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College life is little confusing. It's a lot of what you expected but there are some things that you won't forsee. One of the biggest pieces of advice I can give you is to do everything you can to earn scholarships. Take the ACT many times and study hard for it. It is more important to your future education than you think. Your GPA is great but keep pushing until the end. Get on the ball fast. Deadlines come faster than you may think. A lot is going to change so just be ready for it. There is a lot to do to get ready for college but it's not all stressful. You're going to college! Have fun! This will be one of the funnest phases of your life. It is also one of the most important. With friends around you and an amazing school you will have a ball. Overall I would say focus on your ACT score so you can apply for as many scholarship opportunities as possible. Always be aware of deadlines and have a blast! College is something to look forward to.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself to make sure to get enough sleep and, most importantly, to keep believing in myself. I would tell my seventeen-year-old self that people would call me crazy for moving out and taking sixteen credit hours while working 25 hours a week, devoting two nights a week to church service, and having a serious boyfriend, but that it was very much possible to balance all of these things. It wouldn't be easy by any means, but I would tell her that she shouldn't listen to those who said it was impossible, because it was very much possible. If I could, I would tell my younger self to make sure I was in bed by midnight every night so I could more fully enjoy the social life that I had, do better academically, and be a happier person when I went to work each night. Overall though, I would tell my younger self to enjoy the moment and to have fun while it lasted because the chance to be eighteen and in college comes only once to everyone.

Looking back on my senior year of high school, I would have told myself to calm down. I was so stressed about making it into college and wondering about how I would survive. Since moving out and actually attending college I have realized that all that stress only makes everything harder. If I had not been so upset about passing classes and not wanting to grow up I would have had more time to enjoy myself and to complete my assignments earlier so I would not have had to stress out about it. College is so different from high school in so many ways but when you are calm about it the transition becomes much easier.

If I could go back in time to the point when I was a high school senior, I would tell myself to start looking for scholarships and other opportunities! I realized that too late. I would tell myself to quit looking ahead at what your apartments going to look like and if you'll make enough friends, if you'll have enough money. I would tell myself to just slow down and enjoy being in high school, quit worrying about the future! I'd say things like, "join a club!" And, "take advantage of your small classes." What I would mostly stress, however, is to find a good quality friend. In the end, those are what truly matter. Not the popular kids to make you appear cooler, not the jocks to make you look more athletic. But someone who will truly stay by your side no matter what. Having as awesome friend would have been nice as I made the transition into college. I would remind myself to just slow down and enjoy the beauty that life has to offer, because growing up isn't as fun as it always seemed.

Dear High School Crystal, Please get more sleep, stop worrying about friends, study harder, you're about to get married, six months out of High School, to your best friend of 9 years. He will land a great job, as a police office, three years after your married, you will have two handsome boys. Then your husband will be convicted, of molesting a young boy, and scented to prison. You will be forced to raise the boys alone, with no child support ,your dreams for going to college will have to wait until they are older. You will start college when you are 35 and your boys will be 16 and 12. After your first semester of collage, you will be told that you have a brain tumor, on your pituitary gland. You will be working nights, going to school all day and still raising your boys. Please Study harder so that when you enter collage you will have more opportunities for grants and scholar ships to lighten the load of your normal bills and all the medical bills that will add up. DON’T GIVE UP! AND PROVE TO YOUR BOYS, ANYHTING IS POSSIBLE WITH AN EDUCATION.

i would tell myself not to stress myself out about college. its not the end of the world. It is an extreme change from the usual routine. You dont have the safety net of high school and living with parents. It is a lot of responsibility but you will make it through. Its not the end of the world. You do survive through it and it all works out. So stressing about all this little things is pointless. They are not important and they wont affect you when you go to college. All these things will work out. there are always ways to make college happen. Whether its tgrough financial aid or even scholorships like this one that give to the opprotunity to pay for books and tuition. The stress of money is a heavy load but there are ways to accomplish what you want. Things dont have to be easy just doable. So whatever you want to do you can do it. You just have to make an effort and work hard at it.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself that there are a ton of scholarships toward your college education that you can only get as a senior in high school. Look those up and apply because you will want all the money you can get to help you get your college education. College can be very expensive to get through just to get to a job you want to be successful at so take scholarships seriously now. Even if you think that a lot of people are applying and you don't really have a chance of being awarded money, still apply because there is no damage done in trying. There can be damage done, though, if you run out of money because you did not apply for scholarships.

If I would go back in high school and warn myself about what I needed to learn before coming to college, I would tell myself to apprechiate my parents more. You don't realize how much work your mom does in doing the laundry, keeping the house clean, and cooking dinner everyday until you don't have it anymore. You don't realize how much your dad does in going to work everyday, in paying for your sport activities, and nagging you about getting you homework in until you don't have that anymore. You don't realize how much both of them in making sure that you are safe, happy, and supported until you don't have it anymore. Tell them thank you more. Tell them you love them more. Show them you love them more. Give back to them.

High school isn't everything! I know that right now sports, popularity, and dance dresses seem like life itself. You have a great reality check coming because there is so much more to life than those high school things! Enjoy high school while you are there, but know that it isn't the end. There are much bigger and better things coming your way. Prepare yourself for college as much as you can. Learn how to make friends, get a job and save up money, learn good household habits, and take your studies seriously. The struggles that come with high school life will soon fade and you will wonder why you worried about those things. A broader perspective will come with your life changing into the college experience. Don't worry and stress so much...just learn to have fun!

Don’t let them fool you. Senior year will not be the best year of your life, because the best year of your life can only be decided on the last year of your life. The transition you are about to face will be exciting, new, and full of adventure. Life after high school is still life, so you have to remember to take a moment to breathe in the new air around you, because new is good. Your life in college is going to bring you many unexpected things, many unexpected friends, and many unexpected choices. These are the times you can’t rely on your lunchtime posse to decide if you should take an internship from John Hopkins or study abroad in Italy. These are the decisions that can change your entire life. So these, these years after high school will be the best years of your life. Take a leap of faith, and definitely take a class you would never see yourself taking. So, don’t let them fool you, life after high school, is still life, and trust me, it’s amazing.