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THREE WORDS I would give my self......DON'T GIVE UP

What I know now I would tell myself to make lots of friends. Having friends makes it a lot easier to make threw the changes. There are going to be thousands of hard times your going to need someone to lean on besides your parents. Having friends will help you with the huge changes in school material and the other issues that come up. Also having frieds will help me make new friends that will help me not hinder me in school.

Application is key-not the actual application,but really applying yourself and putting forth 110{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} effort. They say you get out what you put in and it is the absolute truth. There is no easy way out, but hard work will come with definate rewards. This hard work will not just help you within your academic career, but once you get into the working field. Being determined, self motivating and thorough are qualities employers are looking for in long-term employees. Also remember to stay with your passion. If you are in a program or career that you truly love, no amount of money will make up for the satisfaction you get from working hard and loving it!

I would go for what was safe. The education is typically the same with community colleges and university. Iwould attend a community college first, where I can save money, have financial aid and the ability to do other things.

I would tel myself to stay focused. College is a big step and it is a lot different than High School. I would look at the biig picture. In college the professors are not going to hold your hand as they do in High School.

If I were to talk to myself my senior year of high school I would not give myself any advice. I think that no matter what people tell you about college it remains an experience that you have to face on your own. When you hear stories about another persons college experiences it can sometimes be scary if it isn't a good experience. Going to college as a freshmen is scary enough, and hearing other stories about it can sometimes make that experience even more frightening or give false expectations. My college experience has been a positive one. The mistakes that I have made have all helped me learn and grow, and those mistakes shape the person I am today. If I were to repeat my freshmen year, I wouldn't change a thing.

If I could have one wish, I would go back to my junior and senior year of high school. At age seventeen or eighteen, I really did not understand the complexity and difficulty of reality outside of the classroom. Fortunately, I've been involved in aspects of my future since I was four. My father was in the media field for forty years, and I can't imagine doing anything else. I took all media classes, and made almost straight A's. The problem was that I didn't have my priorities right. If I could go back a few years, I would tell myself to pay attention. Not just to the film classes, but to all academics. I missed the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship by one tenth of a point because I didn't stop to think about what would happen to my g.p.a. if I made a "C" in math or science. The transition from high school to college would be so much easier if I would have really focused and paid attention to all my classes, not just a select few. I would tell myself that with choices, come consequences.

Oh my... I wish I could. I never cared about high school let alone college at that age. I never felt I should care. I never felt that bright, nor did some of my family. Now I am married and have 3 children, my own company and another part time job. Finding time and or funds to take classes has been more than challenging. I would tell myself how hard it would be to try to go back. Setting an example for my kids I think would be just an effictive early on instead of trying to do it later in life. I would tell myself it was okay to take a minute and think about what I love to do and it would be alright to care. Make yourself proud, forget the thoughts of others! I would hope I would listen!

BE PREPARED!!! Start early! Find a lot of scholarships! It wont be easy, trust me! Dont let the first school turn you down discourage you. Apply to more than just one school, apply to like 10!! Dont let distance from your current location stop you from going further! Apply to schools all around the world! Dont look just for your major but have a plan b..and plan c prepared! Dont go to a school just where your friends are going! And make sure you like things, places, entertainment around the school because you will need sometime to enjoy yourself!

The advice I would give to myself would be to open your mind. College is a new and fun experience that you should be ready for. There are many new and interesting people that you will meet and become aquainted with; there is no reason to be so nervous.