Emma
Looking back at the all the things I stressed and worried about senior year makes me laugh a little at myself. If I was able to go back in time, I would calm myself down by explaining about the upcoming college life. College is hard work, but is very manageable with dedication and focus. What I needed to know at the time was if I worked hard till the end of the year I would be prepared for the work load in college. Like most kids senior year, I slacked towards the end of the school year. When I got to college it was a slap in the face to learn how to manage my time. In high school I would always do things last minute, the night before. To prepare myself for college, I would tell myself to get in the habit of doing my work as it is assigned. Overall I would tell myself not to be afraid, because college is just another step in my life to brighten my future
Sue
Take some time off between high school and college, work a number of different jobs in various fields in order to get a feel for many occupations in order to determine your areas of interest. Search for a number of businesses to see if you might do internships to see what a company looks like from the inside. Think about your personal interests: are you crazy about animals, love learning different languages, is traveling abroad something that you desire? Do research, talk to people in these fields--veterinarians, interpreters, entrepeneurs, and others who are passionate about what they do and see if you have the same kind of passion. If not, keep looking and working in different occupations until something totally mesmerizes you and you KNOW that's what you want to spend your time doing--if not your entire life, at least the immediate future.
Kelly
As a senior in high school you are also told repeatedly to never drink and drive, this seminar is repeated thoughout your four years and is over done, however as a senior in high school I was never really taught the other horros of college life. I attended Western Illinois University for the first semester of my freshman year of college and ended up comeing home after the first semester because of being drugged and raped at a party. I just wish that their were a little less emphisis on drunk drving in high school and a little more on protecting yourself from the dangers of college life.