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If I could go back in time I would tell myself That school is imporatnt and will make a difference in my life. I was always just trying to get through a class to graduate. Now that I am older I soak all the knowledge up like a sponge. I want to be the best I can be and work very hard to maintain an "A " in all of my classes. For me it is more than just saying I went to college and obtained a degree, I want to be able to say I succeeded, worked hard, was a honor student, and maintained a GPA over 3.9. My parents never pushed college only graduation of High School. Now that I am a parent I know the importance of having a college degree. Jobs are more available and with higher pay. Attending a college and obtaining a college degree makes the difference of having financial freeddom versus working an hourly wage for the rest of your life and longing for things you can't obtain or buy.

Have no fear of the uknonw! Being able to further my education is going to allow me the opportunity to seek the career that I am passionate about as well as the help me with advancing within that career. Nothing is going to be giving to me freely, I must put forth effort and determination, as well as dedication and responsibility if I am to reach my full potential. The world is full of people that have made the transition to further their education and have set positive examples for those of us that are also considering that, I can do whatever I set my mind, the first step must begin with me!

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself everything will turn out perfect. As a senior, I was worried about how I was going to get a good paying job fast to pay all my bills, so I could move out of my mother's house and be on my own. I made the choice to not go to college right away, but instead attend a vocational school. At seventeen years old, if I knew I would be married to a man who serves our country as an apache pilot, moved to and lived in three different states, had a deployed husband, have a three year old and three month old all before I turned twenty-five years old, I probably would have ran in a different direction. There are times I wish I would have gone to college right after high school, but when I look back at everything I have in my life, I smile with pure joy. The transition to college has had challenges, but I would not want to change anything about how my life has led me to where I am today.

If I could tell myself anything back then, I would tell myself to work hard and never lose track of what your goals are. I would tell myself what Steve Jobs told his fans. Don't get trapped by dogma - living with the results of others thinking. Live life for yourself and your dreams. Don't chase a job for money, chase a career for passion. Have pride in everything you do, no matter what it is. Even if you have to dig ditches to support your family, be the best damn ditch digger there ever was. Most of all, I would tell myself to not sell myself short and to follow my gut. We all truly know what we want out of life, we just have to have the courage to follow our intuitions and live life for ourselves before we live it for anyone else.

The advice I would give myself is that when you have a dream you should pursue and never give up. There are moments where it may seem hard and you will not succeed, but in order not to defeat yourself and the destiny that is planned for you, you must push on. Prove to yourself that you can do , continue to move forward, and remember To Much Success Is Given!

Start college as soon as possible once you graduate. If you wait to long it will be like starting over. Enjoy your time at school because once you get in to the real world you will miss it. Study hard and do your best so that you can achieve your dreams instead of just getting by.

To: Self From: Self This is a brief note from your 33 year old self. Since I am the one who knows you best, I believe you need to take heed to this pertinent advice. It will drastically change you! I know that things are hard now due to family hardship. I know that you are considering leaving your honors classes to have time to work to take care of your mother and young brother. I also know that you are experiencing great pain in your body due to a stress related illness. Please do not drop out of school to get a general education diploma. You are very intelligent and have a bright future. You do not have to take on the responsibility of caring for the family. You are a child and need to focus on your education. If you do not, you will not be able to continue your education until you are 33 years old. You will be sorry that you spent this time sacrificing for people that will turn their back on you as soon as you begin to live life for yourself. Focus on your dreams. P.S. Adopt the girls!

If i could go back in time twenty years to when I was a high school senior, I would give myself a few words of advise. First and foremost, I would say that imidiate gratification is just that and only that, immediate. The old saying, "anything worth having is worth waiting for" is very true. Instead of going off and taking a job that payed o.k. but had no real future, I should have gone on to college then, and saved myself two decadres worth of mistakes and missteps. Secondly, I would say, "you really can do anything you dream of doing, IF you work hard for it" . Those two pieces of advice could have saved many years of frustration. And the idea that one can follow thier dreams was really never instilled in me until later in life. Now, that is what i am doing.

Dear Emily DO NOT take a gap year. I know you think it's going to help your depression and anxiety and you want to focus on that, but if you just spend the next two years (and yes, the gap year /will/ turn into 2 years) sitting at home afraid of the world, you're not getting your mental health in order. You're just being a coward. Don't try to follow Caitlin to Palomar or MSJC just because she's safe. You can't cling to her your whole life. You don't want to be a Publicist. You want to be a teacher. You've always wanted to be a teacher and a writer. Just because everyone else wants to be a teacher too doesn't mean you can't be. You are being riddiculous. Also, Avoiding scary things isn't a good way to go through life. Sometimes, growing up is scary. It's okay to not always do the safe thing because sometimes you need to push yourself. You can do more than you think you can and avoiding scary things only makes you think you can't.

When I was in highschool I was not aware that not all colleges are created equal. Everyone told me that higher education is an investment in myself. I continue to agree with this statement, however just like any other investment research must be done. I wish I would have looked at the satisfaction of the current students and what the fauculty is intersted in. I wish I would have asked myself not to work so much on top of a stressful school schedule as well. For my first few classes I wish I would have gotten my money's worth rather than just trying to pass the class. I believe that college and higher education should nurture the student and help them grow rather than try and take on a bigger work load than what the faculty is prepared to work with. As and ending note, I would have told myself that I was way more smarter than I thought I was and needed to be braver academically.