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If I had the grand opportunity to go back in time for this purpose alone, there would be a lot to be said to myself. First would be encouragement not to give up! Ten years from now you'll wish that you had stuck with this and graduated in time, then gone on to college! Also, make sure that when you set your mind to something, anything, don't give up on it. Trust me it's well worth it in the end. I'm the version of you ten years from now, and now in college, working full-time, and making our lives for the better. the point is that this is achievable now instead of later! Just make sure that you keep pushing forward and keep your nose to the grindstone. It may not be the greatest as of now. But believe you me, it's worth it in the end. Good luck and see you soon!

Apply for all the scholarships you can you dolt!

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself first to look for more grants and scholarships instead of just relying on the FAFSA. Probably one of the things I would put a lot more emphasis on would be telling myself to get more involved once I got to college. I am involved but it would have hurt any by joining more organizations and clubs. This may sound funny but one of the other things I would mention would be not to be scared to take advantage of all the free food oportunities. Finally I would tell myself to relax and not worry about how supposedly hard college will be because West Texas A&M has great professors and it will be easy, fun, and one of the best experiences of my life!

I would tell my high school self to search for more scholarships and try harder to fund my educational endeavors. Paying for my university hasnt been easy considering i come from a poor background and a single mother. I would tell myself to be more organized and to get into the habit of managing my time. College is all about organization and time management. I would tell myself that the Nursing path that we have chosen is the correct one even when I had my doubts. Nursing will allow me to help people like many random people have helped me. My mom would always tell me, "Puede mas el que quiere, Que el que puede". Which means, The person that has the want, will always be more than the person that can. I know it sounds confusing be let me explain. I grew up with nothing but with my mother and brother and my drive to succeed in this country. My mom said that "my want" or desire to succeed will always be stronger than someones who will go to college because they have someone paying for it already. My desire to better myself no one will ever take away.

Being a senior in high school can either make or break one's future. There are many decisions to make for example what colleges to apply to, what to wear to prom, and going out on Friday nights or studying. Looking back at my senior year I thought it was breeze because I didn't push myself to take those top end math or science classes. I didn't want to be away from home and I had two horses to carry with me so I went to the local junior college. Since I was the first in my family to go to college, I didn't have anyone to look up to or follow. Now having experienced two years at College of the Sequoias (Visalia, CA), I would definitely tell myself as a senior to "What do you have to lose? Being scared isn't an option and you're horses are good enough to rodeo." Although I am going to college to be a physical therapist I still would love to be involved in college rodeo. I would say to myself, "you will figure it out once you get there, but you just need to go."

I would advice myself to be more in tune with the professors, faculty, etc. Also i would advce myself to step out of my comfort zone quicker in order to make friends and meet new people faster. The reason is when I first arrived I believed that the faculty did not care if I passed or failed that I had to do evertything on my own. However, this is not the case many of the faculty care and are very enthusiastic about helping me find aid. Whether it be through money or academics. The second reason I believe I should have stepped out of my comfort zone is so that I could cease more opportunities that had beeen offered to me that I turned down because I was not comfortable in Studying abroad or other such things. On top of that I met mant great people through the university and if I had acquired there contact info they would have made great mentors and refrences. As a result I do regret not being comfortable with staying in touch with them. However, I would always tell myself as a highschool senior to attend WTAMU.

I had always heard teachers say that the transition from high school to college is very hard and know that I have experienced that I have to agree. When students start college in my opinion is like starting a new life, because you don’t know anybody, and you are there by yourself, you have to make new friends and meet new people, and you have to adapt to different cultures and surroundings. All these things that I have mention are the things that I went through whenever I started college, and to make things worse I am a first generation student, that means I had anybody in my family that had attended college before so I didn’t know anything about moving into college. However now that I know about the transition and college life and if I could go back to my senior year the advice that I would give myself is to always apply for things the earliest you can because I have learned that people who apply early to things such as scholarships and housing they are the ones that get the most money or the better dorms.

Carlos! Dont waste your first semester in your dorm room! Go out, make friends, get involved, have fun!!

I would advise myself to slow down and take the idea of college serious. At 17 there is a lot you don't know about life and the world no matter how mature you feel you are. The most important message I would convey to my high school senior self would be... Nobody is going to totally honest with you and tell you the decisions you make now at 17 can affect how the rest of your life turns out. Student loans and bills are immenient, make sound decisions and do not over extend yourself financially. It would be really smart to start looking for different scholarship opportunites right now because it will make all the difference once you arrive on campus in August. Last and most important, when you get to campus remember that you are there to take of business and graduate. Don't party too hard because its hard to make it to class Thursday and Friday mornings after going to college night at bars. Make sure to enjoy the great new opportunities and people that will come into your life.

I would research more about the college life and scholarships. I will build better study habits and learn how to use time management skills.