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If i could go back in time and give myself advice about going to college, the first thing i would tell myself would be not to wait so long before deciding to go back to school. Three years was too long to wait. i would also tell myself to relax because, for me, college isn't any harder than high school was. Just do my homework and study for the tests and i should do just fine.

Use the time to apply for scholarships, enjoy High School. To be happier, and not worry so much as paying for college. Loving my job within the school as a student. But to help my community.

Take math and history more seriously.... learn all that you can ahead of time, make sure you really understand it!!!

I will have taken my teachers and councelors advice ;about getting well prepare, by reading and getting used to starting earlly on long term projects.

I would tell myself to be more open to the different networking that is available at the school, and not to be shy. It is important to get involved in school activities, but it is also important to stay focused on academics and not get distracted partying. It is also beneficial to attempt to make as many friends as possible, as they can help you get through school in several ways.

My best advice to myself would have to be to think long and hard about the type of life that I want for myself and for my possible family. Choose a career that you love and follow through. Always listen to what others have learned from their experiences and learn from the mistakes that they made. Remember that the only obstacle keeping us from achieving our goals is ourselves. With drive, determination, and committement, anything and everything is possible. Education is the key to a bright and wonderful future!

What is this, senior year? Is in it the year were we all get senioritis? This is our year where we all get the chance to rest the struggles we have the last three years. After all, we are already going to graduate highschool so why not just get a little break. Wait a minute, this senioritis is going to be a tough one to cure when I get to college. You really got to prepare for college, otherwise is going to hit you badly. You have to start working on you math and writing skills so thay you don't struggle as bad when you enter college. Hey,what am I doing with all those books? Is it really worth it? Listen Yuliana, those books are worth it to earn a higher grade on your SAT. You don't want to earn a low grade on your math portion. "Ok, now the results are in, the SAT results are in!" "Should I only apply to UTEP?" No Yuliana do not make that mistake. You should start applying early to various colleges so that you do not end up with the doubt of wether you could have been accepted .

Time managment is a key to success in college.

I would say to myself that there is no such thing as bad decisions, only opportunities for growth that are taken for granted. When you are a high school senior you have to make a myriad of decisions. Sometimes you struggle to ascertain if the decision you made is the correct one, like choosing a University, when in fact every decision you make is an opportunity to learn something new and to grow. Only when you make your best effort and work hard, you can really tell if you got something valuable out of a decision you made. When you make a mistake, you could say that you have made a bad decision, but you can amend it if you learn from your mistake. So sometimes making a few mistakes is necessary because by making mistakes is how you learn the most. Therefore, I would advice to my 18-year-old self in high school that it does not matter the decisions you make as long as you do your very best in what you have decided to do.

I was fortunate to be a member of COSMOS (Curriculum Opportunities for Science and Math Oriented Students) at Socorro High School. This program was very intense and helped prepare me for college classes. If I have to select one specific advice for myself in high school, I would definitely pick READ, READ, READ! I have always been a recreational reader reading books I like to read for pleasure. I would advice myself to read more technical materials and focus on dissecting and decifering the information until I thoroughly understood the information. I have learned to do that now and it is getting easier every semester to go through all the information my Geology major presents. I would definitely advice myself, and anyone planning to attend college, to read more, but more importantly include reading more technical materials.