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If i could go back in time as a high school student, I would make myself apply for more scholarships and schools. This time of life is about taking chances and living life to the fullest. I should have applied to more colleges to move out of the house or at least applied to live in the dorms. I also would tell myself to focus on school and making the most out of high school, becasue once you get to college, things will be much different. I wish I could tell myself to live on campus, join clubs, or maybe even a sorority. It would make college life not only more fun and interesting, it would make it easier. There would be more peolpe around to me to help guide me in the choices I make. If only it were possible, my college career could be a little more fun!

If I could go back in time and talk to myself in highschool i would tell myself to create better study habbits. After attending a year of college i learned that your study habbits need to be created in high school so they are useful when you get to your harder college classes. I would also tell myself to not stay up late. Staying up late in college kills you when you have to get up for a early class in the morning which can effect your learning in your classes.

Well, I am a 35 year old male attending university for the very first time in my life and it is a blast! When I look around I feel like I may have missed out on something importatnt that all these 19-23 year old kids are partaking in. It really is more about the friends they are making and the lives they are shaping than the classes they are taking. I think most kids this age have no idea yet, nor should they, what they are gonna be when they grow up! That is what college is really for - to get your feet wet, take a diverse course selection, and try to discover where your passions lie. If you want to specialize - do it in grad school. Sometimes I wish the universities did not even make you choose a major for your undergraduate... what if we all just took classes each year from a pool of four different levels of classes? More well rounded individuals perhaps? Something more in common for all of us? Choose the classes that sound fun for you now and worry about the rest when you actually grow up... if you ever want to :)

Its not important how old you are, how much money you have, and most importantly, what people tell you what you can or can?t do. The pencil is in YOUR hands. We have the power to create our lives, and so many of us are unaware of it. But first, you must learn to love yourself and to start making decisions for YOUR life. You have every right to dream as big as you want, to see whatever part of the world your heart desires and to be that person you?ve always wanted to be. So go on and start dreaming big. Set small goals, set big goals. And achieve them. Let me warn you that you will sometimes fail. But never give up. The sky is the limit, and believe that if you want it... desire it... there IS a way. It?s yours.

Dear Self, In your senior year I know you worked hard in both school and all your sports, but I want to give you a heads up, that you're going to have to step it up even more in college. College will force you to grow up, though you think you already have. You'll be forced to make new friends and try to hold on to the ones you had. While juggling classes, and track, your going to get worn down, but you will just have to work through it. For its not like your the only one feeling alone, others are too. After some time you'll make a few friends and learn how to add some fun into your everyday routine. Track won't be the same, so don't expect it to be. This is your life, take charge of it embrace it, enjoy it while you can, because just like in high school time will fly by, and soon you won't be in school anymore, you'll be out in the real world. Enjoy high school, because college will be nothing like it.

I would encourage myself to immediatley get involved in extracirricular activities and different clubs. I really avoided making friends the first couple of semesters and became really isolated. Getting involved is of huge importance in college life. I would have told myself to schedule meetings with the career center to set up a coarse of action for graduating and what short term goals need to be accomplished in order to succeed in my long term ones, as well as the financial aids office to find scholarships and different options for funding. I would have encouraged myself to be bold and unafraid of the teachers. They were so intimidating at first and I avoided them out of fear that they would think I was unintelligent. I wish that I could encourage myself that my question, ideas, and opinions matter. I think that would be my main piece of advice, have courage, don't not do something because your afraid of failing. If you do then how you will ever get the opportunity to succeed.

Don't be afraid of change and trying new things, just because you have not done something before doesn't mean that its going to be horrible. Marching band really isn't that bad, once the scar heals you'll do fine! Don't worry about what other people think and try to have as much fun as possible. TAKE A MATH CLASS BEFORE YOU FORGET EVERYTHING! last but not least, be kind to everyone, give people a chance, have faith, be strong, be couragous, don't let your past define you and most of all, Don't Give Up.

Network, network, network! I wish I would have gotten more involved with the student orientation programs. I think that talking and getting to know students that go to the school you wish to attend is a huge advantage in the transitioning stage from highschool to college. The more people you know and are friends with, the bigger advantage you have over students who haven't networked as much.

Find money! College is expensive but if you take the time and fill out applications and gather the information, it will make your college life more simple. Getting scholarships and grants will take away some of the major stress of your college life. There are so many scholarships for Freshman but not as many for Sophmores, Juniors and Seniors, so get out there and get them early in your college career! It will save you as you go along in your college years.

My life after high school has been amazing and I would not change it for anything. I consider myself a fortunate man to have been able to have lived the way I have and to have gone the places I've gone. However, money is always an issue being a student. I would recommend working harder for scholarships and to have saved more money before going to school.