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If I could go back to my senior year I would become more involved in my school. I would join as many organizations as possible, go on as many trips as I could, go to every sports event, and I would live it up as much as I could while I still had the free time. Now that I'm a full time college student I'm always busy. The grown up stage has taken full effect. I work, go to class, do homework, sleep and repeat. Sometimes I can even go all day without remembering to eat because I'm so busy. I miss the free time I once had. While I was in high school, everyone was worried about the latest drama and who's talking about who. If I could go back I would tell myself that these people and the drama that I'm worried about now won't matter a year from now, so have fun while you still can. Too soon you'll be looking back on your high school years and realize they were some of the best and most important years of your life.

Go with your strengths, and you will be fine.

To 17 year old Bo, Within your heart , there is already a passion tugging at you; pulling you towards a profession where you will make a difference. Yes, there are many distractions and paths that look attractive, but they will never lead you to longterm happiness. Bo, Don't go that direction! In order to be truly "successful", you must be who you really are; pursue what you are truly passionate about. You need to follow the dream God placed in your heart. As a boy who always challenged the physical limits of what was reasonable or safe (like riding a cocker spaniel through the dining room at age 5), you often found yourself in the doctor's office. Each time you were excited by the surroundings; in awe about things like: how to read the X-ray, how the nurse was able to gather a blood pressure reading, why you needed an IV, etc. You will have to work hard; putting yourself through college by working two jobs. But it will be worth it! Caring for patients that are injured or sick is exactly what you need to be doing! This is what God intended you to do, Bo.

There are many things that I would tell my self but I will start with the most important thing, that i failed to pay attention to while I was in school. I would tell myself that I need manage my time wisely. I would also tell myself to get on top of things. Just as i did with my work I applied to college late and I was put behind a whole semester. I woud make sure that I stressed to myself that time is something that you cant get back and everyone is not waiting on us. I will make sure I applied for more scholarships. Money is not easy to get you have to work for the money that is given to yoou for college because no one likes to waste their money. This is a very key factor in college because if can not prove that you deserve to be there, YOU WONT. I would tell myself that OUR future is important and if YOU want to become what WE want to be then follow yourself and dont follow someone that doesnt know anything about your future.

Knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition, if I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to plan more effectively for my future. After completing my freshman year in college, I’ve learned that college can be challenging, and I wish I’d been more prepared for college life on a financial and personal level. I would emphasize the importance of financial planning for college. I had to get two loans to pay for my second semester in college, and I wish I’d been more financially prepared for college. I would advise myself to apply and search for more scholarships, save money, etc. I would also tell myself to work on my communication and social skills. I was voted “Most Bashful” for my senior superlative. Now that I’m in a leadership position for an organization I’m in, I realize the importance of having these skills and wish I’d worked on them more while I was in high school. Finally, I’d tell myself to remember to just enjoy senior year because although college is rewarding, but also stressful.

Don't trust a test to tell you what kind of math course to go into. The teachers will range from utterly apathetic to entirely concerned with your success. Trust your advisor but think about your own capabilies before signing up for courses.

When you leave High School, you're going to be convinced that waiting for college is a good idea. 11 years later you will be a college freshman at 29, this is not a situation you want to be in, all of your friends have since graduated college as you wasted time. You need to go straight into colleged and give much more effort than you did in HS. Going to colleged and sticking to it is one of the most important decisions you can make.

Lauren! Take your eyes off that T.V. screen and start studying for the ACT. It is your freshmen year in high school. This is where it counts. College will not pay for itself. All this free time girl, you need to go ahead and apply for scholarships too while you are at it. You already have the grades but you are lacking in awareness. No one is going to tell you any of this because they cannot live your life. Use that wonderful brain of yours for more than just memorizing the answers to some test you are never going to remember taking when you step foot into the real world! So get up off your butt and work harder. Remember 'on time is late and early is on time.'

I would advise myself to work on my time management skills because they are critical to success in college. I would also advise myself to learn how to study, because even though high school was not hard and I didn't have to study, learning how to study in high school would have made my transition to college level work much easier.

Don't give up or let anything get in your way, keep pushing forward!!! Stay focused and maintain balance.

If I could go back I would tell myself, none of this matters. College is so much better. No one in college cares who you were in high school. I would tell myself that I qould find friends that I never thought I would ever have and do thing I never would have ever thought. I do not regret a single second of college.

