College teaches you a lot in just a few amount of years; the good, the bad, the beautiful, and the ugly.

1. Quality over Quantity

When you graduate, there are some friends that won't stick around and that's okay. As you grow up you learn that everyone has their own path and that sometimes the two don't always run together like they used to. The friends that you keep should be the ones you can count on; the friends that make you a better person and support you in your journey (this goes both ways). The quality friends are the ones you can lean on, not the ones just for show.

2. Love Yourself First

In high school appearances are EVERYTHING... well, not really but in the mind of a teenager it can be. The way people perceive you tops the way you perceive yourself when it shouldn't be. Love yourself first. Be confident that you're enough and that the outfits you wear don't reflect WHO you are as an individual.

3. Step Up to the Plate

Your mom has done everything for you thus far. Stop that! Schedule your own appointments, set your own alarms, organize your own stuff, get a job, and take initiative to get where you need to be in the future.

4. Eat Fresh

What you take in is what you give out. make sure the choices you make with food is the healthy route. Eating fast food all the time will reflect in your work and in your health. Stress causes enough breakouts as is, so eat better to help prevent these nasty blemishes. Your body will thank you later, trust me.

5. Organize and Prioritize

Buy a planner and keep to it. This will ensure you crazy life is a little less crazy most days. Instead of TRYING to remember everything, just dump it all in your planner and check each day to stay on track. Prioritize social events. Parties often take your mind away from that essay due next week or the big test coming up. Study at every break and remember that school comes first!

6. Treat Yo Self

College will keep you busy with early mornings and late nights. take some time to relax, dress up, and have a girls night. Make time for yourself and have fun. This is the time after all to find yourself and to find what you love.

7. Ya Mama Was Right

Ugh! I know I know that is the last thing you want to think about. All these years you have thought what she has said was "totally wrong" and "she doesn't understand you"... She was right and she knew you better than you knew yourself. take her advice and cherish it. There will come a day she won't be able to give you any advice. She's been there and done that and probably still knows you better than you know yourself. Listen to her, love her, and know that she will always have your best interest at heart.