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Love who you are, and have faith in yourself, your actions, and what you believe in. Be prepared for change, both wonderful and terrible, and accept that it is all right to make mistakes. Your failures only present opportunities to showcase the best parts of yourself. Take a deep breath every once in a while; there is courage inside of you that you don't even know about. Talk to people, and be polite. If they can't help you sort out your financial aid or finish the group project due the next day, they can at least lend a sympathetic ear and point you in the right direction. Listen to others but don't lose sight of your moral compass. Show up early and show up prepared. Brace yourself for the worst and be pleasantly surprised; you are going to have bad assignments, bad roommates, bad housing, and worse dining hall food, and it is up to you to learn from your mistakes, and to laugh at yourself. After a semester the bad stuff isn't such a big deal anyway. Be prepared to find people, places, and experiences you will love for the rest of your life.

Assuming the things that I know now. If I could go back in time and give myself any advice about college life and the transition, I would say to take a step back and examine myself to see what my true lifes dreams are. To pick friends more wisely, and to be a little more care free. And to not be affriad to fail, it is apart of life, just do not make a habit of it. Life is for the living and college for the learning of how to live it. Take nothing for granted. Love yourself.

Dear Keith, Be more self-aware. Think about your life, and stop denying the things that have been happening in your mind since tenth grade. Think about your bursts of anger. Think about how you always put yourself down. Acknowledge that you need help, and do not think that getting help is a sign of weakness. I am telling you this now so you will not have to put yourself through pain later. Prevent what is going on in your head from taking away years from your life, years that are meant to be put to use by being lived. Feel free to live. Stop limiting your own self. Stop wallowing in self-pity. Stop feeling guilty about the past, and stop worrying about the future. You will later on have to spend nine days in a clinic, and then be diagnosed with bipolar depression. You could never see this coming but do not let this get you down. Realize that when you are at your weakest, you are your strongest.

Hello--nice to meet you, young me. I want to congratulate you on your will to get through high school, become more confident and social, enjoy your precious friends, and open your mind. Beyond that, though, I'd like to tell you something you might want to take with you in anything you set out to do--persistence is not uncool; effort can be exhilarating and will open the door for interesting opportunities and experiences in your life. You like modern and African dance? Stay with this passion. Whether it nets you a career or simply energy and verve and a fit body is positive either way. Is math challenging or difficult for you? If so maybe it's only because you're secretly fascinated by it. Put that extra time that you need into stydying and pushing through your confusion--it's been proven by "older you", me, that you will come out well on the other side and advance. Since math is so crucial to science education, as well as SAT scores and getting into colleges of your choice, do your best to grasp it. But mostly: trust and love yourself.

College is one of the most important times in your young adult life. Push yourself to be the best you can be, and always give yourself reasonable expectations that will still challenge you. There is a big difference between high school and college-there's more work and more free time, so use your time wisely. Make friends that will help you reach your goals rather than hinder them. Remember to always be yourself and to never give up your morals for anyone or anything. College is a time of finding yourself and who you want to be, but don't forget that you're there for a reason. Study hard, and you will succeed. Do what you enjoy doing, but never lose yourself in the process.

If I could visit my high school self as a senior, there would be much to discuss for true preparation for college. Most college students will discuss things like social life, dorm life, class sizes, and things that arent true issues of the college applicant. What bothered me when I was applying for colleges were questions like, Is this the right college? How will a degree from this college affect my life later on? How will this amount of loans affect my lifestyle when im older? And similar questions. What I would tell myself as a high school student is to deeply research the college you have main interest in and what affiliation it has with your field of interest. Visit the college, talk to people, and get involved even before you are enrolled. Apply for scholarships anywhere and everwhere, talk to those who received them and find out their secrets. Once accepted, go the extra mile, talk to professors in your field of interest, applying yourself, get a job in that area, be an assistant, do anything to get involved because what you do now will be of aid to your life in the future.

