Goodmorning,America.Congratulationstoalltheyoungpeopleacrossthiscountrywhoare1thecollegethisfall,particularlythoseofyouwhoarethefirstinyourfamiliesto2yourhighereducation.Iamsoproudofyoubecauseasa3collegegraduatemyself,Iknowitisnoteasytogettothispoint.BackwhenIfirstarrivedatcollegeIhadplentyofmomentsof4.Istruggletofindmycommunity,choosemyclasses,Ididn'tevenknow5toputonmybed.ButbeforelongIstartedto6.IdiscoveredsubjectsIwas7,ImakefriendsIlovedandIwanttohavethecareerthatI8inpublicserviceandasyoupreparetostartyourowncollege,Iwanttogiveyouafewpiecesofadvice.First,9.Themissioncommitteesawsomethingspecialinyouandtheywereconfidentthatyoucouldsucceed.That'swhytheyacceptyou.Sodon'twasteanytime10whetheryoubelong,instead,putthatenergyintheworkandhardandlearning.Learnasmuchasyoucan.Second,11.Theseyearsareapreciousopportunitytodiscoverwhoyouareandwhatyoulovedoing.Sobebravetakesomerisksmakesomemistakesandthenlearnfromthem.Third,12.Findthecommunitytosupportyou.Findprofessorsto13youanddon'teverbeafraidtoseekout.deans,counselors,tutors,RAs.Andaskforhelpwhenyouneedit.That'stheirjob,that'swhythey’rethere.Theyaretheretohelpyou.Finally,14.Peoplewhoare15youoneverystepofthewayandIwantyoutoknowthattheBarackandIareproudofallofyou,andwecan'twaittoseeeverythingyougoontoachieve.Socongratulationsagain,keepreachinghigher,andgoodluck.