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I would tell myself to research different colleges, their rules, their fianancial aid, their academics, their programs, cost etc. I would say "find out as much about a college as possible before enrolling . I would tell myself to talk to as many college students as possible to ask about their experiences.

I would give myself the advice that even though I really enjoyed being able to have those easy afternoons at Red River, that I needed to stop. I needed to get of going to Red River. It was not the place for me and the degree I would receive from there I would HATE doing. I would tell myself to change Red River with Cameron. I would start going to college much earlier and get more credits out of the way faster. This would put me on a better course to securing the life I have always wanted for myself and Red River was just a distraction from that course.

If I could go back I would tell myself that don't think you have to go out and get trashed on the weekends. Thats not who you are and you dont have to pretend to be that to make friends with your team mates and fellow athletes. Don't be afriad to be your quirky self. And if someone doesnt like you then thats their loss and not to worry about it because plenty of people love you just the way you are.

The things I would tell myself if I could leap back through time to my senior year are endless. I would probably bop myself over the head countless times before I could even begin to lecture myself. Nevertheless I would begin and end with this. "You need to straighten your life up, because if you don't you're going to end up in the mess you've made." I would not tell her much more than that, because life is what makes you the person you are. If I didn't make the mistakes I had made back in highschool I wouldn't be the person I am today. Sure there are things I wish I could tell my past self, but I probably wouldn't have listened. Sometimes you just need to experience life first hand to get to the point of where you should be. Even if that includes a huge curveball to the face to get you thinking straight.

The most valuable skill you can develope if you want to succeed in college is self motivation. Some of the most self motivated high school students do not succeed because of how different the structure of a high school class is to a college course. There will rarely be assignments on the board that will last for a few days in case you didn't write it down. There will be a syllabus that will contain all of the class information including assignment information, class objectives, and more that you must read back to front. The syllabus is the single most important piece of paper you will get from your proffessor. It will contain assignment information like due dates, guidlines for essays, attendance policy, ruberics, and much more. Enjoy your senior year and practice your motivation skills by setting goals with deadlines and work to achieve them. High school may be over but your journey is not and college is a new beginning in education that will take you on a whole other adventure.

I would tell myself that applying for scholarships now is very important, and even though you might have some "blow-off" classes you should still try your hardest because it can and will affect your GPA. I would tell myself to get involved in as many organizations as I could handle, and stay on top of the missions they acquire. I would tell myself to avoid any distractions, and have fun after I am done with business because high school is the beginning of a new life and it is more than preparing their students for whatever step they decide to take next in their new lifes. I would try to help myself mature and learn from my minor set-backs rather than making the same mistakes over and over again until something major happens. I would tell myself it is not as long as you think, and college is right around the corner so start preparing for college now!

If I could go back in time and give myself advice for the future, I would tell myself the many key lessons I have learned. When I was a senior in high school, I thought my parents would help me with college, and I relied on the fact that I would get many scholarships from the various schools I applied to. While I did get into the three schools I applied to, two of them didn't give me any scholarships meanwhile, my parents decided to not help me pay for college. If I had one nugget of wisdom to give to myself, I would say don't rely on anyone else to accomplish what needs to be done, only rely on yourself. I learned that if I wanted to go to college, I had to pay for it myself, through financial aid. If you don't take the initiative, your grades will drop, you will fall behind and your professor's will not seek you out to try to get you back on track. If I had one chance to go back in time, I would defiantly beyond the shadow of a doubt tell myself this wisdom.

On my first day of college, I thought it was going to be as simple as high school. I was wrong. I've had to put some much effort into myself just to do my homework, In high school, there are days when you can put stuff off and be lazy. In the big leagues of college, you can't. Just procasinating one day can ruin your whole week. You'll find yourself in one big pile of studying. One major way it has helped me is by making me more independent. I was always extremely sheltered by my parents. Now, I have to be a real adult. Driving yourself everywhere, making sure you eat, and trying to have enough money for gas are things I never had to particularly worry a lot about. Attending colllege has really started preparing me for the real world.

The college has opened my eyes to world issues. The courses are doing a great job at furthering my current career and future employment opportunities.

I have enjoyed my time so far at Cameron University. I am encouraged by my teachers to do well and to finish school. I have not only learned knowledge for my field, but also on how to be a better person.