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I would tell myself to apply to the liberal arts section of this school instead of immediately applying for the architecture program. Also, it is very important to get enough sleep and food. It's very easy to forget about those two things.

I would tell my highschool self not to worry at all because the college transition is a learning process that all students need to figure out for them selves inorder to mature, and that I would be just fine making the change.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself there will be only be one advice I would give myself and it would be to learn how to manage my time. That's the key to success in college is all about knowing how to manage your time. College life is very busy and time goes by fast but if you know how to use your time wisely you will do great in college. When I first came to college I though I had a lot of free time at first but then as the semester started to goes on everyday seems to be more busier than before until it gets to a point when you feel there is not time for anything and there is when you really feel the pressure of college on you. The sooner you learn to mange your time in college the better off you will be.

Don't second guess yourself, I fou think you can do it and be good at it do it. Reguardless of how you might be persieved in others eyes

I would advise that weather and surrounding area as well as the general student body of the campus are key factors in the decision. The weather can be unbearable if you are not used to this type of weather and it is nice to have things to do besides just stay on campus.

They should take as much as Advance Placement Classes as possbile. It really help your schedule and academic. You don't need to rush to take any classes, for exampples, you can complete 4 classes instead of 5. They will help you make the transition smoothly. You will have more time to study, and the chance for getting A is improved. Good Luck with everything!

Relax and don't stress about going to college. It isn't as tough as people say it is as long as you stay on top of your work and studies. Start saving up money for school.

If I could go back in time, I would definitly learn more writing and analyzing skills. College writing really woke me up because I was not prepared for this. I would also tell myself to expect more intellectual people who discuss things that matter, because as soon as school i noticed a difference in the level of conversations that people in college have as opposed to highschool classmates. I would also tell myself to learn more about whats going on in the world and know what matters to me and what doesn't. College really makes you notice things about yourself than you would have otherwise known. You have a lot of free time and you spend half of it prioritizing.

Knowing what I know about college life and what a big transition it is, I would definitely have a few things I would like to tell myself. Most importantly, I would tell my high school self to acquire all the knowledge I can in high school because it becomes even more valuable when you get to college. I would tell myself to strive to excel in all of my classes and plan to take college credit AP courses. Having college credit entering college would have been a great benefit to me because it would lessen the credits I would need to complete my major and it would also give me a head start on the type of things I would be learning in my college classes. I now see how focusing more in high school and taking AP classes would have benefitted me tremendously. I would also tell myself to visit the college I was planning on going to in the summer and take summer classes. This would have giventhe opportunity to become familiar with the campus and its people. Not only would I have become familiar with college life, but I would have been more educated.

stay above all your work, never slack off, keep on going no matter what happens. College is going to be tough no matter what so if you want to get ahead dont ever look down but up at the professors and pay attention.

The advice I would give myself is that college transtion is not that hard. The college made the transition very easy and that there is tons of friends and a lot of help that the teacher gives to have the students a successful college life. Although it maybe hard sometimes but you can always get threw it with some hard work.

I was very nervous getting ready to come to college from such a small school but what I think a lot of people forget is that every single student is also nervous so one piece of advice I would have given myself is to calm down and don't stress out too much because everybody feels the same way upon first beginning college. Another piece of advice: be open-minded, be ready to meet thousands of other students with different backgrounds much different than your own, and be open-minded about your professors and your homework, it is much different than high school, so be ready, I think the best piece of advice coming to college would be to learn not to procastinate! Although it is hard not to, doing so you will not have to worry about trying to pull an all nighter because that is not healthy. And lastly, have fun, make the best of it because it is going by fast already...

Some things in life require more skill then one can ever expect. The most useful advice pertaining to what I have experienced about college life and making the transition would be that growing up is the hardest thing to accept. Learning about oneself and knowing that whether or not you are around people all the time, you can still be the loneliest person in the world. If you are not comfortable with whom you are and you do not know how to grow up there?s a serious problem. Learning about your insecurities as a person and taking the steps to correct them while trying to manage a good balence between social and academic responsabilities can be a struggle. As a current student I am still having trouble with trying to realize that most of the decisions that I make are for my own good. Which means skipping parties, engaging in activities that are not appropriate for me to be participating in are not the steps into making a better future for myself. I would like to tell myself that when the going gets tuff you must look at your self and figure out that change is the best way.

Knowing what I know now, I would actually like to go back all the way to my freshman year in high school and repick some of the classes that I chose so that I would be slightly more prepared for those that are needed in college. If I could only head back to senior year, I would advise myself for freshman year to get into more extra curicular activities because I feel that it would have increased the number of people that I came in contact with and would have met freshman year. I think that if I had continued some sort of sport it would have made the transition a bit easier as I would not have been focused so much on work. FInally, I'd make sure that I got into decent study habits freshmen year so that when the courses started to get harder, it would not be as hard to make after the first semester.

I would tell myself to not slack off towards the end of my senior year and to do better on my SATs. I also wish that I had more extra curriculars and that I was an AP student instead of an IB candidate.

1. Book is not everything for you, you need more social activities 2. Don't be so stupid with the so-called love. Treasure yourself and the person who cares you.

Go into college with an open mind. There are a lot of different people and things to do and see at college, and if you chose not to open yourself up to new ideas, you will be limiting your development into a well rounded individual. This is important, but you must always remember do what makes you happy and what you have the most fun doing!

even though i didnt need to study in highschool i would tell myself to develope some study skills and good sleep habits

Go Crazy, branch out. Live a little bit before you get to college, so that you won't be too overwelmed by the freedom in college. basically talk to everyone about anything, made an effort to engage in random conversations. above all Don't Be Afraid of what people think of you, if they are not your friends or family then their opinions will fade from memory. you shouldnt be afraid of what you say or do. act as silly as you want or as serious, true friends will get you. i think it took me 3yrs to learn this.

If I could go back to the great year of 2007, and see myself before going away to college, I would leave myself with one great piece of advice, "dont be shy". My whole life I've always had a problem with meeting new people, and trying new things because I was shy. Unfortunately, being shy has the capability to severely ruin someones time at college, because college is a time meant for independance and discoverey. Shyness played a role for me at my first college, University of Miami, when I was a freshman because I was closed off from other students for almost an entire semester--needless to say, that wasn't an exciting time. After my transfer I decided to do my best to be an extravertial person, and so far it has played out quite well.