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The biggest piece of advice I would give myself is take the time to establish good study habits. You can't just get through college the same way as high school, it requires some effort. Other than that, don't worry about relationships, focus more on school and sleep.

I would say: "good job that you took all those AP classes, and for trying your best!" However, those AP classes did not help me much--I should have rather taken normal classes in high school and consecutively taken classes at a junior college, so that I could have gotten the lower division and general education classes out of the way and I would have been more familiar to what a college setting is like. I would also advise myself to apply to more scholarships during high school, because college is expensive, and to go visit different campuses, so that I would be aware of the different sizes. Back then I should have thought of a specific career goal that I would work towards and I should have evaluated all my options to find out all the details about that goal, before almost reaching it and seeing that that's not exactly what I hoped it to be. I am glad that I went to the freshman orientation, because that answered a lot of questions about life at Sac State and the academics.

High school is a place where students prepare themself for the education that will prepare them for their future careers. Finishing up senior year, many students are told they need to know what they want to do with their lives in order to be successful in college. It is engrained into many students minds they must know what they "want to be when they grow up" right when they enter into college. If I was given the opportunity to go back in time and give my younger self advice about college, I would tell myself it's okay to not know what the future holds or what you want to do because life isn;t about know what's next.. College is a time to discover who you are and to grow to become that person. The world will not end if you enter into college with no idea of what you want to become in life. Changing your major does not mean you're a failure, it means you realized your true calling and you're taking the correct steps to achieve that calling. Enjoy college while you can because you will miss out if you don't.

If i had the opportunity to go back in time to advice myself when i was a senior, I would mention many things so that college life would be easier and less of a hassle. I'd advice myself to be more cautious than i already am so i can realize easy mistakes that tend to happen to me as of right now. I'd tell my high school self to stay in all my classes and to start applying for scholarships early so they could help me later. I would start preparing myself to learn geology and earth science since that is what i want to major in.

Make an effort to get involved in the learning process. Sit near the front of class, ask lots of questions and make friends with those around you because they are your best resources. Start what you finish and give 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of your effort. You are worth the education you are about to receive even if you may not think that you are. It's okay if not everyone likes you because in life...not everyone will. What is important is that you like yourself and be your own best friend. You are smart, special and beautiful!!

If I could have any words of wisdom for my highschool self I would tell myself that I need to buckle down and take college as serious as I will my future career. When I first started college I didn't do very well on my first law test. I needed to do lots of extra credit to catch up. I would also have to say that I would tell my past self to save, save, save all the money I could. My family never had much money when I was growing up and when I got my first job ( five months before I started college) I had things I had to purchase. I needed clothes and good shoes, but maybe I could have lived on a little less and kept a little more in my bank account. I think I could even have gotten a job earlier on. If my past self took it to heart and saved more money I would not be feeling quite the financial need that I am right now.

I would say that the course work at the high school level is intended for an important purpose...to get you ready for college. School-based activities are fun and engaging, however, don't forget to take the time necessary for focused study.

I would have advised myself to look into my current college earlier. Also, I would have advised myself to look exclusively into online classes. With gas prices today its too expensive to make the commute every day.

Seeing how I did not take the SATs in high school I would tell my senior self to take community college seriously the first time around. To get in and do the best I could so I could transfer to a four year institution as soon as possible. I did not make those choices and now my educational road is much longer than would have liked. I would also tell my senior self to create better study habits than I did in high school. I would tell myself that I was really smart and to go with my instincts. They have yet to fail me. I would reinerate what my mom has told me my whole life; you can do anything you put your mind to.

Don't take the time off. It is very hard to manage a life where you have to work instead of being able to concentrate on school and getting yourself in a good position earlier in life. Don't worry about the extra curricular activities you have in your life, enjoy the experience while you have it because real life is hard and expensive. It would be nice to have a career in place by this time in your life.