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As a high school student looking to take the next adventure in my life to college, I think I would have numerous things to say. First, take it seriously. It wasn't that I didn't take it serious, but I probably could have done more to really pursue colleges and obtaining scholarships. Second, find a school that has a degree program you're interested in. Don't go to a school and then look to transfer later because they don't have your degree. Third, do a major that you enjoy. In life, you will make money and be successful, it's just a matter of effort. If you are good at something and strive to be your best, than you will have no problems. So do what you love. Fourth, be kind to everyone. You never know who will be your boss one day, or who will maybe have the ability to help you. Make friends, be social and kind to everyone. It'll help you make friends, be confident, and in times of need have people around you who care. Finally, just enjoy every day of school. It was an awesome experience.

Read more! No one ever tells you just how much you read in college. You have all the pre-reading to get ready for the class, then the reading during class, and then the numbers of hours spend after classes re-reading and studying. Before you go off to college you always have people telling you this and that, trying to help you figure out what to expect but most of it isn't true. And every college is different. I would go back and tell my high school self to read more, and be prepared to read A LOT. To spend more time with family and pets, because you never realize how much you miss them until your gone. And it is a 3 hour drive just to walk your dog. I'd also tell myself to pack lighter, and you will go home so don't stress over it all. I would also reassure myself that I am well prepared. That I will do just fine in college, and to just dive right into the waters and keep kicking until you start to swim. Lastly to cherish every second you have before you leave!

Wake up, you silly high school girl! Get a grip! High school is not about the rest of your life! The opinions of these high school kids will not matter when you get out in the real world! Take advantage of the curriculum offered in high school, as well as the advice offered by teachers and counselors. Pay attention to their real life experiences and learn from them. Prepare! Prepare! Prepare! Don't get caught up in school drama, because once you leave the school campus, it never really mattered anyway. College is about the real world and real life experiences. High school was day care compared to college. Take advantage of education as it is an earned privilege. Now, go back to sleep, and dream about completing your college career with a passion!

I would tell myself to not worry about what anyone else thinks or is going to think if you make a decision. It's your life and you need to do what makes you happy, not what anyone or everyone else thinks or expects you to do. Life isn't all about you, the world doesn't revolve around you but that also means that you don't revolve around the world and have to make eveyone else happy before you can be. Just forget about how peolple will think and just do what you feel necessary to grow and be happy. God will guide you and support you and in the process you'll find your real friends right beside you supporting you as well.

Dear Madison, You don't know it yet, but right now you subconsciously think that this is the end of your journey. You think you've somehow built yourself to the point where you want to be, and you're afraid of change because it feels like it's tearing down the walls of yourself that you've built up. Really, this is only the beginning. You will learn and grow and expand your horizons in ways that you never could have dreamed of at home. You aren't being torn down as a person; you're being built. All of childhood laid a foundation, and only a foundation, of the person you will one day be. Now you get a fresh new chance to start putting up the structure of you, filling in that structure, and becoming the person you want to be. Every choice you make is a tiny step on this journey, from the friends you make to the jobs you take. So do everything with purpose, and remember: There are far better things ahead than any that lie behind.

Hi Bekah, it's you from the future. You are now a senior in high school. First off, enjoy high school!! Don't exclude yourself, go be with friends, please! Second, there's somethings you need to know about college. The first thing is it is amazing! So much better than high school. But, college is not a piece of cake, you have to work hard. Get into study groups, those are the best and help so much with test scores. The one study group that I did suprisingly helped my final grade and GPA. Second thing, don't procrastinate! It's your worst quality. In the last term at Chemeketa you finally figure it out and get your homework done at a resonable time instead of staying awake until 1 am. Last thing, don't get discouraged. The work load, lack of time, and redundency can really take a toll on your determination. Just keep at it and you'll be great! Oh wait! one more thing, take time for your friends too, and make new long lasting friendships as well. Have a great journey!

I would tell myself to take my classes more seriously, to actually apply myself when it comes to my studies and to actually have a study habit. I would also tell myself to listen to my parents when they talk about college experiences compared to highschool because even though they didn't graduate they know what they are talking about and I should have paid more attention. I would stress how important it would've been to get a job over the summer going into my freshman year of college, that way I could've started to save up some money so it wouldn't be such an issue. Last thing I would say is to not slack off in anything I do and to take everything seriously and to truly give my all then and not later; just to really work for what I want. In a way though I'm glad I wasn't able to tell myself those things because of those mistakes now I've learned some HUGE lessons that have made me so much stronger, and if I would've known all those things I would've taken things for granted, so I'm thankful.

The first piece of information that I would tell my high school self is exactly what I heard from several adults in my church, which is this: Your college years are the best years of your life! No matter how frightening the first day, week, or month is, you will make friends and lose friends. But those friends that you make and keep will be your lifelong friends. You will share your dreams, hopes, fears, and heartaches with these friends and this brings you all together to form a great friendship and faith group. In a few years after high school, you will speak to very few of your high school friends (and this isn't a bad thing, or even your fault). As you start to explore your identity, you will realize that you don't have a lot of things in common with your old friends, just know that you will have wonderful friends in the near future! Remember, have fun, serve others, and always love others as Christ has loved you. You are doing great!

A) Don't trust your advisor! Go talk to the department dean, he does a much better job helping students with their schedules. B) Don't go overboard on credits your freshman year. 15 or 16 hours is plenty, 20 is too much! C)Apply for every internship you hear about, not just the ones that are for freshman. Many of my peers got "senior" internships as freshman.

First I would slap my self and say don't plan anything ! College has its own method of working and you can not plan how everything is going to play out . A thing called life happens and there is no control of it . But keep pushing forward the ones who give up never make it . If you stumble and fall pick your self back up there is not more mommy and daddy it is you and only you .