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I would have told myself to apply to more scholarships. Now that I am a college student I realized how much tuition and books can play a role in ones pocket. The transition of having to pay for your own books and classes is to the level I did not expect. Telling myself that sometimes my family and myself find ourselves in harsh situations worrying about college expenses. To set a plan on how much money I could spend taking in consideration gas and food expenses. To inform myself more at that time of the opportunities and activities my school offered and taking advantage of them.

If I had the opportunity to go back in the past and talk to myself as a high school senior at Hanks High School, I would tell myself to "keep up the good work and stay on the current path that you are taking, because this path will lead you to excellence. You have done great so far, you just need to hang in there and everything good will fall into place because you have the mosts amazing family and great friends to support you on your jouney. With your knowledge and strength, and the strength from the ones you love, nothing is impossible. College is not that difficult as long as you stay devoted and organized, and a little bit of luck wouldn't hurt." This would be what I would tell high school-self if I had the opportunity. The transition from high school to college was not at all difficult for me, but if I were to hear those words in high school, I know there would be nothing for me to fear and that I could accomplish anything.

If I were to go back in time, I would advise myself to apply to as many scholarships as I could to not have problems paying for college. Also to be careful when deciding to take loans because they can really add up and you can end up in debt. Another advise would be to apply for workstudy when applying for financial aid. Would explain that this is working on campus to help yourself paying for college, gas, food, or other necessities. I would advise myself that it is very important to plan your scheduel carefully. Plan carefully by mixing the core classes with the classes in your career so you dont get all the hard classes in the end. Another great advise would be to be careful when dropping classes because financial aid will stop awarding you grants and will be having trouble paying for college. Not only will it be hard paying for college but you will also have to pay back the money that was awarded to you. Finally I would advice to be a good student and try to take the best decisions in whatever situation you are in.

The Advice I would most definetly give myself as a senior in high school would have to be is to go up and beyond from what your teachers teach you. Take it amongst yourself and take initiative and gain knowledge on your own. Study before every single test, because when it comes down to college, you have to study on your own, with no reviews or five minute studies before the test. I would also say to APPLY APPLY APPLY for scholarships and excel in your studies. Manage your time very wisely along with your money. Being at school all day or half a day you'll run into study times and you'll end up hungry. Always have money on you for a little snack. Start looking into jobs that are on camous or roughly near campus that will work with your schedule, if not, you'll have to learn how to take the bus for days you work right after class. SAVE SAVE SAVE for a vehicle unless you get a well paying job. If I knew then, what I knew now, I wouldn't be stressed out with anxiety about the hassles in life.

If I could go back and talk to my high school senior self, I would give her a lot of advice. First off, I would tell her to make sure she has a good relationship with all of her teachers. In doing this, it will give her opportunities to have mentors in college. The second peice of advice I would tell her is to really focus on the imortant things and not what seems to be important. She would have to weed out the difference. Don't go to a school because of your friends, do it for you. Help yourself as much as possible and don't procrastinate on anything at all.

Given the chance to go back in time and give myself advice on the college life, I would mention that college is not as stressful as it is made out to be. Applying for college is what sets the tone for your college experience; if you make the process more work than it is, you'll find that college is harder than normal. However, if you take your time and make the process easy, college is less work. I would also point out that college is not like high school because you are in charge of yourself. In high school, there is always someone there to remind you to doing your work, but in college you must motivate yourself. You have to be responsible for yourself, because as a college student, you are considered an adult. Becoming more self-aware and responsible are not only important for success in college, but also in the business world. In the end, college may seem like too much work and a large time commitment, but it is worth it in the long run.

The advice I would my younger "self" would go along these lines. Mike, life has dealt you a bleak future. It is understanable why you would choose to be a part of the "in" crowd. Identity is what you are seeking at this young age. Having a job, money a car and a cheerleader girlfriend is all fine but, you must focus on your studies. Time is of the essence. You will learn that the money you are earning now will not be enough to buy back the knowledge you are missing by not spending time in the classroom. The money, cars and girlfriends will have come and gone but, the knowledge that you should be seeking will last a lifetime. With knowledge, you will be able to develop the identity you are seeking and all else will fall into place. So, don't give in to those candy-coated pitfalls. Stay in school. Your Mom is doing her best to give you what you need to keep you there. She does recognize that you want to be the little "man" of the house and she loves you that much more for your effort, my advice, stay in school.

I would tell myself the following “Work hard don’t slack off and keep on going the way you are. Everything in the end pays off and college is a lot more entertaining and easier to expand the capability of what you learn. Simply by applying yourself and working hard you can accomplish anything you want”I would tell myself the following thing “Work hard don’t slack off and keep on going the way you are. Everything in the end pays off and college is a lot more entertaining and easier to expand the capability of what you learn. Simply by applying yourself and working hard you can accomplish anything you want”

In my senior year in High School I would have liked someone to inform me more about college. First of all, I would have taken more dual-credit courses which are transferable as college credits and that would have saved me money in some courses. Second, a piggy bank would have been helpful to save money for books, scantrons, paper, pens, pencils and all necessary supplies. As the semester goes by it does become expensive buying at least four times a semester the materials. During my first year I had no idea I could buy my books through the internet, thus, I bought all of my books in the bookstore which are quite expensive and later I learned I could have obtained them cheaper. Oh! Also, to never buy the books before the first day of class because some professors may decide to change the books. In addition, a good thought to keep is that in college friends can sometimes go different paths however that should not affect your relationship with them. Friends will always be there. The college life should end as a good experience in a person’s life; everyone should enjoy it because it will pass rapidly.

I would have taken Dual Credit courses. I would have tried to take on a heavy schoolwork load in order to prepare myself for a University setting. I would have like to spend more time on my studies and less time working. I would have like to get more athletically involved as well.