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If I were to go back and talk to my high school self i would have said that you need to learn how to make a schedule and then get in a habit of either writing down a to-do list or using a daily planner. Also I would make sure that my high school self knows that homework is going to take a lot more time and you get a lot more to do so plan around that. Basically the main thing i would have told my old self is that I need to learn how to be more organized and how to get stuff done.

If I could return to my senior year, I would tell myself 3 things. First, I would tell myself to do more scholarships. I spent hours and hours doing scholarships, but there's never too many to apply for. Second, I would tell myself not to stress out so much about leaving for school. The transition seemed daunting, but it went much smoother than I could have everimagined. Finally, I would tell myself to keep working hard. Don't let myself get down on things that I can't change anymore, and move forward in all things.

I would tell myself that I should take more of a variety of classes. I am undecided on a major and so if I would have taken some different classes, I might have been able to narrow down on a career that I would enjoy. I highly recommend for all undecided college students that they take a variety of classes.

If I were able to go back and talk to myself, I would make me straighten up my act my senior year. I would tell myself that even though it was senior year and I thought I was almost done with schooling up to that point, that I still had a long ways to go. I would have told myself that I needed to take classes seriously because they were the only things that were going to prepare me for my next level of schooling. If I would have known what I do now about college, I would have acted and would have been more committed to my schooling at the end of my high school career.

Elizabeth, I know this sounds weird but I am you in eight years. I know you have your mind made up on the military. It's a wonderful idea to protect the people who saved you as a baby. Here are some things I want you to be ready for while your away. You will have four nephews and a neice that you will never see grow up. Your foster father will have a heart attack. You are going to see the most beautiful places in the world and you will see the worst countries. You will help womens education in third world countries and you will help the orphans of AIDs victims in Ethiopia. You will have times where you have to take action that will haunt you. But I want to tell you that you are strong. I want to tell you to complete as much school as you can while you are active military. When you get out your body will be very broken. You can't see the physical wounds on me but something will happen and you wont be able to do things you can today. Don't take this life for granted. God bless.

I would tell myself three things. One- stay up those extra couple hours to get the better grade, two- start building credit so I could have gotten accepted for private laons on my own, and three APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. Better grades would of helped me recieve scholarships and get into my first choice school, and develop better studying techniques. Building my credit would of saved me a lot of headaches I endured getting denied from every private loan place with a cosigner. As annoying and time consuming as it may be apply for as many scholarships as possible, because that's FREE money for school.

I would let myself know not to wait before getting into the early biology courses so that i wouldnt have to take as long to get my degree finished. Also I woul dlet myslef know that it does get easier to handle and there is a lot of people that are willing to help, and not to wait to seek out that help.

Knowing what I know today about attending college, I would advise my past high school self to experience all in a healthy way. Volunteer as much as possible. Join clubs and organizations that help our world. Do not be afraid of the unknown. Do not stay in your comfort bubble. Converse with people who have opposite beliefs. Know that as strong as your beliefs are, someone believes the opposite just as strongly; and, when you believe in something so strongly, your mind becomes more closed. The more open you are to new experiences, the further you will learn and grow. Love everyone. Smile at everyone. Study abroad. Stay happy and healthy!

I would tell myself to not let anyone hold you back. To get to where you want to be, you need to stay focused of your goals. I would also tell myself to make more time for family because, once you're away at college, you will miss them like crazy and will wish you spent more time with them. I would tell myself to save more money instead of spending it on clothes and eating out because once you're in college, you will automatically be in debt. Lastly, I would tell myself that mistakes are okay. They will happen along the way, but there's no need to deny they ever happened. You are only human, and no human is perfect. You will never get to where you want to be unless you learn from your mistakes. In able to learn from them, it is okay to make them.

Don't go to college until you know what you want to achieve, and are ready to work for it. Until then, you won't be ready to take full advantage of the incredible opportunities that spending four years on a university campus will offer. Once you're ready, go for it 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}. It's important to get those A's, and it's just as important to get to know your professors. They're people, just like you, and they have the power to open doors and give you opportunities that you'd never even know about otherwise. Ultimately, it doesn't matter how smart you are. What matters is how hard you're willing to work. Build things. Make things. Meet people. Work hard. Take care of your body. Fill your brain with knowledge. You owe it to yourself to do these things, because when it comes down to it, this is the only life you get. Always remember these famous words: "The future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one!" - Dr. Emmett Brown