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Girl Patrice there's no time for games. Once you are in the real world there isn't any returning. Either you're going to school or you 're going to work. You know your parent aren't going to play the radio with you. They want you to become a somebody. That they can be proud of. Besides life is rough on it's own. So make the GPA that would guarantee you into that prestious university or college you want to attend. Your future is bright and don't give up your light for a misily kiss goodnight. You don't have time for maybes. You need something written in stone.

If I could go back as a high school senior I would have did so many things different. First off I would have encouraged myself to maintain a high GPA and also a high SAT score. In high school I made alot of mistakes that I wish I could take back, I wish I would have been more focused and thought about my future more. But being that I didnt really have a supportive parent it made it kind of hard to encourage myself. I just wish my mother wouldnt have given me so much freedom and been there to talk and really stay on me about getting good grades. High school students need to know that high school is very important because its the first step in starting a successful career. If I would have known the things I know now I believe I would have been able to be accepted in my first choice of college and not have had to fall for my back-up school. Now im encouraging myself more because I want to accomplish all my goals I set out so that I may have a bright future.

If I could go back in time and give myself advice the first thing I would instill in my past self would be the trait of self discipline and focus. One of the largest differences from high school to college is the lack of those people with positive intentions that continue to help and push you in the right direction. With the creation of self discipline as well focus at a younger age one can see further success in college then one who has found those traits to be necessary for success at a later age or time period. The next thing I would instill in my past self would be the trait of finding people with good intentions. In life it is far to easy to find people who have personal agendas which include damaging others priorities to fufill their own. Once one learns how to find people with positive intentions they can help create a college environment in which they are surrounded by people willing to help them as well as create positive opportunities for them.

I would tell myself to get a journal and write down all of my goals, long and short term, and ways to achieve them. In that journal would also be a list of priorities, and would encourage myself to look at them often. I would tell myself that its not going to be easy, but to consider those that worked hard for me to be able to take advantage of educational opportunity today. I would remind myself that the world is full of people that eat, dress, think, pray, act, and look different than myself and to appreciate our differences. I would encourage myself to take adavantage of my on-campus resources, those that are academic and otherwise, because my tuition has been pre-paid whether I use them or not. I would remind myself that my word and reputation are two of the most important things. Being a man of my word and displaying professionalism is mediocre. I would remind myself that everytime I go somewhere, that I need to leave a mark, perhaps by autographing my work with excellence. Lastly, I would tell myself to treat everyone with even more respect than I would expect.

If i could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would warn myself about the work over load. Back when I was in high school, I had terrible study habits. I would always wait until the last minute to complete assignments and study for tests. All the teachers would warn us that once we came to college, we would have to develop better studying techniques. At first I used to think "I will do just fine with the study habits I have now. I have done rather well by cramming, so it should work when I get to college." Huge mistake! I am only a college freshman and i just completed my first semester of the 2009-2010 school year and already I feel like I have been hit with a huge work overload. In the beginning I tried to do the whole "wait-until-the-last-minute/cramming" thing, and quickly I began to fall behind. I thought I could do it like I did in high school, but I was completely wrong. Around the middle of the semester I began to change my ways for the better.

the advice that i would give myself would be to practice not procrastinating. college is about time management and if you dont manage your time you will not suceed. as yuou get older time becomes your best-friend so why not practice now. I would also inform myself on having proper communication skills. These skills are important because you may have to communicate with people who are in higher positions in order to recieve the help u need. Lastly I would remind myself that , your not goin to automatically become smarter during your first year in college. As time goes by you will see the changes, and hopefully use those skills as you succeed on the next level.

If I had the chane to go back in time, the best advice I would give myself is to keep my grade point average above a 3.0 and apply for scholarships earlier than what I did. I would tell myself that college life is what you make it, and i have the chance to make it enjoyable and keep my grades up. I would also tell myself about the costs of tuition and payments that would have to be made on time. Times are not as easy as they were when I was growing up and money is a major issue with the family. These are the key things i would tell myself if given the chance to go back in time and talk with myself.

Shanique, college will be a totally different experience. It will be nothing like highschool. For one thing highschool was free, college is not. Make sure you apply for as many scholarships and or grants you can get your hands on because you never know what may happen finacially in the future. Your mother is a single mom and by applying for these scholarships you will have helped her out a lot. i think you should put a little more effort into your AP statistics class, yes it is a very difficult class, but college is all about GPA's and right now its good that you have a 3.1, but if you get a 3.5 by the time graduation comes you will be considerd for the presidential or provo scholarship and this way your four years at state will be free because they will pay for the full four years. also another thing try retaking your SAT the higher score you get the more money you get for school. good luck and have a wonderful senior year.

I would tell my self to sudy harder because college is not a joke. Yes high school is easier, but when you get to college its harder. The professors do not play. If you dont turn in your work on tme, then you will get a zero on that assignment. I will tell my self to get a job and save up money. Even though the Finical Aid will cover the cost, you still need to have money saved up for a "rainy day."

If I had the chance to go back and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself to do three things; one look into more than one major, two fill out more scholarships and last but surely not least try to find time to enjoy your senior year. If I would have know this things as a senior in high school I believe that freshman year would be different because I would have spend least time trying to find a major that fit me, does college fit me, how am I going to pay for it and more time enjoying my senior in high school while still working hard. Even though I found the rite college for me I still wonder from time to time how things would have been I would have took time out to breath for my senior year and sit back and think of all the things that goes in to being a college freshman. Still at the end of the day I?m truly happy with the choice I made during my senior year and I would not feel right if I had the chance to go back and change them.