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Resiliency. I came in as a desolate, hopeless, anxious individual. I will leave with a sense of accomplishment. I will exert force onto the world; a force that comes not from a destructive mindstate, but a force that screams passions. It has been valuable to attend because I came out with more knowledge, self-worth, passion, heart, happiness that you tend to lose in a high school. I became woman.

I have learned to expand my opinions about people who are different from the way I was raised. It gives a person a new sense of direction and thinking about the life they will perceive. Now only will the students become qualified for the jobs they are receiving but who they will be. They will find out who they be rather than what they do. It is a great growing up experience and the education I'm getting is extremely helpful. Finally, to answer one previous question, "if I went back in time would I choose the same school to get my education?" I most certainly would.

I would give myself the advice of continuingto do the best I can in school, but I would stress to enjoy the journey more.

When I speak to my former self I would have to say work harder. I would explain that life beyond high school is preparation and know how meets chance. To get this know how you have to pay attention and learn as much as you can from your teachers, from your environment, and all the opportunities presented to you. College life is not going to be easy you have to stay prepared by being organized, on time and wanting to learn. If you arrive just to learn with out the want it will not be enough and it means something needs to change. Make sure that were you want to be is always in focus so when the opportunity comes for you to fully realize your dream you won?t hesitate to take the chance. By working hard and being prepared the career you seek will be an easy transition, but first you have to work harder in school by bringing up your grades, learning to manage your time, and always putting 125{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} in to everything you do. To my former self I would say that working hard will make college life a cake walk and your future bright.

If I could travel back in time, and tell myself anything to make the college transition easier, I would tell myself three main things: some of your best friends will come from here, remember this is not high school...it's gonna be hard!, and study, study, study! I remember going in as a freshman and feeling like I would never fit it. Now, finishing my second year, I realize that it is pretty normal for any freshman to feel that way. As high school ended, I went into college thinking, "psh! easy!" Man, oh man. My first couple of days quickly took that feeling away. I realized I was going to have to buckle down. During high school, I never studied much. Everything came fairly easy to me. However, my college experience was quite the opposite. I discovered quickly that I needed to study at least three times the amount of classroom time. These three things would be what I would tell myself to make the college transistion easier if I could travel back in time.

If I were able to go back in time to when I was a high school senior my conversation would be a lot like the song that recently came out tittled "Letters to Me". The number one thing that I would discuss and stress would be, do not let personal life struggles get you down in your academics. I was a great student, when I wanted to be. However, when I had personal struggles my performance in school was affected. As I went through the high school to college transistion I realized that personal life can not get in the way of academics. I am paying to go to school in college and I was not in high school. If I realized in high school what I realize now I would be a lot better off in the aspects of my college being payed for. If I would have worked to my ability in high school I would probably have a fully paid scholarship, but we all make mistakes. I would tell myself that through everything I have been through,I deserve a lot better and I should help make that possible for myself.

Knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition, I would advice my past self that if you are undecided about what you want to do in life career wise, then don't go to an out of state college. Especially, one that is a one major university. I would also advice myself to fill out all the scholarship applications I qualified for and to do it early.

As a college freshman, there is some advice that I would give myself in making the transition from high school to college. First off, I would tell myself that education is critical as a senior. Most students take the path that requires less effort just to get by. If I had known what I know now, I would have bettered myself with choosing rigorous classes that would potentionally helped out with my college major. In addition, I would have explained precisely how important it was to be on time with scholarship applications and university documents. Procrastination is the worst habit to develope, and it is even harder to break, so stay in gear and get your things done on time or you will regret it in the long run. More importantly, expect college to be much harder so prepare yourself now. I would have told myself that if you set your mind to your tasks, you can do anything. Coming from a family with little to no college experience does not mean you have to follow the same path. Branch off and explore the opportunities that life throws at you and more importantly follow your dreams. Anything is possible.

If i could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, there are many things i would tell myself. Many things that i would suggest for current seniors or any high school students as well. First; college is a good choice to make after high school, it opens so many doors in future jobs. Also college can be fun but you have to remember why your here and what your goals are. Many students fresh out of high school are thrown into college not knowing what to expect, and when they get here, they're so overwhelmed, they drop after first semester. Something high school students should get in the habit of doing is having a study schedule and making sure they stick to it, with this college will be so much easier. Some other things are go to class, do the homework, pay attention, take notes, and for lifesake read your books. These books are expensive as it is, not reading them is a waste of money and your grade, and many time professor base there test on the text. College is great enjoy it, work hard, and it will all pay off in the end.

If I had the opportunity to go back in time and speak with myself when I was a senior in high school there would be several bits of advice I would encourage myself to follow. One major piece of advice would be to really take studying seriously. In high school I made it through my classes rarely studying and I even graduated with honors, but college is a whole nother ball game. I would definately do my best to convince myself that things will be different and that studying will most definately become a priority. Also, I would stress the importance of budgeting. All of my financial aid for the semester is recieved in the first week and it is very easy to spend too much early on and then struggle just to get by at the end of the semester. Budgeting my money wisely is definately a good idea that would reduce my stress levels greatly. As a final bit of advice I would stress the importance of meeting new people, making new friends, and getting outside of my comfort zone. It is nessicary to do these things in order to really get the full college expierience.