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If I could go back in time, I would tell my high school senior self to simply work harder. As I transitioned to college life, I had no idea how much work I had to do. When I think about it now, high school wasn't as hard as I had thought. All I really had to do was process information I was told and put it down on paper. Memorizing and craming was enough to get by in earlier years. In college, it's completely different. It's the students job to get the information and to learn it. My K-12 education study skills did not work for college level material. I did not study every night, but ever since I have been attending college, I have been. The professor's job is to mostly clarify the material and it's our job as a student to understand the material and get it ourselfs. In college, students are no longer consuming information, but producing it. I now uderstand how important it is to learn.

I would begin to tell myself to respect his bosses and all authority because it will affect his employment status for the future. That I Shouldnt stress so much about getting into college even though i didnt get the millenium. I shud relax and focus on graduating. Oh, and do not i repeat do not by the 1990 toyota celica. It will ruin my life in the future.

I have always been a great student, all the way from first grade, through my senior year of high school, even now to college. I graduated high school with a weighted GPA of 4.6 with AP and Honors classes. I could say that I shouldn't have taken those kinds of classes and had a REAL life as a teenager, but I would be lying to myself. I took those classes to become a better learner and person. I learned more in my four years at a magnet/music high school than I have at a University in three years. I am so proud and happy to have learned so much. However, I would have told myself to join more clubs and to be more involved in my community, because now, I wish I would have stressed less about grades. I live with no regrets, but I wish I could have had more time for friends and clubs, instead of grades and performances. I have learned so much about the "real world" in college, balancing work and school and family, so every life experience has been helpful to my life as a whole!

I would advise myself to stay focused on my work. At time the course load may seem overwhelming and unbearable but you will make it through and you will do just fine. Just keep in mind that studying is paramount and is certainly required to pass all of your classes. In addition, I would make sure to stress to myself that spending some quality time with friends and family is also a must. In order to keep your life balanced it is vital, especially in college, to build those strong foundational relationships and keep them intact throughout college. Lastly, I would advise myself to not always be in a rush and to enjoy life as it is. It may seem that at times life is going crazy and things may not be accomplished--but they will get done. Do not always be stressed out and too most of all enjoy life and enjoy being a college student! After all, you only get to enjoy being young and in college once!

Even if you do not know what degree you want to pursue, go to college straight from high school and complete your core curriculum. Returning to school, even a couple of years after leaving high school, is very difficult and typically requires developmental courses to get back up to speed. I would tell a high school senior to research all the resources the school has available to them and use them to ensure their success. I would also tell them to volunteer or try to tutor in their field of choice for this will help them to maximize their understanding of their field of choice and helps them to pass on the joy of their chosen subject to another student who may be struggling. I also reccomend that they make sure that each instructor knows their name and to stay actively involved in their learning process and the status of their grades. Lastly, do not give up. You will have courses, tests, and assignments that test and maximize your abilities. Be fearless and never be afraid to repeat a course if you were not able to absorb the necessary material the first time around.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would advise on is the importance networking. I had the grades (NGA 92.29 total GPA 90.164) and had a class rank of 9 of 121. But after I graduated from high school and joined the military, I ran into real world problems that couldn't have happened until I graduated high school. I'm currently working my way through the problems and I've become a Civil Engineering student at UNLV. My Aunt Dorothy made an effort in life to network with people. Through her jobs as a customer service representative and an executive casino hostess she networked on a large scale. Congress men, state senators and teacher/principles in her current career field as a Physical education instructor. The networking my Aunt Dorthy added with the effort on her part. College became something possible for me when I thought it wasn't possible. I have learned in a short time that knowing the right people can be more or equal to as what you know. I would tell myself to always open doors and take the chance.

Be brave and step outside of comfort zone. Make new friends; don't drag around other people's goals. Discover yourself and try something new. Expand network. Focus on self and studies; manage social life. Become active in the community and challenge self physically and mentally. Mentor younger students. Strive to achieve goals and attain a favorable career. Nothing is impossible: graduate studies and PhD's are within reach!!

In 1988, when I graduated from high school, I didn't even look for a college. I applied and was accepted to the closest in-state university I could find without even considering any other school. There wasn't any family money available so I intended to pay for my education. I LOVE that today, there are internet resources available for scholarship research. If I were a high school senior right now, I would apply for every scholarship I could find in order to open doors financially. Then, I would apply to colleges that I had never even considered because of finances. Whatever I couldn't cover in scholarships, I'd cover with financial aid. And the cost of education keeps climbing, so there's no time to delay saying, I'll work for a year and build up my savings! When I started college at UNR in 1989, a college credit cost $40.00. Compared to the $120 per credit I now pay for my second bachelors degree, I could have applied to any school I liked. Debt is Temporary, Education is Permanent!

If I were to go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would give myself plenty of advice on choosing classes and studying, in particular. As a person that did not like to wake up early, I had decided to start classes at sporadic times on alternate days of the week my first semester, which had turned out to be a disaster, so I would have told myself to stick with times that conformed to each other, like I found out my second semester (current semester). I would have also told myself to learn to study and to study more often, since during high school I wasn't challenged to my full extent I became lazy in terms of studying in public school, but now that I have to focus more and compete at a higher level, I had to change my study habits. I would have advised myself also on finding out more about my school, and what it offered in particular, since I did not realize what it offered me my first semester, I am now taking advantage of what my school has to offer me.

If I could go back to high school, I would advise myself to start planing early for college. I didn't start my planing until the last min,I didn't get a 3.0 GPA, and I spent seven years at a community college before moving on to a university.