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Assuming I could go back in time knowing what I know now, I would advise my senior self of many things. I would tell myself to be more confident in who I am as a person, to trust and stand up for what I believe in, and to encourage others in their time of need. I would tell myself to that life isn't about the destination or where I'd end up, but about my attitude about life and the people I surround myself while living it. I'd encourage myself to build quality relationships, and not only stand up for what I belive in, but act on it and attempt to make a change. As much as I wish I could go back in time and tell my senior self these things, I plan to act on it now, and be a better future me.

If I could go back to myself as a senior in high school, I would tell myself to learrn how to be more organized and to teach myself how to balance social life and school life. Organizing my time was very difficult because I was told in high school when to do things and now I had to figure out things on my own. Balancing my social life and school life was easy as a senior because I was in a single building all day and could talk to friends and do work at the same time, compared to now how it's either socialize and not studdy or to study and socialize. I would also tell my senior self to not procrastinate until the last minute and to use my free-time wisely and more productive.

The advice I would give to myself is stay organized and ask questions when you need help. Start the good habit of keeping loose papers in labeled folders or clipped in a binder with divders for each class. I would also tell myself to buy different color highlighters and to make sure make note of everything.

I would tell myself that although I have done quite a bit of volunteer work with people who have developmental disabilities, teaching is not what I was meant to do with my life. Becoming a teacher is for a very select group of people and there are many other ways I can work with people who have disabilities without becoming a teacher. I would encourage myself to talk to several Clinical Psychologist and School Psychologists before I made a decision on a major. I would also tell myself not to allow others to discourage me from accomplishing my dreams. It is extremely easy to become discouraged and want to give up on your dreams while in college, but where there is a will there is a way. I would tell myself that although my undergraduate program was extremely difficult, it is no reason not to continue on in graduate school. The sooner I complete graduate school the sooner I will be able to help change people's lives for the better.

If I could go back and give my high school self-advice about school etc.. I would probably tell myself to not wait and fill out college/ scholarship applications out at the last minute because it is killing mom and dad financially and college is allot different then you think it will be. Those first few months are really hard but join some clubs make friends and things will get better. Choose different roommates trust me you will thank me later. Do live in Hansen Willis because it’s the best dorm ever and do join the modern dance class you will absolutely love it Monte is tough but it’s so worth it. Don’t even bother signing up for UNIV 101 it’s a waste of time just sign up for Art History it’s such a better class. Have fun don’t freak-out college is scary but sometimes scary is a good thing.

Listen 18 year old me, I know you want to get out of this town that you have lived in for all of your life. I know you want to move out of your parents house, and that you want to get out of high school. Well kid, I got some words of advice before you walk across that stage getting your diploma. Enjoy your life right now. This is a great time right now because your graduating high school and moving on to bigger and better things. Cherish these moment because once you go to college, it's going to be a difficult, and different life. There's no safe net in college. You either pass, or you fail. It's going to be alot tougher when you go off to college if you don't enjoy the things that you love to do. So while your in high school right now, just have fun and enjoy life. And once you learn how to enjoy life, then the transition into college will be alot easier.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, there are several pieces of advice that I would give. In high school I always tried to plan classes with friends. I would put all my effort into having at least one friend in class with me. When I went to college I did the same thing. The first piece of advice that I would give myself is to not be afriad of being alone in class. If I would have focused less on having my old friends in my classes then I would have been able to meet new people. I feel that college is all about making new friends and if I could I would make that clear to my high school self. Another piece of advice that I would have given myself is to be myself and not try to compete with my sister. Instead of trying to find who I really was I always tried to be better than my sister. I spent most of my freshman year of college trying to be better. I would tell my high school self to just be you and not try to compete.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior about what I know now about college life and making the transition I would tell myself a number of things. The first think I would tell myself is to apply to as many scholarships I found possible, because college is not cheap. The second thing I would tell myself is to not stress too much, things will fall into place if I am doing the right things with the right mind set. The last thing I would tell myself is to enjoy my last year as a care free high school student, because once you enter college your lifestyle is not so care free. If in anyway, this organization is able to help me further my education and obtain a career I love I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for considering me for your scholarship.

The number one piece of advice I would give myself was to enjoy the time I got to spend with families and friends. After graduation, my friends and I all went our different ways. I thought that we would still get to see each other a lot, either in person or through the computer. However, my friends and I have kind have lost touch and do not get to see each other very often. I miss them very much and wish I appreciated the time we spent together in high school more. This goes the same for family. Now that I am living away from home and have a job, I do not get to see my family as much. I used to think my parents were annoying and overbearing, but I miss the moments I got to spend with them. I definitely appreaciate the time I get to spend with my friends and family more than I did in high school. I just wish I appreciated it a little more in high school when I got to spend a lot of time with them.

If time travel existed, my words to my freshman high school self would be to apply for as many scholarships I am capable of as well as preparing a savings sooner to help be debt free when college is finished. These two items are beneficial in the aspect of me being worry free of money and not having two jobs to help be a little more focused on my academics. To not worry about money and all the loans I am taking out would keep pushing me to remember that I must keep a higher GPA than I obtained through my years. I don't like that I am distracted from my own personal life with being overwhelmed with saving money to pay off loans as well as using this money to survive as an indpendent with no other income from my family. As hard as it is I am happy that my older self has taken the initiative to work two jobs to save but if my high school self started earlier I feel I would be in a much more content place with myself.