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If i could give myself any advice as a high school senior i would say: Dear Riley, Seriously, stop stressing so much. This is such an exciting time in your life, learn to enjoy it because everything else is going to fall into place. Lighten up, learn to lean on those around you, they only want to help and don't worry about working so hard, you will be able to buy a newer car with the money you have saved, and you will be very broke after you do but it will be much better than driving the screaming metal death trap that you did before. Also, take the time to apply for more scholarships, school is VERY expensive. Smile more, it will be a tough summer trying to prepare and adjust for the upcoming year but you will survive it, I promise.

I would tell myself that it is O.K. to be nervous, and that I will, no matter what, enjoy what I am doing. I would also mention to myself to try harder to find a job so I could have started saving money for loans.

go foward and pursuit your dreams

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a senior, I would never miss that opportunity. I would tell myself that it is perfectly okay to not know what I want to do just yet, and not stress too much over it. I would tell myself that college is a great time and a wonderful opportunity. I would tell myself that college will be so different than you would expect, and so many opportunities will come to you. I would tell myself to keep my head up, and keep motivated for you have a long road ahead, but it will be a beautiful journey with exciting changes.

The best advice I could give myself, back as a high school senior, is simply to take advantage of everything that you can. Every organization, club, sports team, take advantage of it. Also, get those grades up. Do the best you can, not just so you can graduate, so you can get into a good well respected college. Be careful with your money too, save as much as you can. And remember, time is limited. Once it goes by, you cannot get it back, which is why you have to take advantage of every opptornity you can get. Formulate a plan, and stick to it, and make sure this plan is realistic, and set a path to reach your goals. Also, when you get back from all that military training, do not waste any time. Begin immeditally applying to colleges, and do not get stuck working a job with little room for growth. Just remember, time not utalized is time lost, and you can never get it back. Keep pushing for your goals, be smart with your money, and keep your grades up.

Study what you want to, not what your parents would like you to study, it will only put you and your family through undesired debt and a lot of wasted time.

If I could go back in 2009 and talk to Jho, I would have said to drop Music Theory immediately as an elective regardless of what Mommy and Daddy said or thought. I would have told Jho to speak up and make your voice known. Even though I applied for home Ec and had to forceable drop that class because my voice nor opinion didn't mattered. I would have made stressed it and made it imparative to both parents that I do have a bright and successful future in the Food Industry. Though I never got to fully express my talents in the kitchen because of restrictions. I would have told Jho to go in faith to prepare a delicious dinner in the kitchen and surprise everyone. Regardless of the punishment for preparing dinner DO IT! Convince them, let them believe in the future you aspire and have them support you instead of pushing you over on the side. Now, if that did not work and they still did not believe, emancipate yourself immediately and start pursuing your college degree without their help instead of waiting four years and finally having the courage to do it.

Looking back to my senior year of high school, I would have told myself to relax and have fun. I feel as if seniors in high school anticipate, rather than participate. Instead of worrying about the unknown, students should live in the moment and embrace every oppertunity that passes by. These moments are the stepping stones to the future you have always dreamed of. There will be days when you feel defeated and lost, but you must stay determined and remember that every day is a new beginning. Most importantly, you are not alone. Everyone around you is feeling a different mix of emotions, and it is up to you to find the person you can connect and find comfort with. This person, or group of people, will be your anchor for this segement of your life. Enjoy your independence, have fun, and become the person you want to be.

The advice i would give myself is that i really should have tried harder to make better grades to increase my gpa. Even though i had a 3.8 i would have loved to get higher to increase my rank in my class. I would have also applied to alot more scholarships then instead of now.

I believe I would tell myself to have the courage to keep my self motivated always, and to never let others opinions bring you down. Hold your head high and do not be discouraged if you are the youngest, going to college a year early may seem like a struggle now but in the future that is a major achievement. You can not accept no for an answer if you are determined push forward always, especially if it will be benefitial to your industry experience and resume in the future. Be aware of your surroundings not all people are as nice as they may seem, you need to always be payign attention to who your friends are and if they are making decisions that you think are okay for you. People change, do not be upset if one friend is not around any more you will find many for friends and jealousy is a virtue that they need to grow out of, which luckily we realized early on, Goodluck and never let someone ruin your hopes and dreams you have potential so let it grow.