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I believe that sticking to your morals and beliefs is a very helpful but hard thing to do. You control your actions so think about the responsibilities before you act. Self-discipline is a must. Stay focused. Study habits are very important and do not stress over the little things. Study whenever you can. Do not relax too much and take care of your health. Do your homework and do not slack off just because some of the homework is optional. Do not give into the peer pressures of others. Be proud to call yourself a Christrian. Read your Bible and pray at college even if you feel like no one else is. Believe in yourself. God only gives us what we can handle.

If I could go back and talk to my younger self as I was making the college choice I would only have a few words to say, considering I have no regrets. I would remind my younger version to send the application in early for a chance to receive a bigger scholarship since I had missed the early date. I would reassure her to not be afraid, to think before she leaps, to follow her heart, and to not worry about peer pressure, since she will be able to handle it fine. Everything happens for a reason; each decision will lead to a learning experience to add to that toolbox we need to be successful. Stay positive, never give up, and use stress and hard work to her advantage to reach the top. If my younger self stays true to who we are as I have done, then she will meet with the same happiness that I have gained.

I would of attended more college fairs and campus visits. I would of looked for more finacial aid opportunities and took a workshop about loans and how to pay for college. I would made more friends and took more classes associated with gaining college credit.

As a senior in high school going into college i will tell myself that college is very challenging. High School is a breeze compared to college. It is a change in life that helps you decide on your future. Professors are there to help you learn the material and teach it to you but it is only up to you to make the effort in doing the homework that is only for your benefit not the professors to grade as points. You are the only person that makes college the way you want it to be and you are the only one that can change who you are. College is all about you. I would consider getting out and meeting people in your dorm or classes if you are a commuter. If you have time depending on your major i would definately get involved and join clubs and sports around your campus. It is all up to you and how you want to make your college life experience. There is time to have fun but then there is time when you really need to work and get the job done.

There are a few things I wish I had known as a senior in high school. For one thing, while I still had a steady job, I would have told myself to save more, and spend less; that money would have come in handy when it came time to buy books! Also, I would have encouraged myself to be more ambitious with regard to AP classes; I know I was smart enough to pass those tests, if I had only taken the classes! It would have saved me a lot of work in college if I got out of some of my general education requirements. Now I am stuck taking essentially the same classes as high school all over again because I was too lazy to take a simple test.

Keep up with the study ethics that you currently possess. Although it may seem that you are working harder than some others now, it will only benefit you when you are in college. Stay involved in various school activities and do as many scholarship searches as possible. Fully enjoy the summer after graduation because nothing will quite compare. Make sure that you keep in touch with as many people as possible because it will be fun to learn how many different directions everyone is going. Go on as many college campus visits as possible. You will be surprised at how much campuses can differ even if they are only a few towns away from one another. Stay organized and stay happy.

The advice I would give myself as a high school senior would to try out a wide variety of classes that could be used as general education requirements. I had a hard time finding a major to commit to and I wish I would have investigated different topics rather than stick to things I was familiar with. I might have found my major of Forensic Criminal Investigation earlier rather than jumping from one major to the next. Exploring different subjects would have made it easier to rule out certain areas or decide that I enjoyed them.

I would tell myself just to stick with my studies and stick to my morals. It's worked so far, so I wouldn't change anything about my choices

Even though taking AP classes looks better, take Writing for College. That class will challange you to become a better writer than AP English will.

First of all make sure college is definitely a choice in your life. Remember that your whole future depends on your attending college. If you want to have a successful adult life, than you need to begin with becoming serious as a young student now. Have fun but make good choices. Life is about choices. Be sure that the choices you make are going to help you and not hurt you. It's okay not to know what career you will be into because many students change their major later anyway. Just make sure it's something you are passionate about. Know that if you like what you do then you will always be good at it and you will enjoy going to work everyday.