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I would tell myself to go out and look for a job and apply for scholarships and study for every test with the best of my abilities.

Stay focused and do all your classwork on time or ahead of time. Do not take any online classes because they require too much detication and indepentent studying. Go out and try different groups and hang out with different types of people because you never know what you have in common with someone else. Do not take things to seriously and try not to stress out too much. If you do the work and study hard, you will do fine on the papers and tests. Enjoy each day and take in as much knowledge as you can. The more you learn, the more you realize that there is so much you don't know. So always be on that quest for knowledge because you can never know too much.

I would tell myself to do as you preach. Over the years I have worked to help kids with there problems and preach to them that school is the most important thing they shoul think about. But I was to lazy to push myself to work hard in school instead of at work to make myself better.

If i could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior the advice i would give myself would be to be as prepared as i can be. I would make sure to tell myself that i need to get everything firgured out before i try to take the next big step by everything i mean scholorships, housing and food, Where ecactly i want to go and what exactly i wanted to try to do. If you have a good direction things will go a lot smoother. I would also tell myself to try to get as much help as i could, and no matter what not to give up when things get hard because if you push forward things will get better in the end. I would also tell myself to have fun and make college a great experiance get out and make friends and enjoy the time you have there.

If I could go back to my senior year of highschool I would have a lot of advice to give myself. I would tell myself that the first semester of college is very important. I would let myself know that even though it's the first time being away from home it is not the time to slack off and act out. Classes are very important, especially the ones that are important for your major. I would tell myself that a lot of people may think college is just fun and games, but in all honesty it is a lot of hard work and commitment. I would also advise myself to get sleep and not stay up late. Staying up late only leads to missed classes and a diminished immune system. I wish someone could have told me these things, it probably would have helped out a lot with my first semester in college.

Go to college after high school

The advice I would tell myself about the transistion into college life, if I were a high school senior, would be not to wait for fourteen or even five years before comming to college. The transition would have been much easier because school studies change to be more challenging academically every year. You don't realize how hard it is to get fourteen years of ,not academic studies, learning up dated in just two weeks. The demand for higher education is on the rise with every passing year, it gets more challenging so that our economy can keep up with the growing times in the world. Also, you can achieve your goal of graduating by the time you have a family so you can give them the best and be a proud educated career oriented parent or spouse to your loved ones. People doesn't realize how much education means to their social surroundings and to their very own future while they are younger. As we get older we see the importance of educating ourselves and others, we also see that we never stop learning all the way through life and academics is a great foundation to start life with.

The advice I would give myself is to make sure that I use my time wisely and to stay organized. By setting my priorities to a timeline I would make sure that I finish all assignments on time. I would also make sure that I stay positive and only hang around positive people so there would be no room for negativity. I would stay motivated and determined to be a success by making sure that I priortize my goals by short and long-terms goal so I could meet them without any road blocks.

High school me; I know you are freaked out about venturing off to the adult world and college so allow me to offer some advice. Don't worry if you have to resort to plan B, C, D, etc. If you don't get into a big name university, it’s ok to start off at community college. In fact, that should be your plan A especially if you have no clue of what you want to major in or what you want to do after college. Also, your family situation will mean that you will have to work harder at balancing school and work. Trust me; you will be the stronger for it. Finally, just because everyone is rushing into college right out of high school doesn't mean that you should too. Sometimes it's better to take some time to figure out what you want from life. Travel, work, read, and jump at the chance for the once in a lifetime opportunities that will arise. It is in these opportunities that you will discover who you are and what you want. Things will work out in the end, I promise.

If I could go back in time and give advice to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to make better grades and get involved with the school as much as possible. It is important when you are a senior in high school to make the best grades you can so that you are more eligible for scholarships, and so you are prepared to make the same grades in college. During the first year at the University you should get as involved as you possibly can. The more involved you get, the better experience you will have. From what I have learned the best thing that I did was get involved at my school. I noticed the difference in my grades and who I hung out with, and what I did with my time. It is definately beneficial to get involved around school, not with partying but with the actual school, it will gauruntee a great experience at the University. I know that I went from hating my University to loving it, just by joining a sorority and getting involved around campus.