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If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself a few things. The most important thing I would tell myself is not to procrastinate. There have been many times that I have procrastinated and been hurt by it. One major area I was hurt by procrastinating is financially. There are multiple times when I failed to apply for scholarships, huge scholarships that would've helped me significantly. That's another thing I would tell myself; apply for as many scholarships as possible. Even the smallest amount would help get a cut on my tuition price. I would've gotten at least one, and if I didn't, I would've known that I at least tried. The last thing I would tell myself is to not be ashamed to go to a community college. I never knew that I would've gotten the same education, but for a lower price. These things are what I would tell myself.

In life to trully happy you must have passion and purpose. And to achieve this you must follow your dreams. But, there are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams: believing them to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of the wheel of fortune, when you least expect it. For at that moment, all our fears suddenly surface : the fear setting off along a road heading who knows where, the fear of a life full of challenges, the fear of losing forever everything that is familiar. People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same. Take the road less traveled and assume any challenges that your will encounter.

If I could go back to myself as a high school senior, i would have a lot of advice for myself. First I would tell myself that I was capable of getting into a 4-your university. I did not apply at any universities my senior year because I did not think I would get into to one. Well after one semester at a community college i decided to go ahead and apply at Northern Arizona University and i was accepted. I was proud of myself but I wished that I had applied while I was still in high school. Another thing I would tell myself is to look for scholarships. It is very important to apply for scholarships especially with my family's financial status. Even though I don't think I'll be awarded anything, i am still applying to as many scholarships as I can because like I said before I didn't think I would be accepted to a University and I was so I might have the same luck at recieving a scholarship.

Yes, I would tell myself that I wouldnt get anywhere without letting go. As in letting go of every single grudge against every single person that I hate or want them to disapear. Cause in reality keeping a grudge is like nail under your shoe. Cant get nowhere without hurting yourself. So just let go and keep moving forward. Also, dump your soon to be highschool sweetheart.

I would tell myself to try my hardest to get into honors classes. I would also tell myself to make sure to study for the SAT's, and APPLY for scholarships. And lastly, make some goals to shoot for, it's a lot more helpful to have goals.