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If I could go back into time to my high school senior year I would take advanced placement classes, and try to raise my gpa. Also I did not make any mistakes just learning experiences and with out them I would not be the same person that I am today.

Surely if I could send my wisdom back in time to a former Highschool Variation of myself, Id certainly have two lewels of priceless advice: First of all, you think your pretty clever dont you?, well You are not. You dont know anything, nor does anyone else, and the more You learn the more Obvious that becomes. and Secondly, dont be afraid. Of anything or anyone. You are Impervious to nearly everything but the consequence of your own Ignorance. These are two very lucky talents of Yours, do not take them for granted nor let them go to your head. p.s. You hated psycology, it was like reading pamphlets on obsolete outdated research. Take Philosophy Instead, you will find it much more fascinating and useful.

I would say that study habits, testing skills, and patience will help you when your in college. College requires more studying than high school. In college you need to study at least two hours for each class. The tests in college are longer and require you to really understand the material. Patience is key. Different teachers have different teaching styles. If your learning style doesn't match their teaching style, the class will be harder for you. It doesn't mean it's impossible, it just means you will have to work harder. You will have to be patient with your teachers. College is rough, but you can handle it.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself not to wait to go to college. I waited a year to go to college because I had a child and thought it would be better to wait until after he was born. That was my biggest mistake because it has taken me seven years being in and out of school to get this far and I dont even have my Associates Degree yet. I would tell myself to do whatever it took to go to school full time and work really hard to get finished so that I could have a career and be stable for my son. I would also tell myself that there is nothing more important than education and that the consequences for waiting to go to school are far worse than I thought. Being a mother and a waitress while still trying to go to school and get good grades is a struggle. Do it right, stay in school, and don't give up.

When I graduated high school I had taken many classes that could have gone toward college credit. Foolishly, I did not take advantage of that opportunity. I was questioning even going to college. If I could go back, I would explain to myself that I will end up going back to school and getting a bachelor's degree in Anthropology, which I had already been considering while in high school. I would tell myself to use all of those advanced classes for college credit, because who wants to take Calculus, Physics, and Chemistry again? I think putting it that way would really get the attention of that young kid known as my former self. Also, I would tell myself to get ready to meet a ton of new people during my freshman year in college, and not to let that distract me as it clearly did. I would explain that years later I will come to understand the true meaning of discipline, and that it is neither smothering one's self strictly with work nor burning one's self out with fun, but a balance of the two. Of course, if I knew then what I know now.....

Katie Jean Billingsley. This is it. Your finally graduating...But then what? Where are you going? What are you going to do? How are you going to get there? First, just breathe. Its not as hard as everyone makes it out to be. You can do it! You don't need to have your whole future planned out right now! People of all ages still don't know what they want to be. Don't stress about the future. do what you need to do today to be ready for tomorrow. Take things one day at a time. Apply yourself to learn all that you can. Take every assignment to that next level to get you to where you want to be. You've got such a good head on your shoulders, show people what you can do. You've already achieved so much in life. This is just another step into your life. Your already heading in the right direction, so don't stress about the little things! Learn, have fun, and smile!

As a high school senior, it still wasn?t clear whether or not my family would be moving from Michigan to Arizona. I thought I would be attending school at Grand Valley State University. If I could travel back in time, I would certainly inform myself of the impending move. Upon arrival in Arizona, I knew nothing about the colleges around here, and because of the last-minute and rather hectic move I didn?t start school until the spring after my family moved here. Moreover, I would recommend really laying out my goals for the future; what my interests are, what kind of careers I might enjoy, and what kind of degrees would help me get to where I need to be. Currently my major is undecided, and I would advise my high school self to really aim to explore various careers and options, spending time at the college?s career center as soon as possible, and certainly consulting the academic advisors for help in reaching my academic goals.

I would tell myself to get more involved with school activities and also volunteer my time more outside of school to those who need it most. I was always so intimidated by college, like it was a whole other world. Truth is, it was another world, but a better one at that. I would have told myself to be more confident and set my worries aside. To not worry so much about what I would learn, the length of time I had to learn it, and my financial stability. If I would have applied myself then as I did this past year, nothing would have gotten in my way. I would like the opportunity to further my education in the healthcare field so I may learn new skills to help those who need it most.

When I was a junior in high school I remember everyone already beginning to freak out about college and what they were going to do in the years to come. Young and naive I didn?t think much of it until my second semester of senior year. Like most people I became frantic and wasted time not applying for schools or scholarships. Many of my friends were taking dual credit classes which I found to be unnecessary. Knowing what I know now I would have done SO many things differently. I would have applied for many more scholarships and applied for those "unnecessary" dual credit classes like English to finish faster. It would have saved me a lot more time and money. What I am glad that I did was the fact that I took math and science all four years which helped me pass out of lower math classes. I also would have told myself that maybe having a full time job straight out of high school and night school life was not going to be for me. So in conclusion more scholarships and dual-credit classes are what I would tell myself to do differently!

If I was to go back in time and have the ability to talk to myself, I would have to tell myself to study the basics a lot better than what I did. After you get the basics start on the more advanced courses toget a head start so I can be ahead of the game. There are alot of students that take classes and are not ready for them, they think that it will be the same as high school but it is not. I better grow up and start thinking as an adult, less partying and more studies will go a long way. When you get out on your own you have to more disiplined in your actions because all the choices you make will affect your life and what direction it takes.