Wade
to work hard and not slack even though it is an easier school. Put 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of your effort into everything you do. Its not hard to transition, everyone there is doing the same thing.
Megan
I would give myself the advice to save my money. Being in college is a great opportunity that I am lucky enough to experience. I do wish that I had worked an extra job so I could afford more luxuries while I am here.
Alanna
If I was able to go back in time to talk to my hgh school self I would tell my high school self to not worry anymore. Eventually you will narrow down your choices for a major and finally find one. Don't worry about not having a major because there are a lot of people who don't. I would make sure I told myself not to worry about finding friends because the people here are amazing. I would also tell myself that I wasn't ready for college and to take the year off to do things you love, and make money to afford college. Finding out who you are and how you want to make a difference in the world is important before finding a major.
Chelsea
I would tell myself to stop eating twinkies and get myself in the gym asap! If you really want to be a Law Enforcement Officer by the time you graduate, get in shape. And round is not an option! Also if becoming a Law Enforcement Officer isn't what you really want, you should switch your major to Captive so that you can become a zoo keeper. Because taking care of animals is equally as fun as protecting them.
Kristen
Take a deep breath! Everything will end up okay. No need to stress out. Life is what you make it and the same goes to college. I would tell myself to remember you worked hard for this and keep working hard and the benefits will shine through. I would also say yeah college is different but it is the good kind of different. The last thing I would say is do not worry you made a great decision.
Joshua
Man, If I knew than what i knew now.....I would always do my homework, I never really tried in HS and I could've taken AP classes to better prepare me for college. If I payed the couple hundred to transfer credits over to my college for the classes I took in HS, I would be able to graduate a semester early. If I wouldve done that I would save so much money, and most jobs in my field come in the spring, when I would graduate in December, making a better chance to be hired. I think everyday to myself, with my GPA from high school, if I only took the SAT's I could have also received a scholarship from the school to save more money. These are all thing I am prepared for for when my future kids go to school, and will make sure they try to save as much as possible when going to college. My story will help others be smarter about the HS to college transition.
Catherine
Keep going head strong, and do not let people tell you anything different about you. College is absolutely fine and everyone is going to proud of you with your grades. Just keep working hard and keep your GPA high because you’re selling yourself in a way at college because the better you do in classes, the better everything will be. The transition is going to be a little bumpy at the beginning because you’re going to miss your family, but they're so proud of you and want you to do what you want. Take every opportunity at college like joining clubs, you love the FFA so make sure you join the club because it is worth it. They need a great secretary like you, and the ice hockey club will need you too. By taking these opportunities, you’re going to learn more things about yourself and how to work with others. Please don’t be a hermit in your room, do clubs then come back to you room and study because you’ll be successful. But for now, take everything day by day, but take opportunities as they arise because you never know what will happen.
Jasmyne
If I got to go back in time to my senior self, I would tell myself to plan ahead better and try harder to find more scholarships to afford either living on campus or gas money.
Elizabeth
The advice i would give to my younger self is that when it comes to college, dont let anything hold you back. Dont allow money or fear of leaving your homestate be a factor in chosing where you want to see yourself in the future. Also work hard, and if you thought you were working hard, work a little harder to achive your goal. Also if you go away to college dont pretent not to be homesick because youll just be fooling yourself. Living away from home is hard, harder than anyone will admit to you. Also when making the transition after highschool into college, be prepared to have the time of your life, new experiances, new friends,harder homework, but dont forget where you came from and who supports you.