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Just because it is your senior year in high school, do not get lazy. Start planning the upcoming college semester as if it were the most important thing. Make sure to meet deadlines! Schedule your classes, apply for those scholarships, financial aid and ensure you have housing figured out. As one who did not have all that figured out, it was not an easy transition. The transition is already stressful enough just with the change of attending a large campus and meeting new friends, no need to add on to that by throwing things on the backburner until it is the last minute or you have missed deadlines and your scraping at the administrative offices trying to work deals to attend. Keep on track and save yourself the headache.

The advice I would give myself as a high school senior would be just a few sentences. Attend all your classes - you never know when professors will give out points for being there. Also it's way harder to catch up on a day in college than it was in high school. DON'T SKIP and you'll do just fine! I would also say don't procrastinate... Us college students are the epitome of procrastination from writing a paper the day it's due to pulling all-nighters in the University library. You don't have to do that to yourself. Work on your time management now so you can better prepare for this! Lastly, be social and enjoy college. Put your academics first and then join clubs, teams, go greek or do whatever interests you. College is a place you can make life-long friends and connections and taking advantage of that opportunity will only make your experience better.

I would talk to all professors and counselors about what scholarships I could apply for to pay for schooling to avoid all student loans.

Take it serious! College is very expensive and most scholarships are only availabe to students going into the college so you must apply for them in high school. Take advantage of the early programs such as high school college get the free credits while you can. Kick the habit of procrastination now! It is even harder when you are not required to attend lectures and you are not required to get good grades, become self dependent earlier. Create a plan, decide and do more research on what college institutions are about, understand that you dont just take classes you have to take classes that are focused on your major. Last word of advice is don't over do it, taking extra classes helps you get through school faster but if you cannot get A's in all of your classes you are either taking too many classes or not giving adequete time to study 4 credit class requires 16 hours of study outside of class per week.

I would tell myself to always follow my heart, even if the decision doesn't make sense to others. I would tell her and work academically as hard as she can so that she can receive scholarships. I would tell her to try and work outside of school as well, in order to prepare for student loans and other college expenses. I would tell her to be more logical, practical, and to prepare for her future as much as she can. The arts are a very difficult thing to go into and make a career out of. I would tell her that it'll be incredibly difficult starting out, but she'll survive. I would tell her to always keep her head up, stay true to herself, and to not let anyone try to change what she wants to do with her life. I want her to be practical in the way she prepares for her heart's desires, so she can be successful in her artistic endeavors.

It’s scary, I know. You’ve been working toward this for…twelve years. College. It’s right before you. Everyone praises you for graduating on the honor roll…but you honestly couldn’t care less. You smile but you are terrified. Eaten alive every sleepless night by anxiety about failing, about being alone, about having to be an adult. Believe me, you’ll be fine. You’ll fail algebra fall semester and then drive yourself half-crazy in spring with overachieving perfectionism before sinking into a deep depression over summer. Guess what? You’ll pass algebra. But statistics?—failed. Twice. It’s going to take a while to learn that struggling doesn’t label you a failure. That ‘try again’ is more than a phrase—it’s an attitude. You’ll find that grades aren’t the crowning glory of life; take a chance on people. Smile. Talk to students and professors—you’ll make some dear friends that way. Remember that this is your life. How do you want to live it? What kind of adventure do you want? This is only the first step. Be yourself and thrill to this miracle of living.

I would tell my high school self that staying in the dorms may seem like a good idea, but avoiding them is even a better idea. The dorms were filthy, co-ed, filled with drugs and alcohol abusers, and smelled like stale booze and throw up. I was fortunate enough to get an apartment on my own for my sophomore year, and it worked out great. My grades went up (significantly because the distractions and noise was removed), I was much happier, and overall a better student. I would also tell my high school self to take full advantage of clubs and groups on campus that may later have a positive impact on employment or resume building. I attended political debates, but I could have joined an organization. I supported the environmental petitions, but I could have participated in their campaigns. My biggest advice though, would be to not obsess over grades. I spent so much time worrying and distracting myself from my studies because I was so afraid of failure. I look back and wonder why it was such a big deal. I tried and I never failed anyway, so worrying was pointless. Have fun. Study hard. Smile.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to enjoy the beauties of every moment. To do what felt right in every moment and not to be afraid of what other's thought. I would tell myself to just do what made me happy and not care about what other people think, and not worry so much about doing what I thought would make me look cool. To make an effort to give. To bring special value to every passing moment. To make every experience with other people a beautiful bonding moment. But mostly, to just be happy. To do what makes me happy, and assure him that everything else would fall into place after that. To not live my life trying to impress others, but to live the life that I want to live.

I would tell my youngerself to step up his game. You need to prepare for the future and not just focus on the here and now. Start getting scholarships and takeing higher level thinking classes.

I know that the notoriety of playing football is appealing. They are going to offer you a one-of-a-kind experience, miking it sound like the other way. My advice is for you to not listen to your parents, coaches, or friends. Painting means alot to you, and trust me, you will just end up going back to school five years later to finish the art degree you should have concentrated on anyways. Im already here, reaping the benefits of listening to a deeper part of me. Try to dig past the promises of some worldy happiness, and decide what would ultimately make you your optimal self. Sit in the dark and contemplate before making a decision. Seperate yourself from any distractions. Art will be there long after your knee surgeries have healed. Dedicate more than just a passive interest in it. Dealv into it with all that you have. Rebel. You wont regret it.