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If I could go back to when I was a senior in high school, I would have not slacked off as much my last year. Also, I think I would have done more research about the school that I wanted to attend. I also think that I rushed to go to school. I know studies show that people who take a year off after high school wont go back to school. At the time I had many issues going on, and I think a year off would have been enough to get my priorities straight and get my mind where it needed to be.

If I could have the opportunity to meet myself as a high school senior and give myself words of wisdom to take along the way with me I would tell that seventeen-year old girl not to hold back the drive and passion to succeed you know you have inside yourself. Prolonging an educational process does only that... it prolongs it. There is nothing wrong with feelings of inadequacy or insecurity, but to use these as reasons not to pursue and education is only hurting yourself in the long-run. It's okay to take "baby steps," in the beginning to find your place. It's not a race, and every person is different; know yourself and know your limits. Going to school and becoming accomplished in something you're passionate about has no comparisons. By educating yourself through this process you will notice you'll find more of yourself along the way. Growing up sometimes means letting go; letting go of who you once were to become someone you will realize you always wanted to be, and it's okay to be scared, everyone is at some point. Learn to use fear as a motivation, and you will soar!

I would tell myself to take a College Career Planning course, I would also make sure that I take all my general education first rather then just take courses. I would advise my younger self to make a plan & put together a goal/storybaord chart that would help plan for the next ten years, rather then just taking courses with know direction. I would also advise myself to look at diffeernt scholarships & grants that can help pay for college and to get a job. I would also tell myself to get a job that is in the career I want to persue, and if I was not able to find something; I would advise myself to look for something close to that career. I would tell myself to also make sure that I revise my chart every year to fluctuate any changes in my goal. Also to make sure I cross off things on my chart that I successfully finished. Another thing that I would tell myself to do is make sure I put together a budget to better manage my spending & to make sure that I watch where I spend money on, maybe even start a savings account/investment.

Stereotypically high school is just a time when you have fun with friends and don?t take your education seriously. If I were to go back in time and tell myself as a high school senior, I will tell myself to take my education serious because in the end it will be worth it. High school is not only the time to have fun with friends, but also take you education seriously. During high school, you must do your hardest because that will become your future. In order to go to great places (universtiy, college) you must first do your best from the beginning. Certainly, this will be the advice to give myself as a high school senior.

Self, I'm the ghost of your future education, know this and all else will take its place that success be yours; what is going to make or break your education is your teachers. Search for them, inspect them like their your first car, and know that they have it, the 'take and put it in thing.' You can know something or even everything but to take what you know out of your brain and not just put it in someone elses brain, put put it in and make it stay there, that is what a good teacher does and an education is. Teacher + Education = Success

What would you think of the future if i were to tell you that you do not have time to attend most social events once you start college? it is not as easy as high school. Priorities have to come first over everything else and homework becomes your hobby. It is stressful but it is possible to overcome and pursue your education. Failing a class does not help, it only back tracks you in college. Thinking about school does not leave your brain but it helps you become more aware of your future and responsibilities that will make you become a better student and person overall.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to research the field I desire to be in more rather than listening to the opinions of everyone else and what they viewed of my desired career. I would tell myself to go see the counselors, the advisers, to visit the career help located on campus. I would advise myself to save my money and not spend it on monetary things that would not last me very long. I would also tell myself to relax, and not feel pressured by the social time clock that so many incoming freshman deal with in college. The time clock makes no difference when outside factors hinder you're personal goals, you're personal ambitions and plans to invest in your education. I would also tell myself to make sure I have fun, and that although as a high school senior I always told myself "work now and play later," you can't live on work alone. I would tell myself to go hang out with my friends, and understand that I need time to unwind and absorb the things I will be learning.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, the first thing I would tell myself to not sell myself short. The first day of my senior year of high school was the same day of my mother's funeral. She battled cancer from the time I was nine to seventeen years old. Dealing with that personal tragedy made the thought of transitioning to the college world overwhelming. I decided to make things easy on myself and my family and go to community college. We were hurting financially and I didn't want to leave my home and my siblings after losing my mom. If I could go back now I would have told myself to look into every opportunity available to me. I always thought that because we weren't receiving any kind of government aid financially that I would not qualify for any grants or schoarships. I had no idea the financial assistance that was available to me. Because of my mother's illness I did not have a normal childhood, and I regret not having the full college experience and not attending a four year university.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself to have much more fun and apply to more and many scholarships. I did not enjoy high school as much as I could have and did not worry enough about college. I would advise myself to look into schools more and find what I like to do, take the classes I needed to but also take classes that are fun. I would tell myself ot work, but have fun doing it and have fun while not at work, such as going out with friends and experience life to the fullest degree and work the best I could! Had I done these things, things would be much smoother and happier now.

When I was a high school senior, I had always had my eyes set on a specific prize, and a specific road to get there. I had my entire college career mapped out already. But after a semester in college, I learned that it is so much better to keep my options, my eyes, and my heart open. Having one, single way to get things done only serves as a one-way ticket to disappointment. In college, it's pretty much a dog-eat-dog society. Classes that you've always imagined yourself taking will be filled up before you know it, and you can't do anything about it. It's understandable to be upset, but it also gives you an opportunity to pick a class that you wouldn't have really seen yourself taking. Who knows -- this class could inspire you to do something with your life you never thought you would do. Now instead of worrying about how far off track I am from my "plan," I'm having fun, experiencing new things, and leading my life to a place that I'd never really envisioned myself going to. But maybe that's not a bad thing.