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I would tell myself that eventhough its completely different than high school, its not difficult as long as you apply youreself. I would tell myself to be carefull with all of the freedome because it is very easy to wait until last minute to do homework. Even though it is very tempting, it in no way is worth it. Overall, i would just tell myself that as long as you keep an open mind and dont think negatively, then you will be just fine.

I would tell myself to get more involved right away when entering college. Perhaps joining a sorority and getting into student government. I would also tell myself to live in regular dorms and not apartments. This way it is easier to meet new people and make friends.

If I could go back I would tell myself to prepare for change. That things will not always be as they are now and that I should prepare to gain all the knowledge necessary in anticipation of these changes. Make as many friends as possible, watch your finances, and work towards making yourself a better person and help others along the way. This time in college will "fly by" so live in the moment and do not worry about the past, remain focused. The college experience will eventually define who you are and the type of person you are going to become. Enjoy it.

Retrospect is an awful thing. It makes us dwell on facts we cannot change. Things like: ?I may have received an A in underwater basket weaving, had I done my homework? or ?If my brother were never born, my friends might actually enjoy coming to my house?. Unfortunately, someone cannot realistically change that they neglected to do their homework, nor that their socially-awkward brother exists. If I could throw realism to the wayside and speak to my high school self, I would have one important bit of advice for her. My college experience began in high school, as a dually enrolled student, at Brevard Community College. I was determined initially, but I let the novelty of being a seventeen-year-old college student get to my head and I received mediocre grades my first semester at BCC. This mistake has left its permanent mark on my GPA and, although I blamed my lack of motivation on an under-developed frontal lobe, they wouldn?t let me write that on the grade appeal form. To be certain, the one piece of advice I would give my high school self, would be to realize that every decision has an eventual repercussion.

I definitely would talk to myself and give myself lots of advice about getting my college degree before I decided to get married and have children. I would have told myself that I need to spend more time on my classwork and homework and to actually care about what I was going to do with my life after high school. I would tell myself that I needed to go to college right away and work hard so that I could earn good grades. I would also complete my college degree so that I could get a job that would help me to be financially secure in life. A huge piece of advise that I would have given myself as a high school senior would be to finish college. I truly wish I had gone to college right after high school without stopping. I would also not decide to take a year off after high school before I went to college.

I would want to know more about my resources during college. How and where I can get help when I'm questioning my position of my studies. More of a guidance to my degree and the steps it takes to become more involved in the big environment that surrouonds UCF. I would of liked to have known more about faculty organization within the Digital Media department and its specializations. What digital media has to offer, what you can do after college with the degree , ways to find jobs within the design field and gain opportunities of research with faculty and my college. Although I have been able to aquire these questions with time and my own effort, I am sure some students of yesterday and today will be asking them too.

I would first explain to myself that I should have gladly accepted to be a dual-enrollment student and I would have had all the necessary tools in becoming a successful student, though I did not accept and continued going through Broward College without any help from grants. I would tell myself, that not making that wise decision costed me a lot in making payments towards courses and supplies. I would congratulate myself saying that even though I did not accept the invitation of dual-enrollment , I myself today do not dwell so much on what I could have done I focus more energy on What I plan to do and What I wil do. That is what really counts towards becoming the student who takes what he has learned and use it towards what he will further his studies and develop ideas towards becoming a top student. Difficulty will always be around, but having the strong determination to not give up, giving it all you have towards what you have always desired will come, but it only will happen, my friend, if you choose it to happen. It all rests on you, and what your decisions are to make.

I would tell myself not to stress over the big things inlife. I would also tell myself that in the long run it is a better idea to stay at home since your first year away from home will be a hard one. I would tell myself to take one day at a time and not stress so much.

Knowledge is a burden, ignorance is bliss. Enjoy ignorance while you can, for with great knowledge comes great responsibility. Anything worth doing is worth doing right, and there is a time and a place for everything so choose your battles wisely. Life is a race, so never look behind, always look as far ahead as you can. Don't rush things, patience will take you far. Take life one step at a time, because falling is a lesson best learned early. Never loose hope, never give up, stand proub and be confident in yourself. You are your best asset, protect it and grow.

I would tell myself to keep going and pushing harder. Don't settle for less and be lazy. If you get a lower grade, always question it, and don't skip classes.

I would advice myself to be in a good company. Friends play an important role in our college life. If we are in good company where everyone study hard, then we compete with our friends and try to get better grades. But if we are in bad company, then our future gets into trouble. Its upto us where we want ourself to stand. Bad company attract us to them. But it depends on the person what we want to do. That would be my advice to everyone.

