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I would tell my past self that life isn't going to be easy. When certain event's happen make the best of them and don't take them has it being the worst thing that happened. Every experience will go through, will make you the person you will be in the future.

The advice I would give my high school senior self would be that there is no shame in being accepted to your first choice school and not being able to go for financial reasons. Every ones financial situation is different and it’s not something to be ashamed of. If you apply yourself and work hard, a community college can get you just as far as any other college, while saving you a whole lot of money. Also most people will not judge you because you went to a community college, if they do, brush it off because their judgment and priorities are skewed.

Don`t stress, don`t procrastinate, get scholarships, have some fun. Listen guy... you`re only doing this once, this will be the last months of being a baby, you got to enjoy it and respect it. The time for you to become a man, an adult, is quickly approaching, so don`t freak out about it, but you ha ve to be prepared. Listen to your parents, don`t get into those online classes dummy, at the very least don`t do chemistry. Work hard, take the harder classes, and ace them like how you`re acing your classes now. Be active, get rid of that extra fat; go for that girl, don`t hold back, let her know that you want her, start by being her friend and see if it will work its` self out. Thus finally, be happy, love your family and hold them tight, love your friends and call them up, and DON`T WORRY, the future you will build with these actions will result in an better one than you know of in my life right now.

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Be ready for the challange. College is much harder than you think it's going to be, and you need to take it seriously. Losing your financial aid is hard to recover, and ever when your grades and GPA recover, the aid may not! Be smart!

Dear high school self, When you stop eating fruits and vegetables for three weeks, defecating will eventually feel like you are trying to pass an iron rod. Two factors make eating right in college very difficult: one, healthy food is often much more expensive than junk food; and two, junk food tastes awesome. You will also discover that many events during your first two weeks of college provide lots of free food (which is also not terribly healthy). There is rarely a voice of reason to prohibit you from downing a dozen doughnuts in 1 hour or having a cheeseburger and fries every day for lunch. While everyone has most likely heard of the dreaded "freshman 15," many people fail to mention the excruciating act of passing stools when your terrible diet also lacks sufficient fiber. It's a bit like sharp, jagged rocks exiting your butt that you must also willingly push through. So try eating a banana every once in a while. It'll save you from busting a blood vessel when you're on the toilet.

Our self-representation, the way we define who we are, takes a role in shaping our life story. What we remember, what we stress as significant, and what we omit of our pass define our present. “Life gives us the test, and then teaches us the lesson.” If there was a way we could go back, anyway that would let us advice ourselves what we know now, a lot would change. Put to practice our wisdom right when life presents us with a test. Senior year, an age where you think you know it all. Truthfully, you have not experienced half of all the responsibilities, life changing events, and difficulties life gives us. I would advise my senior 18 year old self to appreciate what I have, to enjoy the little things, like, only going to school, having your parents support you financially, being able to go out every weekend, having one chapter test, having a research paper due in three months instead of three days, and not having a full-time job. Just feeling young and thinking you have the rest of your life to do whatever you want. Accept change, live life, dream big, and be happy.

The best advice I can give to high school seniors stressing about college is to pick a school that offers the things you want. Don't be afraid to turn down a scholarship or go to a different school than your parents. Make sure you find a school that offers the major you want to explore and if you aren't sure yet take 2 years and go to a community college to figure it out, you'll save money and not have the pressure of chosing at 18 years old. Everyone doesn't know what they want to do with the rest of their life out of high school, I didn't!

I would tell myself only to focus on one week at a time. In the beginning, I often felt overwhelmed by all the work I had to do that I could not simply sit down and complete all at once. I would tell myself not to worry about it, and to make priority lists so I could get through everything efficiently and calmly. Also, I would tell myself to see an educational advisor and formulate an education plan. If I had done this, I would have completed several prerequisite classes for my major. As it is, I'll now have to take those classes at my next university, which will be more expensive. I would also give myself several tips for college writing. I had focused on creative writing previously, and it took me a while to make the transition. For example, comments from English professors are demands, not suggestions! Also, I would give myself advice regarding thesis statements, which took me about the whole semester to figure out. Due to my ignorance here, I barely scraped by with a 'C' in that class, which damaged my GPA.

I would tell myself that even though you have thirty-three credits, pay attention, also to have a little fun and not to be constantly studying. Also to take online classes so you can increase your work hours and lastly to not freak out over college, it's just longer and has more work.