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My advice to myself would be to start saving and looking around at what all each school has to offer. A private univeristy close to home may not be the right choice if there are other places with the same education status for a lot less money.

Knowing what I know now, I would tell myself to cherish every moment. Being a college senior now I feel as if I missed out on so many opportunities and let great events pass me by. I would also tell myself to study! So far I have done alright for myself, but if I had only put extra effort in some classes it would have benefited me more. Order all your books online or rent them online. The money you save is ridiculous! Also order them early enough for class, but not too early in case you have to return them. Get to know your professors! They can help you out a lot in crunches and write awesome recommendations. My last bit of advice to myself would be: don't take a relationship too seriously. Cherish the time you have with a partner, but don't let them become your only priority. You can miss out on a lot in college if you only hang out with one person.

As a college student I know that college is very different form high school. If I could travel back to my senior year in high school, I would tell myself to get physically and emotionally ready for college first because it will be tough. Unlike high school students, college students have to pay for their tuitions; therefore, college students worry about financial issues, and they spend a lot of time, which could be used for studying, working to get money for school. Therefore, I would advice myself to study as hard as I could to get a high score in ACT and SAT because with high score I would be able to receive more scholarships. In addition, because materials to learn in college is overwhelming, I would tell myself that I have to focus in class, study at home, and get all homework done on time when i am in college to keep up with everyone. In addition; I need to get used to group study. And finally I would tell myself to get involved in the activities of school, volunteer doing public services, and try to improve my leadership skill because those things are important for future jobs.

Seek God more. Don't be so reserved. Talk more in groups. Start running freshman year, there will be people to support you on your first 5k. Save more money. Volunteer more. Practice better time management. Don't ever think you won't make it because you will. Call your high school friends more. Spend less time on facebook.

The primary thing that I would talk to myself at the end of high school would be people. Although I went to a small high school, the majority of those students are attending the same university. I was considering attending that university as well, but I felt a desire to start a new chapter in my life, and while I still talk to several of my friends from high school, being worried that I wouldn't be able to start that new chapter at any university or college seems like a trivial issue at this point. I have learned that no matter where I would have gone to school, everything would be different from high school as long as I embraced it. I am not sure if this would have made in difference in my choice of university, but it would have cleared my head in terms of which school I was hoping to attend.

Don't be afraid to make new friends, don't be so critical of yourself. Most of all just enjoy college and live life. Study a little more, and do a little more research about the college first.

The advice I would give would be to follow your dreams. If you are learning what interests you to develop skills for a career that will excite you, college will be a completely rewarding experience. Don't be afraid to try new things, because most of the time what you want will change when you get into college. Finally, be outgoing. the more opportunities you seek out on your own, the more possibilities you will find for yourself and your future.

High School Nate, First and foremost, I would advise you to take everything you can while you're still in high school. That's not to say you won't learn anything once you get to college. I have discovered that it is much to your advantage to have had exposure to certain course material before so that in your second time through areas that used to give you trouble no longer will. The easier you can make the classes in your first year will allow you to make a more gradual transition to college life. Secondly, I would like to strongly encourage you to sign up for and attend orientation even though you did wind up going. It doesn't matter that it will take a week off of the last high school summer of your life becuase it will jump start you on college and believe me you won't be missing a thing. Lastly, I'd like to encourage you to study subjects that you find interesting you can only be an undergrad once. Here's to your future, College Nate

If I were to go back in time and give myself advice about making the high school to college transition I was tell myself to study harder in high school. I went to a public school and made straight A's all through school without really trying that hard. Once I got into college I was one of the very few students who did not know how to study. If I would have applied myself more in high school, whether it be harder classes or even enrolling in some college level courses as a senior I know that I would have been able to do better my first two years of school. Without knowing how to study or how to complete homework to the best of my ability I lost out on some precious time in college because I had to teach myself these basic skills. These skills I have gained in my first two years of college are some of the best tools I could give myself during the high school to college transition.

Trust who you are and explore who you want to become. College life is a slap in the face of different cultures, crazy parties, challenging academics, and the opportunity to make many new friends. Understand that college is different than high school in that everyone is facing the biggest decisions of their lives: choosing a major/career, making lifelong friends, and possibly meeting their future spouses. There are many opportunities for mistakes and shaping your character and success in life. Eighteen years have been spent respecting parents' rules and values and although those have now become your own core values and expectations for your life, college allows the exploration of why you believe these things and reshaping personal beliefs through the many experiences offered at university. Stick to your gut when making those big decisions mentioned above; through the course of your life those core values of respect for yourself and others have not failed you and college can be a place to refine and reshape your expectations for what you want for your own future by means of experiences and the many role models within your group of peers. You are you. Discover why. Explore what more you want.