First of all, I’d like to say Congrats! You worked hard to graduate #6 in your senior high school class. You will absolutely love the freedom of living on campus. A few things you should remember; no one is there to wake you up for those early morning classes so always set your alarm. You’ve always gotten along with others, so living with a roommate won’t be a terrible experience, but you will learn that some people aren’t as tidy as others. Don’t fret if you can't stand the mess, you’ll be able to switch to an available open room. Also, you will not have the same classmates you have had for the past four years. Campus organizations will aid tremendously in meeting new people, but don’t overwhelm yourself with the task of holding positions in those organizations. Focus on academics, maintain your GPA, and complete the Honors Program, which may not include courses you’d generally select, but they will provide challenging and interesting debate. Lastly, college will be a rollercoaster of heartbreak and disappointment, but you will become stronger and wiser from these experiences and the wounds will eventually dissipate.

Do not procrastinate on anything. Do the work in advance so you are not rushing to get work done and staying up late to finsih the work.

To stay focused and read deeply into all the choices that are available to me when it comes choosing the right college. Because when it comes to what college a person wants to attend it is to stick with them through their whole life as to if it was the right pick or not.

Don't procrastinate! If you know you have a big assignment to do and it's due in two weeks, go ahead and start on it when it is first given to you. You never know what might come up during the week your big assignment is due. To eliminate the stress, start on the assignment as soon as possible and just work on it every other day until it's complete. Remember, if you need help don't be afraid to ask for it and always ask multiple questions when you don't understand something.

If I could return to my senior year of highschool and offer myself the best advice possible, I would advise myself to give college 110{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of my best efforts. I would tell myself not to hold back, not to focus on unnecessary obstacles that go hand in hand with being a college student, but to proceed with all I have to give. I made many mistakes as a college freshman. The number one mistake being that I did not give 110{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}. I was troubled by the obstacles of everyday life, such as working too many shifts at my job in order to pay my bills, spending too much time on recreational activites and with my friends. I was focused on making a living outside of school. While making a living is important, the most justice I could have done for myself was to realize that my hard work would have prospered had I dedicated it to my education first. Although taking on a new college environment and the schoolwork that it an entails can be quite a struggle, it would be one that would prove to be worth my while. I would have saved myself from "learning the hard way".

During my senior year of high school, I placed a great deal of stress on myself due to my financial situation. I constantly worried about not being able to finish school because my finances would not allow me to do so. To remedy this sitaution, I spent hours glued to my computer chair while I browsed the internet and applied for any scholarship that I qualified for. Applying for scholarships took up so much of my time that occassionally I would have to wake up an hour or two before I normally did for school to finish the homework that I had forgotten about. If I could go back in time, I would lock my computer away and tell myself to enjoy my senior year to the fullest extent. I was able to get enough scholarships to put myself through school, but I should not have given up school or social events and sleep in order to apply for them. Once I realized I had enough money to pay for school, I instantly regretted the amount of time I spent on the computer and always wished that I could go back and actually enjoy my senior year.

If I could go back in time, even if it was only to give the past me some advice for the upcoming and exciting college experience, I would say absolutely nothing - not because I felt I didn't need the advice at that time, but because I needed not to have the advice. I learned so much throughout my college experience, and whether good or bad, those experiences shaped me and will continue to do so throughout my entire life. If I were to go back in time to warn or give advice on what decisions to make during that experience, I would deprive myself of all the things I learned there. For example, I developed a good work ethic, learned how to calm people down when things get intense, and how to break off a bad relationship. If I had shielded myself from these experiences then I would not have learned all the amazing things that I did. Yes, if I had the chance to go back in time, my greatest advice would be total and complete silence.

I would tell myself make sure you understand who you are and what you believe upon entering college. College is full of diferent people and personalities. If you don't know what you stand for, college will decide for you. You might not know what you want to be in life or how you are going to get there. However, one thing to be sure of is your values and beliefs. Once you enter college people don't know if you were the president of your high school, a child of a minister, an "A" student, or the worse student in class. All they see is another person. You then have the opportunity to drop, add, or keep your values. Whatever you choose your going to be faced with a decision to make on what type of peson you want to be known as. But that question can't be answered once you get there, you have to make up your mind now while your still in high school. If you wait until you get there you will look up and find yourself somewhere doing something you never dreamed of doing because you wasn't prepared for lifes' test.

If i could go back in time and tell myself things about college i would tell myself that the elective classes are the classes that i should pay the most attention to because i can not treat college electives like high school. It is important to stay organized and always be on time to classes. Also make sure i apply for finiacial aid as soon as possible.