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The biggest advice I would give myself is pick a major and stick with it! I have changed majors so many times - I have over 300 credits and no degree! Because of this I have run out of financial aid about 3 terms before final graduation. If I could change anything is get any bachelor's you can - and then - play around in graduate school and do whatever you want.

Dear Susan, I am writing to you from the year 2012. No, the world has not ended. In fact, life is pretty good for us now. We love our career, we’re ecstatically married, we’ve seen the world, and we have an adorable 4-year-old ball-of-fluff Schnoodle. Now, before you go getting all excited, it was one heck of a rough ride. First, we had to survive freshman year of college. By the end of the first semester, we had gone from majoring in Fashion Design to Sociology and from going to school full time to taking time off from school all together to pursue some rather regrettable endeavors. We still managed to make mostly A’s though thanks to 24-hour junk food. (Don’t worry. You lose the weight…eventually). All that said, my advice: Stop wasting your time obsessing about how much better your life will be in the future. Start making it better now. Somehow, we simply forgot to slow down and live. Major in something you love doing and stick with it! Then maybe we’ll have a good life with good undergraduate memories to boot. Sincerely, Your Future Self

The advise I would give is the take a look at all types of colleges. Seek out and visit the campuses before selecting a college. Find out the cost of tuitions, books and housing. Make sure that you financial aide is in order and that you have done exceptional well on the SAT's and ACT's. Moreover, I would suggest that the a student remember the college life will be another world. Most students come to college and become overwhelmed because it definitely not like high school. A lot o them return home in failure. However, I would advise that the student seek tutoring and learn how to study in order to make the grade.

If I could go back to high school, I would tell myself to not do electronics like I did then, switch to businessd like I am now, and then do not quit. When I was younger, I followed a path set out for me and when it became hard, I quit. This has been a burden I have carried for 20 years now. I am very happy to be able to return to school, but finances now are very stressed with having a family and a mortgage, something I had not yet during my first attempt in the "80's.

The advised that I would give myself in knowing what I know now, would be take all the opportunities that you can in life because nothing is free. Set a goal, and work as hard as you can to achieve your goal. Learn all you can why your senior so the transition you make from graduating from high school and college is very easy. what should have a taste of the real college life, there is no going back. Learn to take one step at a time outline your goals until you accomplish what you want accomplish.

I would have like to have known my options regarding the selected career I have been studying about and pursued it by going straight to college once I had graduated from high school.

My advice would be said to myself like this: Maryann you are growing up in a time where girls were not pushed to go to College. However, let me help you to understand that with a College education, your choices will be endless of what career choices you can make for yourself and your future family. It is a proven fact Maryann that people who have a College education will get a better job, they will move up the ladder within a company faster, and the pay scale for a College graduate is so much more then with just a High School Education. Don't listen to what society is trying to drum into your head about girls not having to go to College. Prove them wrong, do this for yourself and for your future. Then you can look back, with pride to know that YOU have proved them wrong, and that NOW because of your excellent choice, you shall have a better quality of life and happiness for making the right decision. This is your life, this is your choice, do not let anyone take away your dream of bettering the quality of your own life!

If I could go back I would tell my self to not take SIMMS as a math to take regular algebra. I would also tell myself to get more involved in extracriccular activities.

dont dropout. stay in school because it hard to get an ged. Plus! you ill miss out on the memories and the feelimg seeing your class mate, our parents, teachers etc.. its better to have an high school diploma on your resume.

The advise I would give myself or any high school senior is to really focus on submitting as many scholarship applications as possible. There are so many organizations that offer free money to college students regardless of income, race religion, grades, etc. That it is to their advantage to submit application to all of the ones that tehy can. They will not lose anythign but their is much to gain. Also to study and take advantage of taking their SAT more than once if they are not satisfied with their first score. I took it only once and settled for my score because I took it so lat ein the proccess that I had no choice. However, if I could go back I would take it with time to retake if I had to.