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If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell younger, naive me to simply be prepared... Be prepared for the future crazy friends I will grow to love, be prepared to make my own decisions and face their outcomes head on with a positive attitude. I will make sure to let little me in on the secret to college success: going to class-- just being there is half the battle. Also, to be prepared for staying up late with studying sessions and survival mode through the next day off little sleep and starbucks coffee. Then, to be prepared by having an open mind and not let biases restrict me to not get a full college experience, because once its over, its over and on to working for the rest of your life. One of the most important tips I would fill myself in on is to give myself a hint to NOT forget my room keys otherwise it will utimately lead to my humiliating experience of being locked out of my room in nothing but a bath towel!

I would go back to May 5th, 2008, at 2:00 when I was just about to open three letters from ASU. I would tell myself the following: "Girl, you rock! The letters you are about to open make college possible, and change your future forever. You will be given many great opportunities, including being nominated for Fiesta Bowl Queen by ASU's VP, being chosen as a CLAS Ambassador, and also being chosen as a Medallion Scholarship Council Member, where you will be responsible for engaging 86 of ASU's best scholars. Wow! You will also be a part of The National Society of Collegeiate Scholars, where an officer will nominate you to travel abroad! You will add a Classics major to coincide with English Literature, and you wil speak both Greek and Hebrew proficiently. You will worry about Graduate school, because you have to pay for it yourself, but you will know that somehow it will become possible... just like you found a way to pay for your Bachelor's degrees. Your positive and joyful attitude make all of this possible, so keep it up! It is your attitude, not your aptitude, that will ultimatley determine your altititude."

I would tell myself to apply to all scholarships that I could find, because you really can get them, would have given seniors days to visit colleges, and I also would have told students to look at colleges early in their HS career and find one they love and do what ever it takes to get there!

The most important aspect of transitioning into college life is making the best out of the opportunities given to you. At orientation, someone will invariably present to you some sort of brochure or packet that highlights the learning resource services available on campus, as well as the many clubs and activities one can join. As a freshman, however, you are simply concerned with making friends and becoming adjusted to living without parental supervision. As surprising as this may sound, adjusting in that manner is not as hard as one thinks it may be. If you live in the dorm, you are surrounded by just as many students who are in the same situation that you are, so finding new friends is not the problem. If i could talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself not to be anxious about making friends, but rather to focus on my schoolwork. Do not be afraid or ashamed to use tutoring services, and go out and join some clubs that will be beneficial to your education! It took until my junior year to do just that, and I wish I would have done so much sooner.

The best advice i couldve gave was take time that summer you graduate and your senior year to evaluate where you are and make decisions on where you would like to go. It is best to be prepared on what you have ahead of you. I wouldve told myself to really do my research on my major before taking all the classes and entering the university. So set your goal and make a clear decision before entering the university would be the best advice i could give. Do your research and be prepared.

It is vitally important to live as close as possible to, if not on, campus. Amongst the beer-ponging freshman boys and girls, hidden there is a group of people, you among them, that will be there fore each other for the next four years. Actually, they are the friends that you will have for the rest of your life. They will be your study buddies; the people you fall back on when you need cheering up. They will be the people that you call your family away from your family in your home away from home. It's when you find these people that you most relate to that you will understand that you belong on campus. And one of the biggest mistakes that you can make is to close yourself up for the fear that you will be assimilated by the drugs, the boos, and the drama on the college campus. Instead, keep searching, because there are plenty of bright students just like you. When you have found them, you'll wake up four years later having struggled together, without ever having thought that you didn't belong or that you were not going to achieve success.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior there are three pieces of advice I would give based on my experiences with college life and the transition that goes with it. 1) Find what you love and love what you do. Make sure that you study and pursue your dream career. It is not about what is going to make you the most money, it is about doing something for which you have a passion and enjoying what you do. 2) Consistency is the key to perseverence. Whether you are studying, participating in sports or recreational activities, the more consistent you are the more likely you are to succeed. Do not expect be handed success without putting forth 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} effort 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the time. Leave nothing on the table and you will not be disappointed. 3) Find time to balance work and play. Make sure to take time out for yourself from studying. However, do not lose focus of why you are there in the first place and spend too much time playing. Finding that balance will keep your motivation fresh, your intellect sharp, and your personality well rounded.

Deffinatly live in the dorms, and anytime you need help with homework go to a tutoring center or talk to your teacher.

I would tell myself to take all of the dual enrollment credits that I could so that by the time I got to college, I knew exactly what I wanted to study and be on track from the very start.

I would tell myself not to go for off-campus housing since it drained my scholarship funds. I think on-campus housing would have given me a richer college experience.