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As I was a dual-enrolled student (aged 13) at the Colorado Mountain College when I was a high school senior, I was given the opportunity to experience college life extremely early. This being the case, it has become somewhat of a natural feeling to have courses to keep up with, and while it may have been hard adjusting to life back in the day, I am very happy that I was given such a difficult task. If I /could/ go back to talk to my 13-year-old self, I would explain that I needed to take two courses instead of one, even though I felt like I couldn't handle it. I was/am a very capable student, and I know that I could have handled another course every term. Even now, as I am about to take three online courses per term, I reflect on when I thought the two courses were hard.

Take more chances. Don't follow what everyone else is doing. Follow your own path and stick to gut. Listen to those who been there before. Learn from there mistakes and succuses. Most importantly never bring your self down, there is a tone of people in the world that want to bring you done. Its your job to keep your head high, its there job to bring it down.

I would say that time flies, take advantage of every moment. Also, I would say dont jump to hard at any one oppertunity, take a little time to think through big decisions. I would tell myself to dedicate myself to my education earlier. Also, to but stock in Apple.

I would advise myself not to party so much when I first went to school. That is why I am doing college now at 34 years old.

The advise I would give myself would be to not wait so long to pursue my education. I waited over 10 years to go to college so that I could raise my children. I would also tell my past self, that it is never too late to work on finishing an education. Going straight into college after high school would be easier, but it is never too late to begin, again. Never give up on your dreams.

Go for your goal now, don't wait for things to fall into place, chase after your dreams at this moment and get the well-deserved start to your career early and continue to strive for improving and success.

If I could go back to myself as a high school senior I definetly would. Knowing what I know now about college life I would definetly give myself some advice about transitioning into college. Overall the transition is pretty easy, although I did find out highschool is nothing like college. In college you manage your own time and make your own schedule, so make sure you use your time wisely and make sure to squeeze in studying time. Like in highschool we are always reminded to do our work and study, we do not have that in college. In college we now have the responsibility to do our own thing and have to remind ourselves. Another piece of advice I would give to myself is to definetly take advantage of all the opportunites to get involved, such as joining clubs. Joining clubs is a great way to get involved with your community and meet new people and make new friends. Making new friends will make college more enjoyable. By following these two pieces of advice through college you will definetly do well as a student overall.

Given the chance that I could give my younger self advice from my experiences now, I would warn myself with the utmost aggressiveness, "Take more time to get money for college. Do whatever you need to. Look into more scholarships, grants, and possible work programs. Take on a job this year, and save your earnings." The college life isn't all that hard academically. Thankfully, I studied in high school, and kept all my simplified note-filled composition books from my Advanced Placement classes. The transition wasn't hard seeing as I have more ample time to study, and to do my work since it is not mandatory to take on seven or eight classes daily with any associated extra-curricular programs. The challenge of college for me is simply financial. The tuition is exorbitant! And if by chance it isn't the tuition, my books and material costs get in the way, especially if I don't have that money at the start of the term. It's a shame to start failing classes due to the inability to acquire a few books. It wastes time tuition that could be better used.

Apply for more scholarships--college is more expensive than you think. You don't want to end up in a position where, if your grades faulter even in the slightest, you can no longer attend the school of your dreams. You wouldn't want to end up like me, would you? Focus on your grades, as you are, but make sure you're getting involved. Being involved in your school and community is so important to colleges, as well as the rest of the world. Nobody wants someone who just sits around all day, even if they got good grades in school. I know I wish I did these things, but it's too late for me--don't take that risk like I did.

I can remeber it like it was yesturday, going off to college I went. If I could go back in time and talk to my high school self I would tell myself to stay focused, do not get burned out by not taking a break, and you must have determination. Of course most people would agree that going to college is a lot of hard work and if you are not focused on the end result, which is to graduate. As long as you have a plan and work your plan you can still graduate on time and not get tired of going to school. You have to take a break. Being a college student is not easy so you must stay determined. Determination is one of the keys to finishing and getting your diploma. It is incredible that I was able to travel back and time and prepare my high school self for the road ahead of me of being a college student. As long as you remember to stay focused, not getting burned out by not taking a break, and stay determined you will be ready to face the giant of going to college.