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After taking numerous Psychology courses, I have learned that asking a 17 or 18 year old child to decide on what they want to do for the rest of his or her life is not fair. At that age, kids do not have the capacity to really plan for their future. There is too much going on. If I could tell myself something that I know that I would have absolutely listened to, I would say that I do not need to make any big decisions. I would let myself know that it is okay for me to get some general classes out of the way. I would let myself know that this is the time to find out who I am. I would advise myself to enjoy everything, work hard, but do not stress. Everything will work out, and even if it takes some time, you are right where you need to be.

I would tell myself to study harder or at least more often. I would also insist that I start applying for scholarships earlier, not give up on them, and search hard for any monetary help I could get. However, some of the most important advice would be to relax more, try not to stress about school so much. In the end, everything turns out okay, even if you get a B every now and then...

If there are a couple of things that I could go back and say to myself when I graduated high school, it would be this; 1.) Have fun and 2.) Work really hard. When I was in high school, I use to be a trumpet guru and when I first stepped into college, I discontinued with music. I took my dgree way to seriously and I didn't see anytime for me to do music and so I gave up on that. For two years, I was missing something but I could not figure out what it was until I joined the Singing Statesmen. That is when I started to really notice the fun things in college. I go back to my old high school and I say college isnt about just learning about your degree, its also about learnning who you are as a person. I love talking with professors about different aspects of life and some of my professors are my friends. I learned that going to school was fun. With alot of fun also comes alot of hard work. I work on school work about 12 hours a night and sometimes more. Dont give up faith.

There are some really important changes you need to make to be happy and successful. The most crucial is having a vision for what you want to do and more importantly, who you want to be. Start simply by taking what you're good at and apply that to how you can make a difference in life. Whether that life be your own or someone elses, remember to look to do good. Create a vision around this and then make the steps to accomplish it!

If I could go back in time and give my senior self advice, it would be to study harder for AP tests and not to stress as much because it all turned out just fine. The biggest thing I would tell myself is to save money in anyway that I could, because it's hard to make and to apply for more scholarships. Knowing what I know now, I would probably not get an apartment while I had the option to stay home. That would've saved so much money. However, all that being said, there is not a lot that I would advise myself to do because I am quite pleased as to how everything worked out, this far anyway. I love my school, I love my environment, and most importantly I love what I'm studying.

I would first tell myself that your social life is not everything, however as long as your grades are a priority you must get involved in student groups to meet people and truly experience the wonders of your college years! Treat every moment in college like your last because before you know it, it's all over. The people you meet in college will be your lifelong friends, treat them as such. These are the people you will grow with, cry with, laugh with, maybe travel with and honestly enjoy the best time of your life with; therefore always be there for them. Also, I would tell myself to take a break sometimes to smell the flowers. So many times I got so caught up in homework I missed the true living part of life. Above all, be who you are and don't let anyone change that. If someone tries to change who you are you need to evaluate whether they are trying to help you out of love orselfishness and act accordingly. Lastly, don't settle for mediocrie; not mediocre faith, mediocre grades, a mediocre education or a mediocre career. Always strive for the best in life.

If I had a chance to to back in time to talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell him that he should study English as much as he could. I am a student from Vietnam, and English is my second language. This is the weakest point when I come to the United States to study. It is really not easy to study in a language that is not my native language. Sometimes it takes me three to four days or even a week to finish a book intead of two or three days for other student. This is why I want to tell myself in highschool to study English more so that I can study better when I am in university. Also, I want to tell him that "hey you, try to find a way to make money, so you will not have to go to college or university. This is good for you and for me."

I would tell myself to forget the limitations people place on you in college. I am capable of much more than what people tell me and not to underestimate myself. I would say to take my English compisition classes more seriously because when I get into college they will help me with my English minor, the one thing I swore I would never make myself do. I would say to trust my mom and dad because they are smarter than I am. They have more life experience and want to help me succeed, not hinder me. Lastly, I would tell myself to have fun and loosen up a little bit, life is worth spending extra time with your friends at a sports game and not studying your life away. There's plenty of time for that in college!

I would say that I should try harder to get better grades and learn more of the material ahead of time. I would definantly tell myself to study some on the weekends and use my free time more productively. Another piece of advice I think I would have benefeited from was to branch out more socially, because half of the college experience is getting to know new people and experiencing new things.

I did a jump start program, and I am so glad that I did. It taught me so much about handling heavier loads and taking responsibility for the work I did. In fact, I wanted to take responsibility for my grades and work because it was so rewarding! Although there were so many benefits to my early college program, there were some drawbacks. I was still very young and I think it made me fast forward during some years that would have been great memory makers as a Junior/Senior. I also thought that I wanted to be a teacher and began pursuing that degree, little did I know that I would take an Anatomy Physiology class hoping to get by and end up loving it! That class became my inspiration to pursue Nursing and I turned around and signed up for as many health science classes that I could take. So I would tell myself not to be settled on anything right away, but to go and discover the possibilites. I would say, "Stop rushing, and be open and willing to learn what could be."