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When I attended South El Monte High I got accepted to Cal State Los Angeles.My goal is and was to become a teacher within four years and I knew CALSTATE LA was a good school for that field. I made an appoitment to visit the campus and meet with a counselor. After my appoitmentw I realized, it wasn't what I wanted. Since I did not get accepted to Cal Poly Pomona Rio Hondo College was my next choice. Now that I am attending Rio Hondo College, I will transfer in Spring 2012 to Cal State La. Now that I have gave that information, I'd like to tell you what I should advised myself during high school. I should have gone straight to a University. Attending a JC is affordable and the commute is practical. The con's of going to a JC is that it is so much more difficult to transfer and keep track of your transferable classes. I would also tell myself to take college classes during high school in order to get ahead and make my goal obtainable.

If I could go back, I would tell myself to enjoy high school more. I wouldn't waste so much time about getting out of high school and stressing about college. College is something completely new in itself, and I personally needed the extra high school time for the transition. I would let myself know that God put me at my college for a reason, and despite what anyone else says, I will be successful. I would tell myself to focus more on my grades and less on the future. The future will come at its own time. Preparing myself mentally would be a huge aspect. I would remind myself that relationships are so important, and to focus on the friends and wonderful people I met throughout high school. The most important advice I would give myself would be to always be yourself, because the person you are inside will get you further than any person you can pretend to be.

If I could go abck in time and give my highschool self a bit of advice on college life and making the transiftion, I think the most important thing I would tell myself is to really plan ahaid and begin completeing scholarships in advancel. I made the mistake of not focusing on the financial aspect of going to college, and my family is paying for my mistake. Since the economical downfall the biggest concern is money, and everyone realizes the college is not cheap, but I think that most highschool students do not realy know how "not cheap" college is and the stress it can possibly pose on your family. If I could go back and tell my highschool self something it would be "stop messing around and get some scholarship money for college!" If i would have done all of the financial work ahaid of time the transition to college, I belive would have been alot smoother and less stressful.

Make sure you take time to have fun with friends more so you do not stress yourself out as much. Try to study more, study groups help. Quit worrying so much and just have fun, if you enjoy what you are doing it shows in your work.

The best advice that I think I could have given myself would be to have been applying for scholarships throughout my high school career. Doing that would have hopefully helped me avoid being in my current situation were money is tighter than it should be and I'm not sure whether I'll be able to pay for my next semester.

Be engaed in class and prepare for college studying

I would tell myself that college is a unique experience. Living in a dorm has taught me it is only odd the first week or so to live in a dorm away from home. I know you are comfortable at home, but living somewhere else you will soon get used to it. The biggest strugle you will soon concour is creating a new self-image of yourself that is not tied strictly to your family. There is no way to prepare for this, you can only pray to God for support, while you trust your good values, and beliefs. I know you are naturally very shy, and talking to people you are unfamiliar with isn't easy for you. To help with this just try to think about being more assertive and try speak to nearly everyone. Eventually even with your learning disabilities you will somehow rember the new people you are meeting name's and develop at first a small comfort area. Then you will soon feel like you have many fun friends. Overall just stay confident, becouse you're a great person. Then continue to stay a good student by studing and doing your best every day.

Knowing what I know about college life and making the transition, if I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to actually put forth effort and become an overachiever . College is not as hard as everyone is making it seem, but you will have better study habits if you start now. If you actually put forth effort, you will learn how to manage your time and have a jump start on that road to success. If you start doing these things right now, making the dean’s list will not be as hard as it is now. I know you want to be successful, so man up and take the challenge and stop being lazy!

If I could go back I would Probally tell myself to push to do the best i can and not to slack off just because its my last year. I would also tell myself to keep focus and not lose sight of my future. My future seemed so far away in highschool. Being I was only 16 I acted like a kid, but now I look back and I'm still only 17 but I understand how important my senior year was in preparing me for college. Using what I know now this is what I would tell myself.

If I could go back in time, I would tell myself to keep working hard and not be discouraged in all areas of my life. Often times high school can be grueling, but being in college now, I am so glad that I endured. I would tell myself to keep doing my homework even when I did not want to. But even more than this, I would emphasize how important people are. The relationships I formed in high school taught me far more than anything I learned in a classroom. I owe many of my interpersonal skills to my high school friendships. So I would encourage myself to keep pursuing people even when I was worn out. These two areas of my life I really needed to be encouraged in throughout high school. I hope that I can encourage those around me to stay strong both academically and relationally.