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If I could go back to talk to myself as a high school senior I would share the gospel with myself. That way I could go and spread it among my peers at high school.

If I had to give advice to myself as a senior, I would tell myself to stay full time as a college student and to take classes so I would graduate with my associate degree in Arts in two years at Nash Community College and then transfer into a 4 year university. I would also tell myself to work harder and to never give up no matter how hard the work load is, it will pay off in the end.

I would tell myself to take some more time getting involved with campus activites. Dont rush into anything but do open yourself into meeting new people and making friends. Apply for work study jobs the first week of move in day. One big thing I would really say thats important is to find and go through every possible way to pay for college and also filling out my FAFSA with my guidance counselor so I make sure I fill out everything correctly.

The advice that I would give myself would of been to apply for scholarships while i was in high school to have money for financial aid for college

Assuming that I could go back in time and talk to myself as a High School senior I would make my mind think positive even if I saw no door open for me in this country. I would tell myself to believe that dreams come true. The reason I say this is because in High School I didn't have my permit or green card which is something essential in this country. I could not apply for help because everything required a Social Security. So I apply to a community college where I could afford the payments because I wanted my parents to be proud of me and achieve what they couldn't and would have if they have had the opportunity that I have now. About a year ago I received my green card which opened every door that I thought it was close for me. So I would tell myself believe that you could achieve your deepest desires and work your road to success.

If I could go back in time and give my high school senior self some advice, I would tell myself to not let tough professors intimidate me. When signing up for classes, all the college juniors and seniors would tell us to avoid certain professors because they were too tough. I decided to just choose for myself and I saw that I actually learned a lot better in the tougher classes. The professors were not trying to be mean or rude, they were just trying to challenge us, and now I wish that all of my classes had been tougher. If I could go back in time I would tell myself that it's okay to go to a community college. My first year I went to a private school. I received an academic scholarship from them but it wasn't enough to cover the costs,now I can't return to school because I can't afford it,and neither can my parents. I could have gone to community college to take my basic courses and not burden my parents with college debt.

As a high school senior I would advise myself of many things to make college life so much easier. The most important thing is STAY IN SCHOOL. As many times as I have heard this I still made the mistake of "taking some time off" and it was the biggest mistake of my life. Although I heard it repeatedly to stay in school nobody everyone explained to me why. I want to take the time to explain to myself why now, because it's extremely hard to get back in. Not only do you have to continue explaining why you took time off, the other thing I am having trouble adjusting to is how everything has changed. I only took a little over a year off and now everything is so different. Also, the trouble of picking back up your study habits aren't fun either. Nahanna, just stay in school.

Go to school while you are young. No one wants to hire an old lady with a lot of recently acquired education.

I think the transition from high school to college can be shocking for some students. I was one of those students. A reality check came to me within the first week of moving into the campus dorms. Coming from a small Christian high school, I was not accustomed to such a diverse group of people. Though my room mate and I were much alike, there were so many other students that lived next to us from different areas of the country and different cultures. It took me by surprise. However, in time I learned to enjoy such diversity. If I could go back as a high school senior and give myself advice, I would tell myself to relax. I worried too much about college; and once I moved on campus, I was too introverted. I would tell myself that college is just a step beyond high school and making new friends does not have to be an intimidating task.

Persevarance is what I gained and this helped me to never give up my dream to persue my education.