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College can be a great expereince if you make the right choices. Your parents have prepared you well to be on your own in the real world. They have taught you to respect yourself, respect others and respect the law. Remember that your priority is to get an education. You will be the first college graduate in your family. You have worked very hard to get ehere you are and you should be pround of that. You are an example for your younger siblings and for your community, so don't mess this up. There will be a few times when you will make mistakes. Don't beat yourself up over them. Remember that every mistake is an opportinity to learn a valuable lesson. Also, don't forget to have fun. Your only young once so enjoy yourself but do it responsibly. Make sure you always put safety first. Don't allow your shyness and a few extra pounds keep you from tyring new things and meeting new people. You have worked hard to loose weight and gain confidence in yourself so do not allow anyone to bring you down. You are smart, you are beauitful and you are worthy.

Over the years I have developed into a strong, confident, independent woman who aims to please all of those around her. Yet, now through my first semester of college I realize that I should have went to a college that was more appealing to me than those around me. The university itself stands apart from the rest and is doing rather well. Personally, it seems that a much smalller university would have been more benefical and suitable. The majority of classes I am enrolled in have a minimum of one hundred students. These larger classes will only last the first two years but are making it rather difficult. Those first two years are make it or break it moments in the eyes of college students. As a senior in high school I didn't know what I wanted in a college but now I do. Having a better understanding of myself would have been very helpful during the big, life changing decision in that last year of high school.

Take everything in moderation, working, studying, and partying. Try and find and maintain a balance between academics and a social life because both are an important part of the college experience, but what is the most critical is education so do not let anything over shadow that.

I think my issue going to into college was having the belief that it would be just like high school. I thought that the professors would always care, and push you to go to class. But when in all reality, some classes are over 300 people and they cannot do anything about whether you go to class or not. You depend on your self motivation and drive for your education. But I also was not prepared for the workload I would have as a Music Education major. I took 19 credits which equaled to 11 classes. That requires a severe amount of time management and commitment. But I just completed my first semester with a 3.25 GPA I believe. But lastly I would tell my high school self to make the smart decisions of listening to your professors when they tell you to do something, or as with music they tell you how to become better. I had a tough time realizing what my Clarinet professor wanted me to do to succeed.

I would first apologize for the painful year and lessons ahead. Tough love from present me to past me is needed. I would carry on to tell myself that the most painful and unpleasant lessons I learned that year were crucial to me becoming a beautiful, strong young women. I would tell past Inna to do as she was doing, she will fail and face rejection. But from her failures and mistakes came an amazing individual. This individual today is the Membership Director of a community service sorority, she walks with a passion, a reason to be a better person and help others. In 2011 it was my time to fail and be rejected, in 2014 its my time to shine. I have never shined brighter. But without the painful lessons I would never have such a passion to help others. 200 words will never be enough to explain my life journey or myself. But let this be an introduction. Hello. My name is Inna and today I live my life to the fullest because of my failures.

I learned so much in my first year of college. There is quite a long list of things I would go back and tell myself. Most importantly, I would tell myself to really enjoy living under mom and dad's roof. Cherish the time that you still live with them and don't be so excited to jump into the adult world and be on your own. Also, I would tell myself not to be so prideful and acknowledge the fact that you're going to fall flat on your face when you attempt to be so independant right out of high school. However, I would tell myself that no matter how hard the fall and how full of pride you are, mom and dad don't judge and they always have your back. They are the unrelentless backbone of support that will get you through your first year of college. Even though you are 18 and an adult, you are not quite ready to take on the world by yourself yet. Take smaller steps and study a little harder.

Learn good study skills, don't worry about high school grades to the point that you're stressing yourself out though. Learn life skills that will help you when you're living without parents.

I would give myself the advice to keep my grades up. I know I could have down better at school, if I actually studied, which I am in need of now more than ever. I would tell myself to search for scholarships even earlier and try to get into a habbit of spending my stime more wisely, make a scheduel, and work out a little more. My most important advice would be to stay on top of things, not procrastinate, but still have fun while doing it.

If I could go back in time, I would stress the importance to myself of applying for scholarships. I missed out on so many opportunities to earn help with my tuition. I also would make sure to tell myself to become a more organized individual. You need to know exactly where every paper is so that way you will have it when it is necessary. The transition from high school to college is definitely challenging when it comes to making new friends. I would explain that to get a real experience and make the most of the changes, I need to broaden my range of new people I talk to. Be open to trying new activities. I would challenge myself to be prepared for not gaining the "Freshman 15." Eat chicken wraps, rock climb at the workout center, and do Zumba! Excel in the major you are striving to achieve, and study hard. The most important necessity to making it the best transition possible is to be yourself. Don't give in to peer pressure. Find what you are passionate about because college prepares you to finally earn your dream job.

