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Through this first semester of college I have struggled a bit adjusting to the expectations and finances. I transistioned from highschool procrastinator to college procrastinator. I wish I could go back and tell myself to submit that Fasfa application before the deadline and not 5 months later. I have realized after paying out of pocket for college, that I need these scholarships and financial aid. I would have guided myself to the counseler's office to pick up scholarship applications and fill them out in my spare time. I would also advise myself to stay ontop of my studies, because college is not as simple as highschool. Here I am on my own, and my education is completely in my control. I would have told myself to take charge and don't wait on others to give me money or tell me what to do. I would also have told myself to keep retaking my SATs. I did not realized how much they impacted my class choices. Going back I would have made myself sit down every weekend for two to five hours and study for these tests or apply for aid.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself when I was a high school senior, I would tell myself that five classes in highschool is not equivalent to five classes in college. I would also tell myself to plan on studying a lot more, especially on the weekends. The reason I would tell myself these things is because I started my first semester of college with the same amount of classes I took in high school. Taking five classes my first semester was overloaded with course work and discovery. I wrote my first APA 12 page psychology paper that semester. It was also the first semester that I had a 4 hour class on a Friday. Finally, it was the first time I cried from being stressed over reading and writing. Even though it was a mind shock, I still managed to have a 4.0 that semester. My advice is not intended to scare my high school self, but rather to prepare myself for a new style and load of learning.

If I could go back in time and be a high school senior again, I am going think about what make could make me happy with my career...not about what could make me rich. Because anything about what you want, wherever you feel the most happiest, and loving what you do, is already a success.

I was a pretty smart student who had a lot of potential. I was in honor's classes and dropped them because I did not want to do the additional work. I assumed I would never go to college and was content with that. I would tell my high school self to seriously apply my abilities and focus on school. I would recommend being kinder to my teachers and making better decisions. I also would have told my younger, crazier, self that being a doctor was something we would want in the future and to start seriously paying attention in biology class! All of this is making me want to smack sense into my younger self. I think the younger me would have benefited from more support and encouragement. I would hope to at least be somewhat motivating to make better decisions and trusting my gut. That never happened. There you go younger me! Heed my warning. :)

In my senior year of high school, I was a procrastinator, quiet, non-active student. I was stress for everything that my school was giving me from the day first. Especially, almost all my friends that I have on my junior year of high school were moved out to another country that time. I was depress for not having close friends and decided to lock my self. I didn't even passed all my proficiency. Now, I graduate with Honor Advance Diploma from high school, I'm recently working part-time job, active in my church, The Potter's House Christian Fellowship Church, Las Vegas, Nevada, and I'm going to the best university in Las Vegas, University of Nevada- Las Vegas. Thus, my advice that I would give myself as a high school senior is "Never quit before you try". This advice will mean so much to me because before I would never want to try a thing. In the end, I like to try new things and have positive statement about myself that I deserve to be a successful.

Rochelle, let me tell you something about college, it is not as bad as it seems, with that said, do not take any time off between your senior year in high school and freshman year in college. I tricked myself into believing that college was going to be harder and more difficult than high school, but that is far from the truth. The path you will eventually take in college you will enjoy the learning curves of who you are and will become. College is only as hard as you trick yourself into believing it is. You can do it!

Your transition into college will honestly be the most stressful time of your life. College scholarships, while there are many, are hard to win. START NOW! Find as many scholarships that you qualify for and GO FOR IT! The longer you wait, the more stress you're going to add to your life. As for leaving high school and entering the real world, relax. That is going to be a HUGE change but just remember, you transitioned from elementary school to middle school, and then middle school to a new high school where you hardly knew anybody, just fine. You CAN and WILL make it in college; at least you'll always have friends there for support. When you feel lost, or scattered with classes and registration and everything else, just remember you're not the only one! There are hundreds of incoming freshmen that will be in the same boat as you. Try bonding with the new classmates and soon you'll be accustomed to this new environment. Always keep in mind that change is good. The education and the experiences you'll get will help you out in life and give you wonderful memories to look back on.

College has a great deal of ups and downs. There won't be one moment when you are confronted with becoming an adult. There'll be many people coming both directions asking if you are interested in joining their crowd, have an opinion about certain events, purchasing their product. There may be people that already do that, but since you're an adult now, they won't take no for an answer. Almost 80{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}, probably more, will say they aren't ready for college. Even if they say they are, once their first semester is over, at least one will say "I wish I did that differently" or "Why can't this be easier?" You may start out alone, but take it as being independent for the first time. You'll have way more freedom. It is basically like your freshman year in high school. Sure, the ages range from 17 to 100 years old (theoretically saying), and you do not have anyone really helping you along your path to adulthood. Just remember, you are going to start your life, and you need to take advantage of all the opportunities in front of you.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, the first thing I would say is apply for scholarships! When I was a senior, I did not research enough scholarships because I thought it wouldn’t be a big problem to just obtain a loan and applying for scholarships was such a tedious process. Second, I would tell myself that I do not need to stress out over advanced placement classes. I was told by a college advisor that for my major, nursing, if I want to attend graduate school, admissions would prefer that I took all the college classes as opposed to being exempt since I passed the AP exams. Lastly, I would tell myself to enjoy my last year in high school. College can be very stressful with difficult courses, expensive costs, and new found independence. High school was the last period in my life before I would be an independent adult. I should not have spent my last year worrying so much about every aspect of college and staying at home every single night studying and doing homework and never taking a break.

If I could go back, the one thing I would tell myself is to not be afraid to put yourself out there. And to not confuse being pragmatic with being agoraphobic. I'd tell high-school-senior me to apply to those awesome schools with challenging writing programs because going to class and earning a good grade isn't what makes a college education. Surely, it's a part of it, but college is about the experience, and you don't want to miss out on that, no matter how afraid you are.