julian
I would have chosen more honors classes that would make for a more effective high school transcript to submit to potential colleges and universities that would have increased my opportunities. I would applied for more grants, and scholarships to fund my college expenses. I would have also increased my extra curriculars for resume presence.
Sarah
Go for what you really want to do. Don't settle for a major you don't want to do because you won't be happy with it, and you'll just end up changing it to what you really like. Don't waste time working toward something you don't want. Go to a big university where you will really get the college experience. Go out and meet people and have fun. Don't hold back!
Raymoan
If I could go back and speak to myself as a high school senior, I think that I would try to impart the importance of a strong work ethic. If I have learned anything from my college experience, it is that one experiences the most growth and cultivates the inner self when one challenges himself or herself to go above and beyond. I would also admonish myself to stay focused and take advantage of honors courses. Honors courses compel a student to delve deep into a topic and view it from every facet and then report on their findings. I believe that this is beneficial to any student graduating high school, because it helps them to understand more deeply the endless possiblities for human thought and capability.
KAYLA
Knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition, I would tell my high-school self to be more responsible and take control of my life. This is important because I had no one to guide me then so I didn't know what I wanted to do my first year of college. I would tell myself to research into things that I thought were interesting (such as astrophysics, engineering, etc.)- things I would like to pursue as a career and also tell myself that deep down I, my high-school-self, secretly like math. I would also tell myself that I shouldn't avoid math because it is the one subject I realized was my strongest point in academics. Besides school, I would tell my high-school-self to save my money because if I had done so, I would have had enough to buy a car as well as a nice laptop. These are the things my parents tried to tell me then but if I were to hear all this from my future-self, I would have definitely believed it.