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If I could tell my younger self one piece of advice, it would be to find passion in learning. In highschool, I was constanly stressing over my GPA. I did homework only to recieve the points for it and studied just to get As. I avoided the notoriously challeging AP classes because I feared getting bad grades, even through I know that I would learn more in those harder courses. Throughout my college life, I have learned that the quality of knowledge that I gain is more important than getting straight As. In high school, I believed that my grades my biggest priority. Maintaining my GPA was my motivation for school, not the desire to learn. Through my experience at Kent State University, I have discovered how much I love to learn. Gaining knowledge through my college coureswork has instilled in me an passion and zest for life. Today, I would rather take a B in a course that I learned valubale information in over an easy A anyday.

College is going to be a huge change. It is going to be scary at first, and it is going to be really tough. You are going to have to actually study and try now. This information is supposed to stick with you forever not just for one test. You are going to lose friends and meet a ton that will stay by yourside for the rest of your life. You are going to want to quit and cry, but it is okay. You will make it through. You are strong enough. Just remember that no matter how badly it sucks at first. It will be worth it in the end. Enjoy the ride. It will fly by.

As a high school senior, I was very headstrong. I knew I wanted to go to Kent State University, and major in Fashion Design. I thought I had everything "figured out". I had the right financial aid, and at Kent I seemed to find that unique balance between a big university and a competitive art school. Looking back, I would have told to myself to relax! I would tell myself to enjoy my friends and what was left of high school, because there is nothing like it in college. I would advise myself to be open instead of being sad about leaving friends and family. Now that I am in college, I can see myself blossoming. Joining Delta Zeta sorority was never planned, but it has led to a support system unlike any other. If I were in high school, I would tell myself to stop "figuring things out", and instead, letting things unfold. Every time I have let my guard down in college, it has led to wonderful things. There is very little control in this world, and it is far more enjoyable to let fate reveal itself to you than to try and stay ahead of it.

I would telll the highschool senior me to be better prepared for life changing situations, such as, relationships, dealing with finances, finding time to study on your own and learn more about majors and requirements before just choosing the first thing that I see.

The advice I would give my high school self would be that there is more freedom in college. The greatest challenge in college is being thrown into a structureless environment. In high school your days begin and end at the same time every day. Your parents remind you to do your homework and they check up on your grades. You have day to day accountability and you have friends who have all the same classes that you do. In college you are not held as immediately accountable. You often don't have classes at regular times every day. It is up to you to create your own schedule and have the discipline to use your time well. It is so easy to fall into a lazy life style. Make a schedule and stick to it. If you don't do your work, create a punishment. If you do your work, create a reward. Create a plan for each class and keep track of your grades to see if you are meeting your goal. Communicate with your teachers. Be organized and be proactive. If you wait until the end of the term, it will be too late.

I would tell mysef that everything that I am stressing about will be okay in the end. I would tell myself that I am going to love it and everything will get so much easier. Just don't stress out and everything will go smoothly and how you planned.

I would grab myself and tell myself to get my priorities together. I never saw the big picture in high school. To be able to get a hold of the high school senior version of myself and say "none of things that you put effort towards matter. Everything that you don't care about is extremely important. " , would change everything. I would urge myself to completely flip my list of priorities, because I had it backwards. Now I understand the importance of creating good study habits and studying so that you have basic knowledge on the things that you will be required to go into depth on in college. I would also tell my senior in high school year sef to take a math class. Not taking a math class really came back to haunt me this year. Without a math class, it is highly likely that you will lose most of the skills. For example, algebra is very abstract. By not taking a math class, you are probably never thinking about anything algebraic. Consequently you will lose all the information eventually. Overall, if I could, I would tell high school me to take math and get my priorities straight.

I would work as hard as you can in high school so you can go to the best collge possible. Also i would try to get college level courses done so i could graudate eariler.

I would probably advise myself to work as hard as I possibly could and write all the material I could. Things are only going to get harder, the more you do now the less you're going to have to do later and the easier it'll be. I would also tell myself that I should keep moving forward, regardless of the bad things that happen. Those things will only slow you down and one day you won't have the momentum to keep going. Not everyone is going to offer you a leg up, nothings going to be handed to you; especially not success. So keep moving forward, even if it feels like you're going against the wind.

If only I could go back in time to tell my unsure self what life would be like after high school, it would go a little something like this... Hey kid, you're not going to be a kid for much longer! You may think this is one of the "best" times of your life right now but trust me, college is! Your life is going to turn around in the year of 2014 and you have no idea what is in store for you yet. You're shy but it will get better! You're going to Kent State University to live your dreams in the fashion world!! It will be a little scary to transition from what you know now to the college life. But it is unbelievable and you will have the experience of a life time! Don't be afriad to join clubs, and make sure you get a room with at least one room mate...you won't regret it! Sure you may be a little scared, unsure and inconfident now but when you start your life at college you'll turn into something much more, an ambitious, proud, confident women with a great education.