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College life should be the time where you get to explore all of the possibilities that you can have. You will enroll into courses that suits your personality and that you have an interest in. More importantly, college is the time where you will meet a lot of people. Your inner circle will begin to grow during your first two years because you would want to be as social as a possible. Don't settle on just one guy; in fact, go out on dates, meet new people, and have fun because this is the time for you to grow. Another thing you should do is seek an academic advisor each semester. We all know that you think that it's a waste of time to see your advisor and that you think you know what you are doing, but that's not true. Academic advisors are here for you for many reasons. They are paid not only to teach you important concepts for your majors, but to enrich you with what classes to take and when to take it, simply because they know the rigorous of that course to help you reach your potentials while balancing life.

If I can go back and talk to myself as a senior in high school, I would tell myself to be more serious about school. My future starts now. You may think you're old and know it all, but you're really just a baby. Don't ever think twice about asking your parents for advice. Start taking a foreign language now. It would look good on resumes and being multilingual would just be cool.

Don't worry about things. Make sure to stay active, and don't let fear hold you back from trying anything new. Think about everything not only from your own perspective, but from others' as well. Don't ever stop trying your hardest, and don't put too much emphasis on how people think of you. And don't spend your money on foolish investments! Save it for things like a flamenco guitar, going out on nice dates, and just for saving in general.

I would first let myself know that it is nothing like the movies, partying every weekend, not easy to adapt, and that I would stay in contact with friends elsewhere. It was easy to adapt too, becasue everyone has the same thought about getting a career, whereas college people don't know what they want yet. As of friends, it was hard to keep in touch with old ones but I made really close new ones! I would tell myself to start looking for a job and gain as many hours as I could. I would make myself aware of the tuition and how much I am in debt as of now, and that it is best to save my money as best I could, becasue graduating will not take the 4 years like I thought. If I really needed loans to take only what was needed not a full amount and to really use whatever I earned to help pay so I am not in debt. It's a struggle and I don't think I really realized it when I was in high school. Now I am working two jobs as well as being a full-time student.

Dont slack off or procarstinate on any work. Dont stress out about dating because school is more important than any other aspect of your life. Leave the drama in high school and fix any problems you have with anyone. Life is too short to not do what you love so follow your heart and always do what is right. Most importantly, always strive to better yourself and try your hardest in everything that you do.

If I could go back in time, I would tell my high school self to have applied for as many scholarships because finacially, my family was on a tight budget. I would have also told myself to go find a job to be able to support myself and my family. College life is hard finacially especially for my parents situation right now and if I was better prepared when I was a high school senior, I believe it would have been benefical , so I wouldn't have to struggle financially now.

There are many things I want to do as a senior. I would like to apply many schools so I can have more options becuase this time I only had two options. Another thing would be that I should search on what career I want because you are making the life decision. I have seen many student who change their majors at College. One more advice be better If I be a good leader. Being a good leader help you to make the smooth transtion betweeen the High School and college and help you to create the networking for you which make you to feel "Home away from Home".

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to try harder. I did a decent job my senior year. Decent grades, but I know I could have done better, especially in AP Statistics. I gave myself a goal of straight A's the beginning of my senior year, but I slacked off, so I would tell the past me to stick with it, because it was possible. I would tell myself to also have fun , because life gets harder after you graduate. And do not take things for granted because everything that happens will be a learning experience.

High school is a time of innocence, adventure, and discovery. I feel that one finds out who they are in high school and shape into that person in college. My high school was a different high school. I went to Cristo Rey, a small private Catholic high school where they gave students jobs and embrace the Catholic teaching of loving people like you love yourself. My graduating class was 42 students and I was the school Salutatorian. Knowing what I know now, I would have changed my motivation to do my best. Though I was Salutatorian, I did not apply myself as much as I should have. High school was easy to me. The work load was not tough, the teachers let you make up tests/quizzes, and the people were extremely friendly. If I had know that college was going to be as tough as it is now,I would have read a lot more books, increased my vocabulary, and spoke a lot more in high school. In college, I struggle to participate in discussions and keep up with readings. If I had worked on this in high school, I would not have been struggling now in the present.

There are too many things to mention, most important would be relax; you have so much time, everything will be okay. Consider community college. They aren't bad; don’t be such an academic snob! You can explore so many more fields without paying a small fortune allowing you to spend time really deciding what to do with your life. The goal is to finish and be happy, not to be first. Don’t forget to listen to your heart and go with your gut. If something doesn’t feel right, don’t do it. Don’t pick the school your parents want or went to. Don’t follow your friends or lovers; find your own place so you’ll want to stay when all those other people seem less important. Have faith in yourself. Life is hard and not fair, but it is also glorious. Remind yourself of the good times when you feel like curling up into the fetal position or banging your (or someone else’s) head into a wall. It’s your time to make mistakes, learn the hard way, make great friends, fall in and out of love., and prepare for the long ride ahead.