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Personally, my high school years were rocky. I was very discouraged when it came to going to college because I had a hard time learning in a classroom setting. I figured that if it was hard for me then, it would be impossible for me to attend college. You see, I'm a reader. If I read it, I can obtain it. During lectures, it gets difficult for me to concentrate and I don't retain the information given as well. If I knew about Bellevue University, I would have pushed myself to not give up and that this school is perfect for me. The professors are wonderful and basically on-call to help. All the assignments are easy to follow and makes learning easier. I regret not starting college right out of high school. I would have been graduated with my degree by now. If I knew then, what I know now, my life, currently, would be a lot more successful. I would explain all of this to myself and tell myself that I would regret it if I just gave up.

My advice to myself-Go to an out of state college and don’t worry about working 40 hours a week! I am extremely close to my family so I decided to go to a nearby college, although it was a great college and experience I wish I would have gone to an out of state one. I also worked full-time thinking “it was what I needed to do”. I look back and wish one, I would have got to experiment the “college life” of living in a dorm, meeting new people and getting more involved with school functions, such as sports. I also look back and think I wish I would have only worked part-time or not at all so that way I could have been involved with more school functions or sports. I have the rest of my life to work and now know it! I can’t go back and get the experience of “college life” but I will always experience work. So if I could go back to my high school self I would say don’t worry about work right now, enjoy school and get involved and socialize more!

Mandi, Enjoy every minute of high school. You may be fed up now but you will never get this time back and believe it or not, you're gonna miss this! Go into college with an open mind and pursue the career dreams that YOU have, don't be pursuaded by anyone else. Don't be so focused on growing up that you miss this beautiful time in your life. After all, this is the only time in your life you will be free to be selfish and focus solely on yourself. Before you know it, you will have bills and a family and stress like you could never imagine. Go to class and be sponge, soak up every bit of knowledge you can because this world is rough and you will need it all someday. Embrace the people around, you are about to build some relationships that will see you through your best and worst times. Above anything, live in the moment! You don't realize you're making memories until their over. These days will truly be some of the best days of your life. Be thankful and enjoy them to the fullest!

Follow your hear, follow your dream, choose a good major then you will have a better life.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would advise myself on my social life first. I would tell myself to not get lost in other people's identities. Let them follow their own path. I would tell myself that the best way to prove to everyone that I am grown, that I am an adult, is to make grown, adult decisions. And, the most adult decision that I can make is to go to college. Don't look back. I would tell myself to go ahead and apply for financial aid and scholarhsips. This is the key to my freedom. I will be able to live on campus and will be on a meal plan. I will have all of my necessities covered so I can focus on school. And, best of all, I will be out of my parent's house! Sweet Freedom!

Knowing what I know now, there are many things I would definitely tell my high school self. Because I only have 200 words, I will sum it up under three titles: Relax Not everything is a crisis.. or even a mini-crisis. At this point your life is about homework and socializing. Leave it at that and leave drama alone. As exciting as it can be, drama isn't good for anyone. Slow Down As admirable as it is, you have the rest of your existence to work. AP classes will get you into the college that you want long enough for you to realize a full-time education isn't the right path for you. Doing both AP classes and maintaining a 32-hour a week job is too much for you at this point in your life. Review the first point again. Enjoy High school is just a small chapter in your life that is over in the blink of an eye. Enjoy every moment and take nothing for granted. While it seems like it sucks now, you will actually miss it someday. By someday, I mean like 2 years from graduation. Trust me.

You know I know you really didn't like high school all that much, however you should really look forward to college. Please wait on starting a family, because you will miss out on all the fun and exciting things that come along with going to college. In college you have such a relaxed way of learning and you get to meet some really wonderful people. You can do it and college is a great next step, do not hold back or decide against it - push yourself to go and stay focused no matter what. Children and husband can wait, you need a good education if you want to go far in life and not work that minimum wage job. I know you can do it - just remind yourself everyday you are doing this to be a better you.

Justin, Do you see how easy it is right now –getting straight A’s with the occasional B+? Where all you need to do is show up to class, listen to what the teacher says, and, without taking notes, doing well on tests? College won’t be this easy. You know how you may get a textbook assignment or two per week? Yes? Guess what. In college, there is no skipping around the textbook, perhaps covering a quarter of it over the whole year. In the IT curriculum you’ll have three technology classes per semester, each with their own 700 plus page textbook. And, you need to read the whole thing on your own time. Make the most of it, as the lectures will not help you when it comes to the technology courses. Extra help? Don’t waste your time. And tests? There won’t be any more one test per chapter nonsense. In each of your classes you’ll get about three tests, two if the professor feels loaded down. You better study; each of these tests account for twenty-five to thirty-five percent of your grade. If you don’t understand something, reread the textbook.

High school is over now Jeff, the beginning of your future starts next fall. When a babe, you thought and played as a babe, but now you are in your stages as a man and must think as a man. It may seem like a long road, but sacrifice is only delayed gratification. You must stay focused and goal-oriented. We know how you were in high school. You could not wait until the bell rang. Well the decisions you make from this point on could affect your whole life and the life of those around you. The mind can only absorb what the seat endures, so you must pace yourself, so that there will not be a burnout and you choose to quit. This is not an option. Remember! If a man looks at the world at the age of 40, the same way he did at the age of 20, then he has wasted 20 years of is life. There is no time to waste.

Take advantage of all the scholarships that are available to you as a high school senior! Focus on college now and worry about everything else later!! School is the most important thing in your life right now and never give up on your dreams!!!!