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If I could go back and talk to myself, the first thing I would tell myself would be to stay focused on what really matters. I would push myself to apply and take the iniative to complete the scholorship applications and do the work to get more money to help pay these bills. I would encourage myself to avoid the people that brought me down and pursue those that actually took an interest in my life. Life is too short to be lived cowering in fear, and its way to short to not step out and actually live. I would also tell myself to be grateful for the things given to me and not underappreciate the people that really matter. I would also convience myself to save money, so as to spend later.

I would start the college acceptance process over and send in my paperwork on time so that I can attend my first choice college. I also would have waited unti I finished college before I had my daughter. I love her and wouldn't take nothing for her but it is extra work raising a child , working , and attending school full time.

If I went back in time and conversed with myself as a high school senior there is many words I would say. The most important thing I would say to myself is to look beyond what you know. South Carolina is such a small portion of the world and by staying here doesn't do anything except retards your growth as an adult. I feel that staying home was finacially a great move, but feel caged when it comes time for me to be on my own. Many of my friends around me have grown up drastically by moving away. I don't want to be the individual everyone sees when home visiting stuck in time and stuck in this city. This is a fear for me and by telling myself my senior year in high school to look beyond what is familiar would allow me to get rid of that mentallity.

I would say to myself..study during that free time you have, balance everything positively, love everyone, and make the most out of your life because you only get one chance to live it.

Get to know yourself more before leaving for college. Know what it is that you like and don't like, and have some idea of what you like about/want from other people to ensue better friendships and relationships. Also think about where you want to go in life. It will help prepare you for future things like internships. Spend as much time with your high school friends because once you get to college, you'll learn who is going to stay and you will miss those who are going to leave.

I've often thought about what I would do differently if I could go back to high school. The first thing I would say would be to study more in that final year and don't let senioritis catch up with you. I'd tell myself to play more sports and do more things I really enjoy with my friends. It's easy to look back fondly on high school and think about all the great things that happened then, but it's just as easy to look back and say, "Man, I wish I had done that differently." So I'd say have fun and enjoy the time you spend around your friends because college can make it hard to see them as much as you'd like. Get used to meeting and being around new people because when you get to school, there will be a lot. You'll almost never find someone who isn't willing to meet and talk to new people like you, though. Just be able to be equally open back. And in general, lose your inhibitions, because you have so much fun here.

Don't quit college

If I could give myself any advice before going to college, it would be to spend more time with old high school friends, so as not to lose touch with them. I would also tell myself to take more time to enjoy the college experience itself instead of only focusing on academic studies. Additionally, I would tell myself to get to know my professors earlier and more often because the ones I have gotten to know have been extremely helpful.

Take all the dual enrollment classes in high school that are available to you. Any college credit will help you begin college with a good GPA.

I would tell myself to be more socially active my freshman year..it would have helped me out a lot now.