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Remember who were when you walked across the stage at your high school graduation- wide eyed and ready to take on the world! Never lose that feeling. On cold winter nights in the basement of the library, remember that freeing feeling and how sweet success tasted. Go grab yourself another cup of coffee and keep pushing yourself to new heights. No one has ever truly suceeded without a litte sweat an tears. Do not hesitate to meet new people and experience new cultures. You never know who you might meet and what you might learn. Take a thousand pictures and then take another thousand more because these four years will be the best and the worst years of your life. You will talk about them for the rest of your life and you won't want to forget any tiny detail.

I would tell myself not to rush life. So much of my life has been spent trying to get to the next level and not enjoying the one I am on.

The advice I would give myself is to STUDY!! Even when you know it all there's always something you forgot. Get a job. There will be things you want and need. You won't always want to get food from the cafeteria. having that extra money allows you to spend as you please. Don't take all the hard classes at once. slow down, take your time and enjoy everything about college life and what it has to offer. Get involved. If you go to a community college, you have to go to the activites, they don't and won't come to you. Don't be afraid to put yourself out there. Staying in your dorm room isn't as cool as you think it is. It's actually really lame!! Go to the games, the dances, the shows. Get out of bed and GO TO CLASS! You paid over 5k to go to school so get your moneys worth. Don't be afraid to ask questions, it's why the teachers are there if they didn't like it they should seek work elsewhere. Most of all, on top of it all, HAVE FUN!!

Each person's message to themselves will be distinct based on the missteps and trials that someone has come across in their time, but everyone has wisdom to pass onto a former version of themselves. The trouble and perhaps the beauty in life is that we have one opportunity to pass or fail in every moment. Doc Brown is nowhere to be seen in his DeLorean. Opportunities like this scholarship are the only chance we have to reflect on where was have come and where we can go. With that comes my advice, I would mentor myself on taking every opportunity seriously, making the best decision with the information I have available, planting my foot in the ground, and implementing that decision. As a history teacher in high school, I understand what-if questions from curious students. Life; however, happens fast and never allows you to retrace your steps once they are trod. So, love life, take nothing for granted, and always strive to be the best version of yourself; however, once a decision is made and action taken, do not wish for a re-take because unlike 10th grade biology class. Life does not give retakes.

Take all the hard classes in high school.

In attending college, I have learned that your friends in high school are important but that doesnt mean they will be the ones always there for you, college friends are some of the best you will ever make and they are going to be there for a life time. Acedemically I am learning that no matter how much work you put into a class sometimes, its just going to be difficult. I love the college I chose, I think its important to find a school with a program that fits your needs, both academically and socially. I come from a small town so this was an easy adjustment to make, it is still bigger but not overwhelmingly so. College has proven valuable because in order to have the carreer I want, I need to get the proper schooling, I cant see myself doing anything else with my life.

This has opened so many doors for me. One of which, that I was not expecting was how much I have learned from other students. We have so many international students. Due to that, I have learned so much about the Middle-East, which is a pretty good thing considering the state of that region, and since we play a huge role in that area no matter how you look at it. Also I have learned so much about other states. I did not expect to meet people from, or learn about states such as Hawaii, Alaska, Arizona, Califonia, or Texas.

I would tell myself to tour more colleges before I made my decision. That I didn't have to decide on the one that my parents decided for me becuase they weren't helping me pay. I would have said that I needed to make sure that that school is where I was going to be the most happy at. Mostly just to make sure I wanted to go to the school that I chose.

I would tell myself to calm down. College is going to be great and way better than high school. I would also mention to myself that it will be a new experience full of scary and exciting choices, but to embrace them and look forward to all of it. Mostly, I would tell myself to love life and just keep working hard. Lastly, I would remind myself that I will always have myself, a loving family, and great friends to help me anytime I need throughout the next phase of my educational life.

The one most important thing that I would tell myself is to take it easy and not beat myself up. I got married and had a baby right out of high school and I jumped right into college and worked and took classes full time. Right now I'm exhausted and trying to take it easy but am unsuccessful in doing so. I am a perfectionists and want to give my all in everything I do and I can't ever just do part want. I either go big or not at all. College is supposed to be where you find yourself and you have fun. I found everything that I wanted: my jr. high, high school sweetheart as my husband, a beautiful son, and being the head teacher in an afterschool program. Now I need to learn how to have fun, enjoy life, and take time for myself. I'm enjoying my college experience with the support of my family and friends.