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Take a minute, close your eyes, and just breathe. Never forget what has brought you to this point in your life: the people and the experiences that have shaped you into the person you are. Be proud! Hold your head high the second you step foot on that campus. Have faith in who you are and what you're capable of. You know that you can achieve anything you put your mind to. You've spent the past 18 years of your life waiting for this moment. Don't be afraid of failute. This is a new chapter in your life, one that you can't prepare for, but just have to experience. You know who you are. You know how determined you are. Never lose that passion. That's what makes you, you. Be excited. These are some of the greatest years of your life, where you may meet some of the most influential people in your life. I know you're ready. Don't doubt yourself. You have so many people who have faith in you, so have faith in yourself. You can and you will succeed! Remember, just breathe. And GO BUCKS!

My advice would be more persistant and be more confident. It really helps out in the long run. If I would have just been more persistant I would have been able to get more accomplished and have more to show for my life. Unfortunately, you will have to go through all of the trials and errors that I did to get to where you are today. But do not worry, you definately become a much better person. One other thing that you will definately need is to be more confident. You won't be a happy motivated person right out of high shcool, and you should really change that. show people how great of a person you are. Show them your better side, because when you love yourself others will love you too. Also, don't be afraid to ask questions or you might not make it through psychology. Just a little hint to study hard. I hope you do well in your life with this. Live well, and prosper.

I wish I would have had someone in my life to tell me that not going to college right away wouldn't be seen as a failure. I was too proud to take a year off from school to figure out what I wanted to do with my life, so instead, I wasted my freshman year in college. I felt aimless, and lacked the necessary personal investment in my classes to do as well as I should have. My grades suffered, and I lost some of the scholarships I had won coming out of high school. I needed the time to mature and think critically about where I wanted my life to go, and college wasn't the place for me to do that. I wish I had taken the money I spent going to college to travel for a year, rather than struggle through general education courses and feeling lost.

I would tell myself to keep pushing and push harder. During my senior year I was focused for the most part. I applied early for colleges and did many scholarships. I would tell myself to not procrastinate on somethings, so that my essays for some scholarships could be better written.

~ Stay fouces ~ Study harder ~ Ask alot of questions ~Do your best ~Step out of the box ~Get alot of rest ~Eat a good breakfest

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself to always be aware and pay attention to certain deadlines for the fafsa, grants, scholarships, etc. I would also tell myself to get involved and meet many friends to share my experience with. Being a procrastinator is not something that will work in college, so I would definitely tell myself to get work done a little before it is due because you never know the work load that will be given. Finally I would tell myself to be aware of my surroundings. When entering college you are on your own now. There will be no guardian to hold your hand to protect you. Make good decisions and not ones that will hurt your future.

I am an incoming freshman this year at The Ohio State University, so I don't know for certain what college life is like. However, I do have an idea of what it will entail from years of hearing from teachers, friends, and siblings. From them I have compiled my top three words of wisdom that I would offer my senior year in high school self. First I would say to get and stay involved. Putting your foot in the door in as many areas as possible is the best way to open up opportunities for yourself. If you are active in high school you're sure to continue in college. Second would be to develop good study habits early. By starting a good work ethic in high school, like the adage "practice makes perfect" suggests, your study skills will have perfected by the time your in college. Finally, don't change who you are. In high school it is easy to skew your morals and beliefs to become "cool." The stress, freedom college allows, and peer pressure, can make it easy to lose sight of your true self.

You have to be strong. It's been very easy to let everything fall into place until this point. College is going to shape you more than you'd imagine. It's hard to believe, but it's more than a chance for a career, it's how you transit into adulthood. High school holds your hand more than you likely give it credit for. That isn't to say that you need to face it all alone. Yes, you need to take these steps on your own. You should know, however, you have a wonderful network of friends, family and loved ones right beside you through it all. In the time leading to now, you're going to discover many interesting things about yourself. You're going to feel the sting of losing someone close, and you're going to feel love. You're going to make some mistakes, and you're going to have quite a few victories. All of this sounds daunting, and it is. But the strength inside to face it all is already there, you just need to face it. Everything's all so scary, but I know you can do it.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to stay focused and finish with the best grades that I can, because I would soon be attending college. Higher learning was never in my plans. Being born in a low income family, I never thought I would get this chance in life, or be able to pay for it. Now, I am on my way to earning a bachelors degree. If It werent for the help of grants and scholarship opportunities such as this one, my new dreams wouldn't be possible. I am thankful there are chances like this that can help make affording college a reality for me. I wish I knew about all these oppertunities when I was in high school, I wouldn't have wasted three years after I graduated before I came here. I wish I had known then what I do now. The advice I would give myself is, to plan on going to college.

Growing up, I lived in an equitable neighborhood. With no health insurance, an accident led me to believe it was family’s fault for not being able to pay. I then blamed the poor, alcoholics, and criminals for their plights. Due to physical and emotional abuse, harassment, and my best friend being illegal, by the time I was a high school senior; I ran away hoping to fall in love, make money, and leave my past behind. After a few years, I stood up to a relative who attempted to hit my mother, now preach justice and not discrimination, and learn and interact with my instructors and the community about postive change. I no longer blamed the poor, alcoholics, and criminals for taking the routes they did to survive. I attended a community college and advocated social justice on various topics from education to crime. I desire to be a doctor to help underserved communities and am now transferring to UCLA for Human Biology and Society. My advice would state, “Don’t be afraid of who you are and what you have been through. Enjoy your life and always remember to serve a purpose to better the lives of others.”