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When I was in high school, I was enjoying my life and having fun. If I could go back in time, I would do things diferently and this is my advise to a young student today. First , start preparing and exploring career paths when you are in Jr. High. Elective classes were made for that purpose, to explore. Second, take the harder classes and the AP classes. Sure, they are harder, but then you get them out of the way and when you get o college you can focuse on what you love. Besides, when you are in high school, you don't have many responsabilities and worries. Once you are in college, you have to pay rent, tuition, books, etc. therefore you need a job on top of the hard classes. Finally, be disciplined about everything including studying. If you are disciplined in high school, you still have time for friends and fun and when you get to college, the transition will be much easier. If you are used to having a disciplined life, you won't have to miss out on anything, you will be able to keep your grades up, and your college experience will be complete.

After high school I decided to look for a job because I wanted to be independent. I woulg encourage myself to go to college right out of high school. By doing so, I wouldn't have waste time working in dead-end jobs making minmum wage. Instead I would concentrate on getting a better education which would provide me with a better job. I believed that I would be more prepared for the challenge the real world by have a four-year college degree rather than just a high school diploma. Having a high education made the difference in getting a good job with a decent salary.

I would have told myself not to drop out, I could have made things a lot less complicated if i had looked toward college when I was in high school. I could've finished already had I just taken into consideration what I know now. The world is hard to accomplish goals and get ahead. Jobs don't care if your happy doing what your doing. You have to find what you really want in life and if your not sure, (like i was in high school), all you have to do is start taking your basic courses, and you learn so much from your professors. Not only in the subject they are there to teach you but in their life teachings it can lead you in a direction you may have never considered. If i had just tried that I could've gotten so much further in life by now.

Go now! Before your brain is out of the loop! Do not procrastinate...your education is the doorway to your future. If you wait you lose so much, knowledge, thinking skills and the ability to concentrate go out the window and you have to really work and getting it all back. So, go now, don't wait....you will thank yourself in the future!

I would tell myself that i should get on applying and checking out the colleges sooner. I think it would have made it easier for me to find the college that was right for me, rather then just applying to a few that i didnt really know much about and having to transfer later in my college career. Another thing i would tell myself is that i should have my career game plan going into college and maybe even applied as undecided. Then i wouldnt be as stuck on wha i want to do with my life as i am now.

If I were a senior in high school again i would do more research into what field of study i was most interested in. I would also ask more questions concerning the cost of college, what i have to do to get into a university and make sure I explore all the opportunities there are so i will be more informed about college. I would be realistic to myself this time around; making sure that I am a hundred percent ready to commit my self to studying and working hard. I would reach out to more resources and people who have the knowledge of the college world. In the end, i wished i had opened up more and asked questions, that I questioned why i could not do this or do that, and continue to fulfill my dream and strive to getting the education i want.

I would like to tell the students to have a goal in life. College is an opportunity that shouldn't be taken for granted. Many people would like to go but can't afford it for whatever reasons. I will tell them not to make the same mistake that I did and not know what I wanted to do when I finish High School. Having a backup plan is essential. If you are unsure about what you want to major in, take your basics. Most of all stay focus and don't give up.

To stay in school and finish my college degree. Don't let anyone tell me different. Having a degree can take you farther than you have been before in your life.

Since high school, I have experienced alot in 20 years, so here's my advice. I would tell myself to not let anyone or anything keep me from finishing school. I would remind myself of the importance of having an education. I would make goals with realistic time frames to complete what I intended to do. So I would spend the first year mapping out my time and stay committed to the required studies. I would say that I cannot let peers persuade me to go out and distract me from my studies. I would postpone any relationship that could side-track me down a different road. The other piece of advice would be to look forward to the end result. Think of all the things I will be able to do with my degree. One idea I could do, is paste pictures of things I want to gain on my frigerator. It takes alot of hard work to get a new car, house or travel and I can get there by being in a career that is rewarding, as well, makes a good living. It will take me staying on course, being deligent and never giving up.