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I would tell myself to designate about twenty minutes to each class to peruse my notes and reflect on everything I learned that day in class. I would have told myself to sacrifice one night out a week and dedicate the time to truly pursuing scholarships. When a became a collegiate athlete I discovered so many different techniques that I could have benefitted from in high school such as the increase in mileage ran per week, completely ballistic drills before interval workouts, and getting the right amount of sleep every night. I would tell myself to put school and athletics as top priority. I wasted an abundance of time with boyfriends and the constant desire to go out every weekend that I failed to see the bigger picture. Completing my first semester of college, I learned that I was capable of a lot more than I expected. All along I simply needed to apply myself a diminutive amount more and follow all the obliging hints my high school teachers gave me. The main tip I would give to myself as a high school senior is to focus on what is most important.

I have heard so many people who say: " Learn from your mistakes" . They say is the best way to grow up as a person. Even though I know it is so true what they say, I still i think there are so many advices that I would like to have had before getting in college. However, the most important advise I would give myself would be do not underestimate my brain. I used to think that people from different races were smarter than me just because sometimes their academic level is higher than here in the United States. I used to struggle a lot with that idea. It took me more than a year to understand that we can go as far as we want only if we have motivation, regardless of our race. If I had understood this before, I think I could have done more than what I did till now.

I would give myself the advice to attend tutoring sessions when I could of and to don't feel embarrased to attend tutoring. ITo keep up to date with school and to be more involved with clubs that deal with the major I am going for in order to learn more and gets hands on training for the career I want to pursue.

As a high school student I was young, careless, and full of life. I always sought for a higher education because I knew I have what it takes to make it not only in school but in life. I know that things are never hand given to you but earned. Life has it's obstacles and it is my job to pull through and get things done. Unfortunately I did not qualify for financial aid and my parents have to pay for my school out of their pocket. My parents are hard working self employed citizens and do not earn a lot of money. The advice I would provide myself with is to work hard, never give up and stay true to myself. I would have done my best to take more college courses while in high school, apply for more scholarships that would help my parents and I pay for my education, and also prepare myself to be ready for any sort of obstacle that I might come across as a student.

I would tell myself go for your dreams. Don't let fear hold you back from going to that school you really want too. Your parents are going to love you no matter what. Apply to more scholarships, don't rely on what you have now it doesn't last. Seriously, apply for money you will need it. School is not as bad as everybody makes it sound its fun, also be a little more outgoing, just be you.

I would apply for more scholarships and tell myself to work hard and study because it does pay off. I would also tell myself to change the major i am considering at the time and try to work on what i am good at and not try anything new just yet.

First, I would tell myself that the transition from high school to college is just as hard as everyone says it is. I would tell myself to take those extra hours after class and before dinner to really go over notes from class. I would tell myself that everything seems harder away from home, but that if I just keep at my task, that I'll luck out and get where I need to be alot faster. Also, I would tell myself that saving money is probably the most important thing to do, even if that meant one less store to hit up at the mall. The main idea is that I would tell myself to be more frugal and also more out going. Much of the free food does come from attending more campus events, which I sadly missed out on alot because of my shyness. I would also tell myself to talk to my hall mates more, as they seemed interesting and nice. I would also tell myself that taking the time to really find out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, despite income, would save loads of time later on.

If i was to go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself to strive at academics as much as possible. In this world you are can never fully suceed unless you have an education. A degree is crucial to not only making the kind of money you want but to be a leader in your society. People tend to respect those with education more than those without. Hit the books as hard as you can. Take advance placement classes, get college credit. Not only do you save money but you save yourself time. Ask questions, get scholarships and grants. Hold off on relationships and getting in trouble. Raise your GPA to have better opportunities. Think about what you want to be in the future. Go for your dreams, there will be obstacles along the way. If you focus while in high school, you'll probably be better off in college. Study as much as you can!!!

GOD KNOWS, IF I knew THEN, what I know NOW, I'D DEFINITELY TELL MYSELF, TO STAY IN COLLEGE AND STOP WASTING MY TIME WITH "dead-end jobs" AND/OR "living in a Hollywood-party-world"! I always thought that as a teen-ager, living in the age of my 30s OR 40s were MANY years away--NOT! I always thought that I'd have LOTS OF TIME, to "party my life away", get ANY job for the time being, to pay my bills, and MAYBE SOMEDAY, go back to college when I'm "an old woman". HA, that "old woman" AND the age of my 30s & 40s DID "creep up on me, before I knew it"! Now I'm definitely regretting (BIG-TIME) the fact that, I DIDN'T finish AND/OR stayed in college, when I could've had the chance, in my early 20s, to FINISH! SOMETIMES I still want to quit, because I feel "so old" being back in college with all of these "young children" around me; BUT, I WON'T ALLOW MYSELF TO QUIT--AGAIN. Now, at my latest "old age", my education goal is: FINISH NOW, WHAT I NEVER FINISHED, 20 + YEARS AGO!

Try harder! You should be in more AP classes, and take school more seriously. All of the work you do now will only make your college experience better, and give you more choices for your future! Everything you do now will matter later!