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As a notice of advice for higher education, I would remind myself that a strong work ethic is extremely crucial to succeeding in any college. I would tell myself to try harder in learning how to put forth effort to accomplish my goals.

Disclaimer: Future Kathryn will not be held responsible for any time paradoxes created by interacting with her past self. Younger Kathryn, here is my advice for when you go to college. First off, breathe! You have to let go of your perfectionism. It is okay to fail or to earn a B on a test every now and then. Failure is how people learn. Also, time management and organization are key. They will save you an abundance of time and stress. Set aside time for your homework every day and keep an organized binder for each class. Furthermore, accept yourself for who you are. It is okay to feel awkward and shy. You are exactly who you are supposed to be in this moment, so embrace it! The beauty of life is that you never stop growing. Finally, this last piece of advice is for emergencies only! If you do procrastinate, follow these instructions. Study until you have a hard time concentrating, chug a red bull and immediately take a power nap. This will keep you alert until morning, but again use with caution. The most important thing is to do your best and know that everything will be fine.

I would tell myself to look at what is required for Human Services and take those classes. I would also get more involved right away instead of taking a long time.

Listen, you need to pay attention and focus right now. I've seen the future and the decisions you make right now are so important and will impact the rest of your life and future happiness. So buckle down and study hard. It's so important that you take your academic career seriously, ahead of everything else you have going on in your life at this time. Then after this we are going to get right into college and you are going to learn all about computers. I know you don't really understand what a computer is now but believe me they are probably the most significant invention of our lifetime. I also want you to be more outgoing. Get involved in clubs and school events. Make all different types of friends. Really explore who you are and the world around you. Don't be afraid to take chances and put yourself out there. Please believe what I'm telling you and listen to me....make these sacrafices and choices now and you will have happiness and fulfillment in your future.

I would absolutley pay more attention. The knowledge you gain in high school is preparing you for college and working life. I would go back and focus on what i have always wanted to do, "when I grow up", become a nurse. I always thought college and having a dream career were for the super smart people. In the end found out I am smart and can get there a step at a time.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself during my senior year of high school, I would stress the importance of saving money. Money is one of the biggest stressors during college. Weather its paying for classes, books, or gas to get to and from school, it’s a constant struggle that I wish I were more prepared for. If I had saved enough money to not have to work two jobs while going to school, it would make it a lot easier to focus solely on academics. So my biggest piece of advice for myself would be to come up with a savings plan; I would say to start this plan as early as possible and make sure to be very diligent with my money. You never know what the road ahead holds, weather you think you have it planned out or not.

For the things which are most important to us, we always seem to find a way to get it, to do it -- and going to college is your dream. It has always been your favorite thing to learn; to expand your horizons through knowledge, so don't give up on yourself. Seek out help from counsilors at school to find the financial means to stick with it. If others can do it, so can you!

I would tell myself not to wait to go to college, but to start right after high so as to not waste valueable time. Screw working.

Going into college I knew there would be a challange. Money in my family doesn't come easy. With that in mind the best advice I could give to myself would be to be smart about money choices. Apply, apply, apply to any scholorships or grants you can. Don't worry about clothes worry about education. In the end it comes down to hard work and better choices. Part of me knows now that if I had not been so careless in school I wouldn't have learned my lesson. Now that I know, I can move forward and work towards my goal.

All you need to know is that know matter what keep trying. It doesn't mater how many people tell you can't. Trust yourself and your skills. When you go to school don't just go because you have to, go because you want to learn. When you learn it you'll have it forever. By going to class to actually learn it will greatly benitfit your college life. Not to mention once you stop caring about what others think of you, you can accomplish anything that you set your heart to. By learning everthing you can about the subject you are studying it will help you when it comes to your junior and senior level classes in college. If there is one thing that I've learned is that even though it may be hard at first to study and give up free time or hanging out with friends. If you stick with it it will start getting easier and at some point it will become fun and college will start to become easy. Don't give up.