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Make sure you look at the text book and read the chapters, rather than thinking that going to class will teach you what you need to know. Just because professors give you their slides, doesn't mean all the information is there (and that it will make sense). Study at the library with people studying the same things, and ask plenty of questions along the way. Quiz yourself often, as it will test your actual knowledge and ability to recall information.

I am completely satisfied with how I made the transition, I was born to be a UConn Husky. My advice to future students is to come in enthused. Be excited to be away from your old life, be excited to have the resources and the opportunity to learn from the greatest pool of knowlege you will most likely ever have. It is a wonderful thing to take advantage of your campus, attend as many cultural events as possible, join a fraternity or sorority, run for student government, do service work, study abroad. Enrich your life while you still have the chance! Take advantage of your campus and reap the benefits before we have to go out into the real world and sit in a cubicle for the next thirty years.

I would give myself the advice to not worry as much about the transition. It's not as bad as you think it's going to be.

I would tell myself that I am capable of anything as long as I put my mind to it. I would tell myself that the transition is at times hard, but you have to put yourself out there and take advantage!

I would tell myself that getting your applications in early before the 1st waves of deadlines is very important. Also to enjoy the homecooking before college begins, because it is extremely hard to feed yourself for each meal of each day. The meal plan works for the dorm but eating at the same Dining Room for a whole year can get unbearable. Practice things like doing laundry and cleaning your own house. Never pick early classes when choosing your schedule, and classes too late aren't too fun either. Try and get a dorm that was built or refurbished or remodeled in this decade. Bring a intsrument, books, lots of DVDs. Label everything you have because stealing as well as mooching friends become quite the problem. Try not to get stuck paying for things like cable and internet. School isn't too bad if you can get to class. Rushing may have been something to do if I had a second freshman year.

I would get to know myself better, so it would be easier to show people who i am.

I would remind myself that I *love* science, and my highschool advisor doesn't know what he's talking about when he says I should get into English. Also to sweat the small stuff, and to stay *far* away from online dating.

If I could go back in time to myself as a senior in high school, I would have told myself to stay in JROTC my senior year, and get that scholarship to college. I would have told myself to go for my Veterinary Technician degree, and then apply to UConn. Do your best, that is what really matters, and make sure no matter what you do, that you do it for yourself, and not for anyone else. Please yourself first, because it is your life, not anybody else's. If you don't quite get where you wanted to get, it's okay, and I would remind myself not to get stressed out about a B instead of an A, it isn't then end of the world. My biggest lesson has been learning to RELAX, and try for an A and be happy with a B....as long as I do my best, then I accomplished something!!

I had a great high school experience socially and academically. I definitely felt prepared for college life, but if given the opportunity to tell the "high school Grace" something, I would tell myself to take advantage of every opportunity possible. The sayings "you only live once" and "life is short" are two things I?ve found to be incredibly true. I try my best to live my life without regrets, but there are definitely opportunities in high school and even during my freshman year of college that I wish I took. It is crucial for any high school student transitioning to college to keep an open mind and to realize the importance of meeting new people and networking. It took me a full semester into my freshman year to start making those connections and for that reason, I wish I knew the value of making new friends ahead of time, so I could have established my social life a lot quicker.

I think I would ask tell myself to really get involved in the community and the school. I always went to football games and other sporting events. However I now understant how important it is to be apart of school activities and make connections for jobs and other future plans. I wouldn't say spend more time on schoolwork because that can only get you so far in life. Even though working hard in school is important, I believe it's more important to see what the world has to offer while still in a school environment. College only lasts a few years and the people that you meet can have a great influence on your life. So it's vital to do everything that you can and if you can't do it find a way to make it happen!