If I could go back in time; I would be wiser about my decision to attend a 4 year. It was a big change going from small classrooms to large over crowded ones. Maybe if I had gone to a smaller college, or had dual enrolled things might have been easier. Resulting from this change I was unready and it showed in my performance. From this process I am learning, but I wish I would have known sooner. My advice to myself would be to think things thoroughly, and make better decisions. Don't base it off of speculations that community college is not as good. On a side note, I am extremely determined to do well at UCF. I am majoring in molecular and microbiology, and I'm planning on graduating with it finished. A vet once told me before; there are 18 holes in golf. You can screw up on a couple, but you can end up winning the whole round if you learn from your mistakes, and succeed in the other holes.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself when I was a senior in high school, the first thing I would say is apply for more scholarships! Living on your own is so much more different than I ever thought it would be and the gravity of how beneficial scholarships and grants can be really did not sink in until after my first semester at college. There were so many scholarship applications I did not fill out simply because I was lazy or did not feel it was important or necessary. Something else I would tell myself is to be more open and willing to put myself out there when meeting new people and finding student organizations to become involved with at UCF. There were many times when I allowed fear or uncertainty to hold me back from making new friends or experiencing new things, and it would have been to my benefit if I had pushed all of that aside and focused more on getting as much as I can out of the college experience. Lastly, I would tell myself to be prepared to study hard. College is definitely not like high school!

The best advice to give a High School Senior to make the transition smooth is to go to a community college first to start the first 2 years and then transfer to a 4 years university. I am the perfect example, I went to Valencia Community College first and then I transfer to UCF. The reason why I think this is the best way to start your career is because you start getting use to the university level at a similar level than in high school by attending college first. Classes are usually the same number of students as in high school, so it is easier to make the transition. In addition, another advice I can give to a high school senior is to take advantage of all the resources that are given to you at the College such as writing lab, tutoring, etc. In my experience, my first language is Spanish, so I took advantage of all the resources including going to the writing lab to have my project revised by a professor and make sure that my grammar and spelling were correct. I also used the tutoring center when I was taking a Calculus class.

I would go back and tell myself instead of taking another year of ROTC that I should take the ICP (Chemistry and Physics) class so I can get my Academic Honors Diploma. In some ways I may be able to get more scholarships had I done that. Or at least take Anatomy and Psyiology that way I know a little bit more about my own profession and not feel so dumb about taking Medical Terminology or the College Honors Anatomy class I will be taking next term. In short, I would explain to myself as a senior in high school that if I do not do this or at least save up some money to retake the SAT or ACT that I will end up living at home with my mom until I turn 21 if I do not get a better score on the SAT to get into a four year college like Ball State University.

I would look back and say, you doing a great job, then I would say that I need to be an engineer major so I can invent a machine that would let high school seniors know all the necessary information they need to know about their future college life and all small niches that are meant for freshmen students to find on their own. I would tell myself that each class, every professor and every one you meet, will influence your fresh and innocent mind. You will learn a lot only if you consider taking the opportunity, involvement and passion in your own hands and do something with it. No one can build your character but your knowledge and hard work. I would also tell myself that I did a great job and followed good practical skiils that I've acquired through independant living and that I have not fed off parents' pockets but worked at wal mart and other small silly jobs on a side. I would also tell myself that I'm proud myself and that I will always have my own back and help out my friends and family even if I'm still a college student.

You have a golden opportunity here, in so many ways. Don't worry about trying to fit in, that will come with time. Your grades are going to get you through this, so stay focused. Don't let your parents tell you what your major should be. Choose what your good at and like! Stick with that!! That is all.

If I could give myself advice before entering college, knowing what I know now, I would have warned myself to take certain things into consideration I would have never thought to do before. When researching universities to attend, don't look strictly at academics. The environment of the school and the students that attend there are going to be just as much a part of your life as the learning side of the college. The environment of my previous university was just not for me, and I constantly felt alone, isolated, unable to fit in or belong, incapable of finding my proper niche. UCF has given me that opportunity. Now that I feel more comfortable with my surroundings in an environment more compatible with my interests, I have the chance now to develop into the person I was meant to be. College isn't just a learning environment, but a social environment as well. Now that I finally have my niche, I am an unstoppable force who will one day find the cure for cancers and look fondly back at my experiences at UCF that allowed me to blossom into my best me.

Dear Me, First off, it?s Not the end of the world! For someone who has survived a war and refugee camp, college will not kill you; it will however, make you become an incredible individual and important member of society. College will be challenging, time consuming, demanding, and there will be something called "responsibility" that will you encounter often. More importantly, college can do something that high school, private school, and any other education system cannot do. College will teach you to think analytically, or in other words, think critically, and be able to take what we learn, question what we learn, and be able to relate it to our lives and the world. A college experience will be the ultimate experience if you learn balance. Balancing your social life and getting involved in extracurricular activities-clubs, volunteer organization, school events are all there to enhance your college experience. Another is balancing your academics, or in other words, time managing your classes, study time, and more importantly avoiding procrastination in all levels will save you. College can be one of the best or worst experiences of your life, but it will ultimately be what you make of it.

Implausible as it is, I'm sure we all wish we had this opportunity on more than one occasion! However, to be perfectly honest, I don't think I would go back, even if given the chance. I know that in my circumstances, I have done all that I am able to be where I am today. And in all truth, I'm in a great place. I've had many great experiences since then and of course, some not so great. There have without a doubt been moments of joy and moments of discontent, but, these moments are mine alone, moments, whether positive or negative, I garnered something from. It is said that with each experience is a lesson learned. And looking back, I know that to be the truth. I strongly believe that each of us is where we are for specific reasons. Having the ability to go back and change that in any way would be an effort against experience and wisdom. Besides, even if I were to go back and impart information to my past-self, I'm not so sure I would have listened. Some things just have to experienced to be truly understood.