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If I could go back in time and talk to myself (as a senior in high school) I would have several things to say to better prepare myself for college. The first thing I would say is to make sure not to participate in the "senior slide". In college there is defiantly no time to slack on grades. Also, I would tell myself to start getting involved in activities outside of school, such as volunteering, co-ed soccer team, helping out for a church group, now as a senior. In doing this it will help build a good habit of getting involved in outside of school activities and surrounding myself with diverse groups of people.

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I would tell my high school self to try harder. College is the stepping stone to the rest of my life and I can't go through it with one foot out of the door.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would advice myself studay harder and so be more prepare before I started college.

You're moving far from home, so be ready to feel your first bout of real home-sickness. Moving from Maine to Arizona is no easy feat, and things are going to be incredibly challenging. Be ready to face these hurdles head on. Do not be afraid to leap before you look and do not hesitate when someone asks you to go on an adventure. Make sure you study. Do NOT eat cheeseburgers for lunch every day, but get one every once in a while to stay sane. Make sure to take some time out of each day for yourself - you'll burn out too quickly if you don't. Be prepared to miss things you never thought you could miss, like real grass (desert grass is not the same) and the window in your room that always gets stuck. Be prepared to meet people you never could have conjured up in your most outrageous dreams. Be prepared to learn more than you think you're learning. The best advice I can give you is to face the world with your chin up and smile while you're doing it.

Don't worry so much about the money. Sure, ASU is giving you what is essentially a full-ride, but still apply to those other places. You know more about what you want than you think you do, trust me. Go for it. Yes, academic competition is scary. Yes, student loans are frightening. But you know what? There's more to college than student loans and tests. To get the most out of your education, go for something challenging and go to the best place you can for that challenge. Look into opportunities like studying abroad as soon as possible and prepare for them. Talk to your lab partners, talk to the people near you in class, form study groups, and, probably most importantly, don't be intimidated to talk to the professors. Look into internships, research opportunities in labs on campus, and summer programs. You don't need a definitive answer to where you want your life to go, but you can certainly trod down some interesting paths as you try to find it. Take a chance, please. Do what makes you happy, even if it makes things just a little bit harder.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior I would drill the concept of time management into my brain. I would make sure I knew how to continue to have a social life, but keep my grades up as well. My freshman year of college was really hard because I never truly buckled down and used my time wisely. I just let it waste away. It took me a whole year to realize what I needed most and if I had learned it earlier I would have had a better financial situation going into college.

I would tell my self to not give up. to keep pushing forward without slowing down a bit. it would only be four years and it goes by so quickly. to stay on task and to keep my grades up. and to also keep up with the course material such as reading and homework, and to study, at least an hour a day.

Don't be afraid to put yourself out there and introduce yourself to people around campus. Making friends is one of the biggest parts to transitioning to college that a lot of people don't do right away.

Don't care what anybody thinks about you. No one cares. You can be whoever you want to be in college and you will not be judged. It's extremely easy to make friends.