As you make the transition to the beginning of your college career, allow yourself great freedom and flexibility in your first year. Your first year does not have to set the tone or define the remainder of your college career. Instead, your first year should be your experiment--where you can interact with different people, sample a variety of classes, experience new cultures, and explore a range of new surroundings. You should feel no pressure to immediately declare a major. You can hang out with people other than your high school classmates. You hold the responsibility and the freedom of making your own decisions, void of the watchful control of your parents. You have the means to do anything and to be anyone at any point in your life but college is an excellent environment for such desires--take advantage of your time!

When I look back now after knowing what I know about college life and making the transition from high school to college, the advice I would give myself is quite simple "Don't give up on your goals!" There were times where I had to question my motives for example, why was I involved in activites that did not benefit me as a person or get me closer to my goals. I admit the influences from others were tremoundous I felt the need to try new things such as skipping class, staying up extremely late, and attending plenty of parties. But as the semester went on I realized how distant I had become from reaching my goal, which was to maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA, as a result my GPA at the end of the semester was not what I expected. This life lesson has taught me to always take responsibility of my actions and to always try harder. I realized that placing my goals last really cost me alot. Knowing what I know now will benefit me in my next semester at Temple University along with future college freshman.

First, I would have advised myself to try harder in high school becuase if I had I might have been given a better financial aid packet. Second, I would remind myself to be open to other people opinions and oddities because you never know who might be a great life-long friend. Also, I would tell myself to become more involved in extra-curricular and volunteer oppurtunities. It took me a while to break down and get involved, but I really wish I would have done it sooner.

If only I could go back in time to revisit my naive ,high school self, I would explain how crucial it is to give up my procrastinating ways. My advice would be to begin projects ahead of time. It's not worth the struggle and headache to jam everything in last minute. Although it may seem that you have extra time to study, since classes run Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, it goes too fast, and before you know it, you're cramming in an eight page paper the night before a scheduled midterm. I would also harp on myself about reading my material everyday, because unlike high school, the assigned reading is in the syllabus and you are expected to read on your own. This means that your favorite high school anatomy teacher won't be there anymore to review the material! I would teach myself about the importance of responsibilty, and how I must teach the material to myself, if I plan on succeeding. Honestly, as a high school senior, I thought college would be simple. Oh, how I was wrong! If only I could have warned myself ahead of time, the transition may have been a bit smoother!!

I would advise them to visit the college in which they plan to attend so that you know what you are getting yourself into. Be very open-minded and learn how to manage your time. Time management is a very important element in ones college life beacuse college is like an adventure, so many things to eplore but you have to what is more important.

I would give myself the same advice my mother gave me. I would tell myself : It is best to stay somewhat close to home, becuase if you ever get homesick your not more than a busride away. Not to mention that staying in-state also gives you an advantage by having your state give you more financial aide just for living and going to school in your home state. And I know you love city-life so it is no way you would go to a school where you have to drive far jsut to get to the closest mall or fast food place. You already love this city becuase of its history and diversity so why not go to a school here. And may I add that just because you are close to home does not mean you have to live at home. Living on campus even for one year is a great experience and you will meet many more people than a person who travels to school everyday. The final decision is up to you, but you have to make sure this is place you would love to spend your next four years.

If I could go back and talk to myself I would tell myself to take more time to choose a college and not let certain opinions that affected my decision influnce the choice I make. I would also tell myself to try and control anxiety about school so that I might enjoy my college experience more. One other thing that I would add is to be a bit more social and take advantage of the oppotunities provided for social engagement on my campus.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, there are alot of things I would advise. The most important thing would be to stay focused because there are so many activities you can get involved in at school and also so many distractions. So if you know you dont party, drink , and similar stuff like that, then dont start doing it because not only does college cost too much but mainly because you go to school to get your education and not play around. Another important thing is to take advantage of help or tutors that the college offers. If you dont understand something, there is always plenty of help that you can seek. Dont go through a course without understanding it and also get to know your professor, that is important too. When you need help and just email him/her sometimes to see where you stand in the class. Also, if you want to drop a class dop it with a passing grade, because it still remains on your transcript. But I just cant stress it enough to just stay focused, try your best, dont give up, and study hard!.

