Rebecca
If I could go back in time the advice I would give myself would be to take all my classes seriously. The most important advice is to focus on time management and being organized. In college you're on your own and have to take control of your own life. If you don't manage your time, you'll be cramming big time during midterm and finals weeks. NOT fun!!! Also make sure you pick the school that is right for you. Tour many schools before you decide where to attend. If possible arrange a day or two to shadow someone and get a true feeling for the campus. Don?t settle for anything less, shoot for the stars and follow your dreams by choosing the career path that you will actually enjoy doing every day.
Kathleen
If I knew in high school what I know now, I would have agreed to going to community college prior to transferring. When I was a senior I wanted to go to a 4-year university, but my parents insisted I attend HCC. Even though I got excepted to their honors program, I thought that the classes would not be too challenging or that there would not be a lot to do around campus. I would tell myself that I was wrong. There is plenty to do and it is a great place to meet people who are in the same situation as yourself. The classes are actually very challenging but the teachers help you a lot more than they would have in a 4-year school with lectures of students in the hundreds. I learned that the transition is easier to a community college as I have seen many people who went off to 4-year schools right away and have found themselves in sticky situations not knowing how to handle partying and studying. I would tell myself I made a good choice in taking a small step first before the big one next year.
Lauren
Being a perfectionist, I would tell myself that I need to take a second, breathe in and out, pray, sleep, and relax. Yes, school is about working hard and doing the best job you can do. However, getting a college education is ultimately for your benefit. It is not worth it to spend all of your time stressing out about applying for college. Enjoy the transition. Use your time as a senior to take some time to reflect on how much you've accomplished and how much you will accomplish in your college education. After all, school is more about being faithful to do well than to be a perfectionist.
Aaron
The advice i would give myself would be to always stay focus on your school work and try to aim higher than B's. I also would get as much help as i could. Make sure i study for evey test or quiz. It's much more work then you have to do then in high school. It's more on your own when it comes to some of the classwork that you are doing. I would tell myself to not give up on work saying, " I can't do this", but telling myself i can do this work to boast my confidence to being successful in school. One of the most important thing to tell myself is to always do homework and essay's when you get them because sometimes when you don't have enough time to do them, the harder it is to try and complete them in the smaller time before it is due.