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Although I graduated with honors and am entering college with twelve credit hours acquired in an early entry program, I would explain to my high school senior self the importance of staying motivated and focusing on my future. High school was a whirl wind adventure and I learned how to balance school work, athletics, community service projects, academic organizations, and fine arts activities. Ultimately though, I wish I would have been able to make more time to search and apply for scholarships to help pay for my post secondary school education.

If I could go back in time to my high school self, I would definitly say stay in school. Take school more seriously.Pay attention to your teachers. You are smart and you have a brilliant mind. Keep away from all of the boys because they will come and go, but a true love will respect and consider your goals, your education, and your future rather than your pants. Don't skip PE classes, you need to remain active as possible. Think about college now and meeting your achademic goals. Nothing can stop you once you put your mind to it. Remember that everyone makes mistakes. So, if you find yourself making a mistake, don't wollow in it, get up, dust yourself off and keep going. Don't stop writing poetry and songs. Keep singing.Make friends that are not around to use you for what you have to offer. You don't have to buy friendship or love. One last thing I want my high school self to know. Forget about the popular older crowd. In the future none of them are around or popular anymore. I love you very much beautiful young talented lady.

If I could go back to myself when I was a high school senior, I would tell myself two things. This first one I would tell myself is that I will not miss home as much as I thought I would. After being in college, yes I do miss my family, but it really is not too bad. The second thing I would tell myself is to fill out more scholarships! Scholarships are super important and I realize that now as I struggle to pay for college!

I would advise myself not to stress myself out so much. I did a fantastic job in choosing the right college for me. If I would have gone elsewhere, I can honestly say I do not think I would have excelled as much as I have at Peru State College. I have been extremely involved in several clubs and have had numberous experiences that I know that I would not have been able to have had I gone elsewhere.

Not much time has passed between my current days of being a college student and that of a high school senior. My experience in life outside of high school extends only to one semester in college, but this elapse in time has been enough for me to be able to look back in retrospect and suggest counsel for my past self. If I had a chance to rewind the clock and travel back, the most important piece of advice I would give myself is to be more conscientious of the future. Planning and thinking ahead are far more important than I could have imagined. I would tell myself that while this lack of foresight is not a complete barricade to the path of success, it will lead to obstacles and detours that could be avoided by careful planning. The transition into college can be done with the little amount of work I put in as a high school senior, although I can now see the benefits of careful preparation and strategic planning.

While college appears to be a great party time, if you aren't responsible you could be asked to leave & lose your future.

I would advise my self to study more and harder. I would also do better on my work and not have been so careless, I would tell my self to do the best I possibly could because you only get one chance to do your best in high school. I would have went beyond the work expected so I would remember how to do it in the future

If I could go back in time and talk to my high school self I would tell her to quit worrying so much! I spent a lot of time worrying about what other people thought and now I have learned that all of those people I was worrying about I never saw again! I would tell her to slow down a little and enjoy life more (I was working two jobs while attending high school) and to focus more on my studies. I would also tell her to try out many different activities and figure out what she likes to do best and stick with it. This might have helped me figure out what I REALLY wanted to do in life sooner. The experiences that you get to have in high school are a once-in-a-lifetime thing and you shouldn't waste them working two jobs and worrying all the time! You should play softball and make friends and enjoy life, because once you graduate you have to go into the real world.

Hi, Kathryn, this is your future self! You will succeed at college! Do not allow the naysayers to cloud the academic experience. Wisely choose a mentor from which to seek advice. This will be important in choosing classes (core classes) that will be necessary regardless of which major you choose to pursue. Be prepared to do more that the minimal requirements in order to master the material. Trust me, you do not just want to get by, grade wise. You need to have a mastery orientation instead of a performance orientation. Mastery gives you true confidence in your abilities, whereas performance does not. By all means, brush up on your language skills. Pay particular interest to English and writing skills. Knowing how to communicate effectively is paramount to success in academia and success in life. Budget your time wisely, unless of course, you enjoy pulling all nighters and being stressed out. Scratch all those interior decorating classes. They will not be necessary in the field you will choose in the future. Take a deep breath, and plunge in! Do not give up on your dreams. By the way, we made the Dean's List Fall 2011; 6 A's. Congrats!

I have not started school yet again I don't start until January 2011.