I would be satsified and I go to college and do it exactly the same way, minus the pre-med major of course!

To begin, I'd definitely start with my purpose for wanting to attend college. Without a solid and reasonable purpose, my future will be very limited. Once I've come up with an explanation, my knowledge on college life would be the next important factor. I'd ask myself, questions about my expectations of college. After hearing several opinions, I'd give myself some facts about college. Seeing that I was very involved as a senior, campus involvement would be a great topic. Being involved around campus in college gives your personality a huge boost. I'd encourage myself to further my activities such as basketball, tennis, softball, and other sports. Also, communicating with your professors is a huge help. I'd give myself tips on how to communicate such as e-mails and visiting office hours. Professors love when there students interact with them. The most important tip is time management. I'd absolutely recommend myself to better this skill now before I get too college. With all the freedom, it's very easy to get distracted by many events. All in all, following theses will definitely make my trransition alot easier.

Hi, Patricia. As a senior in college, I have reached the pinnacle of my college experience. I am confident, experienced, and accomplished. However, entering into my 5th year of college, I realize that I haven?t achieved all of my goals. As you are about to head into your college experience, my advice is to continue to work to your utmost potential. However, do not forget that there is a world outside of the classroom and a world outside of books. I waited until the summer after my junior year to go abroad. Paris was a beautiful, lively, cultured city. However, I regret that I didn?t fulfill my dream of going abroad for a semester. Although the opportunity is available for me in grad school, it is a valuable experience to go abroad as an undergrad. I would also advise you to remember that you are going into a community that needs you. Community service is an experience that betters you as well as the community you are working in. Patricia, make as many friends and connections that you can. In college, you have the potential to become a person needed to change the world. So be that person.

I would tell myself when it comes to academics to put an emphasis on time managment. College is different than high school in the sense that when it comes to class work, high school you go to class the same time everyday and go home and do work. In college classes are spread out and there is free time between classes that you have to utilize to your advantage. Then when it comes to being social my advice would be to make as many friends as possible. This is going to be a time that is going to be culturally diverse and a great opportunity to meet different types of people and make life long friendships.

I would give myself a lot of advice about Syracuse University, since I would still apply and attend here if I had to go back in the past. I would give myself advice on majors, courses, dorms, professors, and different clubs within the university. About majors, I would tell myself that my major is the correct one for me, because I doubted it while a high school senior. Would also mention not to be afraid of dual majoring because as a freshman I would have the opportunity to enroll in courses that pertain to both majors, therefore I would have more time to organize and complete both curriculums on time. I would give myself advice on professors, which ones to take, which ones might be a bit rough around the edges. I would also encourage myself to join even more clubs apart from the ones I am currently a part of because during my freshman year I joined a few activities but had to drop some of them due to time management. Now as a sophomore, I am well trained and experienced on college life and time management that many things I could not do last year can correct now.