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I would tell myself to not slack off and keep paying attention in class. To study harder and longer to get better grades because i'd need it later on in life. I would also tell myself that no one can decide for me what is best to do, to pick basketball over volleyball because I'd greatly regret it later on. And to spend time with the family because I would be missing them from time to time while away at school.

If I could go back and talk to myself, I would tell me to hold on to the future I want for myself. There's a boy in your life who will sway you from your dreams. You need to focus more on school and not worry less about what other people think about you. Your not going to please everyone. You need to only worry about what you think about you. You know who you are even though you may not realize it. Your a strong person and you need to hold on to that to stay focused on your hopes and dreams. It's not that you don't have a nice life in the future. It's just that it will take you a lot longer to get back to those dreams.

I would say, "Prepare yourself! Its not as easy as you think! I suggest you interview people and check out the many opportunities given to you. I also suggest saving that money that you get from your family, it will help you greatly. Keep up your grades and your spirits. Its going to be rough journey ahead, but the rewards will be endless! Keep up the good work and never give up on your dreams. You need to work hard, but never forget to enjoy life as it comes to you. You're only in high school once. Don't let it pass you by."

advise i would give myself would be to make preperations ahead of schedule so that you dont have to wait in long lines and sit around worrying about financial aid so that you can go to college and just relax and just focus on your schooling.

I definitely wouldn't have waited so long to go back to school. Going to school now as an husband, and a father with car payments and a mortgage was definitely very hard and taught me a lot about myself and the woman I married who stood by me and supported me these last 5 years. It would have certainly been much easier and a lot less stressful if I had stayed in school when I originally started back in 1995. Had I done that I my not have had to put my family through such hard times like my wife working two jobs to help put me through school and to make ends meet. We did receive help along the way from but unfortunately we did also accrue some unwanted debts as well. I also ended up studying what I told myself I wanted to study as a high school senior so if I could go back to that time and talk to myself I would definitely tell myself to stay with that plan and don?t let fear of the unknown be an obstacle but rather a stepping stone to reach a worth while goal.

I initially started at the U of U and didn't do very well. I think I would go back and tell myself to take school a lot more serious and probably would have told myself to start at SLCC so I could used the college life and I would have probably been more successful at a university. Make sure you research all prospect colleges and what type of major you want.

I would suggest to myself to take more AP classes, do not take seminary so I could graduate early, and to figure out what I wanted to go into before I got to college instead of just showing up and taking random classes.

I would tell myself to relax. College life is definately different but its great. I would have told myself to start out slow, don't take on so many credits, try and get a grip on a few classes then take on more after a few semesters. Just think of it as high school version 2.0. Its just like high school only everyone wants to be there they all have something in common with you, they want to learn.

I have recently thought of this exact question and my answer would be the words of advice that my father once told me. "Jilly, I want you to understand how important it is to go to school and earn your degree. You have a long road of work ahead of you. It makes all the difference in the world to wake up every morning and be happy to go to work. It sucks if you don't. Even if your dream is to pump gas at a gas station you still need to have a plan B. Work hard and get your degree, and later in life you can do whatever you'd like because you gave yourself options." I wish I would have taken his advice to heart earlier in life, but it's better late than never.