I'm sorry...what??
It seems like just yesterday I was moving into Azalea (it will forever be New Hall to me), both far too excited and way too nervous to finally be a real life college student! Three years have gone by and, surprisingly, I still get just as nervous and excited to move back to campus every year - ready to catch up with friends, see what the new semester holds and what I'll learn. Yes, academically, but also real life things too! Because, let me tell you, these past few years have taught me so much!
If I could somehow manage to write a letter of advice to my 18 year-old self, it'd be a novel, honestly. But the main point would have to be this:
Who you are today is just a fraction of who you'll be tomorrow.
You decide if you want to have a strong work ethic.
You decide if you're someone who makes a great leader, or if you make a great follower (both are important roles, by the way).
You decide who you're going to be. As a student. As an individual. As a learner.
As a sub-point to this piece of advice, I'd have to say to choose to be a proactive learner. If you know you're a heavy procrastinator, figure out a system that works around that (a trick I learned, aside from keeping up with a planner, is to set due dates for two days before the real one). Be on top of things and don't be scared to ask questions!
Out of all the things South has taught me, this is by far the biggest lesson I've learned!
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