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This year will drastically impact your future. Save all the money you can from working and put it into stock or some other investment that will pay you over time, overtime the money will grow faster and faster to help you stay debt free. Also make sure to do plenty of community service and shadowing of different professions so that you know for sure what you want to do with your life. Set aside 30 minutes each day to work on scholarships to help pay for school. Most importantly build relationships with your family members because family is the most important thing in life. You are graduating early and will have a lot of new opportunities in college, try out new activities and meet as many new people as you can. Interview and whatever jobs you can find to help you become esasily conversant with possible employers in the future and so you know how to best treat your employees when you run your business. Above all else treat others respectfully and with kindness because it will make you stand out in a world where everyone is out for themselves. Never be afraid to help others at your own expense.

I would tell myself not to listen to my parents and to do research for myself. I would tell myself to keep my nose to the grindstone, and say no to my parents. I would only take classes that would transfer, and I would tell myself to spend as much time as possible in the tutoring center. I would also reccomend taking a foreign language while i was in my first year of college. If I had done these things as a senior, I would have already graduated with my degree, with an amazing GPA.

One thing I would tell my high school self is to "do more". It is one thing to focus just on school and homework, but it is another thing to get involved, be apart of the community, make friends, etc. I would have done more if I had been given this advice. It is important to get good grades, but it is more important to gain life experience and to see what the world has to offer. There is so much more to life than just school and you can't wait for school to be over to live your life. Life doesn't start when school ends. I almost lost my life in a car accident when I was hit by a drunk driver. He was so drunk that he didn’t realize he was driving north on a southbound freeway. We hit head on at an impact of 75 mph. If I had died, I wouldn't have truly lived because I was so focused on school. School is important, but it doesn't mean you can't live your life in the process. So do more than just school, do life.

Enjoy every minute of it!! It is stressful and there are times that you want to punch a wall and scream but it is so worth it. Don't be scared to try new things or meet new people, those are some of the most memorable moments. Love life and continue to be adventurous.

One thing about going to college is realizing that you are free of having to listen to other adults. Your parents aren't telling you that you have to go to school or to do your homework. Teachers don't take attendance all the time. Some don't even care if you go to class. Now, I was a very lazy high school student, but I was smart. Now, I know that sounds pretentious, but I would figure out what I had to do to get a B, and then do the bare minimum. I knew I could get an A on a test without doing homework for the class, so that is what I would do. nd my overall grade would usually be 85. I thought that I would be able to glide through my freshman year of college, through my generals, just like I did high school. But, if I could go back? I'd tell myself to attend class and turn in your assignments. Classes get harder, you aren't going to understand everything by reading the book, go to class, go to tutoring, and do the homework. It's on a higher level, act like it.

High school was tough. I wasn't bullied or made fun of, nothing like that. I think I just spent too much time stressed about other people and their lives and problems. I am naturally a fixer. I want everything to be okay, with everyone. If I could go back, even if for just a few minutes, I would tell my teenage self that I just can't fix everything. Sometimes people need the struggles they have, and it isn't my job to fix it for them. After High School, I went straight in to my local Community College. I struggled. It wasn't the social empire I was used to, that was for sure! With no friends in sight, I was forced to look more inside myself. It was much easier to repair other people's problems than my own. But the fix-all personality I had built for myself, picked at every detail of myself. Eventually it became too much, and I had to leave school after two terms. If I had learned early on that I can't and shouldn't fix everything, the transition from High School to College would have been much easier.

If I could go back and talk to my high school senior self I would tell myself not to stress too much. You have your whole life ahead of you to do that, now is your time to relax and have fun. Go to the school football games and say yes to that kid asking you to homecoming. One of the worst things to live with is regret, and there is so much from high school for you to do. don't miss out. Don't get caught up in what others think about you. After you graduate you won't see most of those people ever again. So work more at pleasing yourself and becoming happy with yourself as a person. It's a petty thing to care about what others think about you, because in the end it's your life, and it's you who has to be confident in you. Be happy with yourself, study hard, and have fun. You really only get to have your senior year once, don't waste it or regret anything.

Knowing what I do, I would tell my high school senior self that everything I needed to know for college was in BLACK & WHITE. B- Brave: Don't be afraid of the change. It will be the best experience of your life. L- Learn: Develop good study habits before you get to college. The adjustment to studying in college is difficult. A- Achievement: Keep track of your achievements. Even the small ones. It helps when you're not feeling motivated. C- Class: Class is important. Show up even when you're tired and don't want to go. K- Kind: College is stressful. Be kind to everyone you interact with, despite the stress. W- Work: Work to succeed in all you do. H- Hard: Along with work, make sure you don't shy away from hard work. College is hard and that's a good thing. I- Involved: Get involved! It's easy to feel lost in college but it's harder to feel lost when you have found somewhere you belong. T- Try new things: That is what makes college so amazing! You get to experiment and have fun in a safe environment! E- Enjoy it! Pretty self explanatory.

