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Think really hard on what you want to do with your life. It can be hard to change your major after you started with one thing; or worse yet, find out that what you wanted to do you can't because of physical limitations. You need to have a back-up plan. No matter how much you want to go to college or where, the most important thing is to know what you want to do and not settle for the college that looks good but for the one college that meets your educational needs and requirements to finish first.

College is NOT as easy as high school is, it requires a lot of studying and hard work and if you are not prepared then you will not do well.

Learn study skills and do dual enrollment

Be open to new ideas, stay focused and theres nothing wrong with trying everything once.

If I could go back in time to my senior year of high school, I would tell myself that I need to make sure I always keep up with my schoolwork and stay motivated because they do not hold your hand like they do in high school.

Hang in there. It will take time to adjust but it will all be worth it.

study more not to get left behind in college because in the end a good degree pays off..........

I would tell myself to keep an open mind and to take every experience for what is worth. Rejoice in failures, because from them you will learn to soar.

The advice I would give myself would be to never give up. In my freshmen year I was so overloaded with school work and my job that I needed to pay for school that I gave up on myself. This is the worst mistake I have ever made in my life. I let myself slide into the mundane world and only focoused on doing the bare minimum. When I saw what it did to my social life and my GPA I really wanted to give up. But I kept telling myself to push on, to try and finish my freshmen year the best that I could. And I did, my first semester I finished with a 1.5 GPA not so good for an aspiring Med student, but by the end of the year I had brought my GPA up to a 3.0 and I was proud of myself. I vowed to never give up on myself again and to push on and make it to my emerald city at the end of the yellow brick road of higher education.

I would tell myself that there is no longer any time to fool around; the time has come to get serious about my life in more than just the romantic ways; hopefully those things will come in time, but for now, I have to focus on school. I would tell myself to pick something I enjoy, to go out there and explore the things I may like, to make new and loyal friends, to start working early, to study now and get used to working hard, and to start learning more about myself and what I like. I would tell myself to interact with my professors and to listen to what they have to say; absorb every bit of knowledge and wisdom my elders give me like a sponge, both the education and the advice. I would tell myself to be outspoken and to meet new people. I would show myself all the things I can still fix and rectify them so I do not end up regretting the choices I've made up till this point in my life. I would tell myself it is not too late to make something of yourself.