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I would tell myself about what i have been through since i have been out of high school, let me know that its more than just hanging out partying and hanging on the corner with your friends from the neiborhood. let him see some thing that happens if u do not attend college, and encourage him to attend college after high school.

This really isn't that scary. You won't think of these as the best years of your life when they're happening, but they will be when you look back. After this, you'll be waking up at 6am Monday through Friday... FOREVER. So savor your 9am class that you thought was too early. Ask questions when you don't know the answer. Don't worry about what everyone thinks. Do what you want and say what is really on your mind; people will respect you more for it. Go swimming in your apartment complex's pool in the middle of the night. Hang out with that person you just met 5 seconds ago. Don't be afraid to stay up all night. Teach yourself how to teach others new things. Love yourself. Eat a lot. Chop all your hair off. Sign up for that half marathon. Stop talking about studying abroad in Italy and do it. Get involved with anything and everything that you can. Before you can comprehend it, you'll be 23 years old, working full-time and wishing you could have it back. (trust me, I'm from the future... I know these things).

Take care of yourself. Remember that if you allow yourself to loose sleep, take on too much, and/or stress out about home, schoool or work you will find yourself too ill to do anything you need to do. It sneaks up, so don't take it for granted that everything is "all good", it may not be. Find your balance and stick with it. "Eat right, exercise, etc." is more than a suggestion, it needs to be a way of life. And the most important thing, if you feel you might be in over your head don't waste to much time trying to get yourself out, seek help. That could be the difference in finishing your degree in 4-5 years or in 10.

I would advise myself to not miss any of my classes. You might think that missing a class here or there might not matter but in the long run it all counts for something. Every class provides valuable information that you will need to get the most out of your college career. So don't be lazy and get up everyday and go to class. Set a schedule that you will follow for the whole year.

Always believe in yourself, because no matter what happens you can overcome anything if you put your mind to it.

Matt, you need to dedicate yourself to your work. The first semester will be a breeze and there will be a lot of temptation to skip class and go out. Do not stray because the second semester is harder and the second year is quite difficult. Over summer study and gain knowledge that will help you succeed later. Do not ever take a break from school, not even summer and stick to your work. Do your math problems and do not try to wing it on the test, it will not work.

If given the opportunity to go back and speak with myself during highschool, I would definately tell myself to wake up and realize that life is happening every single day. What I mean by that is, I have always had a lot of potential to do great things but I never applied myself. I refused to accept advice from those older and wiser than myself. I would tell my younger self that if I want to succeed in this world "I must learn how to learn". As an adult now I have realized that the ability to learn from those with experiance is what alows us to better ourselvs. If I knew this as a child I could have avoided countless ammounts of unessessary hardship.

First I would like to know about professors and then financial aid and finally about safety.

I tell this to everyone that will benefit from it. I would tell myself that college is nothing like high school and to go for it. I was made fun of all through my school years so I put off going to college until I was an adult, although it was always a goal of mine, because I was afraid that I would be bullied. When I finally realized that my dream of making the difference in the lives of children would not come true without a college degree I gathered up all of my courage and applied to college. I became a college freshman and newlywed at age 26 while working a full time at a childcare center. A couple semesters later I realized how hard it was to take college classes, work 40+ hours and be pregnant with my first child. I am currently a sophmore with 2 small boys and I wish that I would have attended college after high school because it is hard to balance work, kids, husband and a home with college classes. Also by attending out of high school I would have been able to take advantage of everything college has to offer.

Get moving now! You don't have all the time in the world to wait. If you don't start looking into your future now and figuring out what you want then your future will be here before you are ready. You have to be more prepared for college. Yes it is going to be fun and you're going to meet new people and make great friends, but you have to think about why you are going in the first place. You are not going to be completely work focused the whole time but there is still a time to be serious and put your nose to the grind stone. You know you are going to do fine, but what about being better than fine? Don't sit back and tell yourself you'll get ready for college next week or next month because time runs out. You have to make everything you can out of college to be able to get where you want to be in life.