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After experiencing my first year, I can define the seven deadly sins of college life. One: Procrastination. You are in control of your schedule, resulting in a hefty amount of down time. Some procrastination is expected but don't let homework pile up, wasted time can never be regained. Two: Laziness. Schedule classes later in the day to ensure attendance. Skipping class is tempting, but you're paying a hefty sum for education. Do it right the first time. Three: Financial Instability. Parents aren?t monitoring your spending. Sure new clothes and plasma televisions are alluring, limit yourself. Rent, gas, food and other bills are lurking. Four: Envy. Don?t waste time envying your peers, opportunities surround you. Find your own nitch. Five: Gluttony. Too much of anything is detrimental; including sleep, food, partying, etc. Remember, ?everything in moderation.? Six: Lack of Goals. Get an advisor to guide you with your major, class schedule, and tentative graduation and career plans. Seven: Intolerance. Everyone wants to believe they will like their roommate. Unfortunately, few develop friendships or even get along. Keep in mind this arrangement is only nine months. Make your college experience your own, but avoid these seven deadly sins.

Do not, I repeat, do not become room mates with your highschool friend, especially if she just started dating a creeper. I know that this isn't the most conventional bit of advice I can give, but it is really what most people tell you even though you hardly listen, at least I didn't. Your living conditions and the way you feel towards them can truly change the way you feel towards your college experience and there is no reason to ruin the first year just to room with someone you already know. It has it perks, yes: you don't have to worry about the awkward "get to know you" part or worry about or, depending on the friend, worrying about her coming home and throwing up all over the place or "borrowing" your things. BUT my main focus is that with friends, you have a preconcieved expectation from them, from how you live together and the time you spend together that, regardless on communication skills, can go unspoken of that can ruin the experience. Go pot luck. It will open your eyes and mind. And, you can always change rooms, you know?

Going back in time to talk to myself as a high school senior would be great. Advice I would give myself is to leave my job a week before school starts. I truly loved my job as a bank teller and worked six days a week while I took fourteen credit hours at WSU my first semester. As a freshman it's already hard to make a transition from high school to college life; working during that transition just made things overwhelming. Another piece of advice I would give myself is to focus and manage my time wisely. Working was a big factor towards my time management; I went to school then work and after that I was bone dry tired. When everything became a daily routine I started losing focus because I needed time to myself which I acquired during times I should have studied. I passed my first semester of college outstandingly with some last minute changes in my work schedule and focus. If I knew what I know now about college it would have made a huge difference, but now I know and I'm fully prepared for second semester. So second semester here I come!

I would do it all over again. I would take that extra hour to study for a test or double check my homework. It all adds up and could make you or break you. Receiving a C instead of a B makes a world of difference when your applying for schools and scholarships. So if I could go back to my senior year, thats what I would do...study harder and focus more on school work.

Don't let up and keep working hard on grades even senior year of high school. Also making the right friends is very important, they rub off on you so stay around succesful, thoughtful people.

Well first off I would have told myself to fill out my FAFSA earlier so i could have been clear on my finaical status earlier. Secondly I would have told myself to take the ACT more than one time and actually study for it because if you do bad on it you will have to take classes that do not count towards your degree. The final advice i would give my past self is to make sure you have good teachers and advisors because your paying to much money to be taking classes with teachers and advisors who do not care a thing for you.

If I could go back in time I would advise myself to be more prepared for classwork at the college level. The first mistake most incoming college freshmen make is assuming they will be able to put in the same amount of work as they did in high school and be still be able to earn a good grade. I went through this experience myself. During my first semester of college I earned Bs in a couple classes that I could have easily earned As in had I put in college level effort. You cannot take college for granted, it is the first major responsibility of your adult life.

College is very important and medical is your passion, start with a trade school because the classes are smaller and more hands on than a community college. Give more thought to applying early for scholarships and grants. Try to keep yourself focus and find work within your trade to give you more of an out look of what your doing. Never be afraid to ask for help. It will be scary at first but in the long run I know it will pay off.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself not to be afraid. I would say," life is short so live it to the fullest". Make sure you branch out , especially if you are interested in many different things. Don't stiffle yourself by hangout with just one type of crowd. You should emerse yourself in the different cultures and people on campus. Your studies are important, but so is having a social life. If you have the chance to travel or study abroad, do it. The time is now for no regrets.

meet as many people as possible but dont instantly trust all of them. listen to your instincts and take time to figure out who you really want to be hanging out with, and who you would benefit from avoiding. there are all kinds of people on a campus and no generalities really fit for every person. keep an open, alert mind. soak up all the information you can but form your own opinions with it.