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If I could go back in time and talk to my "senior self", I would tell myself to enjoy the last bit of time I had at home and to financially prepare more prior to coming to school. Being in school and away from home now, I miss my siblings more than ever. I have a sister Victoria who is 11 years old, and 2 brothers Aaron and Ashton, ages 3 and 2 respectively. My sister is at a delicate age and I wish I were there with her more the summer after my senior year to help her with the transition into young adulthood. She is blossoming into a beautiful young women, but I want to make sure she is influenced by the positive things in the world as opposed to the negative influences that could potentially corrupt her. Ultimately, I would advise myself to spend more time with my family because once you actually are away from them, you miss their company immensly. I also would advise myself to save more money to prepare coming to school. College is very expensive, and little did I know, I'd need all the financial help I could get.

Caleb,Look you are about to go to Youngstown State University with your friends. You know that photography is what you like to do. You also know that YSU is not where you want to go. You need to go there though. People said that you will not know what you want to do for the rest of your life, you will change majors and maybe even schools. Well I am here to tell you they were right. However you need this to happen to you. If you do not go through the change, then you will not learn a valuable lesson. You have to learn what you do not like. You have to learn what works for you. And most importantly you have to fail because that is the best way to learn. I can tell you that you will eventually find out the path you want your life to go. I am not going to tell you because you need to learn this. I can say you will know what you would like to study and do because you will have a clear vision of the future.Thanks for listening,Your Future Self

If I could back to my high school senior self I would tell my self to prepare and know what you want in life. I would tell her to take classes for studying for the Act and SAT. Apply to different colleges and scholarships. Find a job for the summer and learn how to save money. I would tell my self to work hard in my classes and not to become lazy in my work ethic. I would tell myself to get ready to leave your family and start to live your life. That sometimes God has another plan in your life. I would tell to get ready for college and make sure to talk to teachers and learn how to study. Tell her that you will have new friends and you will keep old friends. Your family will care and will support you and your decision. That is what I would tell myself that its not wrong if you wait a year to get ready for college. And don't worry about what people think about you because at the end of the day this is your journey. That would I tell my High School self.

If i could go back in time to give myself advice about the college life i am experiencing, i would have a very long conversation with myself. I would advise myself not to go for the business field like i first planned because i will end up majoring in French. I would advise myself that college is awsome but i need to keep focusing on my english grammar because there will be plenty of scholarship application that i must write, thus i must develope a stronger vocabulary. I would tell myself to speak with my closest friend, whom i recently lost through drug overdose, to stop using drugs because we would end up being roommates and that he also ends up being my personal english and math tutor. I would tell myself that despite being homeless in the middle of my high school year and sleeping in my car until my freshman year in college, life works out pretty great because i would end up traveling abroad and winning a scholarship due to my work well done. I would tell myself to keep believing because the college i chose is surprisingly amazing due to the one on one counseling.

The thing that I would undoubtely tell myself is even though money isn't everything, it sure does help! I went through high school not lifitng a finger to try to obtain scholarships and save up money for school. Now here I am, consuming my entire time trying to get scholarships for next school year. I am planning to transfer to a new school Fall 2013 that is much more expensive, but it also has my specific major of choice and the chance to fulfill my dream career. However, this can't happen without money. And that is the complete truth. If I was still in high school, I would tell myself that just because a lot of people go to college, doesn't mean it's going to be the easiest thing. Nothing in your life is for certain so you can't just pretend like things will come to you, you have to guarantee it. Like I have heard from many movies and stories, "There's only one shot at this life and I can either enjoy the ride and live it to its fullest and to my highest potential or I can stay the way I am."

As a senior at Louisville High, I was on my way to bigger and better things. But now being a sophomore at Kent State University, I look back and notice all of the wasted time and energy spent on things that I now realize would become such a small part of my life. If I could go back in time and talk to my formal self, I would start off by telling her that it's not what I thought it would be. After only a semester at Walsh, I sought a quick transfer to Kent State University. In the end I knew Walsh was not where I was supposed to be, and if my former self could take anything away from me today it would be to immediately go to Kent State, where I ultimately belonged. I would also be sure to tell her that though all the drama and chaos of high school seems so important at the time, in the end the only thing that matters is what you've done, who will be with you through the ups and downs, and how you feel about yourself when you go to sleep at night.

The first thing I would tell myself is to slow down. During my senior year, I was so focused on finding a college quickly that I failed to look at multiple places. Unfortunately, the first college I went to (Walsh University) was not the place for me, which forced me to transfer to Kent. I would also tell myself to not worry about what everyone else around me is doing. During my senior year I was worried about where my friends would be during college and what was going to happen. Now, I realize the importance of doing certain things (such as choosing a college) based off of what I want. In the end, I'm the one who has to be happy with where I am in my life and what I'm doing with it. The best thing I could tell my high school self would be to not worry, because everything works out in the end.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior. I would have told myself to apply for more grants and scholorship, so that paying for school could be more afford able. I would have also told myself to try harder to get better grades so that i could have a better overall grade point average so I could apply for those scholorships and grants that required a 3.0 grade point average or higher. I would have also told myself to take more challanging classes so that way college would be a bit eaiser now.

Overall, I think I made the transition well because I had a brother who went off to college, so I knew exactly what to expect. Looking back, I never really had any problems in my first year of college. However, if I had to go back and give myself advice, I would say, keep yourself open to many different opportunities, and do not limit yourself to what you think you like. College is a time to discover who you are and what you like to do! You may think you hate something, but until you try it, you will never know for sure! Try to be invovled in as many things as possible while not overwhelming yourself too much. Take on a little bit at a time slowly adding in new things. Overall, the ultimate thing would be, HAVE FUN! That will help you have less stress for grades, it will help you relax when doing homework, and it will make your college experience the best possible! Don't be afraid to put yourself out there and let people know who you are! You will get out of you college experience, whatever you put into it!

Work more; you might think you have enough money saved for college, but that's because you haven't factored in the cost of living in a dorm. You're going to feel awful silly when you pay your tuition bill and realize you've got no money left for the next year, then you'll end up spending more time applying for scholarships than you can even imagine. On the bright side, applying for scholarships is a lot less strenuous than farmwork, so don't skimp on applying for lots of scholarships either!