Be strong! College is no joke. You have to work at what you want to achieve and you have to have discipline. You mostly are teaching yourself with the guidence of your professors and peers. Your study time is almost doubled or tripled, and your work load for the week is doubled compared to your high school work load. There are a lot of distractions in college just like high school, but college is where your life begins and it is very important you stay on track. Textbooks and other materials needed for your classes are very costly so saving money is a must or apply to as many scholarships and grants as possible. If you can survive high school, you can and will survive college.

My advice would be to concentrate on school more, and less on all the trivial things of high school life. I would tell myself to do better in chemistry and algebra so that I don't have to take those courses again in college. I would also tell myself to take college courses my senior year instead of only going to school until noon. I would say that by doing these things, it would save me several semesters of courses, money, and time and in the end, I would be able to graduate college sooner. I would remind myself that I have the rest of my life to have fun and and if I do all these things now, it will be worth it in the end! The last thing I would tell myself is that having fun as a successful adult is much more fun than having fun as a teenager with little education and no money!

As many people state, one can not go into the past, so there is no reason to dwell upon it. Even though that is true, there would be no point of having memories if we could not reminisce and dream of what could have changed. If given the chance to go back in time to speak to my high school senior-self, I would encourage myself to have more fun. To get involved in more school activities and not be afraid to speak to people you have not formally met yet, because in college, confidence is a big requirement. You will be put into situations that you are not comfortable in, but college is the time in your life that you are officially making the transition into being an adult. Though you will be scared, there are others who feel the same way, and more often then not, there will be someone there to help you out. So, never be afraid to ask questions or introduce yourself to someone, because you do not want to look back on these years and wish you did something differently.

If I could go back in time and give myself advice I would tell myself not to take a year off after high school and to do what I was inevitably going to do anyway, which is attend and thrive at college. The way I would tell myself would be to wake myself up during fourth period math class and say, "Hey drop the rebellious attitude that is controlling your every move, get off your back side and pay attention, because the only person you are hurting is yourself." The high school me might come back with the response, " I know, but I am incredibly tired of people telling me what to do, including myself. I think that I will spite everyone I know and work for a restaurant the first year out of school, then perhaps I will go to college." These days I wished I had listened to others as well as my own self conscience because I would have been one year closer to graduating college, starting my career, and moving into the house of my dreams (any house without my parents). That is exactly what I would tell myself.

College serves to educate a student within the parameters of one's major, however, the prerequisites to a lifetime career are not the sole benefits of attending Temple University. The liberation of the mind is the most rewarding gift Temple has given me. Had I known this as a senior, my transition into college would have been far less drastic. I would advise myself to forget any and all narrow-minded teachings and practices that I formerly held as truths. I would tell myself that an open mind, less the stereotypes and judgments leads to the most fulfilling college experience one could obtain. The diversity at Temple makes this place a safe environment in which to simply be, an existence of which I didn't understand previously. No advice would be neccessary other than this for my senior self because no advice can really prepare one for the college experience; living on one's own in the real world. Wisdom comes only from experience. I would tell myself to brace myself for some tough classwork, but the senior me would have had to learn this lesson the hard way regardless.

One of the main things I struggled with as a college freshman was the transition, and I feel as though going back in time would have greatly benefited me. In high school, I got rather good grades without trying very hard at all. I feel as though most teachers do not work hard enough with students and the work that was assigned greatly reflected this. Homework was unnecessary and usually not even graded, and the exams required a study period of about 10 minutes. Unfortunetly, I did not use my sense to realize that college would be significantly more difficult. My first few exams at the college level were a disgrace and I took some serious hard work to realize that college was quite different from high school. Each semester I managed to bring my GPA up more and more, incoporating new studying techniques that I felt were most successful. As I have earned an all time high of 3.8 this past semester, I finally realize that I have mastered the transition and differences of colleve. However, it would have been much easier to realize this from the start.