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If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior there would be many things I would tell myself from the knowledge I have gained over the past year. One of the main things I would say is that I need to learn how to study for exams and also be able to manage my time better. I would also tell myself that I need to get organized now before I had to do the hard work of college. Another thing I would tell myself would to be to actually do my work and not slack off just because the teachers liked me. All of these things would of greatly helped me if I figured it out before my freshman year of college.

If I were to go back in time and talk to myself when I was a senior in high school, I would tell myself to take better care of my body and health. Being a type one diabetic since the age of two puts a strain on my well-being that only I can manage. As I grew older and started my high school education my parents began to give me more independence with my diabetes. There were times when I did not try my hardest to take care of my blood sugars and take my insulin. The damage that was done during my high school days is irreversible and will stay with me until there, hopefully, is a cure someday. Since being in college I have taken action and keep a very close eye on my diabetes. Although, like every one, I am not a perfect person. There are times when I do make mistakes, and the stress of every day life gets in the way of my goals. However, I do try to the best of my ability to live a healthy lifestyle, and until that cure comes I will continue staying active and optomistic about life.

If I could give myself some advice about college while I was still in high school, I would first tell myself to go to class. It is so tempting to skip class and party on weekdays because of the new sense of freedom that living away from home brings. New freshman no longer have their parents forcing them to go to school, so it is much easier to skip classes. Just by going to class, in my opinion, anybody can get at least a C in the class, and then by being active and doing homework and studying that grade can increase to an A or B. My second part of advice would be that while you're in class, actually pay attention! Not listening during class, surfing the web, looking at pictures on Facebook, or constently texting on your phone is the same as not showing up, so instead of wasting yours, your teacher's, and all your classmates' time, simply put away any distractions and actually listen to what the teacher has to say. If a student can follow these two main suggestions, then they should do well and succeed in college.

I would tell myself to try harder and apply myself more than I did. College is tough and slacking off in high school will not make the transition a smooth one. If you work hard at what you do, you will reap the benefits (better grades, more financial aid opportunities, etc) therefore making my college experience even better than it is right now.

If I could go back in time to give my senior self advice, it would be to listen to myself. When I was a senior there were so many influences pushing me away from my real dream, which is to be an artist. All of my friends were going to UNC, and it was expected of me to go into a 4 year college right after I graduated. I ended up going to UNC to study dietetics, and I hated it. I ended up leaving a couple months into it. I wish I would have taken a year off right away, like I had intended to, but I felt like I didn't really have a choice. I realized that I only get one chance at life, and I had better make it count, and I better love every second of it. Now that I found what I love, I am ready to go back to school and get a degree in graphic design. I will make a difference one day with my art, no matter how big or small, I will make a difference and I will love doing it. Please help me reach my dreams!

If I could go back in time and give my high school self advice about college, I would definitely tell myself to always have a schedule planned out and to NEVER procrastinate. Procrastination is like the Devil when it comes to college work. In college you have so much work due in a lot of other class, that if you even think you can put off work until another day, you can easily get behind. Getting behind in your school works put more stress on you than you know. Trust me I know from hands on experience. Having a schedule written out of your day to day plan, will help you not fall behind and to resist the urge to procrastinate. It will allow you to have more free time and time to relax and take a break from all that work. College and high school are two different worlds. In high school you have your parents there making you do your work. In college, it’s all on you to complete your own work, whenever you fill like completing it. This is where procrastination starts to come in the picture. With great scheduling, procrastination shouldn’t be an issue.

I would take all my notes that i had throughout high school and take them with me. Dont stress stay calm. Dont overwelm my self from studying take perodic breaks. Go work out at the gym to realeve stress. Get eight hours of sleep. Study ahead of time. Make flash cards to study. Pack my clothes and have everything ready for the next day. Plan out my day on my agenda book. Lastly, Turn off cell phone when in class sit at the front of the room to aviod distraction and take notes.

College is a lot hard than high school. In high school you have people constantly telling you what to do. There are rule that you have to follow everyday. In college, things are very different. I f i could go back in time, i would warn myself about staying focused. In college there are not people there to wake you up in the morning after you spent a long night partying. There also are not people there to remind you what is due in class after you lose your sllyabus. The teachers in college are not as easy as high school teachers. Late work is not an exception. With all this said, college involves a lot of responsibility of your own actions. You have to make smart choices because the consequences are more risky. Staying focus on your future goals need to be the main priority, all the partying and late night activities can wait. High school was very routined, but college lets you have the freedom to do what you want. Just remember to do the right things that will benefit you in the end.

I would advise myself not to procrastinate as i had done. If i had not waited long before looking up scholarships I would not have had to take out loans for school. I would also adcise myself not too share a dorm room with my best friend from high school, because that would eventually end our friendship. I would then tell myself that it may be hard leaving home but I should not fell down about it because I am only trying to better myself, and when things get hard do not stress out.

In High School, I was diagnosed with chronic pain in my arm. This was my freshman, the scariest year. And know I was gone all the time to doctor appointments, and physical therapy, and therapy for the depression I feel into when I couldn't write or play any of my favorite sports. I had to quit my volleyball team. I couldn't go out for soccer in the fall. But I kept doing my school work, though having a hard time dealing with the pain. This pain is still today, three and a half years later, the doctors haven't got a clue what happened in the surgery. Sophomore year I was so angry about it and missing all that school for empty answers. I got lazy, just watched House the T.V. show looking for answers. I did. I got hooked on hydrocodone, and that summer I gave myself a intervention. It was hard, and painful. I didn't see my friends for three months. The advice I would give myself is "Hannah I am from the future, you must study, and stop waiting for answers to come to you, try harder and someday soon youshallbewhomyou wantto be".