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Work harder! Don't go into college thinking you can do the bare minimum and pass. It's real buisness. Also, your high school didn't really prepare you for math.

If I could give myself advice I would say to myself “It may seem easier now but I promise it will get harder. Through life you were always trying to look for ways to challenge yourself and when you are not challenge you tend not to care about the class until you get challenged once again. I know slacking off seems so easy and I know you are smart enough to get everything done last minute. But trust me, it's not worth it. Going into college you're going to see that you want to do the same thing in high school. Don't do it. You will regret it in the long run. You have the power of knowledge and you are the first generation graduate of our family. Set the highest stepping stones for your younger siblings to follow not the lowest. So they can see that anything is possible because YOU made it possible.

One of the significant lessons I may have learned from my schooling is time management. I wish I could have saved more time to focus on the additional resources and learning materials during my school attendance period. By focusing on the additional learning resources and material, we can enhance more life learning and education that guide my personal and professional life. By having more education we may find more job opportunities, more income and brighter life for my family that consequently enables me to contribute in improving our economy and create better sustainable life for our current and future generations.

Dear 17 year old Richelle, I know right now you're thinking you're on top of the world because high school is ending. Also, I know you feel prepared to go to college in the Fall. But you're not ready. You are far from ready. High school was your safety net and it's not going to be there when you go to college. When you go to your college orientation, don't try to force yourself to make friends. Don't compare yourself to other student's accomplishments. This is where you get into trouble. Instead, go to the Advising Center to get some guidance because you're going to be all alone in college. You need emotional support most of all. When there are assignments you don't know how to do, get some help! Go to your professor's office hours and don't be scared to go! Also, stay organized and be aware of all the essay deadlines. See the end of the quarter in mind because it will come in a flash. Take care of yourself and find the motivation inside of you. You won't find it anywher else.

Develope self-discipline for studying!! College moves at a MUCH faster pace than high school does, as far as the amount of information you are inundated with each week. In high school I rarely ever had to study or put any effort into my schoolwork, yet I was able to skate by with decent grades. This was great for my life in high school- but terrible for my academic record in college. Learning that self-discipline early on, even if it isn't needed at the time, will greatly benefit you when you hit college. If you don't nail down the ability to turn off all outside distractions for a few hours each day (socializing, work, television, partying) to focus on your schoolwork, you will spend the first year of school floundering, trying to balance everything and playing catch-up. Good study habits are the biggest key to your success in college.

I would tell myself to apply myself better in school because now that I'm actually enjoying school and trying, I have made National Honor Society.

i will definitely will tell my self to really sit down with my mother and search for the right collage and apply for scholarships that would help me pay for collage. also to be very carefull when reading the applications.

When I was in high school, my mother was encouraging me to go to college and I didn't want to at the time, but unfortunately, I didn't have a choice. I did end up going to several community colleges, but not doing very well because my heart really wasn't in it. In looking back, I will not force my children to go to school if they don't want to. Priorities change over time and mind definetly did. It has been over 15 years now since I have been to school, and I have decided to go back and get my BA in Ealy Elementary Education. Due to my priorities and my focus I can honestly say, I am very excited about moving forward with a Teaching Degree and being a straight A student. I would tell myself not to go to school and waste my money, if I truely am not going to give it my all. I need to put 110{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} in school and making every class and every moment count.

Most people would say I am the poster child for regrets; single mom, back in college at the age of 32, and just recently figuring out what to do with my life. Most people would say I couldn't answer your question in just 200 words. Well, I'm not most people. If I could go back to myself as a high school senior, I would give myself the biggest hug I could muster and simply say, "you are going to need this hug to get you through the next 14 years, but don't change anything because each and every experience has made you the person you are now, and that's something to be proud of". I don't have any regrets. I needed to go through life experiences to get to where I am today, and without them I wouldn't have a beautiful boy, a true sense of myself, and the courage to face future obstacles. Some people figure it out right out of high school, and some, such as myself, figure it out a little way down the road. I'm proud of myself and the road I took to get here.

If I could go back and counsel myself, I would advise the younger Kui, while still in High School, to study hard for the SAT?s, take as many college prep courses as possible, study reference material that educate potential college students on studying, note taking and time management, speak to a few different career and school advisors to help me design a college education plan, research potential colleges thoroughly, and secure adequate financial aid. Prior to starting my first college semester I would suggest to myself to take a tour of my chosen college in order to become familiar and comfortable with the grounds and the staff, take only twelve credits for the first semester so I don?t overstress myself, balance my classes academically for each semester, and also mix them up so I have a variety of courses and difficulty levels. By doing this it makes the semester much more interesting and I find it easier to retain the individual course material. The last bit of knowledge that I would pass on to myself would be to make good quality, like-minded friends, study hard, don?t give up, and to enjoy college life to its fullest.