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I would tell myself to always work my hardest and not to let things stress me out so much. At a couple points during my college career, I have let myself become overwhelmed and discouraged. The whole time, I was able to acomplish so many things but I let my worries get in the way and distract me. I am at a point now that I wish I would have worked just a little bit harder and been more consistant so that I would have the success that I am achieving now.

If I could go back to my high school senor year, I would be more involved and I would have had a plan for college and I would have asked for help when I needed it. I would have done the Dual Enrollment program and attend free classes at the college and have most of my AA done, for free. It would have been a lot less stressful that way. I encourage all of the youth I meet to do so, college is a beautiful thing, I wish I realized that then. When all is said and done, I regret not trying harder and doing what I could have done then.

I would tell myself to work hard and put everything into making sure I got scholarships, grants, financial aid, etc. for college. I would also tell myself how important it is to do this. In high school I wasn't very aware of this and that caused me to sit out a year before I start college. I just wish I could have gone back to high school and knocked some sense into myself.

Assuming I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior and knowing what I know now about college life, I would definitely give myself a few tips and heads up. Some advice I would give is to really be ready for the difference in maturity from high school to college; teachers are a lot less tolerant of childish behavior now. Also, between long classes you?ll definitely get hungry or thirsty, so always have change or single dollar bills for vending machines. Another piece of advice I?d give myself is to stay on top of my work and everything else will follow in line and college life will be a lot easier. Lastly I?d tell myself to relax, and have fun. It?s okay to talk to people and make new friends. Chances are everyone else is just as stressed or lost as you might be. College can be a really great time in a persons life, you just need to take full advantage of it!

The transition from a small high school where everyone is familiar to a large college with five campuses can be intimidating; not to mention the unpronounceable names of classes required to take for your major. I, like many of my classmates, slowly began doubting myself. "If the valedictorian from the graduating class before me just dropped out of college because of 'bad teachers', how am I going to go to college a succeed?" I asked myself. If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would remind my self that I am an individual, and my goal is different than anyone else and no one can achieve my goal but me. I would remind myself that teachers are humans too and, just like I did in high school, if I get to know my teachers and ask for help when I need it they will be glad to help. Professors like to see their students succeed and I will do exactly that if I try. I would constantly remind myself of a quote by Robert Louis Stevenson, "Everyone who got where he is has had to begin where he was."

If I could go back in time and give myself advice on college life I would have to tell myself three things. One, don't be intimidated. freshman year is just like high school. The only difference is you get to make your own schedual and choose when your best time of day is to learn. Second, I would tell myself that athletic training is not what I reall want to do, and to start off taking the class to become an EMT. And finally, I would tell myself to set aside time to study. Time where you don't plan anything else, just time to do your homework and prepair for the next class period well enough that you know what is going to be taught before you even go into the class, and use the class time to ask questions about things you didnt understand while you were studying.

If I could back in time as a high school senior I would advice my self to learn a second language. Because I did not attend high school in the USA, it was very challeging to enter a USA college. I think that knowing a second language is really important and many students should spend more time in doing do so. In addition, I would advice my self to enjoy and value the momentes with my professors and classmates. Now that I in college I have realized that high school was a great time in my life.

Since I studied my high school in Vietnam, I would have advised myself to spend more time on practising my English. My high school did not teach the pupils how to speak in English, instead they focused on teaching the grammar part. When I first came to the United States, I was shocked by how the English is sounded and spoken daily in a real world. Fortunately, I am getting used to it over time. Everybody that I know says my English is getting better every day.

If I could go back in time and tell myself that I needed to go to college after high school I would want to know why. Now that I have the answers it is all too clear. It is so much easier to go to college when you are younger and carefree. There is no real worry about bills, that mom and dads job. You also never know where life is going to lead you. You might have children and cant go to college at the time you have decided you are ready. Go while you are in a position where you have help from your parents. After you become a parent it is a lot harder to study, make money and have time for fun things like college parties and activities. I do hope that every high school student has enough encouragement to go to college and make something out of their life. It makes it all worth it when you have a rewarding carreer, and the benifits that come along with it.

The advice I would give myself would be to go to college right after high school and not take a semester off from college. I would of told myself to take more advanced classes as a senior to prepare myself as a college student.