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If I had a chance to go back in time and was able to talk to myself as a senior in high school I would tell myself to enjoy the study of the sciences and to let go of my fear of failing. As a high school student, I feared classes that involved chemistry, biology, and physics. Therefore, I did everything in my power to find a path around those courses. As a future undergraduate biology student I would encourage my younger self to put more effort into the sciences and understand the aspects of each study considering the uniqueness and interesting factors that go with each course of study. I would also tell my past self to save as much money as possible through my part-time job because the transition from dependence on parents soon vanishes and independences sets in, which has far more responsibilities than an individual actually wants. I would also tell myself to avoid any parties or get to gathers that would cause your grades in college to suffer. College and grades come first, than fun and celebration comes next. Consider celebrating your grade that you just received. All in all just enjoy life.

Always embrace your strengths and weaknesses, everyone has them. Always believe in yourself and what you're capable of doing. Wake up every morning and smile in the mirror, you're absoluetly beautiful inside and out, let the world see. Take this time to explore life, take leaps of faiths on new things, dont be scared or let fear paralyze you, for you won't always get second chances. Dont let others opinions or thoughts change you or your goals, for they dont have to deal with the possible outcomes. Remember everything happens for a reason. Life will happen, it will hurt sometimes, but itll also leave you smiling, youll make mistakes, but just try not to make them twice, learn valuable lessons the first time. Realize you'll fall down, but know you have more strength than most...just get up, brush yourself off and continue forward. Don't be your own worst enemy and stop yourself from what you are meant for. Everything is in the end will be ok, but you mustnt ever give up on yourself, who you are, what you stand for, or what you want out of life. This is YOUR life, live it.

It may take may little effert to be the top of your class in high school but don't become lazy or pick up bad stuby habits because college requiers a lot of effert. DO NOT JOIN RISE. Go to the magna center or your professors when ever you run into academic troubles. BUSN not BIO or PHIL. Always study you can catch up on shows online later on. Don't forget to have a social life. Join Greek life. Exercise.

I would advise myself to become more organized and focused. There is so many distractions at college; friends, activities, parties and a new place to live and explore the surroundings. I would have developed better study skills and self-discipline. In addition, I would have saved more money as it has been very difficult on my parents financially. As it is, we will be paying very high interest loans for the next 15 years. IThe advice I would give myself would be to begin saving for college earlier and to not spend money foolishly. In addition, I would give myself advice about working on scholarship applications earlier and to obtain letters of recommendation throughout my senior year. I would have become more involved in civic and volunteer opportunities in my community.

I would encourage myself to have stuck with wrestling. Before I even started middle school I was in a wrestling programn. In my junior year of highschool I won the sectional championship for my weight class. I wrestled almost my whole life and in 12th grade my best friend got really sick. I stopped wrestling in the middle of the season even though I thought I could go further than the previous year. I was stressed about graduating, work, and spending time with my child hood friend. I know that if I stuck with wrestling I could have made it to the state championship and wrestled through out college. Wrestling would have helped me in college by meeting friends, scholarships, and accomplishing my life long dream to win a state championship. I know my friend would have been extremely proud of me if I stuck with it and was wrestling on the Kent state wrestling team.

As a high school senior I was not the least concerned with my future. Some may consider this predicament a maturity issue, however it is an effect of not having adequate guidance from a reputable authority figure. Not one person in my family or group of friends perceived the institution of education as a means of finding self worth. Hence the first and primary peice of advice would be to get out of my bubble, and immerse myself within groups of people who are commited, and have realistic goals which include the pursuit of obtaining a college degree. And that if I did not heed this warning, I would become accustomed to working retail positions and would be very displeased doing so. Such is the reality of what has actually occured. I would then ask myself, would you rather learn this lesson in four years while scanning daipers at a local retail chain, or change your behavior now and forever reap the benefits which only education can help you to acheive. I would then use this moment to entertain the idea of pursuing a degree in nursing as it would be easier to be accepted to programs back in 2007.

After my first year in college, I realized a lot of things. I realized that I did make my high school years just the way I wanted them to be..for the most part. I always knew that college would be expensive, that it would be a challenge... but it's different when you're a senior in high school thinking this, and when you're a college freshman looking at your grades and loans and dorm assignments, and essentially living that thought. If I could give myself any advice, I'd tell myself to try much harder to be a 4.0 honors student, even if I was highly involved with my Varsity and Club soccer team. I would have tried to be less shy in my dorm and try to meet people with the same interests as me. Most importantly, I would have tried harder to find more scholarships to ease the financial burden on my family. But I fully believe lessons can be learned. I set goals to make this next semester, including a better work ethic for much better grades, and putting more money from work into my loans instead of a new pair of shoes.

I would not have stopped going and finished my degree all the way through. I also would have just orginally went in general and then decided my major instead of changing it 3 or 4 times which made me take classes I did not need to take which made school longer.

Knowing what I know now about college life, if I could take myself back in time and talk to myself in high school as a high school senior I would tell myself to get a soild ground on all of the material that I am learning and understand it because it is also material that is used throughout college. Do not just memorize the material but actually understand and learn it, therefore you can still apply all of that information once you get to college.

If I could go back to the day I went to orientation I would tell myself to move on campus immediately to get the full college experience! I also wish I would have realized my first year the importance of meeting with advisors and career counselors. Kent State's advising team is AMAZING! Through meetings with career counselors I was able to find a major that fit not only my interests but my strengths perfectly and once I chose my major I met with the department advisor and still do frequently! Meeting with an advisor is so important because every time I walk out from meeting with them I feel good about myself, my goals, and my college career path which is the most incredible motivator. They're also helping me to possibly study abroad in Florence, Italy and working with me to not only finance the trip but find ways to help me with financing while I'm away. Studying abroad would be an amazing experience and if I could go back I would look into it a lot sooner and emphasize to myself the importance of pursuing opportunities that will set me apart from my peers.