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First of all I would tell myself not to procrastinate on getting started on my college applicaion process. I would be more proactive about searching and applying for scholarships. Knowing how much money I now have to spend on art supplies, I would've worked as much as possible my senior year to save up. Also I would tell myself to chill out...It all seems so overwhelming when your just beginning to look at and apply for college. The next couple of years seem almost impossble, but once you dive into it everything calms down and it turns out you can handle it without going nuts.

I would go back and let myself know about the level of independence that each student has now that we are in an adult environment. I would also tell myself that I may have been the man in high school, but now that I am in an environment that is literally over 100 times larger than where I come from I am at the bottom of the barrel as a freshman. I would tell myself that I will not succeed unless I commit to hard work. I would tell myself to get involved to get involved in positive school events early and often. Finally I would tell myself to choose my crowd very wisely. I am now around people from all over the world with different views and different values. I must surround myself with people who share similar views and values that I have.

As a high school senior I was a very big procrastinator, if I could go back in time I would have warned myself to make an effort to change that behavior because in the college seen it doesn't work the same way. I would tell myself and other seniors that homework and studying are two different things. One can not simply do a work sheet and call it a day. They must read and reread to fully comprehend. I would advise myself to take the syllabus seriously and follow them word for word. If I was a highschool senior once more I would teach myself how to study the way I should have all along. I have learned new techniques to mastering key information. During Highschool this would have made my life easier. Overall, college has similar aspects to highschool , but independence is hard to become accustom to .

Now I am a non-traditional student. I'm 30 years old and just finishing up my undergraduate degree. I would tell myself that everyone's path isn't the same. Try to make things better than you when you first encountered them. I would tell myself to study harder, stay focused and remember who you are. I would tell myself to get more involved in campus life. Most of your college education isn't going to take place within the walls of a classroom. The greatest indicator of what kind of citizen of the world you will be is to interact with different kinds of people. Assume more positions of leadership and stay aware from foolishness.

First of all, I would encourage myself to work even harder then I did and to be open to opportunities that presented themselves to me in high school. Looking back now, I would adviced myself to take advantage of my schools Post Secondary Education Option and to stretch myself more. I would have encouraged myself to take a trip to another country, because after you are enrolled in a vigorous degree program, it is unlikely that you will ever have the time. One last piece of advice, study hard, play harder, and enjoy every moment.

If I were able to travel back in time, and talk to a younger me before entering college, first I would start of by telling myself to get in better shape over the summer due to hard workout I am being put through by the univeristy track and field team. After thoroughly giving athletic advice, I would then proceed to give advice on chooseing the people would associate myself with. I would then proceed to give myself academic advice. I have always thought of myself as a good student, however I tend to procrastinate at times. I would tell myself "do not put off what can be done today for tomorrow". Along with that quote I would then tell myself to make a poster that states " I CAN, I WILL" to place on the walls of my room, finally I would remind myself to always belive in myself and put God first in everything I do.

Embrace change. Change is the only constant. You will encounter change in every area of your life. You will change- psychologically, physically, and even your personality will probably change! Your friends will change. Count on it! You will change where you live so many times. You will change who you hang out with, what you like to do, and what your priorities are. You will probably change religions. You will change majors, jobs, and careers. Embrace change. Accept it as a normal, healthy part of life. Be flexible with your plans and goals for the future. If your goals are causing you too much anxiety, or your inability to achieve them is driving you into cynicism or depression, change your goals! You will change, and your interests will change with you. Change can be hard to adjust to, but if you do it intentionally, it will make you so much happier. And if it doesn't, just change again! I promise you will find something that makes you happy.

I would tell myself to start preparing for hard work and a lot of patience. Art school is nothing like high school. A lot of creativity and pushing myself beyond my comfort level has been involved in my college career. I would have also told myself to take art classes the summer before college. They would have better prepared me for what I was about to start. I would have also said to create a budget because it is so easy to waste your money on silly things that aren't as important as textbooks or art supplies.

I would tell myself many things, but most important of all, I believe that I would tell myself to never give up and never turn away from my faith and God. The transition from high school to college is absolutely life changing and filled with opportunities for positive change and negative change. I believe that I would have told myself to never give up and to choose to do the right thing and make college and positive change in my life. I would have told myself to keep up my grades as well, just as I have always done. I would also just encourage myself to never lose hope or faith in people and things, because in life you will be disappointed. But if I choose to see the good in life and in the world and choose to do the right thing, I will make myself truly happy and be the person that I want to be. Always be strong in what you know is right and never do the "easy" thing to get out of a hard situation. Always be a person of integrity and do the right thing.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would let me know that college is a whole new experience. I would tell myself not to joke around with my classes and acually take them seriously. I would let myself know to always ask for help and find out as much as I can. I would also tell myself to learn study habbits and have teachers show me tricks for learning. I would inform me to go to teachers and have them tell you what more you can do and I would have also told myself to take harder classes. And listen to teachers when they say college is harder cause they are speaking the truth. I would also like to tell me that applying for scholarships may be annoying and time consuming but it will be completely worth it in the end, because college is definatly not cheap and every little bit of money helps. Also to have more fun and enjoy freedom as long as you can, cause once you start college, you will see how easy it was to be at Paint Valley.