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If I could go back into time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to research many colleges and universities. I would want myself to weigh out the pros and cons of each school to see what is the best fit for me and my personality. I would tell myself to finish college on my first attempt and to not make it a third attempt, stay focused and to not allow life to distract me from my destiny of being a college graduate. Most importantly, I would emphasize the fact of monitoring my educational funding through Pell Grants and Student Loans. I would beg myself to save any excess that may be distrubuted to me later on. I would plead with myself to not spend it because their is a cap to how much funding you will be awarded and once your cap is reached then you will no longer receive those funds. I would tell my younger self to only work part-time because anyone making over $20,000 will not receive any funding from a Pell Grant. I would tell myself to create an educational plan and to always stick to it.

High School Self, You are many things today. I want to write to you to give advice for a brighter future for yourself. Here it goes...Get involved in many essay contests to enhance your writing and critical thinking skills. Join clubs, get into sports, be proactive as a student and take pride in yourself for all your accomplishments. Make the best out of your senior year before you take on the real world. Be your best and outstand your peers but still keep the same values you were raised with. Always believe in equality and make a difference today for a better tomorrow! Warmly, College self

I would inform myself that I should try just a little bit harder because I will need the information that my teachers are telling me. The boys in school are not that important . I will have time for them later on in life. I must focus.

I would tell myself that a college education is very important in the workforce and that if I wanted a career where I could care for myself and my children and be comfortable, that I would need a degree. I would tell myself that the sooner I obtain that degree the better. After high school I focused on my career which ended almost 10 years later when I was laid off. If I could go back and do things all over again I would have definitely been focusing more on school after high school. I could have went to night classes or did an online school back then and would have obtained my degree many years ago. But, we live and we learn, I can't take back my choices. Sometimes the best way to learn is through experience, and if I knew then what I know now I would have definitely done things differently.

If I could go back to high school, I would tell myself to make every moment count, and strive to do the best you can. I would advise myself to love more and give more. In high school, people hated others, and I never took the time to be present in the moments I had. High school prepares you for greater things, you get out of it what you put in. So dear future me, please put everything you have into your education, friends, and family during this year of high school.

If i could talk to my high school self, i would have told her their is a much bigger world out there. I also would have expressed the importance of doing all those assignments i thought were pointless and watching those films that seemed out dated. I would have told myself that having a college degree mattered more than i ever thought it did. I would have killed the procrastination habit way before college instead of y first week in college. I would have told her to vaule her sleep more because college is no joke. I would have pushed her harder to try and be better than average. I would have told Freshman me that i had a chance to do something big and i should take every opportunity that was handed to me. I would stress the importance of turning to professors and teachers for guidance instead of being unconcerned with grades and preformance. I would have told high school me not to settle for anything less than extradordinary. I would have told her that she deserved to be incredible and that she has more potentials then she knows. I would of told her she could do it.

Dear Former Me, No matter what sacrifices you have to make, choose to make learning and experiencing all you can, ceasing all opportunities presented to you, and above all finishing college your priority. Life is all about choices and yours will have a profound impact on your life. Choose wisely! Be an achiever, have confidence in all that you are truly capable of. You have no idea what an amazing capacity you hold but trust me you will conquer all that life throws at you and then some so believe in yourself unconditionally. Adjusting to college is a difficult transition but it's true what they say about anything that is worth it, is worth hard work. Life is all about adjusting and learning to work hard to get through challenges. That is how you will grow into the person you are destined to be. College can be fun, enjoy this time of youth, freedom, and choice, all too soon the responsibilities of the "real" adult world will be upon you. But in the midst do not ever loose sight of your goals. Much Love, The Older Wiser Me (going back to school a second time to achieve my dreams!)

The advice that I would instill into my younger teenage self, who was looking to gain an educational background within a college setting would be to make sure that I was comfotable enough; with the strength, will power, time mangagement skills, with the overall perseverance to go to college for me; while not following the main stream of "everyone is doing it so you have to." Go to college not, because you have to follow every other persons lead. Go to college to bennifit your education so that you will gain the overall knowledge, and skils so that you may succeed within your professional career choice. I would also tell my younger self to follow my heart, set goals, and to reach out to fullfill my thirst for knowledge.

Stay on top of everything in a timely matter dont let anything interfer with your education

Keep up your grades and go to the University of Phoenix its the best school.