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I would have told myself to work harder instead of lazing off ! Even though i was told repeatidly that college was a whole new ball game i had to experiance it to know what they meant. Also, I would have told myslef to take some draftmanship classes!

I have two words for myself, time management. I also beleive in developing excellent study habits. Just reading through some key terms to prepare for a collegiate level test isn't going to cut it. I would also tell myself to take more AP classes, knock down some credits while there cheap. Did I mention apply for as many scholarships as you can get your hands on? College is exspensive ;)

I would have to say, consider a college closer to home. Even though Ball State is an excellent school, it is extremely hard being hours away from my friends and family. Also, be more prepared to meet a variety of new and exciting people.

If I could go back in time I would say Rebecca, take more time to do your homework and do better on tests. When you take tests, you need to master all information and not just enough to pass the test or the class. You also need to take the ACT and SAT because if you do not you will have to wait to get into a four year until you turn twenty-one. If you wait until you are twenty-one, it will put you behind. Applying for scholarships is also a smart idea, even if you have financial support for now scholarships will help financially. Applying for scholarships might seem like a waste of time, but there might come a time when you may need the added financial help. It is also important to obtain additional copies of transcripts to aid in requesting scholarships. Keeping all these documents relating to scholarships, and school neat and in a folder or binder is imperative. It is also important to keep a positive attitude.

If I could go back in back and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself to look for every opportunity I could to find resources for my career path. The advice I would give myself would also be to work as hard as I could in order to keep the same disciplines as I moved into college classes. I would also tell myself to use my high school teachers as resources for information on how to adjust well to college classes and the environment of a college campus. The greatest advice I feel would be to tell myself to never back down from challenges that might arise from a new environment and to keep my work ethic and motivation aimed towards achieving my goals.

If I would go back to my high school senior self I would say take the transition more seriously. It really is a big deal and a huge change. I would tell myself to study harder and be more outgoing. The first semester is really rough but you'll make it through. Your roommate is going to be a pain, but make the best of it because your only living with her for a year.

The future really is brighter. At this time the word "College" alone scares you. There are worries of all kinds that make you cringe; such as where to go, how to get started, all the tests and materials needed to get you in, the students, the teachers, how big it is, will you fit in. It can all be very overwhelming indeed, yet you don't have to fear. They say college opens all the doors and is a window of opportunities to which I agree that whoever said that is exactly right. You have no idea what good things lie so soon in your future. The hardest and scariest part of it all is just registering. After that you are open to all the many options of classes, and times to choose from as well as easy to get materials and easy, close to home tests that you can for sure accomplish without fear. The future is brighter indeed, just wait.

If I went back in time, I would have one improtant thing that I would want to tell myself as a high school senior. I would tell myself to look more into student activities and to become involved. I would make sure that the senior me researched activities that sounded interesting to me and to join them.

BriAnna, time is something that can never be given back to you, so use it wisely. It is so easy to procrastinate and wait until the last minute to do things, but take advantage of your time and wisdom and use it for its best. There are so many different opportunites out there to better your awareness when you don't understand things. There are so many people that are willing to teach you what it is that you need to know to be successful. However, if you don't take advantage of the opportunites, if you don't believe that the time that you have can be too easily wasted, if you don't put your knowledge with experience to transform it into wisdom, then God's blessing to you of intelligence and availability can and will go to waste. So use your time wisely, stop procrastinating, take advantage of every great opportunity that is given to you, and oh yeah, make sure you GO TO BALL STATE!

Knowing what I know now, I would go back in time and tell myself to work a little harder. The nights well I was too tired to study and went to sleep, I would tell myself to stay awake a little longer. Along with studying harder, I believe if I had worked harder I could have received other scholarships. This would not cause me to be financially struggling now and have to take out a bunch of private loans. I would also tell myself get more involved in clubs, honors programs, and community service, because a lot of the scholarships applications I have searched for encourage and include experiences in community service. The last thing I would tell myself is to work hard on applying for scholarships. The majority of the time I would apply for one scholarship and work hard on that one only. Knowing this information I know that my experiences in college would be more stress free.

