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Hey, college may seem like a big step in life, but you are capable of achieving your goals. In the beginning, you will face many financial concerns paying for college, but you have friends and family who are there to support you along the way. Don't worry about meeting new people right away. First focus on school, and who knows you may see people you already know from high school and the community. This first year will push your limits to the maximum with school, first job, hanging out with friends, free time and oh yeah.....sleep. College is a time in your life where you will feel independent but motivated in the process. You know your future goal is to become a teacher, who will help others. Before that happens, though, you must build relationships with other future teachers, attended classes that you hate due to the professors, and realize you have to walk outside to and from classes even if it’s sunny one day and snowy the next. Believe me when I say this, it does get better with the support of your new friends and your family.

If I could give myself advice about college I would tell myself to stay focus. College and high scholl are two completely different things and are nothing alike and what you did in high school isn't going to fly in college. College is more demanding and its the first day to the rest of your life. You can't just do good in college you have to do great so you can have the career you always wanted and dreamed of.

Make sure that you go to the school and spend time there, do an overnight or weekend long trip if possible. Ask current students in your major/college about the advisors, financial aid and acedemic. Poor advisors make for a lot of extra stress during your college years. Ask about the dorms and off campus housing which is more popular. Also make a list of things that are important to you and what you are going to want available to you while you are away at school and that the school offers it to you. Also find out about transfer accessibilty if for some reason you do choose to transfer at some point. Also find out about alumni association with the school. They are a huge help to getting a job after graduation.

Don't be so hard on yourself! Not everyone is as perfect as they seem. Everyone struggles with something in their life. Any grade above a D- will get you a degree, so don't sweat every little point.

I would tell myself to prepare for the transition. In college you are responsible for everything. Professors don't remind you to turn in your work on time and you are forced to teach yourself a lot of the material. Even someone who was successful in high school may have to work extremely hard in college to be successful. Don't sweat the small stuff and try to stay positive. There are many times when you will stress out, but you have to be optimistic and headstrong to make it through. Also, don't be worried about making friends or fitting in. College is a time in your life when you can discover who you really are and who you want to be. Don't take your time in college for granted.

My college experience has equipped me with more than just knowledge of what I attend for. Through extracurricular activities, classroom discussions, Greek life and research projects I have found a way to achieve more then I could have imagined already. College has done more then just expanding my concepts and ways of reasoning; my experience has given me courage and confidence to find my own way, follow what my heart tells me, and chase those dreams I have always wanted to chase. There are professors and fellow classmates, a story you overhear in a ‘Starbucks’ line, and smiles from strangers walking past you that stick with you, make you grateful for what you have, and flat out make you believe you can do anything you set your mind to and work hard for achievement. College puts you out of your box in ways not many experiences can. There is a long list of reasons I can come up with for why college is valuable to attend but I believe that it is the reasons I can not explain that makes college such a valuable aspect to have in my life.

I got many things out of my college experience. I was not certain of what I wanted to do as a career but college gave me the opportunity to explore different options and figure out what I wanted to pursue. There were so many possibilities and I took as many as I could. I believe that I got more out of my college experience because I put so much into it. I joined student organizations, chose a minor, did an independent study, volunteered, studied abroad and wrote for the school newspaper. College took me over four years to finish and sometimes it felt like it would never end. However I am grateful that I went. Being pushed to think for myself, set and prioritize goals, and learn new ways of seeing the world and myself is something that I could not have gotten anywhere else.

My college experience has been great because it made me become a leader on campus. Also joining organizations made me become more socally to others. College made me realize how seriously it become because it prepares me for life and the goals i'm willing to pursue in. The University of Toledo made me change my whole way of thinking because of the opprotunies I can get out of life and the new people i'm willing to meet in different cities. My school made me willing to expand my horizons about how I could help younger students in high school , junior high, and elementary to give the younger students the knowlege and the experience about what college really is. Also to give them the idea about the opprotunies when they reach thier first year of college. I'm willing to tell them how college affected others as well. The college experience made me have the ability to become more humble and to give me the drive to continue to reach my dreams and goals that I want to become in life.

During my college experience I have learned to be come more independet ,self sufficent,self motivating and sociable. although I spent my time at a community college I have noticed that networking with your peers and professor can help you acheive high goals both inside and outside of school.In my experience keeping in contact with others keeps you upto date on campus activities, and a variety of occupational and educational oppurtunites . Being in college perpares you to live on your own establish your own values and prioritize, especially when it comes to finicial aid. Just that alone can become more fustarting than every.I experienced what it's like to handle your own money with no parental guidance . Its very important to attend college because it advances your education,responsibilty levels, your social gain and networking.College pushes you into adult life some people need that push it puts all your childish things behind and raises an independent , educated,responsible citizen ready to get out into the world and bring fourth new ideas, invetions and help make a better world. College is an essential part to life ,it is a placement test for life some pass and some fail.