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The most important thing to remember is that college is not as scary as you think it is. At Syracuse University, there will be people who want to make sure that your transition to college goes as smoothly as possible. Don't be nervous either: you will make good friends, who will become just as special to you as the ones you've left behind. Be sure to join a club or two when you arrive: clubs are a good way to meet new people who are interested in the same things as you, plus you get to put on all the fun events Syracuse holds. Make a point to sift through the course catalogs from all the schools on SU, so you can experiene all types of subjects when choosing courses (you might even find you want to minor in a few!). Don't forget that you can only do college once, so whenever there's an event going on, go to it. Whenever there's a class that interests you, take it. Do anything you want without regrets, because this is the one time you can. Lastly, pack an extra coat, because it is cold as hell.

When choosing a university, remember this is the next four years of your life. You should enjoy every minute and choose the school you want to go to, not the one that seems the most logical or one with the cheapest tuition. Don't think of these next four years as time to endure too, make every possible effort to have fun, learn, and grow!

The biggest piece of advice I would give myself is buckle down and really study a lot more than you already do, college courses are no joke and must be taken seriously

In order to ensure a successful transition from high school to college, the advice that I would go back in time and give myself is to keep an open mind and be welcome to change. This is because in high school I was in a very familiar setting and so I was always comfortable, but upon initially entering college I was in a completely different setting which brought about a lot of discomfort. I did not want to accept the change in my life, and so in the first couple weeks of the semester I was very quiet and not welcoming to the plethora of people I met. Eventually I was able to develop a comfort zone and through time I grew to love the school and all of my newly acquired friends. However, I lost a considerable amount of opportunities within the couple months of school, including creating friendships and joining various clubs and organizations. This is why I would give myself the advice to keep an open mind and be welcome to change, so that I would be able to make the transition from high school to college more easily.

If I could go back in time to my high school self and tell myself what something about college life, the most important thing I would say to myself is not to worry so much about my social life and worry more about my studies. As a high school student I mostly hung out with friends and did the marching band but I was ok in my studies,but that would of been something that I should of been able to work on so I could apply for scholarships for school. I would also tell myself that college life is very much different from high school life because all the work is on me and I can't screw up because if I do it's my fault and not to pay attention to my social life, I could talk to my high school self.

I can definitely attest to the stresses of high school life. For me personally, I was so caught up in college visits, interviews, AP exams, and other obligations that I easily overlooked things I probably shouldn't have. At the time, the application process for college seemed mundane and rather useless-- the prompts were broad and generalizing questions about who I was and who I wanted to be. I always hated them because I just didn't know the answers or what I was writing felt forced. However, looking back on it, I don't think I truely appreciated what those applications did for me. I never noticed that some of the prompts were as much for me as they were for the schools I was applying to. Those questions prodded me to develope an identity, to find out who I really was. If I could do it again I would really embrace some of those applications and really try to get a grip on what they are driving at. It's only dawned on me now that what those applications wanted were what I should have been doing all along.

Hindsight is always 20/20. I know now that room mates are not suppose to cause stressful situations and that is one thing that I would tell myself as a hogh school senior. Don't sweat the small stuff. I have had bad room mate experiences twice now and I worried that I would have this porblem as a senior in high school. However, now I know that I cannot sweat the small stuff because I cannot control it. i cannot control my room mate entering the room at 2 AM and turning the lights on, waking me. I cannot control the constant chatter and webcam conversations that my room mate participates in with no courtesy to my need for silence. Thus, I would tell my high school senior self to prepare for annoying things that are going to happen and that my temper needs to be kept in line when little annoying things build up.

Save your money. College overall is very expensive venture. Get a little part time job that will afford you the opportunity to spend shrewdly.

Assuming I could go back I would change so many things. As a high school sophomore I chose to accept a full scholarship to play soccer at Syracuse University. It was the first and only school I considered. At the time it sounded like a dream come true because I wanted to attend a big school in a big city. Come to find out as I went through school, soccer was not for me but I pushed my way through because I knew it was the only way to attend Syracuse financially. I was cut from the soccer team my Junior year, left with nothing. If I could go back I would choose not to play soccer and focus on my academics. Soccer caused me a lot of stress and took away the focus I needed to have on my academics. Now I need to graduate with a certain GPA in order to follow my dream of becoming a nurse. I wish I could have known what I do now when I decided to take the full scholarship, but I am prepared to take every obstacle as a lesson. I wish to stay there and get the degree I deserve.

"STOP WORRYING! You're future is set at the Syracuse University School of Architecture, so there is no need to freak out. Don't let the little things get to you." This is the one piece of wisdom I would give to myself as a high school senior. It is something I still need to tell myself now and then. In high school, I was so scared about the prospect of leaving home without knowing what the future would hold. That painfully shy person, who sometimes creeps out of the deep inner workings of myself, wanted to curl up into a ball and stay home for just a few more years. I was never comfortable with standing up in front of a crowd to make a presentation. Knowing full well that I was going to architecture school, in which I would have to make presentations in front of peers and professors every week, did not help that shy, unfamiliar person in me. "There is nothing to be afraid of! Everyone looking at you and your presentation is there to help you. They have to go through the same thing so stop worrying. You'll do fine." I'm so wise!