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I would tell myself to stop worrying about the little things in your life. Live the life that life throws your way. Focus on your studies but always fous on yourself and don't let other bring you down for what they have trouble doing. Never back down and tell the world that you are going to make a difference. Balance your life and you will succeed more than now.

Plan out your college career in detail. Do everything you can to obtain a passing grade for each class. And if you need financial aid apply and obtain the aid you need and do not worry about the rest.

Dear Sandra, Talking from the future i must advice you to appreciate the last year of being in high school. Since experiences like those will only be experienced once. I must advice you as well as that be mentally prepared to be overly prepared. Do not be afraid of college because it is the best experience ever everyone is there because they want a futre. Have in mind that your illness will never leave you and make sure to take things easy because of my mistakes i have been having a tough road with it. Also dont stress out remeber that college is fun and amazing, meeting new people is amazing. I really hope this words are a great help to know that your going to have a blast in college. Remember also to take alot of pictures on your senior year please!!! HAVE FUN!!!

My first, and absolute advice, is to not listen to other people's opinions on college choices! At all costs, avoid private for-profit schools. If possible, go straight to a community college and do not worry about entering as undecided. You can declare your major later, but at the same time, do not waste time by taking unnecessary elective classes. Try to complete your General Education requirements. In all honesty, reading the program in the back of the book of schedule is probably more thorough than making a counselor appointment. When you have decided on a major, go online to the school website and figure out what major classes you'll need to fulfil a transfer to a 4 year university. Right now times are very good, and you might be excited to live in a new and larger home. Do not cling onto such superficial ideas, and prepare for the worst (such as a recession that is yet to hit you hard at home). It may sound hopeless, but don't worry, you can do it! You can do it because I'm here now making it work despite so many troubles.

Procrastination. It gets to us all. If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would have adviced myself to stop procrastinating. It would have helped alot if I practiced doing things days before the due date. Now, I know that no one is going to be holding my hand, walking me through every step and telling me to do things on time. It is time to be independent and do things for on my own and for myself.

If I could go back in time and give my senior self any advice it would be to take more chances. I would have applied to more universities. For fear of the unknown I did not apply to these institutions. It was the fear of being rejected, and the fear of moving away from everyone and everything I was comfortable with in life. It was easier to play it safe. It was not until I was a senior in college did I realize that those experiences would have only enriched my life. Although I am satisfied with my education and the institution I attended, I do realize that I settled and I did not push myself to my limits. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said “when a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something”. I am a believer that you can learn more about learn yourself when you open up to new experiences in life, and that is why I would tell my senior self to take more chances.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior there would be plenty of advice I would give myself. First, I would tell myself to NOT slack off. High school is very different than a University. A University requires a tremendous amount of dedication to studying and doing homework. . Second, I would tell myself to stop worrying about all the drama people cause because that can affect ones academic goals. Also, I would tell myself to be motivated to go to class and do all the work. In college, the professors do not babysit you like in high school. The professors at a University do not care if you come to class, take notes, do your homework, and pay attention. You have to be the one to seek help and pay attention because no one is going to baby you like in high school. This is the main advice I would give myself if i went back in time to my high school senoir year.

College is very different from high school. Being an A student will help you succeed, but there are many other factors involved. Decide on a major early in your college career because you will regret wasting your time on insignificant classes. If your major does not require enough units to graduate, take on another major or minor instead of random electives. This will look great on your transcript. If a class is hard, try your hardest to pass it and don't give up because it will greatly hurt your GPA. Get involved on campus and make lots of new friends. It is great for networking and making lifelong friends. Join clubs, volunteer, and take on internships to gain experience early on. Get to know your professors by taking their classes recurrently and visiting them during office hours to gain a strong relationship. This can help you again with networking and also getting a great letter of recommendation. Do not slack off. As hard as it gets, remember what you are going to school for and let your future motivate you into becoming the best student you can be.

If I could give myself advice in high school, I would tell myself to appreciate the opportunities before me and take full advantage of them because being a 'grown-up' gets in the way of achieving your dreams.

I would've too more AP classes so that i have less classes to take this year.