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If I could go back in time I would tell myself a lot of things. Now that I know how difficult the transition is I would tell myself to not take college so lightly, no matter how well I did in high school, because high school and college are very different. I would also tell myself to start to become more independent with my school work and academics before graduating high school. Professors don't wait on you hand and foot like they do in high school. Another thing that I would tell myself is something that my advisor recently told me, college is your job, it is one long interview process and you get one legitamite chance at the interview. Do-overs and "extra-credit" are almost non-existant, so you gotta make the most out of it while your here. So, with that in mind I would tell myself to give 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} to my academics from day 1 until I graduate, because after all it is my job and I have to preform well in front of my bosses (professors) or else I will get fired.

I would probably give my self two items of advice: to actually study in high school and to apply for more scholarships in highschool. The first one because in high school I never had to study and now in college i am having too and it's hard to get used to. Although I wouldn't say that the work in college is much harder, there is more of it and it requires more critical thinking than in high school. As for the second part of advice, i didn't really start looking into scholarships until the end of my senior year and wasn't able to get any for my freshmen year of college. That helped me reallize what everyone meant when they said "college is expensive." Not having any scholarships puts an not needed load on my parents to pay for my schooling since all I was able to get was a student loan.

The advice to give to my self would be to ignore some of the friends that will do you harm and to just focus on school. THe last thing i would say is that in the end it will all be ok.

INTERNSHIPS!!! The biggest factor in the difference between those who leave ready to rock n roll and those who get crap jobs like me is, understandably, job preparation beforehand. Instead of spending your summer break partying and gaming, network to find some spot that looks good on a resume, the payoff is enormous. FINANCIAL AID- do well scholastically and you're elgible for all sorts of aid, free money. SIT IN on classes administered by professors you're considering taking, a good professor is a jewel that can challenge you to impossible intellectual development on your own; a bad one poisons your intellectual spirit, and leads to bad grades. Really good ones are hard to find, but worth the search. Bad ones are easy to get stuck with if you don't watch where you're going. Oh, learn to dance- it's not an option

Always tell yourself to go into the world with an open mind. You have one life and you can't go back and change previous actions. I wish someone would have told me to go into college with full force. Instead, I was caught in a limbo between staying home over insignificant relationships and fears, and I lost two years of the University experience. Moving out of state to a school where I knew practically no one was a test of strength. I thank the fate that brought me here every day. College is new, and sometimes scary, but that's ok. Challenges will present themselves several times in your life. Go to college with the mindset that you don't have to know exactly what you'll do, or where you'll end up, but that you'll improve yourself, your education, and your character. Enjoy every moment, even those that are trying because you can't have this experience forever. Ultimately, every situation, class, and professor will mold you into the person you function as in society. Breathe it in, remember it, and work hard. You'll thank yourself for it and reap the benefits soon enough.

Looking back on my college life, instead of trying to blend into the crowd, I would tell myself to assert who I am and my unique personality and not to be afraid of people not liking me. Too often I would censor what I say and do, being afraid of what other people thought; but eventually came to conclude that people want to hear what I say, enjoy my opinions and that occasional faux pas are not that bad and that people laughing with my mistakes is a great way of bonding. Mistakes help me learn and the best times and stories that I will remember tend to involve me misspeaking or making mistakes. In the end, instead of trying to finesse every statement, by just being honest and stating who I am makes me happier and leads to people respecting me more. In my senior year, a very serious fashionista classmate came dressed in French chic and in my early years I would have been afraid to point out that she looked like a mime, but before class I pretended to be in a glass box; she laughed and we became friends.

I would tell myself that I ought to take more community college classes so that once my time at the University began, I could explore further the different courses offered. There is so much opportunity at the University of Arizona, so many classes, yet only enough time to decide on a major early, and stick to the required course work. If I had taken more general education requirements during high school, I could have spent more time exploring different fields of study.

I would absolutely impart the importance of reaching for the stars and dedicating yourself to your coursework. Though I am in the Honors College, double majoring in Philosophy and English, a student-body senator, a Resident Assistant, and more, I feel as though I could have gone to a better school. The University of Arizona was the first and only school I applied to. I gained admittance and I came. I wish I applied to a few more schools. Who knows where I could have gone and what I could have done. This is a regret I would communicate to myself, however, I am so pleased and happy with my experience here at the University of Arizona. I believe I have garnered a fabulous education for the price and I feel as though I have grown as a person exponentially. The Philosophy Department is ranked 14th in the world and I do not feel as though I could have gotten as lucky as I did with that. Philosophy is an amazing field that streches the limits of one's intellect and I have no reservations about saying that I am a better student and person for having studied it.

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If i could talk to my high school self about how to prepare for college i would have done a million things differently. i woud start by telling myself that college isnt all about having a good time and that it is something that you need to be seriously prepared for. getting involved with clubs and activities inside and outside of school is a really good way to help prepare yourself for college atleast with the scholarship part. i would have made sure that i was focused on my classes so that i wouldnt be having a hard time getting into a school do to grades. i would tell myself that working so much was good for my wallet but not good to prepare for school if all i am doing is spending it on shopping. lastly i would tell myself that if i honestly wanted "the college experience" that i needed to go to a four year college not just a community college because its cheaper.