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I would tell my self stay confident and focus. Never let chances past you by because you can not go back. Saying I wish I did that and looking back on what you miss going to be your biggest heart ache. Trust yourself you are good at what you do! Don't stay up so late!

The advice that I would give myself, is to manage my time better. Time management is very essential in college, so I would plan out when I need to get assignments done, study time and then see if I have time for extra curricular activities or not, becuase being focused in college is very important, especially for upperclassmen because graduation is fastly approaching.

LaVonda if I had to give you any advice it would be not to give up. I also would encourage you to find as many as scholarships and grants as possible to help pay for college, it can and will get expensive. Always to remember to keep your grades up this will help you complete anything you need in life. Remember your values and morals in life and do not let anyone allow you to compromise any of them. Take classes that will help you decide early if this is the right degree for you but i would suggest to be consistent with what you want to do. Plan ahead write down a 3- 5 year plan along with a 1 year plan to help you accomplish them long term goals in life. You can do whatever you put your mind to if you keep God first. I love you and have confindence in you, now go and make us proud, you are very smart and deserve to be happy. Hard work pays off in the end. Stay striving for better.

First of all, APPLY FOR MORE SCHOLARSHIPS. Secondly, do not fret over the little things, enjoy senior year. Senior year is one of the quickest school years you will experience, it will be filled with things so many things to do just take time to sit back, relax, and enjoy everything. It's a bittersweet moment walking across the stage, shaking hands with your principal while posing for the camera man, and walking off stage with that diploma. Then grabbing that tassle and shifting it to the opposite side to signify that you have officially graduated high school and survived in one piece. You are now an alumni, an official alumni and it is so hard to believe that you are now in the big world. It's now time to grow up and become an adult, something you wanted so badly when you were younger but now that it's here you wish you could go back sometimes. Not having to worry about money and being so care-free. The world we live in isn't so nice sometimes, so stand up for yourself and don't forget where you came from and who you are.

Dahabo, please don't slack off in high school. You want to go to college and not have to worry about money. Stay focused on your education. Please don't date that boy, you know he is no good for you. Of course have funa dn live your life. BUt think about your future, make sure to set your self up for success. Get to know your future advisors. Call the school and learn more. Visit the campus and learn your way around. Dahabo, I know you are not the smartest, but you work hard. Work harder to reach those goals of yours. You dont want to have to sit where I am now and worry if you have enough money to make it to the next year. Take hold of your future now! Get ready now, beczuse the world isnt ready for a student like you. Tell your mom you are thankful for the things she has taught you. You will need it when it comes to roommates. Continue to work hard and you will be better off in the future.

High school is easy, college requires a lot of work along with determination. Be sure to keep up on your work because the paste is faster so if you fall behind its hard to catch back up. You have to understand that your growing up now and that life is'nt getting any easier or is time going to stop for you to catch up. Your a bight young man that knows right from wrong so be sure to keep that same mind set when you become a freshmen. I know your going to do very well in the transition and I know that you have parents standing behind you 120{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} so don't let them down. The class structure is really different from high school, instead of your teachers reminding you what is due and when it's due you have to be mature enough to keep up with the schedule. I want to leave you with this quote "Let your dreams be bigger than your fear. Your actions louder than your word, and your faith stronger than your feeling."

Transitioning from high to college is a huge deal. Not only do you have freedom, but also responsibility. Advice I would give myself if is that college is no joke. It can make or break your future. Whatever you put in is what you will get out. You quickly learn that procrastination will get you nowhere. Classes are most fast paced and professors expect more from you. You need to quickly grow a backbone because your parents won’t be there to rely on. Being a social butterfly can be a good thing, but friends can take up a lot of your time. You need to learn how to balance your social time and getting a job can be a great option. You need to put school work first before anything, because obtaining a degree is what you are there for, and if you do not put any time or effort into your studies, then why go to school? In the end to sum up my advice, I suggest that you need to become stricter with yourself and really think about your future because no one is going to hand you a diploma but yourself the day you earn it.

The biggest advice I would give my high school self is to plan more. Look into college life, sit in on a class or two and see just how drastically things are different then in high school. College is so close to adulthood that for some it can be shocking and different. By researching what the normal behavior at your future college is you have more knowledge going in then some some your new fellow classmates. I would also tell my future self to do more scholarship hunting, college can be expensive and it helps to have a little financial support to ease off some of the stress that can come with money worries.

My advice to myself is to make sure I choose the best college that will benefit me, how I learn and not too expensive. I will tell myself to stay focused as a full time student and not get carried away with any other miscellaneous activities such as partying or drinking. Also, do everything to my full potential and know my weaknesses and strengths so I'll know my main areas of concern and to not ignore the fact I need help in any subject I have trouble in.

If I can go back and talk to myself about what college is about, I will first make myself understand that getting an education is the most important thing you could do after you graduate. It will also let myself know that although high school can get really touch, it doesn’t compare to college, in college classes are longer, harder, and challenging, and the only to succeed in college is to focus and be determined in your goals. I will also let myself know that it is ok to feel overwhelmed, it is all part of the college experience. It must be enjoy, but be serious about your choices.