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Do not give up. Stay in college when you go. Try your absolute hardest. Lake dallas prepared you for nothing, you will need to try so much harder. You will feel like you are a failure, and that you have no life, but you will be okay. Actually open your text books, and take more dual credit classes, and get involved in more activities.

I got my GED at 21 so I was never a high school senior. However, if I could talk to myself while I was finishing my GED I would advise to spend more time focusing on my plans for the future instead of living in the moment. I would advise to focus on the importance of a GPA. I would also point out the importance of establishing good study habits. I have found finances to be a great source of frustration and worry, knowing this I would advise keeping up with loan amounts and try to focus on borrowing as little as possible. It's also important to limit the time spent in college. I would also emphasize that it's important to find your educational goal and intended degree early to limit the unnecessary courses one takes. I would encourage myself not to assume I can't be an A student or establish clear and valuable goals. Overall my best advice would stay focused and absorb as much information as possible. And never doubt the value of education.

I quit school before my senior year. However if I were speaking to myself when I got my GED I would say, "Don't wait, continue on. Try hard and dont give up." You can do this!" The most important thing I would want me to have known is my own potential and that I can and will succeed and acomplish and to believe in myself. Id also say you will be ok! Hang in there. College isnt high school. No bullies!

"There are going to be ups and downs towards reaching your goals but never give up on your dreams." I came up with this piece of advice from my own personal college life experience. When I was still a high school senior, I didn’t think my college life was going to be problematic. I thought it was going to be easy but as soon as I enrolled in college; I discovered I was wrong. I’ve had problems throughout my college years that I didn’t know how to find a solution to. As a consequence, I just felt like dropping out of college because I couldn’t tolerate it any longer. I couldn’t tolerate not having sufficient money to pay for my tuition and books but also for not having enough money for gas because I lived so far from college. I just wanted to give up but I didn’t. I realized that I love to learn and that there will be difficult times but that’s no reason to discontinue my education. If I was selected as the winner of this scholarship, I could reach my goals and accomplish my dreams.

Knowing what I know now about making the transition to college life, I would go back in time and tell myself to go to college before working anywhere, study as hard as I can, and make the best grades possible. I signed up with the United States Navy right out of high school, but I feel as if I should have waited until I got a bachelor's degree first, because you can get more money if you go to the Naval Academy with a degree to be an officer than you can just going in as an enlisted sailor. I should have studied harder to make better grades, because colleges look at your GPA in high school, and most teenagers do not think or care about that kind of thing. All teenagers want to do is to graduate high school and be done with it. They don't care about college until later on when they are tired of doing jobs that they hate and not getting paid what they want or need. I was out of school for a little over five years before I finally decided to return to school, and I regret wasting that time.

I would have to say, I would be more dedicated. I was not as dedicated as I should have been starting college. I'm now very dedicated and making good grades, trying to get into medical school. I was undecided about a major starting college, that contributed to me not being very dedicated. Once, I decided on a major and what it took to achieve what I want. It made me start to achieve it.

Ignore the advice of those who will say "you could never make a living with that degree." Study what you love and it will be its own reward. Think deeply and look to yourself.

If you have ever heard the cliché “young and dumb”, then you would understand my senior year in high school. If I could rewind time I would revise my sense of focus, planning and prioritizing, and ambition to reach for higher goals. I was number three of my class, taking AP courses and was granted the chance to take college courses while attending high school. Given a second chance, I would have taken those courses and would be well on my way or completely done in becoming a Registered Nurse (RN). Prioritizing was not on my to do list back then, I had fun first and education last. A step back in time and a slap of reality, I would have known that you reap your reward when the work is done. I always wanted to be something great, being second of twelve children to attend college; and becoming the family first nurse I wanted to make my parents proud. I wish I had really understood that time waits for no one. I would have really focus on reading, math, and science. As quoted by Lao-tzu “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Determine.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself when I was in high school, from the perspectives i have now, completing a year of college is, to study hard and pay attention in class. I feel like the main habbit you should have in colllege is to pay close attention in class, its where you learn the most. Its also very important to study over your notes in class. I would tell myself it would be wise to read over the notes I took after each day, definatly study before a test and all quizes. Im sure if i could go back I would have alot of advice to give myself about the future but these are the main points about college.

I would tell myself to study harder and practice time management. I would make sure I knew of a healthy stress reliever, like running to help me cope with my day. I would not trust anybody and everybody because the "friends" who are closest to me are the ones who end up hurting me. School is important and just because I got really good grades in high school does not mean I will make really good grades in college, so don't beat myself up about it. Lastly and most important, everyone hits a downfall at one point in their life, just because I will hit mine does not mean the world is over and I should give up on dreams and goals.

My first piece of advice for me as a senior would be to stop worrying. I constantly worried about whether I was going to have enough money for college. Seven thousand dollars seemed rediculous, but when the time came around for Spring semester to start I realized that I had nothing to worry about in the first place. My scholarships took care of the fee. I would also encourage not worrying about being homesick. I was scared to death that I wouldn't be able to handle living on my own in college. Living in a dorm with someone I didn't know made me sick to the stomach. Little did I know was that that was the greatest part. Meeting new people is fun. Also I haven't been that homesick because I've been able to go home on the weekends. College is nothing like I feared it to be like. Now my girlfriend is coming into college and she has the exact same worries. I tell her all the time that there is nothing to worry about but I guess it makes a bigger difference if your own self tells you from the future.

