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I am a youth leader at my church and I have always encouraged them to get their college education prior to getting married & having a family because when you are married and have a career, it is harder to go back to school as an adult. Education is the most valuable thing a person can have. It will open alot of doors for someone. If i knew then what I know now, I would definitely have gone to college after graduating high school. It would have been the open door of a career that I would have loved and ejoyed doing. Adults have alot of responsibilities with the family and it is that much harder to put forth the hours of studying and homework than if I were younger with not that many responsibilites. Thank you

If I were to go back in time and able to go back in time to talk to myself as a high school senior the first thing I would tell myself to focus more on my studies to get a even better scholarship for college. College is very expensive, which I never really knew till I got here and saw all the loans I have to take out. Another thing I would tell myself would be prepared to write a lot and have long nights because of the amount of studying I will have to do in college. Last thing I would tell myself would be prepared to meet new friends and people who could help you on begininng a career, also doing a lot of presenting to a large group of people for classes.

I would have taken more time to research the classes before taking them, also I would have studied during the summer before college to get one foot into the door before stepping onto the college campus.

The first thing I would say to my high school senior self would be to find a balance between schoolwork and your social life before getting to school. If you already have a set plan to accomplish this, then you are a step ahead. The new sense of freedom will throw your priorities out of whack for a while. Secondly, I would say to keep your circle of friends small because everybody does not have your best interest at heart. That does not mean to not socialize, but do not get caught up in everybody else to the point where you lose yourself.

Take SAT classes. You need Bright Futures to survive. Finacial aid is imparative!

yes i would

I would tell myself that college life is not that bad, and I would also tall myself that go to college right after high school.

Believe it or not, the list of recommendations that I would give my high school self during my senior year would not be much. The one fact that I would tell myself is that everything will be ok, and to continue progressing. While I was in high school, I was like many students unsure of the scary, expensive college life. Post high school is an extremely daunting thought during senior year. This entire point of time, you have professors warning you about the expenses, you have military recruiters convincing you that college life is nearly impossible. Then, when you finally think that the school day is over, I can just go home and relax, it isn't, your parents are lecturing you on what to do also. Although this was all very tough, I learned once graduating from high school that once you begin college, it isn't as scary as you thought it would be. It is as simple as the transition from middle school to high school, extraordinarily intimidating, but certainly possible. You can receive all the advice from the greatest of individuals, but if you do not go and experience it first hand, you will never understand.

Do not wait to begin college courses. It is much more difficult starting college as an adult with children than, it would have been to start directly after high school. College mathematics is not as scary as it sounds. College courses are difficult, but they are amazing at the same time. There is no limit to the amount of inforation you can learn. Join clubs and participate in extracurricular activites. This experience allows for a smoother transition into college life. Do not wait until the last minute for any assignments or exams. Study constantly. Never forget that you can do this and you can achieve your dreams. Finally, remember that used textbooks are the same as new textbooks with one advantage, the other owners highlighted material that will prove extremely useful for studying.

If I were given the opportunity to go back and talk to my high school senior self, I would have told myself to just be happy. In many ways I was the typical high school senior dealing with senioritis. I think that many high school students don't take the time to live in the present and spend so much of life thinking about what the future holds. In my opinion now, I feel that this isn't the best way to live. Life should always be lived to it's fullest. Since graduating I have obtained my Associate in Science and Art degree and have gotten married and moved halfway across the United States. I am no longer a high school student living at home with my parents, I am a wife of an United States Air Force Airman. If I could really go back and talk to my high school self, I would make sure to mention that the most important thing in the journey of education in college life is to just sit back, embrace it, and do what you truly love. Do something that will make you proud.