Dear Self, Make sure you take advantage of every single opportunity presented to you. Don't let the incidents that happened in your life stop you from applying to every college possible and applying for as many scholarships and financial assistance as you qualify for. Don't let Mom and Dad discourage you from reaching your full potential by telling you a college degree is worthless. Follow your instincts and work hard to make your dreams come true. Don't give up when the going gets tough. Work hard but also play hard. Allow yourself to relax every once in a while instead of just focusing on work, work and more work. Most of all, live life to the fullest and enjoy the hell out of it.

I would go back an tell myself to work more on time management. To think more about what I am doing and to use what I have learned in the pas to help me in the furture.

If I was given the opportunity to go back in time, I would tell myself that college is nothing to be scared about. I should enjoy as much of my last year as possible and to begin to prepare myself for the independence and self-motivation that is essential to succeding in college. I would encourage myself to remember everything that I was told in high school in order to use that information in college. Also, I would order myself to get past my disdain for writing essays because that makes up the majority of college assignments. Although, I know as a high school senior I would be most worried about losing most of my friends after graduation. But, I would tell myself that the friends I will meet in college are what make the experience worthwhile. I would assure myself that there are so many fun experiences that occur when a group of people are working towards the common goal of passing a class. Lastly, I would express to myself that college is an experience that I will remember for the rest of my life and that I should be looking at it with excitement, not fear.

Get to know all of your professors. Join a few clubs the first year so you can make friends. Study a lot! Take the work a lot more seriously than you did in high school.

If I could go back in time to my high school days I would explain to my self the importance of visualizing the future and picturing where I would like to be in 5 or 10 years. I would also help myself to write down a career path, goal and dead lines to meet those goals. Ultimately go as far as seeing my self as a senior and plan how I would like to spend my retirement. It is important to have a mentor in our lives specially at a young age. My advice would also be to find a person that have or are accomplishing their life career goals. Seeing how all the discipline, organization, and time management required from making the transition from high school to college student pays off would encourage me more to pursue my studies. The rewards for such effort as a college student are numerous. Being able to financially support yourself as a young adult, just because your where smart enough to plan your future, is a blessing. A major reward would if you can lend a hand to the next generation of students especially in your family. Thank you.

The best advice I could give myself would be to make sure to focus on my school work right away and not procrastinate or wait until the last minute to study and complete projects. However, at the same time, make sure to balance your school work with your social life and meeting new people. School and social interactions at college are equally important because every person and friend you meet and every class you take will teach you something about yourself and influence your life in some way. In real life, interacting and building relationships with people are essential to a successful career and life.

I would advise myself to apply for as much scholarships as I can.

If I could back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to start school at Ball State in the fall and not in the spring, because I took an extended seven-month vacation, and transitioning from that to going back to school was difficult. I would also tell myself to get all my fIinancial paperwork done before I started college, becuase that was nothing but a pain to have to work around during mid-terms. Another thing I would mention is for me to apply early for jobs on campus so that I would have money to pay for emergency expences. Finally, I would tell myself to fill out scholarships, because college isn't cheap.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to try to get the best grades possible, apply for all scholarships in which I qualify, and to do everything possible to get more background in my area of interest. I would tell my high school self not to belittle myself. I would say to stop thinking that I cannot achieve my goals, but instead tell myself that I have the ability to succeed. I have come to learn that as long as I try my best, I have achieved success because I have faced life’s challenges instead of turning away from them. I would tell myself that failure is a new beginning; a chance to learn from mistakes and try again with more force than before. Most of all, I would tell myself never to give up, and never to run away from difficult choices. All things are possible, and a challenge makes everything more worthwhile in the end.

Education is not about memorization of what your teacher says to read in some textbook... it is about applying it to your life. True learning is realizing that you could be a better person with the knowlege that is shared with each other. I love learning because the world is full of endless information that facinates me. If only I knew back then what I know now, I could have been further on my path to discovery.