Dear Tyler, I know that it is really easy to go to WVU but don't do it. Go visit other schools. Go visit schools that will make you get outside your comfort zone. It is really easy to go to a school that everyone in the valley goes to but it will cause many issues for you. By going to WVU, you will limit yourself in the things you do and how you grow as a person. It will cause you to keep the same friends and you will not go outside your comfort zone. What is easy isn't always best for you as a person and personal exploration is the greatest part of college. Lovw, Future You

I would most likely tell myself to apply to a few more scholarships, and to not worry so much about going to a new place that's bigger than anything I've known before because there will always be people like me there. I'd also tell myself to relax and enjoy my senior year, and also not to order my college textbooks five weeks early. Or to pack five weeks early as most eager pre college students tend to do.

If I could talk to myself as a high school senior the biggest advice I'd give myself would be to make sure you work hard and bust your ass to be able to get the education that YOU want. I'm not saying to not have fun but be able to balance out what's important and what's not important.

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Popularity does not matter. It does not matter who has the most money, who looks the best, who the funniest person is, who the skinniest or most obese person is, who has the nicest car, who has the most well known family, or who is the most athletic. All that matters is who YOU are and what is important to YOU and for YOUR life. Don't worry about anybody else but yourself. Being a sophomore in college now, I speak to about 5 people I went to high school with. Some of the people I went to high school with who I wished I could be are now in worse positions than I am in life. I wish I knew this back in high school because I was always envious of other girls who had perfect hair, the newest Coach purse, and the best looking boyfriends. But today, I am happy with who I am, and I wouldn't want to be anybody else.

If I were to go back and talk to myself as a highschool senior, I don't think that I would tell myself to do anything differently. What I would do is tell myself to slow down and be thankful for the things that I have. I would tell myself to take advantage of the time spent at home with my family (particularly the home-cooked meals), be thankful for the money I have and not to be concerned with having more (because most of it will be gone when I go to college, and I'll just learn to be okay with that and survive without), and most importantly to enjoy the fellowship of the friends that I grew up with. At college you meet plenty of new people, and some of them you will have great fun with, but the relationships with them just aren't nearly as tight as the ones with the people you meet in K-12, and certainly not as close as with your family.

The transition from high school to college can be daunting for a lot of students. Moving away from home for the first time or being on your own can be scary, but you don't need to worry about it! You will be so busy with class work and making new friends that you'll hardly have time to be homesick or stressed out. Keep in mind that everyone else around you may be feeling the same thing, so use this opportunity to get to know your classmates while shrugging off some of the stress. College is only four years, which seems like a long time when you're moving into your dorm and thinking about the next few years. It will go by so much faster than you think, so make the most of it! Join clubs and participate in activities, but remember to make time for yourself and your classes. If you're struggling to find a balance, talk to your friends or advisor about ways to stay on track. Again, everything may seem scary on the first day, but you will get the hang of it all in no time. Study hard, but have fun too!

I would tell myself to apply to as many scholarships as possible so that I would not have to worry about paying for college. I would also tell myself to work harder to obtain better grades so that my transcript would look more appealing to colleges and universitys.

I would tell myself to forget all the expectations I had. College is something completely different than anything you have experienced thus far in your life. If you go in with all these expectations you are likely to be disappointed at some point, but then again it will also blow your expectations out of the water the next minute. You will have great experiences followed only by failures. It will make you questions everything. Why is this my major? What do I even like to do? What am I doing? You will be lost and then by some miracle you find yourself again but only at a deeper level. You will change your mind only to make it up a hundred times more. You will think you know what you want to do for the rest of your life but then you realize that’s a really long time to be doing that, maybe I should consider this instead. So, my advice: start college with an open mind, allow yourself to explore different classes and organizations, take a class in something you never thought you would like, and you just might find what you are passionate about.

When you go to college, put your heart and sole into trying to enjoy and participate in what is going on around you. The first few months and even as long as the first whole year you may feel like you are missing out on what is happening back home. Resist the urge to drop out of school or take time off to join your friends from high school who were not able to stay in college. It may sound like they are having a great time earning money and going out every weekend, but you will realize that college has much more to offer and after graduation you will also have a degree to help you obtain the job of your dreams. It will be very difficult to pursue the type of job you are interested in without a degree.

I would tell myself that college is more difficult than high school. In high school, I could put hardly any work into studying, and still recieve an A. Things changed as I started college, as I recieved a 3.28 GPA my first semester because I did not put in enough time in my studies. I was really dissapointed because that was the lowest GPA I have ever had. I finally began to realize I have to study more to get the grades I want, so once I realized that I have had a 4.0 every semester since then. I just wish I would have realized that my first semester.