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If I could give my high school senior self just one piece of advice, that would be to not be afraid. At 17, I had a morbid fear about going to any public school, and I never attended high school. I preferred to hide into the figure skating world, where I competed regionally for twelve years. As a result, however, I was sheltered from the outside world, but looking back, I shouldn’t have been so afraid. I could have overcome anything in high school easily. In skating, you have to face adversity every day, from insults thrown from coaches to rumors behind your back. I know now that my skating background could’ve kept me motivated and strong in high school, and I wish I wasn’t so afraid of going back to college: I feel like I’ve been in school for my whole life.

I would tell myself to take my studies more seriously. Get your crap together and realize you are about to enter one of the greatest opprotuniteis anyone could ask for. I understand high school has been a breeze and the social life is more important than doing homework at times, but you need to set your priorities straight. Dump your girlfriend, there are plenty of beautiful and smart women in college. Forget how bad you did on the SAT, keep your confidence up and study hard. I realize late night studying has been rare, but get ready to make friends with the library and realize it is the key to a lot of your success. Don't fall asleep on your social life, because it is important to develop a relationship with your classmates. They will help you study and better understand material that is not easily understood. Contrary to what you may believe, college is not all harder. Majority of teachers will post notes up online, so missing class is not going to destroy your grade. The most important thing to rememeber is set your goals high, study often, and work hard to achieve them, and you shall.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to get involved more on campus. There are lots of things to participate in around campus, including movies, sports, and parties. Although I would recommend that my former self refrain from participating in risky activities, I would still make myself more aware of possible social activities around campus. Our sports programs, including basketball and football, are full of team spirit and full of emotion. There are also hundreds of clubs on campus that allow people of certain interests to become involved and make friends with other students who are just like me. As a junior in college, it is almost too late to be making new friends and creating a new social life that will carry on throughout my life, but if I had told my former self about the endless possibilities of social interaction around campus, I would probably be better off with more friends than I could ever imagine now.

If I could go back in time to talk to myself as a high school senior about college life, I would tell myself that in order to be successful you must take advantage of homework help programs and talking to teacher assistants during office hours. These are absolutely vital to a student's success because not only do they help with assignments, but they may clarify confusion and it gives access to additional information and understanding in lecture notes. Also, if I establish a personal friendship with my professor, it might help with the professors consideration of a better grade at the end of the semester. Furthermore, I would tell myself to get involved in school activities and clubs. I could have many friends and a good network of connections if I apply myself to the social life that the University of Arizona offered. This is important because it may help give opportunities in the future to obtain a job and it provides having connections in different regions of the country and world.

I would tell myself if I were to go back in time that what I think now, isn't what it really is. My outlook on life through high school, and especially being a senior, was extremely poor and I did not realise what a difference learning could do to me. Education frees me, and if I went back in time I would try and convince myself to stop squandering time and get out and do something and constantly work on projects and learn as much as I could.

College is not the time to be invisible. It is also not the time to stay in the library everyday during all of your breaks or be in your room all the time. By not doing these things, not only will you learn about what college has to offer, you will also learn about yourself. You will find that new experiences await you by meeting new friends, going to parties, going to football games, trying new foods, and learning that school is not all about grades. College is not high school. The same schedule that you have now of going to school, doing homework and going to bed will not work for your first week and even month of college. In your first month of college, you should understand that you can excel in your schoolwork. If you find that you can, it becomes necessary to be social. You will have a lot of free time and if you do not make friends or get out of your room, your college life will become lonely and miserable. I do not want this to happen to you and this is the advice that I can give to you.

I would tell myself to be more assertive and be more outgoing. Time and time again I just blend into the background and get passed over. If I could have taught myself to stand out back then maybe I could change the flow of things and be more popular and assertive.

I would say "Avalon, pay attention in math PLEASE!" I would also say to fill out as many scholarships as you can, college is going to make you broke! I would finally tell myself to do some volunteer work!

Pay attention! Stop being lazy! I would have been so much better prepared if I knew what was going to be expected of me. I would tell myself to listen to my parents, advisors and teachers. The things they are telling you about college is real! They arn't just making it up because it is their job. Listen and absorb.

I would tell myself to go to school earlier in life. I would tell myself to attend the University of Arizona because it is a great school with so many great programs of study.