As a freshman in college, if given the opportunity to go back in time and talk to myself as a senior in high school my outlook on the transition to the “college life” would be different. I would confirm that college and high school are 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} different; you have to be independent and responsible for yourself. I would encourage the high school senior me to look forward to a new environment, you will not be surrounded by family, friends, or familiar faces. Once your family leaves on move-in day, you will know how it feels to be alone. Teachers will not read lessons in class, it’s important to read all assignments before the next session of class if you want to pass, and you do! Consider all aspects of your life carefully before making a schedule. Since you will be running track it would be wise to choose classes that are early to allow you to have time to eat and prepare for practice. Manage money wisely, you will not have a steady income so it is critical that you only purchase materials needed for classes, food, or personals. Most important keep your priorities straight and stay focused.

The first thing I would tell myself if I could go back to the high school me, would be to take it easy on myself. The work load is a lot heavier than expected, and procrastination is no longer acceptable in this "new world". I have learned a lot more about who I am and what I want to do with my life,I am branching out, trying new things, making new friends, and most importantly staying true to myself. I have no regrets about my past, because at one poin that is exactly what I wanted to do. I cannot wait to see what my future holds in store for me, and I know the more I try, the closer I get to acheiving my goals in life. So highschool me, take it easy , be yourself ,and take things one step at a time because success is withing arms reach.

Dear Senior Meagan, It's you from the future. I’ve grown more knowledgeable in the last few years, or at least I like to think I have, I want to give you some advice. First, stop complaining about your classes. You end up a lot better off in the academics area than others that didn’t have the opportunities that you did. Make sure you catch everything your teachers say about how to take notes and hints like those. They’ll make college classes easier. Also stop worrying about filling out your resume, those extra-curriculars don’t help. Instead invest your time in a job and SAVE your money. That extra money can be used to make a few payments off on your tuition. (It’ll also help for that time your car breaks down an hour from school.) Lastly, don’t stress so much about the transition from high school to college. It’s a lot different that’s true but it’s fun. You’ll meet a lot of people. Truth be told you’ll have relationships you would have never had in high school and have a great time. Love, Future you

Stop listening to everyone. Hear them, and be polite to them, but stop taking their words to heart so much. YOUR life is about YOU. YOU know how to make yourself happy; stop giving them so much credit and listen to your own thoughts a little more. If you really want to go to MIT, finish the application. If not, stop stressing about the meaningless (and not to mention expensive) application to a school that you don’t really care if you go to. I understand that college is a pivotal time in many people’s lives, but you don’t have to let them live vicariously through your next four years. You’re the smartest kid I know, so stop stressing about everything and focus on the things that need your attention right now. What happens will happen: if you don’t finish that MIT app, you’ll get in somewhere else, so do what you can, and let nature take its course, kid. Take it easy, man.

if i ever go back in time and talk to yourself as a high school senior then i would tell my self to be prepared about the difficult phase i have to go through once i get done with the school life. i would tell my self to start preparing for college , selecting proper clases and especially start looking for scholarships and proper jobs so that i can complete my studies without worring about my fees to be paid. i would also recommend that take as much english classes as possible as that would be really help for me in college when i actually have to write tons of essays.moreover i would also suggest that try do my level best because high school days are never going to return. at the end i would say that whatever you i do i know i will end up doing something well for me.

College and high school are two completely different levels of education. I remember being in high school and my teachers telling me high school is the time to start working on study habits, thinking about what you want to do with your life, and just learning to be an independent student. I look back now and I wish I would have listened more. I know now that I should have taken it seriously. In college, you HAVE to study. If you don't you're making the choice to fail. I have had to learn how to study. That sounds crazy but it's true. In high school, teachers practically told you the answers. Not only are classes more difficult, but financially, no one is prepared for what college will cost. It's not just the tuition, but the nights you want to go out with your friends.I wish I could have been able to tell myself to just really take everything seriously. I would have told myself to save that money I spent on those Friday night trips to the movies. I should have prepared myself more for what I knew was coming.

I would definitely tell myself to prepare for the diversity of people that will be there and to change my study habits. In high school, a student can barely study or not even study at all and get a decent grade. On the other hand, studying in college is completely different. A student has to study all the time and very hard to get even a B on tests. Teachers aren't the same in college either. In high school, students can ask a teacher anytime for extra help, while in college you have to make an appointment to speak with your teacher about grades, lessons, etc.

I would say high school is a serious thing. Don't waste your time joking around and putting assignments till the end. College is a big step in your life. You need to concenctrate and do the best that you can. Making a big change in your life can be difficult, but if you give it your all, you will succeed and start living the college life. Making a transition is hard, but once you overcome it, you will be having the time of your life.

Don't pack too much junk to take with you.