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I would say Tavares you have alot to look forward to College comes with a great opportunity to try new things. College is not forced or mandatory like attending High School. College is a choice that you make no one tells you to get up and go you have to make that choice. Expanding your knowlege is fun and exciting stay focused and work hard this is what will set you up for the future for a career. Enjoy yourself and Stay focused.

As a high school senior , on the cusp of my independence, I was not focused on the benefits of attaining a degree early in life. I was more concerned about my current job, looking for my own apartment and my immediate time frame and surroundings. Financially my parents were not in a position to support me so the talk of college was minimal. I filled out an application myself, with no direction or advice, and was turned down. I felt defeated and didn’t have the mentorship needed to look at my other options. Looking back, I now realize I took the hard road. I got married, had kids, and then returned to school. Now, at the age of 45, I am starting graduate school. I certainly would have told myself as a senior…”You are smart enough”…”This is your time”… and “Work now and play later”. I would have sought out the resources that were available to me to figure out the colleges that fit my profile and how to financially manage the costs. I would have emphasized…”you can have your independence while living on campus and attaining a college degree…it’s the key to freedom.”

If I could go back in time and talk with my high school senior self I would say, “listen to your mother.” She really told me that education never ends and I need to be prepared to face more challenges. I would have focused more on my computer graphic classes because it’s something that I really want to do now. I would tell myself that I will use that math again in some form or fashion. Definitely I would talk with my guidance counselor more and pay attention to deadlines and scholarships offered. I have always been involved in the community but I would get even more involved. I would want my old self to just know that being “an adult” takes work and effort. My mother makes it look easy and staying focused on your goals take determination. I would finally remind myself to know your wants and needs. Because I am in a need status now for school funds but my past wants haunt me.

Thomas, Right now all you are thinking about is how many days until you graduate high school. Over the last four years you have put forth the minimum effort required to squeak by in regards to your studies. I am here to tell you that it is never too late to take your education more seriously. I know that at this time you feel that you would not succeed at the next level. As your future self, I am letting you know that not only will you succeed in your college career, you will actually excel. With this in mind, my advice to you would be "Do not wait until it is too late to unlock your potential. Enroll in college, set your goals, reach for the sky and watch your life become the best it can be."

I would tell myself to make a descision and choose my major sooner than I did and to work towards that and not mess around as much coming out of highschool. It wastes time.

I would advise myself to be prepared for life's hurdles. Things come up that can hinder the college experience such as finances, starting a family early, and working. So, keep an open mind but at the same time don't be so niieve to think that all things will go as planned. Be ready to make mistakes, mistakes, and more mistakes until you get to a solution that works for you!

Dear Dezerae: You're a high school senior, so be active and join high school clubs. It will help you pay for college in the end. Work hard too, get that 4.0 GPA you are striving for, make up for the 2.5 you got in your freshman year. Practice for band lots, you love it so never give up. You can make honors band for your final year of high school. So, get at it, practice! Study and take that SAT/ACT. It will keep you out of remedial course work, which you'll have to pay for. You're smarter than you give yourself credit for. So, love your senior year, it's your last year of high school friends and your band family.

Stay in school and get good grades. A's make $$.

I would have taking the time to research a school. I would also would have studied better. I also would have taking the time to aplly to scholarships to help me pay for school.

Life is scary, uncertain and so is change. But don't let that be the reason that you second guess your abilities. No one is perfect and no one knows what or who they are at this age. College allows you to be in a semi controlled environment and learn about yourself and the world outside of where you were raised. There is nothing wrong with failure unless you don't get up and move forward and learn from it. But there is something wrong with never trying and hoping that things will just work out. Grab oppurtunity by the hand and run with it. What's the wort thing that can happen? Success!!! And that is scarier than failure.