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Being college experience has made and inpact in my life and I have learn so much. I Saw myself doing Theatre in my further becuase that is my dreams. I learn how to seek information, make use of my time. Its been a value to me to attend college becuase it make me a better thinker, having wisdom, knowledge and understanding. Knowledge inspires me. Someone once told me "The value of having an education is is more than a moneys worth." First of all I have gotten confident in myself that I can do anything if I put my mind to it. I have gotten information that my time is money, on time, follow direction, listening effectively, dress apropriate, study hard, How to mit the right people. I experience how to communicate with people with different race and backgroung. It value me to attend college because I could see myself more mature and helps me in critical thinking. I see myself graduating with a Bachelor in Theatre. Finally experiecing college and knowing the value of it made me want to press forward in school and in life. I would also like to bring change in my community and school.

I have gotten a great experience of leadership which I will be able to contribute to the world once I have graduated. I have learned how to expand all my attributes so that I am performing them to the fullest at any given time. I have experienced how to develop time management so that I could fulfill my duties in the class room and any extracurricular activity that I might be performing at the time. It has been very valuable to attend this University. I have learned and gained so much since I have been here. It is a great campus with a lot of opportunity to be taken advantage of. I have learned a lot already and still have much more to learn. I have been able to see my full potential in some areas. There is much to experience at this school from athletics, academics, social activities, to job opportunities.

My name is Dalia Alvarez I have received my Associates of Science in Health Care Administraion. A positive outcome has come out of my college experience. I have the knowledge that I did not have two years ago. My college experience has taught me how important it is to have a goal in life and finish it. It has made me a educated young lady in society that knows what she wants and how she will reach and finish her goal in life. Attending college has been very important to me because it prepares me for my future goals in life. The value of attending college is something that many take for granted. I in the other hand do not take it for granted I take it as a blessing in my life to have the opportunity to become a successful person in society. To be able to provide my parents with a better future is the best thing in my life I can do and will do. Attending college and receiving my degree was always important for my family and myself. All I wanted to do is make them proud and to see their face of joy was priceless.

I have really learned a lot about me and what being responsible really means. I know what being in the real world will be like. In many ways college is my training wheels to being a full adult. Attending has changed my life and showed me what I really want out of life .

I would tell myself not to be shy, and never to be ashamed of who you are. That there are people from every group in college, and if one group does not accept you, it just means that you are closer to finding the one that will. I would tell myself to always remember to be safe and smart with who you drink around. That it is okay to reevaluate your friendships and figure out who is really worth keeping in your life. Sometimes when you do this, you find that just one person is left standing, which is fine. I would tell myself to never stop dancing, even when money becomes an issue, it feels good to just dance alone in your room. The same can be said for singing, even though is not career choice. I would tell myself to have taken more pictures with the family, because as you flip through your albums on your computer, you have mostly pictures of your cat, flowers, friends, and just about everything else. I would emphasize taking a camera on random trips you take with your family, because those strange personal moments make you feel better when your alone.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would have so much advice to give myself about my upcoming transition. The main advice I would hand out is to stay true to whom I was, and to be careful in choosing the friends in my life. I learned the hard way by having my new so called best friends turn their backs on me in times of need. The vulnerability that college freshmen feel is tragic and often dangerous. It took a while for me to realize that I still was just a little girl and all I needed to be happy in college was to be myself. Now I live my life according to my standards, and not by the standards of a stranger. Although all this advice would be very helpful in a sense, I think that without experiencing everything I did then I wouldn?t be the person I am today.

I would have told myself to apply for scholarships before. Also not to go through sorority rush or to research more about it. I would have told myself to assist to all the orientation events and not miss any. To save money and her a car.

If I could go back to talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to enjoy school more. I would talk about taking more time to do extra curricular activities and to enjoy events more. I worked through my entire college career and didn't have time to enjoy it. I would also mention taking a few fun classes as electives. Having fun is just as important as the academics, if you can find the balance between them. And finding that balance is what a lot of students have problems with.

Know you can succeed. That?s all I would say to me if I was able to go back those three years. I was so afraid of college life and academics after high school that I nearly had a panic attack. My family believed in me and pushed me to be greater than what I limited myself to in school, yet the biggest obstacle to my success was myself. Hearing stories of hard work and long hours scared me because I never felt like I had achieved much in the low intensity school I attended then. And I seriously felt inadequate academically among my peers so if they were hurting, what would it be like for me? My family believed I could do it but the most important person for my success, me, still couldn?t grasp the idea. Yet, my 2nd year I walked away from the hardest semester with a 4.0 and a sense of accomplishment. It may be clich? but the only thing I should learn is that, despite my accomplishments senior year, college is a clean slate and the only thing holding me back is me. So, just know that you can succeed.

Everyone always says that college is the time where you learn how to be an adult; that you?re preparing yourself for your future career; however, many people don?t add that while you?re learning how to be an adult, it is expected that you should still be able to make vital decisions about your adult life that will affect your entire future. This was incredibly daunting for me, especially since as a high school student I didn?t have any idea where I wanted to go with my life. As a result, I relied on other?s opinions of me more than my own, and have only recently have learned to trust my own insight, much to my detriment. Therefore, if I could give some advice to anyone beginning college, it would be to trust that you know yourself more than you think, to pursue what you know you find enjoyable and fun, and not to worry if it seems like everyone else knows exactly where they?re heading, just do what you love and eventually you?ll figure out your path, on your own terms.