“I'd say to decide you want to do something and really stick with it until you get what you want. ”

— Shira Levine, BA in education, Overland Park

“If you're unsure about giving a presentation, you should always take food. ”

— Chelsey Butts, MA in education, St.Louis, Mo.

“You're always going to change and circumstance will always change. Nothing's ever constant and you have to adapt. ”

— Jason Abnos, BA in education, Kansas City, Mo.

“Just responsibility. You're responsible for all your actions now. There's no parents or anyone else to blame it on.”

— Sydnee Sassaman, BS in exercise science, Garden City

“To explore. You really don't know what you're into or what works best for you until you explore new options. ”

— Ryan Ellis, BS in exercise science, Linwood

“Learn to make myself happy and do what I wanted to do. ”

— Lindsay Horwitz, BS in exercise science, Gurnee, Ill.