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First I would tell myself to apply for scholarships while I was a senior in high school. This is where you meet friends who will be the best friends you will have. These are people who are interested in the same career you are and will be the best partner in school. You need to talk take initative to talk to teachers and advisors if you need help. College life is much different and is more fun than high school. Everyone for the most part wants to be in college and is going here to build their future career. Make sure you are taking classes that you need and do your best! Online classes are not as good as you think they are. You must me a good self motivator and do good on tests to do good in an online class. In all college is a good experiece that you will remember your whole life and in having a good attitude the transition will be a great one.

Know the four year university you want to go to before you graduate. When going to the community colleges find out if there's an agreement between the community college and the university you want to go to so that all the classes you worked so hard for can transfer. Just relax and take time for studying. The grades need to be perfect and if your friends don't understand then they don't have your future in mind. Take a step back when you need too and realize that it isn't hard if you just make time for it. Most importantly, don't stay awake until one in the morning if you can't wake up on time. You will miss quizes and your grade will suffer and you will be the only person who is effected by it.

If I were to tell myself something I know now it would to first apply for more scholarships so you will not have as many loans, two would be to apply for a job on campus during the summer, and three would be to work hard in all your classes. Money for school is really needed to me because of all the financial situations I am in with my family. If I had a job on campus it would help a lot for I would not have to ask my parents for money as much I do. As of now I current hold a 3.7 GPA in my first semester as a freshman so my hard work is paying off. So by going back in time I would help better myself in many areas of my life.

Stay true to your high goals and dreams but save your money too! College is very expensive and it's necessary to fulfill your goals and dreams. Save, save, save!!!!

As i watch you getting ready to go to college, i remember myself being that thrilled, waiting for my life to begin. I know the excitement of finally leaving your parents house and boldly looking at the world in the eye muttering: "i'm ready, gimme what you got!" I'd love to save you from the inevitable sting of homesickness and protect you from the burning pains of growing up but, you see, i won't. Freedom is bittersweet and so very worth it. It doesn't matter what i say, because you are young and wreckless and so jubilantly arrogant. Just like every young person ought to be. You have to experience these things, to know what you are made of. I guess i can leave you with some little bits of advice but mostly i don't want to spoil the surprise! Try not to be scornful to others or yourself. Remember that though ignorance is looked down on, it 's intolerance that is by far more destructive. Try to understand where other people are coming from, they may be hurting more than you. All of us are insecure but you don't have to be immature.

If I go back in time and see myself as a high school senior, with knowing what I know now about college life, I would sit down and tell myself that there will be ups and downs, as there always are, but keep working hard and push through it, it will be worth it in the end. The reward reaps greater benefits knowing that I will have accomplished something great and pursued what I wanted in my life. I would tell myself that there will be tough times ahead, but to never give up, and don't quit. because it will all work out in the end for the better, I will see.

I would go back and tell myself to be calm and everything will be okay. As a senior in high school, I was very nervous for the future and I did not think I was going to make it very far. However, I have made it this far, so why stop now. I would also tell my self to save money because I would need it for more important things in the future such as books, calculators, and food. Lastly, I would tell myself to stay focused throughout college, but mainly the first year of college because that is your fondation to the rest of the four years at the university and it is hard to pull your gpa back up once it has gone down.

If I were to go back in time to when I was a senior in high school, I would probably tell myself to persevere through every trial that comes my way. Take full advantage of the opportunities offered at school. I would also tell myself to get more involved with clubs and organizations. The richer the college experience, the better. I would also encourage my younger self to try and study abroad as well as apply for more scholarships. All of that to say, I am glad of the choices I made and I would encourage my younger self to always take the higher road. I will also meet some very influencial people and they will greatly impact my life. Thinking about all of the hard times I have gone through, I would tell myself not to worry because God has it all under control. Ultimately, everything works out in the end so do not worry. At the end of it all, I would tell myself that nursing is the best field I could have chosen and that throughout the years I would discover things about myself that will solidify my initial decision to go into nursing.

Making the transition from high school to college was definately a challenge. The advice I would give myself includes advice about social life and academic skills. Living in a dorm freshman I was surrounded by many new people and that was kind of intimidating but exciting at the same time. The advice I would give myself would be to be more friendly and sociable on a daily basis. Making more friends in the dorms and in classes would have allowed me to have more study buddies and just people to relate to in the area I lived in. Another piece of advice I would give myself was the being particular about the kind of people I chose to hang out with. Binge drinking was popular on campus and in the dorms but sometimes has bad consequnces. The other area I would give myself advice in would be the academic area. I would tell myself to take some time each day, even on the weekends to study and/or work on homework. I defintely procrasinated early in my college career, and I my GPA suffered as a result.

If I could go back in time to talk to myself as a high school senior, I would only have two things to say to myself. The first thing I would say to myself is to practice my study habits. Because something that I didnt do much of high school is study a lot. I was the type of person to just get by the easy way. But since I have came to college, I've really learned the importance of studying. Its something that you must do if you want to succeed. To this day, I have younger friends currently in high school that dont believe studying is important. I constantly tell them the importance so they wont make the same mistake I made. The second thing I would tell myself is to be focused. I now know the importance of focusing on what I came to school for because at first, in high school, no one really told me not to let things distract me. So I learned on my own and I'm still becoming a better college student as times progress.