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DON'T let everyone else influence your decision; go to the college you want to go to. Try your best not to stress about what your going to do with our life, we will figure it out in time. College isnt hard as much as it is time consuming and we grow up very quickly. As for chorus don't take it second semester get the classes you want not the history classes. There are going to be a lot of things that happen to you and for you, I cant be specific, I don't want you screwing it up ;). I really love where I am at, and hopefully you will be, I dont want too much to CHANGE. Do what you think is right, live our life the way you want to, put our life in our Savior's hands (yes, we become very spiritual. Shane is an amazing example). The things people are constantly warning us about are true keep that in mind, every decision you make affects both of US. My life right now, I wouldnt trade it for anything!

Don't drink and don't sleep around. Take the first semester seriously and the rest will come more naturally. Communicate with your professor, they are for you and your success. They aren't scary!

Get involved, but choose a few things that you're passionate about and immerse yourself in them. Be the best you can be. Don't segregate yourself. College is definitely not like that! Make friends with everyone. Your guidance counselor is your BEST FRIEND. She knows you best, your good and your bad. You want her to write an amazing recommendation letter. Oh yeah, it's okay to not know what you will be majoring in- the course work in college will guide you. Ask questions, no question is a stupid question. Be prepared to study, you will have to work hard to ger the results you want. It's okay if plans change last minute. Live the moment.

After spending a semester in college, I would advise myself to enjoy high school and being a teenager. I would tell myself to join a club, go to the football games, have some fun, but don't take my family for granted. I would advise myself to take part in the senior prank, you know cause a little trouble. Life is short, so make the most of each moment.

My advice to myself would be something that would change my entire thoughts on my educational path. I would tell myself to not study things so lightly. That its more than just a test or homework. When you study something you have to deeply submerge yourself into it to the point that when you talk or write about it your an expert. My second advice would be to visit colleges and see how student life is and what I should expect. Then I would greatly advise myself to find a mentor that will show me the path to my interested career. Someone that will answer my questions and help me along the long process. Then my final advise would be to ready myself for life after high school. College life is not like high school, your mentality will completely change. I would start doing it now because every decision that I will make will be an important factor in my career and my overall future. That would be my advise to my high school self.

Be organized. Read the syllabus and write down all of the assignments on an agenda or calendar of some sorts. Always stay on top of papers because staying up all night to finish a paper is not fun at all.

I would tell myself to calm down, because the process of applying to college is not as challengeing as I once thought. I would also tell myself to try harder in making friends and spend more time out of the room doing extracurrectual activities and enjoying college life. Everything happens for a reason, there is always more than one way to look at a situation and a fresh perspective can help develop productive habits for a new college students. I would lastly remind myself to help others who need a little cheering up, because my first roommate freshman year dropped out on medical leave due to a persumed suicide attempt. I would tell my high school senior self not to be so selfish and put more time aside to help my roommate who has having a hard time.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself, I would change that way I did some things in college that would potentially give me better grades and experience. My high school year, I kind of slacked off. I was happy that I was going to graduate and could not wait till I would be officially out of school. If I could go back I would tell myself to enjoy that time of my life, but once August came, it would be time to get to work. I would tell myself that college is entirely different from high school. My first semester, I had to drop a class and did not get the grades I wanted since I was still in "senior mode". There is much more responsibility in college than high school. I would tell myself in college, I have to spend a certain amount of time each day studying and doing homework. This is the key to getting the best grades possible, since any unwanted grades and my GPA would suffer. If would have told myself this, I would have been a better student in my first year.

Dear High School Self. Congratulations you have finished the first leg of the race in your life by completing High School. But the race does not end here. In fact the second aspect of this race will include you attending college which will help to prepare you for your life as an adult. This shift is a major shift, but it's a necessary shift as well as an important shift in your life. It's like leaving the swimming pool to go swim in the ocean. There's a wider, and boarder array of opportunites as well as obstacles you will encounter in this place called college. Therefore, it's going to be imperative to carefully plan your goals and consider ways in which you plan to stay focus in order to reach them. First understand college is not like high school, you are your own boss therefore its going to be totally up to you to stay focus and success. Please take advantage of the many opportunities that will come your way, for they are life changing. If you need help, seek help immediately. The road may seem rough initally but will become smooth as you go.

I would tell Charles, to take AP classes instead of ACP classes to get more familiar with college work and the AP teachers will expected more from the student like college professors does. You need to read your class textbooks and read another book that you enjoy. Therefore, when you become a college student you will feel more conformable reading larger textbooks and novels. Study for the SAT by getting a friend or pay the money for a test prep program. Try to make a score of 740 on the SAT you could save a few years in college and tuition. By having a 740 on the SAT you could also expect classes that you have taken in high school. Charles, when you in high school make sure you know how to bake different types of dinners. By cooking at home you could save a lot of money and put it toward gas expects. When the teacher give you the information for an exam make sure you study a hour everyday, therefore when the test come you do not have to cram the information into three days.