Stop freaking out. Take a gulp of air and breathe it out again. Remind yourself that you are capable and smart. You can do hard things even if they are extremely scary. College is a time to screw-up and make yourself a better person. Focus and study! Don't assume that you can bring your grade up later because that is irresponsible and it will only bite you in the end. Do what needs to be done to be successful because it makes you feel accomplished and good about yourself. Take each moment and realize that it is precious. Be a person that appreciates the little things but doesn't get stuck in the past.

Dear Me, I graduated ten years ago and gone through many changes over those years. l best advice for you would be to love life!!! Don’t get caught up in all the details. You have done great in all your High School classes, but you need to get outside yourself more. You are shy because you don’t know yourself and you don’t know yourself because you are afraid. The first couple of semesters of college are rough because of your shyness, but you can make it better. School is about learning and you don’t just learn in the classroom. Learn from the people around you. Open yourself up and you can also be a great teacher. I feel like a new person. Not because I changed who I am, but because I became who I am. I want to be with people and I want to help them. That is why I am now pursuing a career to help children as a Child Life Specialist. Thanks for all you have taught me. It has made me who I am. Love, Me

The best way to be successful in life is to become a leader, not a follower. As a senior in high school I wish I would have realized this more. In order to accomplish anything in life, the individual’s effort counts the most. No one can force another to do what they do not desire to do, everyone has the ability to choose and decide their own futures. As a senior I was told to decide now what I needed to do, but I think if I were told to discover what I was passionate about that would have been more useful because it would have created a better perception on what I wanted to do in college and what pathway I wanted to pave for the future. In order to be a successful leader, I need to be the best individual I can be and that comes through self-mastery and service toward others. Life isn’t about the labels of society or the number of our GPA but from our passions and efforts to give back to society and take advantage of what it gives to us.

I would say that the time to begin applying for scholarships is now. Don't wait until college is right around the corner. Also, develop good study habits now, do your daily work. As mindless as it seems, daily work is an important part of your GPA, and sometimes you just have to do things that aren't pleasant or easy. You aren't going to have other people hounding you to get your assignments done on time, so learn to do them in a timely manner.

Slow down, take your time and plan ahead. Keep a good balance between class time, homework and social life. Visit with your academic advisor at least twice a semester so you can stay on track. Complete most of your genearls and foundations classes first so you can get them out of the way and have more time to work on your major classes. Apply for the FAFSA each semester and apply for as many scholarships as you can. SAVE YOUR MONEY, live within your means and don't spend it all on entertainment and fast food. Keep a day planner in which you schedule what you will do each day of the week. Go to bed earlier and get up earlier because your not missing out on as much as you think and you have more time during the day to accomplish your goals. Eeat healthy, exercise and try to meditate every day. Don't be afraid to work hard. Spend less time on Facebook, YouTube and listening to music, and more time studying and working hard.

If I could go back to my senior self and give me advice about the college life I would start off telling myself to calm down and quite stressing out. It is not going to be as ad or hard as you think it is. I would also tell myself to not worry about making friends; the people are all so nice so just be you and you will end up with friends. Another important thing I wish I knew as a senior is that you have a whole lot of core classed you need to take before you get to your fun major classes. I knew there were some, but seeing how many there actually were (at least for my school) was incredibly disappointing. Most importantly is to not stress and just have fun. Of course you need to work hard and study, but you also need to make time to get out of your apartment, make friends and have a good time. You only get to go to college once, so make the most of it! Study hard, but still have time to play hard as well.

If I could go back and tell myself what I know now, I would tell myself to go with my instincts. Be happy with the choices you are making! Don't let others pick your future for you! Be strong and stick to what you really want! I would also tell myself, "Do not let people walk all over you." Stand up for yourself and make sure others are respecting you!

In High School, I was always worried that I would fail. Fail at everything. I was afraid I would flunk out of High School, be unable to go to college, and not have enough money to support myself for the rest of my life. If I could go back, I would tell myself to relax. Almost every class I took my senior year gave me college credit. I was so stressed I was going to fail all of them and then not make it in college. Oddly enough, some of my High School College classes were more challenging than some of my College classes. I would have told myself that it's important to succeed, but it's just as important to have fun. Life isn't always easy, and it's not worth it if you can't enjoy it, especially during the stressful times.

Dear Stephanie Congradulation on graduation. It will be a while before you enter college but I want the transition to be easier for you. First the college you visited and thought you hated, its wonderful. You will have some doubts, but stop worrying that you will hate it, it only makes it a bad start. Second, your roomates will make your life hell. Ingnore them because you make friend you can't live without. It took me a while but talk to everyone in your classes from day one. Don't be affraid to say the stupid comments you think, people will love it. There is one thing I want you to do for me. Science class the first night sit in the front row close to the teacher. Not the back! Emily will sit next to you. Trust me she becomes an amazing friend and will ask you to tutor her. Do this starting the first time she asks, do not wait. I know it's weird but trust me it's the key. You will reach goals you gave up on because of her and you figure out what you need to major in. Your college self

Attend as many events that the campus has to offer. Meet one new person a day. Take accounting classes.

If i could go back and tell myself as a high school senior i would say so many things. I would tell myself to work harder in class and take my grades to the next level. I would tell myself to praticipate in more clubs and activities and to enjoy my time but still use it wisely.