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I would tell myself to start learning how to write good, long reports because college is full of them. I'd also advise myself to start being more social because college is a big place with a lot of people and no one will go up to you and offer to be your friend.

Knowing what I know now and keeping in mind the years it took me to learn it, I would inform myself to relax and focus on what is important. Instead of worrying about what my class rank will be, or competing with the other students for the highest grade; you should be working on obtaining and perfecting good study habits. The hardest part of college is being able to sit down and study daily instead of cramming at the last minute. My biggest regret is not taking the idea of college seriously. Good study habits are key to succeeding in college, because without them it is easy to fall into traps like staying up late, going to parties all the time and procrastinating. I would tell myself to figure out what works for you, to understand how you learn the best and then capitalize on it! College is serious and college is challenging, it is nothing like high school, so do not underestimate it or overestimate your own abilities. Make your first priority school and everything else second, and once your work is done then you can go have fun with no regrets.

Even being a senior in High school, I had no clue where I would end up and just let fate take me to where I am today. I am very pleased with where I ended up, my accomplishments, and where I am headed. But some things might have started off better if I only had a clue to my future. If I went back in time two years and saw myself, I would be pleased to tell myself that everything will turn out in my favor. Though I do not know what that is yet. The advice I would give would be to get involved in the very beginning, with my school. The more you are involved, the more people who know you, and the more friends you will make and that can help so much when needing to do things. I would also tell myself to study hard right off the bat, because even though you do not know what you want to be quite yet, those grades will follow you and a GPA is very hard to bring up. I only regret not doing those two things and my college experience would have turned out so much better.

If I had the chance to go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would prepare myself for the reality of being soley responsible for myself. I would tell myself that it is natural to be anxious about the new freedoms and endeavors that I am about to experience, but along with this experience, comes a large amount of responsibilty. For reassurance, I would have let myself know that there is nothing to be afraid of; the work is easy, but I just have to get it done. Another important and helpful tip I would have told myself is that I am a great person, and it is alright to show my outgoing side. Finally, I would tell myself what I have always known: Potential means nothing if you do not put it into action.

I would give myself advice on the workload. There is definitely more work in college and everything relys on how you do on tests.

Dear Abid one year ago: Do not sign up for 21 hrs your first semester of college. What were you thinking! You almost burnt yourself out. Instead next time work on planning your college career and living the college life. What were you in such a rush for? I know you came in with 42hrs but slow down man. Life is short and sometimes you got to slow down and enjoy it. Trust me you will be so much happier if you scale back a bit and drop a few classes. Stress can age you more than you know, and its also not good for your health. Think about your brothers, how will you spend time with them if your always studying? I promise you will thank me later, just lower your class load, Yours truly Abid from one year in the future.

If I could go back in time to talk to myself as a senior, I would inform myself of many things to improve my college life and making the transition. For one, I would tell myself to stay disciplined on the scholarships rather than slack off. Filling out scholarships is very important and I believe that high school seniors, including my past self, do not realize that. I never considered all the money and financial needs that were needed for college until the bill smacked me in the face. I would be doing my past self a great favor in order to help with future money situations. Also, I would tell myself to spend more time with my friends rather than my girlfriend. Things don't always last forever and turn out how you believe they would be, but friends stick with you till the end. I believe that it is, and I wish my past self would of known to make more friend time. Friend time is influential to your character and also you don't know how much time you get to spend with them till you leave for college.

College doesn't equal parties, freedom, and not having to attend class. Get to know your roommate and professors. Don?t use the excuse that college is the best time of your life to rebel. Look around campus, and don?t be afraid to get involved. Unlike high school, you might have to find it yourself. Make friends with all kinds of people, from different backgrounds. You?ll never have this much access to so many different people, ideas, and knowlege again. Don?t stress too much over money, just be smart with it. Seek advice from other students. You can learn from their mistakes as well as your own. Apply for scholarships! I promise, as soon as you are given money for writing an essay easier than the ones you write for class, you?ll be hooked. Be spontaneous. College may not give you the 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} freedom you expected (you still have homework, bills, and rules) it gives you the freedom to decide how you spend your time. Go on the club vacation, even if you don?t know anyone. Sell your books online, or better yet, to your friends. They?ll return the favor. Most importantly, have fun!

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I'd have a lot of things to say! I'd tell myself to be more involved in school activies in high school, I'd tell myself to study harder. It's much easier to meet new people and be in a new environment if you find activities you enjoy. I'd also warn myself that college classes are much more difficult than high school and it's very important to develope good study habbits early on! Just because you are smart or intelligent, you won't do well in college without having good study habbits. It's to easy to fall behind and almost impossible to catch back up. I'd also tell myself to just enjoy college because it's an awesome time in your life if you let it be. It's all to easy to look at the hard times as you go through it instead of finding the fun stuff to enjoy. It may be difficult at first, but its worth it in the end!

I would definitely tell myself to work twice as hard as I did, and no matter how hard and stressful things get, to keep pushing through the fire. I have always been a good student, but the word "good" is key. When preparing to get to college during your senior year of high school, I've determined that one needs to be a GREAT student; good does not cut it. By being a good student, I was able to acquire various small scholarships that have knocked the cost down by a fraction, but in the back of my mind, I know that by being great, I could have accomplished quite a bit more. Being determined and passionate about school will play a great role in deciding how one's education continues. Nothing in life worth having comes easy -- something I always knew in my head, but for some reason, it just never came out of me. While I'm perfectly content with my education as it's going right now, I definitely wish I had the option to flash back and tell myself to go that extra couple miles.