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Crystal, The next four, well in your case six, years will be a little tricky and you'll never feel like you got it just right, but don't worry cause that's not the point. UCF offers you countless opportunities to be what ever it is that you wanna be. Try out all kinds of classes. Make friends with strangers, even the ones that don't look like your crowd. Share your blanket when you're having lunch by the pond. Sit in the front of class and answer that question. You know, the one you think sounds stupid until someone else says it and gets the credit. Go to the football games, even when they lose. Learn the feeling of self fullfillment. Friends and boys will come and go, I promise. Make yourself happy, because no one else can to it better. Stop hiding in your shell. "Nothing good comes easily" was an excellent choice for your senior year quote, because in 2009 you're still living by it. PS You're gonna wake up one December day and feel the urge to jump on a NYC bound plane to see a Kings of Leon concert. Do it.

Most high school seniors believe college is the "promised land", which entails freedom, at last. Most cannot wait to get here to party and finally embrace the freedom that has been long waited for, I am not part of that majority. Coming from a hispanic background, and a hard working family, college is about higher education and getting our money's worth, since there was barely any to begin with. I believed I would milk every opportunity out of this school, work hard and achieve academic excellence as I did in high school. To this day that has held true. As a Peer Mentor for a college class, I deal with incoming freshman during the Summer semesters and then with probation students in the Spring semesters. In my experience most incoming freshman and probation students contain the same ideals as most high school seniors. College is a party. What I would have told myself, again, and what I would tell other incoming freshman, is to never settle academically. Set your standards where success is guaranteed and achievable. Work hard and don't let anything get in the way of achieving academic excellence. Everyone is capable of doing so.

The largest piece of advice I would give myself as a high school senior would be to take time to realize what you want to do with your life and choose the institution that will set you up to succeed. Once you have made that decision about how to succeed, never forget the sense of pride and ambition within yourself as you enter into college. It is easy to become run down and upset over the amount of work, but if you continue to push yourself through your college life, you will reach the goals you set for yourself. Try not to let distractions pull you away from your ultimate goal. Within the transition to college life, a large amount of responsibility is placed on your shoulders, and you should be happy about that. Take the responsibility you ahve been given and channel it, so that you may become the best version of yourself.

The advice that I would give myself is probably to take more courses my freshman year. Coming into college, I was told not to take more than twelve credit hours, but now I am wishing I had taken more so that I could finish earlier. I would also tell myself to have more fun in college and not take it too seriously. College should be a time where you study but also meet new people and explore being a college student in a new town. Looking back though, I realize that I am very happy with my experience in college so far and excited to see what the future will bring.

College life isn't easy. You must study real hard and be very focused. There are no second chances in life and never take the free ride in your own life. Take time to relax and make new friends. All work and no play makes you dull. If you ever need help don't be afraid to ask

im acquired listening skills and i have ability to work hard,im very keen on learning things and im a hard worker. i have a vision to dream and direrction to go to and also skills to contribute . obtaining the scholarship will help to improve my skill and to be proud of my self , the word succsess is not the position im standing on but its the direction im loking to. i believe that where education is with all the choices i make and chances itake is where my destiny is. im a young dyanamic lady im looking forward to have more skills on my succsess.

I would say alot to my past self. First, I would say, live in the dorm on campus not in some apartment off campus with people you don't know. Don't be intiminated by the classes, students or professors, you are more than prepared. Don't make any decisions about your B.S. in the two years you are doing your general education classes, but make one in your third year and find a good advisor to help you. Lastly, have fun because once you get into graduate school you won't.

If I had the opportunity to transport back in time and speak to myself, I would tell myself to get prepared because you learn who you are and what you want to be in college. I would advise to take more Advanced Placement or dual enrollment classes (I thought 7 would be enough) to be one step ahead of the game. I would tell myself to relax. People are nice, teachers care, and Mom and Dad are simply a phone call away. However, your professors will not be on your back, although they want you to succeed you are now an adult and your passing is a direct reflection upon the effort you put into your work. If I could do it all over again I would apply for more scholarships because college is very expensive once you take into account classes, books, room, food, gas, etc. especially coming from a single parent household. In addition, I would recommend doing more research on the college I wanted to attend as well as knowing how important the first semester would be in starting my college career. Lastly, I would tell myself to get ready for a great life changing experience.

