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If I could go back in time to my senior year I would tell myself to get more involved in school activities. As a senior I played on the varsity soccer team and thats about it. I wish I would've participated in more clubs such as student council. I would tell myself to partcipate in my school as much as I could because I believe it would have encouraged me to join clubs in college. Being involved in your college community is very important because it helps you meet friends as well as improve your college experience. I clearly remember recieving advice from teachers and friends telling students, like myself, to make sure you get involved in college because it will make a difference. However, I never thought anything of it because I felt like it wasn't as important as everyone was saying. I feel like if I had the opportunit to tell myself to become involved I feel like I would be much more inclinded to listen.

That I should have taken a vocational college courses and made better grade in high school and ask for help from teachers and felloe students when I struggled with my school work.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, now that I have taken college courses, I would tell myself to pay more attention in class. I would apply myself, and take my classes more seriously. I have been taking dual enrollment classes since my junior year in high school while earning my associates degree through my local two year community college. I have realized the importance of a good GPA and SAT scores. If I had the opportunity to do things over, I would work harder to bring my GPA up. By taking dual enrollment college credit classes, I have had to work hard and apply myself. I would also tell myself to job shadow, and decide on my career as early as possible. Job shadowing is a very good way to see if the career you have chosen is right for you. There are so many opportunities, and I don't want to waste time or money because I don't know what I want to study. I would also tell myself to be prepared for change. It's up me now to make a difference.

Go for it. It's going to be rough. You'll make friends just to lose them later. You'll have to fight for what you want. But I promise that you'll find a life that you love, and love in your life. You can do it.

I know now that self worth is a necessity if you want to do anything, be anything. Back in high school I was ruled by insecurities, doubt and haunted by the wrongs that have been done to me. But I’ve realized that we all must go through such trials. If we want to learn compassion and love, we must feel pain and suffering. So I would tell myself it’s ok. I would tell myself to let go, and to see the blessings I have before me. I would tell myself to believe that I am worthy. Because life is not a spectator sport. I would also tell me, to not be afraid or ashamed of myself. I am who I am. What matters is that I accept myself. And once I’m capable of that, true happiness will follow. Lastly, I would tell myself to believe in myself. That will be the only way to succeed, especially with the career path I’ve chosen. I’d also tell myself to get a head start on Music Theory. Goodness knows I could have used it.

Thinking back to my senior year there are so major things I would tell myself. I would start by telling myself to take an easy class in the morning, why are you taking AP Chemistry that early? I also would tell myself that grades are important, having over a 4.0 is fantastic, but they are not everything, give yourself some free time, and let yourself enjoy society. Have fun, do not stress about everything little thing; let yourself enjoy life. Your senior year is going to fly by, don’t forget who you’re real friends are and that if they are true, your friendships will not break. Do not work yourself to death; life is short; try your best that is all that matters. Take every opportunity given to you; you may never get to go to that place again. Stop worrying about your appearance, God made you beautiful and someday someone special is going to see that. Have a strong faith, never stop believing, never doubt because he is the one who got you to where you are. Be grateful to every teacher who believed in you and for every moment given to you!

If I could go back in time and give advice to my high school self, I would have a lot to say. Even though I would have a lot to tell myself, one major thing I would tell myself about college life and the transition would be not to worry so much. As a high school senior I stressed myself out so much about making the right choice and looking back I knew the best choice for me long before I actually made my decision. Another thing I would tell myself is to be more social in making the transition. I was so nervous about choosing the right friends for me that I missed out on meeting some amazing people at the start of school. Also, I would tell myself along with being more social, I would tell myself to get more involved in clubs and organizations or activities to get myself out of my dorm room a little more often. Even though, I would tell myself all of these things now, I don't think I would change anything and miss out on the memories and experiences I have had so far.

If I could go back in time to give myself good advice about being in college, I would make it clear that I need to work AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE throughout the summer so I could pay for my car insurance as well as anything else that comes up along the way. Money has been the biggest issue since I started college, not just for school and books, but for everything else in lifre as well just because I don't have as much time to work as I once did. I'd also tell myself to let go of some of my old friendships and such. They really dragged me down up until December, and that's energy that I won't get back that could have been reinvested into work and/or school.

I would tell myself the same thing I tell my daughters. Don't make any majors decisions quickly. You have time to live in the real world , enjoy this time to explore what you want to do with you life. You can work now, but go to school. Sure , you will be broke most of the time, but 10 years from now you will have a degree in a field you chose and probably love . Of course you won't listen, you want to be free and you need a change so you will join the military. 20 years later you will be going to college after you retire from the military. The best part is my daughters are following my advice even if I couldn't.

If I could rewind to the past and advise myself, I would encourage myself to study hard for the ACT and SAT tests and to get plenty of rest so that I could do my absolute best on them. Along with that, I would make sure that I was filling out scholarship applications back to back and putting forth as much effort as humanly possible in order to get a college education for free. Motivating myself to focus on my future and not let anything distract me would be the single, most important priority. College is not cheap, and it is also not the easiest task to mark off your "to do list." It takes money, effort, time, dedication, and lots of lots of faith to get through. Looking back, as a high school senior, I would have also looked at having college soccer coaches to come out and watch me play for my high school team and hopefully offer me a scholarship as well as a spot on the team to play throughout my experience at the college. If only I could go back in time, these are the things I would tell myself to do.