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I would not wait so long in my life to go to school. I would of attended college when I was younger so I wouldnt have to compete for jobs with these younger children.

I would tell myself to pay more attention in my AP classes and score well on the exams so I could get credit for them in college. I would also tell myself to be more organized and start reviewing material way before tests. I would also emphasize getting help when you don't understand things before it's too late and you have to retake the class. I would also tell myself to wait to buy books until I needed them to save money.

High school isn't an easy time for anyone, but to be a senior and dealing with personal loss makes it even tougher. In many ways as a high school senior I took the safe approach, for fear of being wrong, of losing more than I'd already lost, and for fear that I couldn't handle what was coming for me. I know better now. So here's what I say to you, me from 2005: The safe approach, while it has merits, doesn't make you happy the way you deserve. Even if you feel like you can't handle what's next, you can. All it takes is a deep breath and an open mind, and a willingness to trust - even if that sounds positively terrifying right now. Nobody's ready to grow up, but everyone has to. Most days it's not even all that bad. Take classes seriously - your professors mean business - but it's okay to have fun studying with people, too. Make a few great friends who'll love you forever, but don't neglect other friends in the process. Don't limit yourself to just dance, but never quit that, please.

I would tell myself to focus alot more on school. The work habits a student exhibits in highschool carry over to college and I wish I had worked harder in high school to practice study habits I could have used in college. I would also advice myself to not care so much about what college I go to because in the end everything happens for a reason and I need to embrace it. One other piece of advice I would give myself is to spend time with family because in college, if you are an out-of-state student, you will only see your family a couple times a year so take advantage of the time you have with them.

The first few years of college are going to full of parties and adventures. It is easy to get caught up in the good times and forget why you are at college to begin with. If you party too much and fail out you'll get sent home and the party ends. My advice to high school seniors is to do everything in moderation. Don't focus 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} on your school work and miss out on making friends, but don't focus 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} on your friends and miss out on the education. Education comes first, but friendship is a very important part of the college experience.

If I were to go back in time, one of the first things I'd tell the past version of me is not to worry so much about getting all the work I had the way I did in the beginning of the year. Homework and projects are important, but they are not what college is all about. College is about making friends and exploring yourself as an independent person in preparation for the future. I'd also tell my past self not to feel as bad when not doing as well as I had hoped on an assignment or test. Although grades are important, many times there are curves implemented by the professors because they know how challenging the tests are. I would also tell past me not to let that stop me from trying just as hard to get as high a score as possible. One last thing that I would advise my past self if possible would be to shell out the extra $20 for better seats at all the football games!

I would tell myself to start taking math classes right away to ensure graduating on time. Go and talk to a counselor before every semester to make sure the right classes are chosen. Take Counseling 102 the first semester in order to truly research all the careers that interest me so I can choose the right one. This will make picking a major easy and having an academic plan set will take the confusion away from choosing courses. Research the universities that you're interested in attending,apply for scholarships as much as you possibly can, and stay focused on you goals!

AP classes! Take your AP classes and exams seriously. Everyone says they count as college credit, guess what. They really do! Had you studied just a little harder in AP Government and AP Physics, you would be done with all of your core classes by your first semester! You could have graduated in 3 years! They save money and time. Take them seriously.

save all the money you can, college life is exspensive. Also, read up on what you will be taking over break, you do not have to understand it well just having everything not be completely new will help.

If I could go back in time to tell give myself advice about college, I would tell myself to study as much as I can at the beginning of the semester when there is plenty of time and no pressure. I learned this lesson the hard way during my first semster at college by studying only when I needed to for a test and cramming the few nights before a major midterm or final. This situation could have easily been avoided if I had put in an hour of studying each day outside of my classes during the semester. I then could have merely had a more relaxed review session before the test and focussed on what I still did not understand rather than trying to learn it all. Luckily, I have since learned from my mistakes because I made them early enough in my college career.