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I would say to not put off college. Go into college full-time while still living at home. Finish school without taking time off, despite how much I want to party. It is practically impossible to finish school when going part-time with full-time work and with rent. Just do it and get it over with.

If I could go back ten years and give myself advice as a high school senior about to embark on my college career I would tell myself to be practical about the value of my education in the long term. When I was eighteen I looked at things through a short focus lens and didn't think about the lasting effects my decisions would have on my future. Being a college student at twenty-seven years old I see work and education completely differently. After competing in the workplace for ten years I realize just how invaluable a college degree is. It is truly a key to open up doors of opportunity. During this past recession my father lost his job of thirty years and is struggling to get companies to even look at him because he does not have a degree. It made me realize that you can no longer compete if you don't have an undergraduate degree, if not a master's as well.