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If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would emphasize the importance of studying and the opportunity of spending my time immediately after high school in a 2-year program at a community college. Even though I was an honor student I could have done better; there is always room for improvement. By attending community college before a 4-year college I could have saved my family thousands of dollars. Now that I know better, I encourage any high school students that I encounter to think about going to community college first.

College is not as scary as it seems from the outside. Yes, you will have days that you feel overwhelmed or homesick, but you will have the time of your life. The chapel services that you are so scared of are the highlight of your week and you actually miss them during breaks and weekends. There are amazing people here, and some of the best ones are the professors with whom you will be working. You have a great mentor who is one of your American Sign Language professors. The ASL department has been phenomenal so far, and they have been very supportive, while giving fantastic constructive critisism. Do not give up hope, you will thrive here. It will be one of the best years of your life so far, while also being one of, if not, the most transforming years of your life. Bethel College-you will love it!

Don't procrastinate, especially on big projects. Do a little everyday, so the deadline does not sneak up behind you and hit you with a knockout. Nothing good comes from trying to complete 75{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of a project that could make or break your grade, the night before. Study a little every day, especially when you know a test is coming. Ten minutes going over notes will save you during finals week, and almost any surprise quiz. Appreciate time with family. Soon, you'll be moving out and won't see them often. Don't make yourself regret time you didn’t spend with them Learn those life skills your parents want to teach you. Like how to stop an overflowing toilet. Don't obsess over boys, especially in high school. When you leave for college, you leave them, unless they follow you to college. Don't throw away your dreams over some boy. The best years of your life are not HS. I barely remember HS, and it was only last year. HS drama is overrated and should be avoided. Don't stress out much over the future. Do your best, and you will always know you did your best.

If I could give advice to myself in high school it would be that self-discipline is the most important lesson you can learn in college. Newly found independence is as intoxicating as a drug, but you need self-discipline to keep you from getting off track. There is no one to hold your hand in college or force you to do anything, you have to do it on your own. You may think that you can get by in life without a college education, and that may be true, but getting by isn't what you want. You want to thrive and without passion for your job that will not happen and you will soon find yourself an unhappy person. Self-discipline is what will keep you from a boring job that makes you feel like you are wasting your time getting up every morning. Self-discipline doesn’t mean that you can’t have any fun in college or that you have to spend all your time studying, it simply means that you can do what needs to be done, what is best for you and your future.

First of all, I would tell myself that I could go to college with financial aid (I didn't know this), that I WAS smart enough, and that I would NOT be able to make it on my work ethic alone. I would tell myself that I was normal (considering), that members of the opposite sex would not carry me through and be there for me in life necessarily, and as I got older I would need to know more than I learned in streetwise knowledge. I would tell myself that there would be children, and that in order to make their lives and my life better than my mother's hell, I would need a good education-because I did NOT know enough to survive necessarily. I was smart, but not as smart as I needed to be about how to make it. Don't touch the alcohol, it may make you more social now, but will rob you of all dignity over time. It will kill you after it puts you on the street with seizures. The life you are living now is absolutely NOT your destiny or fate, and you do have control over it.

I would advise myself to incorporate a part time job into my schedule so that I can save what I earn for my college expenses. I would also advise myself to start applying for more scholarships.

The advice that I would give myself is this: take the hard classes; don't slack off. I know that it seems hard at the time, but if you just take these classes, it will benefit you in the future. You won't have to worry about not knowing what you are learning about because you should already know it. Right now you might not want to take the hard classes, but you must. The easy classes won't benefit you much at all, especially if they have nothing to do with your future. Just trust in God and He will guide you through your classes. Endure through the hard classes. Don't worry about not getting one homework assignment done if you were up all night doing another very important project. Don't worry about the small amount of time that you have to do a homework assignment; just get what you can get done. Also make more friends and spend time with them. Make a difference in people's lives. Don't be afraid to step out and be different. Take time to read books; it will help you in college when you have to write research papers.

I would tell myself to focus more on grades so that i could get more scholarships.

Work hard at all my classes and think about the future. Dont just do what people tell you, find what you like.

I have learned so much living with other girls my age, I have built friendships here that I will have the rest of my life. I also feel like I have learned so much about being an adult and being in charge of my own responsiblities. I have much better studying skills now than I ever had in high school. I can now feel comfortable doing things that while I was still in high school I could not do. I have also learned so much from my professors about my major. I really feel like by the time I graduate, I will be able to be a great competent nurse. It has been really valuable for me to go to college, I know that I am a completely different person now that is more responsible and in charge of my future .