Stop procrastinating earlier on. Time management is key. Parties and clubs won't give you a diploma. It's true that C's get degrees, but A's and B's make money. Never follow the crowd. Study, study, study!!! If reading and writing isn't you're thing, get over it. Teachers baby you, professors won't.

The truth is that I never made it to the senior year of high school. I officially dropped out before obtaining enough credits to qualify as a Sophomore, but in my heart and mind it was even well before this. With that said, however, I would offer this advice to anyone who is currently a senior in high school: temptations that naturally come with the attaining of a new level of freedom with the transition into college promise satisfaction in ways that they cannot deliver. If you are coming to college with the hopeful expectation of bearing even less responsibility than you currently have it is probably best not to come at all.

I think that I prepared myself enough when I was an actual high school senior because I took rigorous classes in order to be prepared for college. I came into UCF as a sophmore because all of my transfer credits. I think the only advice I would give myself is to be more open because it is very hard to be in a new environment when you do not know anybody. People are very friendly in college and you can gain a lot of friends but you have to be able to be an open person and embrace the experience.

Create your own rules and strictly follow them, learn as much as possible about the college you are going to attend, make careful desicion when choosing a college

I would tell myself to try a lot harder in school now because it will be better for myself in the long run. I did put a lot of time in school when I was in high school, but nearly not enough when it's compared to the college life of schoolwork. I feel if I would of actually read through assigned readings and textbooks more efficiently, it wouldn't of taken me so long now in college to get used to it. I didn't think college schoolwork would of been this bad, thus my attitude in high school about homework was very lazy and careless. Going back and fixing this error would of truly helped my college career so far.

If I had the opportunity to give myself advice 2 years ago, I would tell myself that moving away from home and being 1 in 52,000 students is the hardest part. I was not expecting the difficulties I faced when moving away from home, and when those difficulties arose, it was very hard to get past them. Leaving the warmth and security that my parents provided was a step that took time getting used to. College is much different than high school because you really have to study in order to do well in your classes and stand out. Laziness and procrastiantion are unacceptable; studying and planning ahead, however, are imperative. I want more than anything to get into the nursing program at UCF. In order to do so, I have to prove that I am one of the bests students on that campus and the stress that follows with that is unexplainable. If I knew that 2 years ago, I would have mentally prepared myself for the hardship and the transition wouldn't have been so draining.

You have made the right decision about the college you selected. Life will be amazing throughout this time, so just enjoy it and stay focused on your school work.

To visit as many Universities as possible and really research what each one has to offer.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would say to enjoy life. I would tell myself to find a career that makes me happy and strive to do the best I can. I would have wanted to know that living on my own, away from my family and friends, is harder than I ever could have imagined. I would also tell myself not to worry so much, that everything has a way of working out. Lastly, I would tell myself to enjoy being in college. It is a great experince and I should enjoy it while it lasts.

I did the best I could senior year to tie up loose credits and give myself one final challenging class without risk of ruining my GPA. I can honestly say I wish I fooled around more my senior year, because it feels most of my time and energy is completely devoted to school now. The advice I would have given myself would have been to make more connections to people while I had the opportunity, especially teachers that had been so helpful to me in realizing what it was I wanted to do with my life.

The main difference between college and high school, is self responsibility. If I had to give myself any advice in the past, I would definitely have to say that the amount of time one needs to spend studying is definitely greater when you get to college. Thus, in result of that I would advise any high school senior to get in the habit of creating study groups, and finding out the best studying strategy for themselves. Another word of advice is not to get yourself stuck in a certain clique, it's definitely better to broaden your spectrum of friends and colleagues, instead of being prejudice and avoiding socializing with people from other groups that you wouldn't normally associate yourself with. Some of your best friends come from people that you wouldn't normally talk to.

I would take myself to work hard to be well prepared for college.