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I would tell myself not to stress so much on high school drama with social life and focus on yourself. I would tell myself to get involved a little more, be a president of one club and not be in four different clubs. I would tell myself to volunteer more hours than what I did. Also I would tell myself that it does not matter what other people think of how I dress or where I came from, in college focus on education and be nice to everyone, including the people who pick on you. Because there will become a day where the grades you earn will reflect on the career that is chosen to you. Take things day by day and take advantage of everything that a college can provide to you. Whether that's clubs, academic help, meal plans, or the education given in the classroom.

I would advise myself as a high school senior a few important things. First, take the SAT early and often. Take it seriously and plan to study according to your weaknesses. If the SAT isn't working the best for you, then take the ACT. These tests seem horrible and time consuming, but they can earn you a lot of money for college. Listen in class and take notes. Make good grades so you can earn scholarships. Don't stress too much over school but take it serious. A little effort can go a long way. Join clubs and organizations. Get involved! Good grades are great, but what else are you doing with your time? Also, stay out of trouble. Visit colleges and see which ones are best suited for you, not just which one your best friend is going to. Next, high school is not the end of the world. Don't cry and worry over graduation, you have a whole new chapter of your life that awaits you. Enjoy your time with your friends because you won't see them as often after freshman year. Hug them because you never know when it could be the last.

If I could go back to time to my senior year in highschool I would not change much but the things I would change the most would change my future forever. I left my high school as an openly gay man but I was still not the real me. Coming from a small town I was supressing who I really was to keep myself safe and not upset my mom. After going to college I realized that I was never going to come back to Hamilton to live, and that it didn't matter what people thought of me. So if I had gone through senior year as the even more confident gay man that I was in college, high school would have been a lot better for me. Unfourtunatly no one can go back in time. All I can do is look at my past and go on from there.

Knowing what I know now, I would have applied for more scholarships like my mom said. I worked full time my senior year, so all i did was work and do work in school. I was too lazy or would forget to apply for scholarships. I had trouble with financial aid just about the whole year and got stressed out and didn't do what I really could in my classes. It could have all been prevented with lack of procrastination, focus and motivation. Take a deeper look at the college's site and see what is really going on. Don't wait to be informed, go find out on your own. Responsibility is really the determining factor of college success to me. If you don't know how to control yourself in your personal and/or professional life, then you're going to constantly have problems. You need to be able to make good decisions. I have always seen myself as a leader, but one thing about a leader is that they need to know when to listen. Every leader and person needs a mission statement. You need to have a general path to always go by in life.

I would give myself advice to stay focused on academics and not to allow peer pressure or other distractions around campus to hinder me from reaching the goal that I set for myself in the beginning which is to obtain a college degree. In college you have a lot more free time than you did while in grade school. In this free time you can either make the decision to be a productive student by going to the library to study and do your homework, seek help from professors, or get involved in clubs and organizations on campus. You can also not be productive and use your free time to get involved with people that influence you to use drugs and drink, not attend class regularly, or isolate yourself from campus activites. With this being a very important transition in your life I would give myself the advice to be a productive student and work as hard as possible to reach the goals that I set for myself before attending college.

If i could go back to see my high school self I would tell her that she needs to read more and write more. If she does this then she want of a hard time in collage trying to read about all the history, culture, styles of education, different ways of living, and understanding how all of it works and being able to write it in her own words. Because as a 23 year old I just now found my writing skills and understand how to write so it makes sence. I would tell her that education gets you somewhere and do your homework as soon as possible so you have that time to relax when your done and not be stressed out because later you wait till the last minute to do your homwork. I really wish i could go back and kick myself into gear. I would tell her that your reading comperhention is only a problem if you do not do something about it.

I would just tell myself to do my best and remain calm. Its only hard if i make it that way.

Through-out my high school career, there were times when I worked really hard, but also sometimes when I slacked off a little bit. If I could go back to my high school and give myself advice I would have some stuff to say to myself. Some of the things I would say would include: work hard everyday, be friends with everyone, and try to ace everything. I don't expect myself to be perfect, but everyone should try to be the best. Working beyond my expectations everyday could have raised by GPA or even given me a better score on my ACTs. I am happy with where I am now and with the effort I put in, but there is always room for more improvement.

If i could go back in time and talk to myself as a senior in high school I'll advise myself to be ready to take on a new beginning in life. Making the transition from high school to college is sort of like making the transition from teenage to adulthood. Every decision that you make in college portrays your future such as the type of students you choose to hang around, or even the choice of deciding to study on a Friday night while everyone else goes out. Always surround yourself with the people that may have a positive influence on your life as well as academic success, and not on those who just attend college to get away from home. As a high school senior your parents play a big role in your academic success but in college they're not there to make sure that you attend class on a daily basis, or to determine if you can go out with your peers. While attending college the most important thing is RESPONSIBILITY. Be sure to make the right choice no matter how others may view you.

Although fitting in socially is important to you right now, consider working harder on your academics. You are not just an athlete, you are a student first. You are capable of much more than is expected of you and you need to foucs on your future.