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Knowing what I know now, as a college freshman, and comparing my entire high school career, I would have more then enough advice to give myself if I was able to go back in time. These are the following items of advice I would tell myself: Take school more seriously. Re-take the AIMS so that I can get higher scores. Take the pre-ACT test, you can really do better then you think. Really think about the classes that I'm planning on taking throughout my high school career. Think about foreign lanuages: which would be more helpful French or Spanish? Don't assume, it doesn't really get you anywhere. Don't waste money, save instead. Think for longer then a day when making a really big decison than can affect you in any way. Most importantly, start completing scholarships way earlier in high school. But also think things through, life is full of possibilities.

Don't be afraid to try new things- venture outside your comfort zone. You'll only get these years once; make the absolute most of them. Meet new people. Try new things. Learn to balance your school load and social life early on and let yourself off the hook once in a while. Find a study group. Get to know your instructors. Enjoy pizza night with friends. Don't forget what you went through that made you who you are in this moment, and also the experiences that helped shape you. But always, 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}, be open to the experiences before you.

Heather, what were you thinking? You should have enrolled in college despite what mom said about going to school. I know her priorities were serving God fulltime in the ministry, but you need an education to support yourself. You should have taken the math and science classes to get ahead of the game. I know the classes are challenging, and attending college requires commitment; but you are a smart girl. If you don?t enroll in college while you are young, life gets in the way. Before you know it you will be a mother of three young girls, struggling to just get by. If you take the right steps while you are young, you will be a college graduate before you know it. You will have a career you love. I know it is hard to go against what mom says, but it will be worth the fights. I know she will support you in the long run. So stop second guessing yourself, and start applying yourself towards the education you want and deserve.

I would tell myself to take control of my own life, and to take life head on and don't over-do it. Life is about quality not how many things you can do at once but how you present yourself and how well you do those single tasks. I would tell myself to not be so dependant on others who have let me down in the past but to stay motivated because I have the ultimate task of motherhood coming up in the near future and to surround myself with good people, and keep my heart and mind open to new experiences.

Going back as a high senior, I know the areas where I made all of my mistakes. I was having alot of difficulty understanding algebra and geometry. So everything that made me today from not doing as well in college was because i was to shy and scared to ask for help. It wasn't only math that I needed help it was every subject in high school. I will go back in time and tell myself to study a little bit more and to not be afraid of school. That I would succeed if I just ask for a little bit of help.

I would have told myself two things in particular. The first is to attend a community college in order to allow myself to get a chance to find out what I really want to do with my life. I would have saved a lot of time and money if maybe I had just slowed down and took my time. The second is to apply for as many scholarships as possible, they are out there and they could be very helpful when you have finally chosen to live on your own, supporting yourself and your life style.

When I was in high school, I thought that I knew absolutely everything about college, since most of my friends have already graduated and gone off to ASU or NAU. If I could go back in time to talk to myself as a senior, the number one thing I would tell myself is to search for scholarships. I was in the marching band in high school with many friends and I never took the time to really search and look for all of the different scholarships I could have been earning. As for the translation from high school into college, I would say to take it slowly, and do not let the freedom gained take over. I would calm myself down about what I was going to do in the future, because as of now, it is obvious and i was completely blind as a high school senior as to what I wanted to do as a career. The number one thing I would say is to have fun while holding up responsibilities!

The thought of being able to go back to high school, knowing what I know now about college, frequently crosses my mind. Luckily, I have a sister who is curently a senior in high school and has an advantage with my knowledge of the college world. The first and most important piece of advice is to sign up for dual credit classes. I am thankful I enrolled in a few classes, but would have been much better off if I had taken as many as possible. Another important piece of advice is to discover what you like and are good at through out high school. Having a solid idea of what you want to study in college makes many decisions much more simple in the long haul. Lastly, it is crucial to apply for many colleges as well as scholariships. This gives you obtainable options that allow you to choose what is most realistic and suitable for you. Although I am finally on the pathway toward my degree, a few of these important tidbits would have been extremly helpful over the duration of my high school career.

I would tell my self to not use my A.D.D. as an excuse and focus on the information I felt was unimportant. I am now going to be a year behind because I did not want to take my simple math classes. I have enough stress with work and my daughter, that I do not need another added stress. By simply going to math and passing I will have what I need to get my associates on time, but since I did not, I have to double load my classes just to finish in the alloted time. This small thing has created such a large burdin on me and is the only thing that can keep me from graduating on time. With our current resession I can not afford to not be a prime canidate for a fire department. Quit being lazy and push hard. I know you do not want to but you are going to regret it and you already have the regret from not spending time with mom before she passed. I know you are strong and motivated. I have faith in you.

If I could go back in time, the first thing I would acknowledge would be the the need for myself to be more persistent and patient with the whole college thing. I would also tell myself to slow down and enjoy the small things in my life at that time! I now am a single parent of three, and trying to attempt college once again. If I could have the opprotunity tell myself that the smallest of choices can effect you for a lifetime and how important it is to attend and finish school. I just want the chance to once again, finish school - looking back I can definiatly see what a differece finishing college at a younger age and before the rest of life had happened, could have made in my life. All I can do now is to tell myself at thirty-two, is to GO FOR IT!!! That I can really do this college thing - young or old. Thank you.