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I would honestly tell myself not to worry as much as I did and to start saving money even if it is a little bit. College is the best experience I have endured and I look forward to the rest of the years ahead of me. I would also tell myself to not worry about the roommate experience and weather I will have to experience while out here. Also that college is nothing like high school and that I prepared myself very well when it comes to the work load and responsibility.

If I were able to go back in time to the year of my high school graduation, 2003, I would have to give myself the advice that I needed to be prepared for the unexpected bumps in the road that life will have. Never would I have expected that soon after my high school graduation I would lose my mother to cancer, that I would get married while in my final year of my bachelor's degree, and be a divorced single mother pursing a master's degree in education while working full time as a financial aid advisor at a two year community college. When I graduate I wish I would have realized that just because a plan doesn't work out exactly as you have envisioned it, you don't change the goal, you just try a different plan. I thought the life events meant the end of everything, however, they didn't they were just a "detour" along the journey called life.

I would tell myself to take school seriously because college is expensive and when you come from a low-income family, scholarships are vital for paying tuition. I would explain that working hard and getting good grades will allow you to receive scholarships. This would be a major advantage while you are in school because instead of worrying about you will pay for school you can focus on your education. Also, I would tell myself to not sink into peer pressure and that a night of fun is not worth the trouble. Being able to receive a college degree goes a long way but if all you do is party you will not succeed and achieve this. College will make or break your future whether you want to realize it or not. These are the years where you find out what you want to do with your life as well as mature as a person. College is wonderful and it's a once in a lifetime experience so do not throw it away by not taking school seriously.

The advice that I would give my high school self would be to go straight to college after graduating high school and not take a semester or two off before starting college because it is likely that it could take a long time to complete your college goals.

Knowing what I know now and the challenges I would have to face, I would tell my younger self to develop more efficient study methods. Throughout school I never had to study; material covered was easy for me. I was proud of my straight A's. However, a tragic experience at college set me back, and I would never be able to learn the same way again. After numerous concussions, it is not hard to believe that my classroom experience in college was not the same of that in high school. I had difficulty retaining information and demonstrating my understanding. I had to teach myself how to study. I learned really quick that this was not an easy task in college. Nonetheless, I did grow to appreciate what I was learning and the time spent learning the material. I also had a better appreciation for my grades because I actually worked hard to get them. I would not change a thing about my experience because I have learned so much. However, I would tell my high school self to instill a better work ethic and the outcome of the dedication would be worth it all.

If i had the opportunity to talk to myself my senior year I would tell myself to brace and get ready for a whole different level. Being a student-athlete in high school and a student-athlete in college are two extremely different situations. Living in Honaker, VA where students play a total of 28 games if you are lucky enough to make it long in the post season and even play multiple sports because of the shortage of students enrolled in school and keeping up your homework and working part time and volunteering coaching little league softball is no where near the same as it is in college. That playing a 50 game season in Softball, working part-time at American Eagle and keeping up a full course load in College is something more demanding than I would be expecting. To remember my work ethic i had in high school and get ready to increase it because it will be very difficult but it is something that I can do if I keep my determination and focus on the great possibilities i have ahead in my future.

Looking back at my high school self I am proud of my accomplishments academically. While I saw friends slack off the last semester, I worked harder than I ever had to keep my GPA where I wanted it. I see now that in doing so, I sacrificed a lot of friendships and memories. In college, there is so much free time after classes and before sport practices. The weekend sare wide open with oppurtunity to make memories and experience new things. I would tell me high school self to continue to strive for greatness but to also have fun. These are the years I will look back on and be thankful for the friendships and all the happiness they brought me. College life is hectic and the transition wasn't easy but I did it. Knowing how scared I was this time last year, I need to tell myself to relax. Everything would fall into place, as it has. The students were welcoming and

If Icould go back in time in my high school years, I would tell myself to applied for more scholarships. The reason why I would go back and tell myself that ,because I was not educated enough about how much schools and books were in college. Another thing I would tell myself be who you are. One thing Idid learn in college was being myself ,I made alot of new friends that way. So these are just some of the things I would tell myself if Iwas going back in time.

If i could go back in time I would tell my self, three very important concepts about how to just get through a day at bluefield. My first concept would be to always come prepared for the feelings of being overwhelmed, nervous,and excited all at one time, because thats how your going to feel the very second you walk through those doors to orientation. Second I would tell myself that staying up all night is not going to work, unless it is for studying.With that being said i would tell myself that along with homework there comes alot of studying but you have alot of free time also. Along with those three concepts I would say, have fun and stay focused on your dreams because it only gets harder.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself I would say in plain words get off your butt and work harder. I notice that when I enter my freshman year of college I had to get off my baby status and grow up. Their times where I wanted to go home because I had to do things on my own and I did not have my parents to do it for me. I learn the hard way and made many mistakes that affect me in a big way. Growing up as the baby in the family I had everything given to me or done for me and I always was told that you must get independent and grow up , but I never listen. There were times where I had to take care of stuff on my own but it would make me mad and I would throw fits . I was a young selfish little boy entering college , but after a few weeks on my own I grew up quick and became responsible. There is no room in the real world to be a baby, you must step up or shut up.