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Knowing what I know now, if I could go back to my senior year in highschool and speak to myself, there are a few things I'd tell that person. For starters, I'd tell the younger me of the work increase that was to come. I knew it would be a different playing field from highschool, I just wasn't sure as to how different. If I could have known about the work load I think my first quarter would have gone a whole lot smoother. I would also tell myself not to be so nervous about the new experiences college offered. I was very shy in my first year and it was my fraternity that broke me out of that shell. However, I was very nervous about it before I joined, and about other experiences the school had to offer, but once I did experience them I was never happier. I just wish that I was not so hesitent because some opportunities passed me by because of my hesitation. If the younger me knew what I know now, I think it would have helped my college experience ten fold.

Take math a little seriously, at least start paying attention a little bit more. My high school was preparing us to get into college so I'm not surprise of the things and the material that I was going to see in college. I'm not even bothered with the workload that much because I know how to handle essays but the only advice I can tell myself is to take math seriously

I would tell myself to enjoy the free time I had and take the time to make my friends happy. Since I'm in college I have had no free time. I get out of school and I go straight to work late shifts to cover the rest of my expenses. In highschool all I had to do was sports and school work. I wish I would have spent more time with my family and friends instead of going off and doing my own thing. Now I literally don't have the time to see everyone and it's not fun. I would tell myself to enjoy the little moments you get with your family and take more time to make other people's day because you never know when you may never get the chance again.

College life and high school life are different. You probably feel crestfallen at first because things are not the same, so my first advice for you, well, me, is that ask for more information about your future college and plan ahead of time. If I know that I will choose community college instead of 4-year university, more likely I am in Boston now. Secondly, you definitely want to save a lot of money for your university time in the future, stop fooling around and start looking for some more scholarships. Because you will go to 2-year college in your first two years, it does not mean that you will be happy with the financial aid you recieve and not care about the tuition later. Third, take as many AP classes and/or dual enrollment program as possible. It will help you save more money and more time on the classes that are not important for your major. Finally, do not wait until the last minute to decide or to arrange your schedule. Apply and start on your schedule right after the system open, so you will have more opportunities for better professors and more flexible schedule.

If I could go back in time to give myself advise, I would go back to my senior year and make sure that I applied for schools outside of California and I would make sure that I would have learned better study habits. During high school I used to tend to slack off and get a 3.3 GPA, now that I am in college, I have slowly adapted and gained better habits, and now I have finally obtained a 4.0 GPA. I would give my past self the advice to find a college that would allow me to experience life. I am stuck in this school that is more of a job than anything. I find myself getting into this trance like schedule, go to school, come home, study, eat, sleep, and then do it all over again. I want to go out on my own and gain a sense of independence that I cannot get here.

If I was given the opportunity to go back to my last year in high school and give myself advice about college, I would tell myself many things. Counselors always told us to prepare ourselves for college. But what did that mean? They never told us we needed to learn how to wisely manage our time. Now I find it difficult to know when to start on all the hours of homework I am given each day and how long my brakes should be to eat lunch and dinner. This is something i would'nt just tell myself, I would let all the seniors at my high school know that managing your time wisely in college is a very important factor in life. I feel like I would not be stressing as much if I had better time managment skills before coming into college.

Since I have just recently graduated, I have had a lot of time to think about this question. I would tell myself to open up to new things and experiences since college is filled with them. Also, I would tell myself to study more and get a job in order to start saving money for after college. Since I changed my major after two years, I would encourage myself to have minored in it since I only had a few classes left. I would tell myself to have joined more clubs on campus. That is something I wish I would have done, especially since there are a lot of them at my school. Lastly, I would encourage anyone to live on campus at least their freshman year since I believe that has helped me be more involved and meet many people, of which I am still friends with today.

I would tell my high school self to just relax, that I am doing fine and that I am ready for college. I would tell myself to get rid of those in my life that have messed with my head, they only weighed me down and they will continue to weigh me down unless I let them go.

The first thing I would say to myself is “Look for more scholarships!” I would also think it important to inform my past self that studying and note taking for college classes is very different from high school. Try out different note taking strategies to find one that works for you, but do not pick one that helps being lazy. Lazy note taking leads to lazy studying which leads to a lousy grade on tests. Furthermore, practice time management. As a whole, college requires much more time than high school, and your schedule should reflect it. And finally, talk to people more! Don’t annoy people with constant rambling, but being friendly with students and teachers alike will help out greatly. Being on friendly terms with a teacher means you can ask for a better explanation on a topic. Having friends in class means someone to study with and to make sure you are doing the homework correctly. You can be assured the majority of people you meet at the college will be friendly and similar to you. As long as you are not being lazy, are giving college the time it requires, and being friendly you will do fine.

I would let myself know that it does matter to achieve academically and to try harder. Also possibly to try to apply to more colleges instead of limiting myself to just two colleges.