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I would encourage my younger self to change my path quite a bit. When I was in high school I thought the world would be so easy to get along in. I had no idea the hardships I would face and the discipline I would need to accomplish my goals. That being said, I would encourage my younger self to be more involved in scholarship searches and college hunting. I would also go through a long course about finances. After living on my own for years, I could teach my young self quite a bit about keeping ahold of one's money. Extracurricular activities would be another topic to discuss with my past. To this day, I wish I had done more in and out of school. I have had a job since I was fourteen years old and have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, but now at twenty-two I wish I had done more activities while in school. Needless to say, I would insire my young self to change virtually everything to make my future better.

If I knew about the hardships I would experience in school because of the lack of financial aid, I would tell myself as a senior in high school to do more research on scholarships and save money.

I would say: "Michael, do not take Typography class with Mrs. D'Arcy - you will end up teaching the class!"

You should go to school right when you get out of highschool, so you'll be done with college before your twentyfive.

Honestly, if i were could go back in time i would have givin myself more confidence in myself when it comes to my abilities when it comes to success. I would have reminded myself that i will most certainly need to know the information that i will learn in high school, in the years to come. Make sure that i strive to succeed in every aspect possible, and always take pride in my work and knowledge. The world in years to come will not be the easiest if i do not take the present time very seriously. Learn as much as i can in as many areas as possible so when technology takes over in one area, i always have a variety of possibilities at my feet. Alays show your best thoughts, opinions, and ideas at every chance.

I wouldnt tell myself anything exept to be happy, and do what makes me happy. I know that seems to have nothing to do with college, and the fact that I have always done the things that make me happy. My path has been perfect, costantly going through struggles is what makes me understand how to overcome them. I knew who I wanted to be in high school, I am just working really hard to achieve that. :)

You really have to ask yourself, what will you be doing ten years from now? Where do you see yourself in ten years? What are you good at? And when your images become clear, just go after your dreams. No regrats.

There are many things I would like to tell myself back in my last year of high school. One of them being to take life and school seriously. Knowing how college is now, I can definitely tell myself that it really isn't easy. In college you don't get things easily. There is no one to get on your back about school work, and of course you also have to pay for it. The transition however, is the hardest. We usually think that we should take a break before going back to school but that is a big mistake. We tend to get stagnent and comfortable, the thought of school seems to be the last thing on our mind. When it comes to actually thinking about going back, it's harder then going when you finished high school. The most important advice I would give myself? Is to not get caught up in the hype of college life. Yes, it's a new life but it is the most critical one of them all. I'm not there to party, and get loose but I am there for something much greater!

Ethan, you must not expect to be a genius in a day. Going to college isn't going to grant you a dream job or anything of that sort - it will give you the knowledge and open your mind about self learning. The college is just helping you to define/find what you want and focus on it. Be persistant and asertive.

Hey Jacob. Its 8:15 and your starting your assignment thats due at 8:30. Thats a great idea. Scrape by with C's in high school. That way your intelligence, no matter how high, will be suffocated and and smothered by laziness. Colleges love C students. They get real excited about giving them lots of money. Oh, wait, thats not true. The kids who are getting A's, the "nerds", are the ones who have college paid for. Who would have known that dilligence and time management could save you from thousands of dollars of debt as you struggle to pay off your school loans. It's a good thing I have come back in time to tell you what you can save yourself from. Mom and dad only warned you so much. Don't cheat yourself.