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I would tell myself a few things. The first would be that high school me needs to develop serious study habbits. They are an integral part of both passing your classes and for getting the most out of your investment. None of that waiting until the day before stuff. Second, I would tell high school me not to be afraid. At one point my fears were poised to take over my entire life but now I know that fear only makes for future regrets. Do not be afraid to ask for help. Do not be afraid to engage your classmates in conversation. Do not be afraid to answer a question because you never know what the answer may yield. Don't be afraid, high school me. There is a big beautiful world out there and if you let fear overcome your curiosity that world will pass you by.

I would have submitted more scholarships. My parents are old school and will not let me borrow for my education or anything. They believe with doing without which makes things difficult daily. I might have gone to a two year college and lived at home to save money but I wanted to get out of my small town and experience city living and I wanted to be in the Honors College at ASU I worked so hard during my schooling and my parents prepared me since pre-school. I know I made the correct decisions and the education is wonderful. Study more and always be prepared

Don't stress yourself out with the small things in life. Nothing is ever as bad as it seems so spend more time with your family and stay focused in school. The rewards of doing well will outweigh the small trivial matters that you have to deal with when growing up.

I need to SLOW down and be realistic! I spent so much time my first year making up for what I thought was lost time in high school socializing and fretting over things that do not matter that I let a lot of actually important things slip through my fingers. Yes, college is hard, which I expected. However, the financial situation tends to get actually real after you experience what it's like to do well and not do well in the passing semesters. I would tell myself to not take things for granted, as this is an opportunity not a privledge. Socializing is wonderful, and working both on my academics and in the workforce are a must. Time management is absolute key and without that organizational skill, the pressure and stress will become too much! I do not need to do everything at once, but rather little bits and pieces of each world to balance my life.

As an adult student, it's been over 10 years since I attended high school and almost as long since I last attended college. I'm amazed at how little I understood about the college experience and the impact it would make on my career. As a first generation college student, I had very little mentorship on the importance of attending and how to ensure it would be financially affordable for me. Due to familial commitments and an overwhelming financial burden, my quest to attend a smaller school with more hands-on learning caused me to become underwater in debt and drop out. Now that I've resolved my debt and began to develop my career, my focus has been to finish my degree and provide mentorship to underprivileged kids in my community. My goal is to help them have a plan for college and access to programs to help them get there. The best knowledge I can impart is to set a plan to attend college early, choose a school that will be financially affordable to you, and focus on graduating in 4 years. Finally, pay it forward and stay involved in your community as you develop your career.

The advice I would give my high school self is to practise good study habits and stay on track with homework assignments. In college you are an adult and your grade is based on your own academic goals. The professors do not allow you to turn in late assignments and they do not remind you when things are due. I would tell my former self to practise studying for at least a half hour everynight to get in the habit. I will also tell my high school self to start networking early and figure out people who were going to the same college as me and majoring in the same subject that way right at the start of my first semester I would already have a connection.

Knowing what I know now about college, I’m not sure if there’s one specific thing I would try to give myself advice about. College life is so much different from what I was used to in high school... The first bit of advice I would give would have to do with dating. Going into my freshman year, I had been dating (and am still dating to this day) a boy who I was crazy about. I must have spent 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of my time with my boyfriend, and the other 10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} either by myself or with my roommate, who I didn’t even like all that much. Looking back, I would have told myself that Alex would understand if I chose to make new friends at intramural games or in study sessions, or even at parties; no one wants to be “that girl” who breaks up with her boyfriend and suddenly has no friends, right? Not that there’s anything wrong with spending some quality time together, it’s just that I wasn’t spending much quality time with anyone else, either.

I would tell the high school me to make decisions that will help me succeed in the long run. It doesn't matter how popular you are, how many friends you have, how many guys you date, how many parties you attend. Stay focused. Earn the best grades possible. Join as many organizations ans extracurricular activities as possible. Stay focused. Rack up multiples scholarships and grants. Try to choose a career that you'll still most likey be interested and invested in in 15+ years. Don't choose a college or university based on where your friends are going, which campuses have the best parties, or which ones have the best dorms. Stay focused. Don't let anyone convince you that your dreams are ridiculous, irrelevant, and unattainable. Surround yourself by optimists and people who have goals and make necessary steps towards achieving them. Don't worry about what others around you are doing, you determine your own future . Be yourself, believe in yourself, find yourself, define yourself, challenge yourself and humble yourself. Stay focused. Set both miniscule and tremendous goals. Never stop learning knew things. Don't be a product of negative environments. Prove the naysayers wrong.

High School Me, Please heed this advice: The most important thing you can do is to not dwell on what is wrong with your life, but rather dwell on the most compelling thing that you find wrong with the world around you. This attitude will help you to define what exactly you could specialize in to make Planet Earth a place you are proud to come from. If you are having trouble paying attention, you need to learn how to better speak to yourself. What I mean by that is - at this age, you are unlikely to heed advice from teachers/parents, thus, it is best if you clearly state "I need to do this essay, because I want to enjoy my life instead of wasting time, and then feeling like a failure later". When you feel down, do turn to fun and friends occasionally, but usually: floss your teeth! Run! Eat well. Fruits and vegetables grow to nourish us! The most important thing to remember, is to keep a master list of things you do not like. This is so you may easily identify what you love when the time comes to choose.

You may trust, but you must verify. Parents and educators want what's best for us, but college as a means of obtaining a better future must be approached like the investment it is. It will cost a lot of money and it will take time. Without parents to help you pay for school, or provide free housing, you must take advantage of financial aid especially the pell grants, and apply for many scholarships. Talk to guidance counselors, but make decisions after researching the information. Do not blindly trust them or let advisors enroll you in any class they please because they think you might need it. My folly was to leave my future up to others, trusting they were doing what's best for me. While it may have been their best intention, any mess ups along the way would be my fault since I gave them permission to do so. You must always take charge of your future; make plans, set goals, and strive to achieve them. Advice is given freely, so take it, but think on it before making a decision. Just because it's free doesn't mean you have to use it.