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The first piece of advice that I would tell my past self is to think of all the things that make your room home. I'd tell myself to make a mental note about what objects keep me comfortable so that my new room, my dorm, will feel just as "homey" as my room back at home. Another piece of advice I'd give myself is to pack light. You don't need everything that you've gained throughout your entire 18 years of your life. I would tell him to pack enough clothes for maybe two weeks time and to not forget the simple things like boxers, socks, etc. When it comes to school, I'd tell myself to save money! Even saving a couple hundred dollars will be good because that can help cover the costs for books. Every amount of money going towards school will help even if you think it will.

I would tell myself to learn how to be more responsible and take certain things more serious. I would also tell myself to learn how to manage my time and use it correctly. Don't be afraid or too prideful in asking for help and don't consider yourself as being inferior to the other students that are there just because they have more money. Don't be afraid to work hard and keep your eyes on the prize.

If I could go back to 2006 when I was graduating as a senior I would definitely tell myself to budget and make sure to keep my finances in check. Because my family does not have the means to pay for college, I have had to do it alone. Being able to tell myself to budget would have helped me in the sense that I would know exactly how much I needed to save in the summers and how much I needed to work during the school year. The transition into college financially has been difficult as I have had to take on more bills and loan payments so telling myself as a senior these costs would have helped me dramatically!

I would tell myself that college is everything I thought it would be, and everything I thought it wouldn't be. In high school I imagined college as this place where the impossible is expected, where I would have to work harder than I have ever worked. I also imagined that it would be between this extreme and another. Like I would have an immense workload for 4-5 days and then nothing to do or only light homework during the weekend. I would tell myself that college is tough, that it takes determination, management, hard work, independance, a strong will, a lot of energy, a desire to learn, and much more. I would also say that, despite the challenges, there is so much to college than just schoolwork. It is here that I will meet so many different people from so many different places. I will meet people that are smart, stupid, short, tall, hard-working, annoying, and everything in between. Above all college is an opportunity. It challenges your life socially, academically, emotionally, and physically. It teaches you how to survive in the real world, and how to prepare yourself for the life ahead of you.

I would tell myself to prepare early. Do not procrastinate at all. I should keep my options open as well as to a college I would like to attend and make sure I visit the schools multiple times so that I am comfortable with them. Be sure also that I will be able to pay for the college if I am accepted. My situation could change drastically so I should keep that in mind because I may come to a point where I won't have all the money to pay for college. Make sure I have good reason for applying to the schools that I do. I will be the one attending so I shouldn't choose or not choose a school based on the opinions of my peers.

Try harder in school. Take it more seriously. Do better, get better grades.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to really make something of his summer. when he gets to college, he's gonna wish that he did more over the summer to get ready, including spending more time with friends and family. also, I would encourage myself to look into Gaming magazines, as lots of people up north are still into video games, and he'll need all the knowledge he can get.

If I could go back and advise my highschool senior-self I would of tried to teach myself the principle of responsibility better. I would of taught myself not to rely on the last minute to get things done, the nagging of my teachers to get things done, or asking my parents to bail me out of my problems in the last minute. I would of taught myself to take more initative, that once something needs to be done, it needs to be done now. In college, your classmates are your future competition. Especially in this recession every one is fighting that much harder for a job, so you can not have a weak moment. You need to do your best all the time. You can not do your best at the 11th hour because then you are just rushing and will settle for anything that is presentable. Life is only what you put into it, so I would want to teach my highschool senior self to be more responsible and hardworking to get the important things done because there is always another chance to hang out with friends or go to a cool party.

I would definitely tell myself to seriously consider my college options. I thought I knew exactly what I wanted and when I went to school freshman year at a different college I was miserable and ended up transferring. Now i have found my perfect fit because I did the research, weighed my options, and discovered what I truly wanted out of my college experience. School isn't just about preparing yourself for a career. It's the expriences that will come to shape your entire life, whether that be a part time job, a roommate, an extracurricular activity, or a class. I would remind myself of this and make sure that I chose a school that could have the best options for all of these opportunities so that I would have the best four years of my life and not miss out on any chance to change the rest of my life.

If I could go back in time and talk to myslef back in my high school days I would tell myself to focus more. I think focus was lost for me in high school I was so caught up in the social aspect of school I lost intrest in the most important thing, acedemics. Because of this once I got to college I had a hard time regaining my foocus and as a result my poor first year of college has really hurt me when applying to graduate school. As a result I retook most of my freshman year prerequisite classes to obtain better grades for my graduate school applications. I think as a young high school student I did not understand the importance of gaining good study skills and good grades, and I wish I could go back in time and explain these things to my younger self. In college you are much more on you own you don't have parents making you do you homework or teachers chasing you down for assignment so self dicapline is very important, and I wish I could go back in time to teach this to myself .