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I will tell myself to be more involved in college. College for me is not defined by my academic success but more about my involvements on campus. You will be remembered for the contribution you made to the college you are enrolled in and the local community and not by your grades. Getting involved will also allow you to build strong relationships with faculty members and meet new friends. You will also get a lot of career opportunities through the organizations you are involved in. Another big thing I will emphasize is being open-minded, you will interact with so many different people and attend many different events, you will get so much more out of your college experience by being open-minded and trying new things. In addition, remember that academics always come first and do not jeopardize your grades. It is always better to build a strong GPA early than trying to play catch-up in your Junior or Senior year. Most importantly, remember to have fun!

Dear Me, It’s ok to follow your interest to pick major, but the advice from your family was important, too. Don’t be too obstinate to hurt everyone who loves you. Art and design majors require portfolio. If you could realize this earlier, you don’t have to rush up portfolio in a month. It’s completely fine if your first choice rejects you. Don’t be depressed. You should trust the school which gives you a chance to pursue your dream. Don’t look down on any class though its course number only starts with one. Follow your heart and gain whatever you want to learn. Don’t flinch from doing anything because your ‘friend’ said don’t. You aren't a freak to get dual-major and dual-minor. It’s always ok to do marchingband with heavy schoolwork and join any activity you like. I wish you could see this letter to make my life much easier, but also wish you won't. If you knew everything ahead, you won't try so hard to accomplish what you can. You will not be who you are, and I won’t be who I am. Best, Me

Syracuse University has a great IT program. However, it is expansive and I can start focusing on my major starting from junior or sophmore year. $56,000 dollars just to take regular required courses is just a waste of money. So apply for scholarships and fiancial aid so you don't spend as much as money and help my parents. Also, Syracuse is different from my high school. People up there are not devoted Christians like you. You are going to have a trouble making new friends because they enjoy partying too much. But don't let them interfere your relationship with God. Be faithful and strong.

If I had the chance to go back in time, I would have said two things to tell myself. First and foremost, I will tell myself “college will not be easy, take that thought out of your mind!” I say this because if I had someone who emphasized this statement on me while I was in high school, I feel like I would have been more prepared. I was an A student. I graduated high school being rank as part of the top 10. I thought that since I did well in high school, I would do the same in college. However, when I started taking college courses, it was the complete opposite of what I expected. This statement would have done me justice because I would have known about the reality of college. Yes, I have friends who were in college before I entered but I thought I would be okay. Fortunately, I have now transitioned to my college level of thinking. I know that my first semester was a transition that I needed to force myself to stand strong. Secondly, “ it is not the name of the school that matters but the degree one conquers from a school.”

I would tell my senior self to enjoy the ride. Every moment is important, but most importantly I would've told myself to enjoy every course and take skills from every course I took. It's easy to get bogged down with the importance of the course and trying to be the best, but the most important thing is to develop and grow from the classes. Yes, it's the final stretch and you might be tired - but push and keep going. You've worked hard enough to get to where you are - why stop now? Also, don't forget to take time to let it all sink in. It's easy to get into the rush of clubs to keep up with and grades to maintain - but you have to remember that it's not all for your college resume. All the things you're doing that last year are telligns of your passions, so enjoy them and learn from them. It's anout what you take from it - not the grade. So stop stressing over it. You'll be just fine.

“Change is inevitable,” I would start. I don't mean the strange feeling of having a new teacher every period. I’m referring to changing your daily habits and stepping out of your currently constructed world. There will be no one home when you get back from class. Get used to being alone and feeling uncomfortable in situations, there will be a lot of it. DO NOT obsess about receiving the perfect grade for every assignment given to you, there won't be enough time to deal with that. You will find geniuses in your class that won’t ever have to work as hard as you to receive an A. You will interact with peers who have extremely successful parents and have much more than you ever. But none of that is important. College isn’t just about the education. What’s important is getting a better understanding of who you are, understanding your strengths and working smarter. What’s important is understanding what drives you and what you are doing to get there. You will face adversity. You will face weakness. But learning how to face them both head-on with patience and wisdom is what’s important.

The advice I would give to myself would be to not wait so long to come out of my shell. I wasted a full year of not trying new things and not leaving my comfort zone that I could have been in a place of true happiness a lot earlier. I knew I made the right choice the second I moved in, but I would tell myself to never question that and take every opportunity that was thrown at me. I would say that the amount I would learn academically as well as about myself and others, and the incredible amount of fun I would have, would most definitely outweigh any feelings of nervousness, regret or homesickness. And that a few years down the road, I would be better off and still happy and content with decision, so I should make the very most of it, no matter what.

hey you I know you do not think high school is important but, coming from the future I have some advice for you. Do all you can to prepare for college. This means develop better study habbits and pay attention in class, ask questions. the trasition to college can be a difficult one and the more you prepare now the better off you willl be once you go to college. Another major part of transitioning into college is understanding that many times college proffesors are not their to babysit you and make sure you are doing your work it is all up to you. so you better start motavating your self to do what you have to do to succed. the last piece of advice I would like to give you is to be confident because even though college can get tough it is nothing that you cannot handle.

As a high school senior I feel that I was prety prepared for what I was going to experience throughout college. I came into college knowing that I could be whoever I wanted and it was up to me to do whatever I wanted. I think that I would have began to take advantage of this more as a freshman and sophomore in college if I had completely realized this though. I spent the first two years of college trying to find my place in this school and figuring out what I wanted to do. I definitely made up for this a lot in the last two years of my college career by becoming involved in many different organizations, going abroad, and meeting a lot of new people. But sometimes it makes me wonder where I would be now if I had began to get myself more involved as soon as I enrolled my freshman year. Even with that I still believe that this is the best place I could have gone for my college career and I wouldn't change it for anything.

Dear old self, This is you from the future. I would like to inform you that transitioning into college life may seem scary at first but believe me when I say it will feel like a home away from home. I am currently going back to mom and dad's house for winter break and frankly part of my heart is breaking because I have to leave. So don't fear what's going to come when you move to college, enjoy the time and memories you'll make when you go and always remember, get prepared for that snow! P.S. You got accepted into Syracuse University now go wake up mom!