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Apply for as many scholarships as you can. Focus on one major so you can get our degree as quickly as possible. Stop being so lax and focus in class you can be great! Look for ways to get ahead without working so hard. Save your money!! you're going to need it. Work hard and press on better days are yet to come :D

I would tell myself not to take school for granted, start strong and finish strong. Going away for school isn't always the best thing especially when there is an even better opportunity right in front of me. Don't get distracted by what is going on around you, stay focus and accomplish your goal in a timely matter like I planned. Get involve, network, hang out with the right people that can potentially help you in the near future. Just don't lose sight of your GOAL!!!

I would start off by telling my high school self to go directly to college without a break! I would advice myself to sit down and pick out a major that I will truly enjoy. I would encourage myself to enjoy life, dont be so hard on myself, and get involved quickly! I would also advice myself to make more friends and volunteer more!

I would have to say to focus more in high school to get better grades and to apply to colleges my junior year. It would have made a better impact on my college life, but college has taught me many things in life.

If I could go back in time and speak to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself that college is very important and not to be taken lightly. Right now as a high school senior or even as a college freshmen it seems like hanging out with friends is more important than school work, but that is just not the case. If you want to go anywhere in your life you need to put all the engery you have into doing your best in college. There will be plenty of time to be with friends once you have graduated.

I would tell myself to take my classes serioiusly, because even though at the time I did not think I needed them they are imoprtant. I would tell myself to be better to my parents because if I am not better they will not help with college at all. I would also tell myself to say the money I make while I can because it is a lot harder to save money while paying bills. Plus, I would tell myself not to hang out with Becky, she's going nowhere and trying to take you with her. I would finish by saying that I can do a lot more than everyone seems to think I can, and if I applied myself I might just prove them wrong.

The mos important piece of adivce that I would give myself as a high school senior would be to study hard and try my absolute best my senior. I would encourage myself to choose classes that would be helpful in collge, such as psychology, sociology, and math related classes instead of "blow off" classes. I feel that by taking those classes it make the transition to college much easier since many majors require similar classes. This way you would have a basic understanding of the course you are going to take in college. I would also tell myself to try my very best in high school. I know that sometimes in your senior, you come down with a case of "senioritis", but your gpa and sat score are very important and can help you out a lot financially! If my gpa would tried or studied a little harder I could have brought up my gpa and been eligable for many more scholarships! Lastly, remember to do ALL the readings your professors assign you. Although it takes up some time and it may not seem important, there is valuable information to be learned, and the material may be on a test!

Hey Mike, this is yourself in college. Sorry if I startled you, but you really need to step up your game during your senior year of high school. The college life is very stressful, and it will take an enormous amount of hard work if you want to receive your diploma one day. I know you're enjoying yourself in high school right now, but do not slack off! You have done very well so far through high school, so make sure you don't take a day off during your senior year because you're really going to need a superb work-ethic to really succeed in college. An aspect of your skills you will really want to focus on this year is your literary skills because you will be writing an incredibly enormous amount of essays once you enter college. I didn't want to scare you Michael, but I just needed to inform you that you will really need to ready yourself for college. Enjoy your senior year of highschool, and goodluck in your future!

Definitely visit more colleges. You never know how much you will like a college until you visit the campus, and you need to visist several universities, so you can compare them and choose the one you like best. Visiting a campus will allow you to discover if you will enjoy living there, and you need to know this, because you will be spending four years of your life there. Discovering that you like the campus can actually help you choose between the colleges you have applied for. Also, do not be shy when you first arrive. Go out and meet friends, or you will spend much of your time being lonely. There is no better way that to begin by talking to people. Begin as you intend to continue for the rest of the year.

Deciding to go back to school after being out of school for over 30 years was an overwhelming experience for me. My three children in college, and many student loans; however, I felt it was my time to pursue a much awaited dream. I enrolled at Ivy Tech Community College in East Chicago, Indiana in January 2004. I continued to work a full time job, attend part time classes, and even my community service work. I graduated with an Associate of Applied Science in Hospitality Administration on May 10, 2008, and I can not even begin to explain what an experience, and a valuable opportunity this degree has done for me. Since my graduation I have taught classes to culinary students part time at Ivy Tech, worked with remarkable Chef's, and helped many organizations such as Meal's on Wheels with my volunteer work. I now need a Bachelor's degree to continue teaching at Ivy Tech with taking an additional 59 credit hours at a four year college. I enrolled at Purdue Calumet in August of 2010, and adding more to my student loans. Teaching students is so rewarding for me, and giving back knowledge is priceless.