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I would tell myself as a high school senior to stay focused and avoid procrastination. It is easy to get behind in your coursework by choosing to sleep instead of going to class or staying up late with your friends. When you get behind it makes you feel overwhelmed. It causes you to do unhealthy things like pull all nighters and drink energy drinks. You'll beat yourself up inside when you have to retake a course because you didnt apply yourself. Get this nonsense done in good time so you can be a big girl. Also, remember you are paying for this! Maybe not now but eventually you'll have to pay and the loans add up quick. Be sure to research and register your classes with highly rated professors. Good professors are those who are interesting enough to stay awake through lecture and those who are willing to give one on one time with students. Remind yourself every now and again why you are putting yourself through this torture. Theres a light at the end of the tunnel. That light is your dream. Its the what you'll be doing for the rest of your life.

I think about what I should have done differently very frequently. If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school student, I would tell myself to actually try. I have been blessed with the ability to not have to sudy much at all. I graduated high school with a 3.7, but I could have easily had a 4.0 GPA. I just told myself back then that it wouldn't matter, and of course I always had better things to do than study. Now that I am a college student I see the real picture! I could have tried harder on the ACT and had a full ride to college. Boy would it be so much easier on me to not have to work a full time job and study through nursing school. I had to take out a personal loan through my bank this semester just to pay for school. I am currently paying that off. My school doesn't offer student loans, and all of my savings paid for my first two years of school. If only I knew then what I know now!

I would say to myself: Look to the future. Consider where you want to be in 5,10, 20 years. College is an opportunity to help you become the best you can be. It will open doors for your future that otherwise will be shut to you. A college degree out weights the effort put forth and the cost that is involved. Someday in the future as you accept the diploma and you are looking forward to starting the new position you have just accepted, you and your family will be proud and thankful that the initiative you have shown is providing the rewards not only to you but to your community. Since you want to become a nurse, you will become a positive influence in the community and to your family. The nursing profession is an honorable profession and I hope I have learned that it is an attainable goal.

As a high school senior, I know that it is difficult to make the big decision of where to attend college. Go with your gut- not with what any of your friends or family members say. If you follow that feeling, you will end up right where you belong. I love this school, and I have absolutely no regrets about choosing it. Once you get here, embrace your new surroundings. Don't sit in your room and only go out to parties on the weekend. Experience college the right way- attend school-sponsored programs, join a student organization, make new friends everywhere you go. Another equally important thing is that while you went to college to achieve your dream of acting on stage, know that sometimes it is okay for dreams to be put to bed. Dreams change, mine did, and I am so happy that I changed my major to accommodate. I love where I am in my life now, and I hope that you can appreciate where you are going as well. Good luck on your months to come, may they bring you excitement, new experiences, and most importantly, utter joy.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself while I was a high school senior I would tell myself college is not all that it is made out to be. College is portrayed as a partying place where you go to school hungover from the following night of drinking and having easy classes that you do not need to study for just like in high school. Yet, for me that is not the case. I am a nursing major and it is not like this at all. I came in to college knowing it would not be easy but I did not think it would be as hard as it has turned out to be. If I could go back I would tell myself that I will not go out partying or pass an easy class even if I do not study. I will tell myself that I am going to have to study and work hard even if I thought I did not have to. I would show myself that college is not all fun and games like I originally thought it to be.

I would tell myself to look at more schools in depth. Don't pick the school that most of your friends are going too, pick the school were you think you will be comfortable. Pick a school that puts an empahsis on family and community. Fill out alot more schalorship applications because most schools are expensive. Consider some schools that are out of your home state. You've been in Ohio your whole life, try something new for a change. Pick a school were you think you can grow into a better man, to mature and gain self awareness. Pick a school that helps you get involved and where the general population seems to be friendly. Pick a school that actually cares about you.

The first piece of advice that I would give myself would be that college is an important part of life, but it isn't the most important part of life. Getting stressed out about homework is pointless and a waste of time. I would tell myself to forget the stress, sit down, and do the work. The second thing I would say is that college is hard, but not impossible. With good time management skills and determination, the work will get done and everything will be okay. The third thing I would say would be that there is a difference between being the best and being my best. I would tell myself that as long as I'm trying my hardest I should not get discouraged because I am doing the best I can. The fourth thing I would say would be to remember what is important. There are a lot of things in life that matter, and there are a lot of things that don't. I would tell myself to think about the importance of something before worrying about it. Lastly, I would tell myself to remember who I am and whose I am.

If I could go back to my senior year I would definitely change the way I approached senior year. Once I became a senior everyone said it was a blow off year and it kind of was in the beginning because I wouldn’t really have to try and even if the teachers tried to talk to me about trying harder it didn’t matter because all I needed for me not to take finals were all C's. A thing I wish I could change would have to be being more self-dependent on myself because the hardest transition for myself in college would have to be how I didn't really have anyone here for me at school. There were no longer anyone there to tell me to do my homework or to make sure I end up doing this. It was all up to me to complete all the things I needed to do in order to become successful. Not preparing for this in college was a wakeup call for me but I was able to strap down and do all of these things but I definitely had to learn it the hard way.

Hello, younger self. I know that you have been anxious to be apart of the college life as you are shy and somewhat of a hermit, but don't be afraid. Your passions that others thought to be bizarre in high school are shared by many in college. Check out the student organizations and wear your favorite shirts that say, "Hey world! I love anime" because chances are someone will feel the same way. That foreign fashion style you like? Don't worry, you will end up meeting a girl decked out in it. The dolls that you collect? A large handful of students on and off campus collect them too. You are so full of creative ideas that should be shared with others. I know you have always wanted to start a costuming club to share your love of sewing and craftsmanship, so now is the time to go out and do it! Be true to yourself and let the world (or campus) see who you really are.

I would tell myself to take more college credit classes so it make the transition to college slightly easier by not worrying about as many classes and taking as many credits. I would also remember to create and establish good study habits so that when you get the freedom of getting away from school you still have to maintain desipline and work. Other good habits would be to develop a hard work ethic to keep up with work and being able to focus even though there ismore of chance that you would be able to become distracted.