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I would advise myself to keep my grades up, how to pick classes with a backup plan, and start asking my family to save money for college so I can have no worries like I do now.

Dear Jeanine, Pay attention in all your classes, get good grades and make good study habits; it's never to ealry to start thing about collge! You should aslo think about taking your practice SAT and ACT,. Go to tutuering if you need to., always ask quetions dont be embrassed. Get a job or join clubs and make friends that will build you up instead of break you down. lastly have fun but be involed beacuse those four years of your life will fly by so fast.

Your future is determined by the actions and decisions you make in the present. Very rarely do we get the opportunity to go back and atone for the mistakes that we have made in our past. With that said, it is critical to make wise choices with your life on a daily basis. Enjoy the ride and take some time to relax and have fun as well, because this period in your life will only come once. Just make sure that in the process, you are not bringing about consequences that could be detrimental to your goals and aspirations moving forward. Reach out to those that you meet along the way; you never know who could become an important figure down the road in your personal or professional life. And most importantly, always be grateful for what you have. This world is very unpredictable and is always presenting us with unexpected changes. Be mindful of this fact and never take for granted the loved ones and the comforts that you are blessed with. Take this perspective and try to do good in your own life, as well as the lives of those around you.

From the moment I walked onto my high school pool deck, I knew I belonged there. Water polo was my first and only love. It was also the cause of my biggest struggles. I was injured during the height of my career at the time. Colleges were looking at me early on in high school, and I was on cloud nine; then it all changed. If I could tell my high school self something I would share that in life’s biggest struggles, are where our true character is formed and triumph is made. I would tell myself that getting hurt was the best thing that happened to me. It taught me to self motivate, it taught me to persevere. I learned the value of working for something that you wanted. Had I not gotten hurt, I would have never picked the career path towards physical therapy. I would tell my high school self, that at that moment I was exactly where I needed to be. I needed to experience sorrow, because life is full of trials. I needed to know I could survive. I am beginning my doctorate of physical therapy, and life is sweet.

Julia, I know you think college won't be for you or you just want to be lazy. I get it but you are wasting free education and time being this way. Pay more attention in class. Try to better your GPA. Get some information and start applying to colleges or go to LFCC now! If you don't you'll waste so much money on a stupid online school that will do nothing but steal your money and with time is really screw up your credit score. You're future self will spend years trying to get back the money and the credit score that was lost. It might sound corny now but you will even find someone that will make you want to better yourself and get a career. You will notice mom getting older and wish you can get a great job sooner and help her out. Bottom line stop messing around and buckle down! Your brother Fabian wasn't just lecturing about school. He knows what he was talking about. One last thing don't be afraid of leaving moms house. You will get the hang of things and she will be proud no matter what.

Dont EVER procrastinate! Don't ever think you are able to make up those missed school days. Make sure you save up all your financial aid so you have the money to pay for books when the economy drops. Don't be so shy and make friends with the people sitting next to you. Put enough time into studying and stop working so much.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior the advice that I will give to myself about college life is to be sure of what major I really want. That way I won't have to struggle, in the middle of my carrier, of which major I want to do. Also another advise I would give to myself is that I cannot procrastinate because things won't come as I espect them to come. The most important advice that i will give to my self is that no matter what happens I have to be strong and continued to the end of my carrier.

Go to college with an open mind and join all the organizations you can be in. Also remember to study for the lacement test so you can get ahead and not take remedial classes. Try to get classes that challenge you and just an easy class to pass with flying colors. Always remember to only take the units that you can handle and do not stress over the small things. Make sure you have fun and enjoy being an undergraduate student, travel, study abroad, go out, and have a great college expereince because it is hard to do that once you graduate. Get to know your professors, go to office hours because they will help you and one day might be able to write you a letter of recomendation to graduate school or work.

I would tell myself to manage my time in a more effcient manner and understand how important it is to get good grades and study a little harder.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, the one advice that I’d give myself is, take advantage of opportunities. In my senior year I was a procrastinator and didn’t put as much effort into my work as I should have. So yes, I could’ve been put into the group labeled, “Seniorities.” The door to our career center would be open 24/7 for all seniors and the principal would constantly remind students to apply for scholarships and job shadows. I thought it’d be a waste of my time. Little did I know, it would helped me in the long run, college. When I took my ACT and the placement test I didn’t try so I scored low. My consequences were: not being able to attend the college I wanted to and I had to take remedial courses. What I learned was your acceptance reflected on your score. Now that I’m in college, I regret not taking those opportunities that were available. I would have more experience with the Physical Therapy program and the scholarships would help with my tuition. So take advantage of opportunities!