kristin
I would tell myself not to wait for starting college.
Amanda
I would give advice to myself and advice is I should study harder and to learn in a better way. I want to reach my goals and to have a good life ahead.
Brittany
I would pay attention and stay focus on whats important and not hang or attempt to go along with the wrong crowd...
Kristen
I would tell myself to work harder academically. Life is not all fun and games. Grades do matter ALOT and education is one of the things in like that I should take alot of pride in. I would also tell myself to never forget who I am as a person. Never forget the importance of independence. God is the only friend I will ever have that will never fail me and he loves me for who I am. Friends are indeed a necessity. It is no fun being alove all the time and in order to have a good friend, you must first be a good friend. I would also tell myself to not be so mean to my parents because they love me more than anything and only have my best interest at heart. My dad may be weird at times but I put him through alot and he is still always there for me and willing to do anything for me.
Heather
The advice I would give myself if I were a high school senior would be to apply for more scholarships, grants, etc. Don't just accept the loans offered. Apply for anything and everything because you never know what you may be rewarded. I would recommend getting more involved in activities, pagents, talent shows etc. which offer scholarship money. I would remind myself that $400 -$500 a month in school loans in the future is not fun. Yes I am currently a RN, but I'm also 29yrs old and still driving my first car from high school because of school loans. Too funny! I would remind myself that a new car before 30 would be nice. A large monthly school loan payment, not so much!
Jacqueline
If I could go back in time and have a conversation with myself six years ago, I would say to listen more closely to my passions, my heart, and my PARENTS. My parents always told me to go into health and be a nurse. I am strong willed and have always marched to the beat of my own drum. It took moving around a few times, dropping lots of classes, loosing my father and finally settling down in a little town by the beach and getting involved in youth ministry to finally decide I wanted to spend my life helping others. I also over came a ten year battle with Bulimia last year after loosing my dad. I would tell myself to do whatever I could to love the body God gave me. He makes us each so unique and beautiful. I had to learn many hard lessons but I would probably do things pretty much the same! "Stay true to your roots, your self, your family, and your God....you will go far. " More than ANYTHING, however, I would tell myself to spend more time with my daddy.......there are so many things I would say to him...
Catherine
Go to school as soon as you graduate, don't wait!
Eric
stay focused all the time and keep up your grades
Steven
I would have told myself to be more concerned with the future. My perspective has changed quite a bit with the wisdom of time and experience.
Candace
Nearly every student has heard a detailed explanation of things adults wish they would have done differently. While the facts that each speaker presents may be true, it is irrelevant to adolescent minds if it does not apply to their life. If i had the chance to open my eyes in high school to the knowledge i know now, I would explain the importance of time, steps, and insignificant details. The perception that huge decisions are the only thing that affect and mold our future is completely wrong. In school, and even life, it is the small, insignificant choices that we make which will affect our future so drastically. Once we realize that these small details are so vital to our lives, the importance of necessary steps must be taken. For example, each test will affect the grade, the grade will affect the transcript, and the transcript will affect the acceptance into colleges, businesses, and other institutions. Time is also a very important component to success. This part is accompanied by preparation. Our decisions and steps in life are almost subject to the deadllines and time restrictions made and demanded by those in our society and others in our world.