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I would tell myself to research different colleges, their rules, their fianancial aid, their academics, their programs, cost etc. I would say "find out as much about a college as possible before enrolling . I would tell myself to talk to as many college students as possible to ask about their experiences.

I would give myself the advice that even though I really enjoyed being able to have those easy afternoons at Red River, that I needed to stop. I needed to get of going to Red River. It was not the place for me and the degree I would receive from there I would HATE doing. I would tell myself to change Red River with Cameron. I would start going to college much earlier and get more credits out of the way faster. This would put me on a better course to securing the life I have always wanted for myself and Red River was just a distraction from that course.

If I could go back I would tell myself that don't think you have to go out and get trashed on the weekends. Thats not who you are and you dont have to pretend to be that to make friends with your team mates and fellow athletes. Don't be afriad to be your quirky self. And if someone doesnt like you then thats their loss and not to worry about it because plenty of people love you just the way you are.

The things I would tell myself if I could leap back through time to my senior year are endless. I would probably bop myself over the head countless times before I could even begin to lecture myself. Nevertheless I would begin and end with this. "You need to straighten your life up, because if you don't you're going to end up in the mess you've made." I would not tell her much more than that, because life is what makes you the person you are. If I didn't make the mistakes I had made back in highschool I wouldn't be the person I am today. Sure there are things I wish I could tell my past self, but I probably wouldn't have listened. Sometimes you just need to experience life first hand to get to the point of where you should be. Even if that includes a huge curveball to the face to get you thinking straight.

The most valuable skill you can develope if you want to succeed in college is self motivation. Some of the most self motivated high school students do not succeed because of how different the structure of a high school class is to a college course. There will rarely be assignments on the board that will last for a few days in case you didn't write it down. There will be a syllabus that will contain all of the class information including assignment information, class objectives, and more that you must read back to front. The syllabus is the single most important piece of paper you will get from your proffessor. It will contain assignment information like due dates, guidlines for essays, attendance policy, ruberics, and much more. Enjoy your senior year and practice your motivation skills by setting goals with deadlines and work to achieve them. High school may be over but your journey is not and college is a new beginning in education that will take you on a whole other adventure.

I would tell myself that applying for scholarships now is very important, and even though you might have some "blow-off" classes you should still try your hardest because it can and will affect your GPA. I would tell myself to get involved in as many organizations as I could handle, and stay on top of the missions they acquire. I would tell myself to avoid any distractions, and have fun after I am done with business because high school is the beginning of a new life and it is more than preparing their students for whatever step they decide to take next in their new lifes. I would try to help myself mature and learn from my minor set-backs rather than making the same mistakes over and over again until something major happens. I would tell myself it is not as long as you think, and college is right around the corner so start preparing for college now!

If I could go back in time and give myself advice for the future, I would tell myself the many key lessons I have learned. When I was a senior in high school, I thought my parents would help me with college, and I relied on the fact that I would get many scholarships from the various schools I applied to. While I did get into the three schools I applied to, two of them didn't give me any scholarships meanwhile, my parents decided to not help me pay for college. If I had one nugget of wisdom to give to myself, I would say don't rely on anyone else to accomplish what needs to be done, only rely on yourself. I learned that if I wanted to go to college, I had to pay for it myself, through financial aid. If you don't take the initiative, your grades will drop, you will fall behind and your professor's will not seek you out to try to get you back on track. If I had one chance to go back in time, I would defiantly beyond the shadow of a doubt tell myself this wisdom.

On my first day of college, I thought it was going to be as simple as high school. I was wrong. I've had to put some much effort into myself just to do my homework, In high school, there are days when you can put stuff off and be lazy. In the big leagues of college, you can't. Just procasinating one day can ruin your whole week. You'll find yourself in one big pile of studying. One major way it has helped me is by making me more independent. I was always extremely sheltered by my parents. Now, I have to be a real adult. Driving yourself everywhere, making sure you eat, and trying to have enough money for gas are things I never had to particularly worry a lot about. Attending colllege has really started preparing me for the real world.

The college has opened my eyes to world issues. The courses are doing a great job at furthering my current career and future employment opportunities.

I have enjoyed my time so far at Cameron University. I am encouraged by my teachers to do well and to finish school. I have not only learned knowledge for my field, but also on how to be a better person.

I have enjoyed the satisfaction of succeeding. I realize that it is important to get a degree to earn a living. I love learning new things and applying them to everyday life.

I have a renewed sense of purpose. I choose to go back to school after working in the Medical Equipment field and seeing alot of our elderly patients who were being hospitalized or passing away due to lack of care in the surrounding rural community. I choose to return to school after losing my job and decided in nursing I could have the most impact. My returning to school has given my children the chance to see that you are never to old to improve yourself, and to never stop learning and growing as a person. It has opened up a whole new world of opportunity for me.

My college experience is actually quite unique. I graduated high school in December, 2009. I attended Cameron University in the spring semester of 2010. I am currently attending Oklahoma State University. Had I not attended Cameron, I know for a fact that I would have packed up and came home from Stillwater. Cameron is a wonderful transition-school for anyone who is not quite ready to pack up and move out. The faculty is wonderful and provides the whole college curriculum experience. However, the atmosphere is a little more relaxed and cushioned to personally fit ones schedule. I worked full time at our local Chick-fil-A while attending college full time (14 hours) and I did not have a problem maintaining my grade point average. Truly, Cameron taught me time management and all about setting priorities, long term and short term goals. Cameron prepared me for the future, which in my opinion, is exactly what college is for.

I would tell myself to not be afraid of the college life because it is like high school. Everything in college is the same except I have to put more work and dedication into it. Going to college is what I wanted to do for a long time therefore, I would tell myself not to procrastinate in my school work and become more involved in study groups and clubs. Also I wold tell myself to get books in advance for my classes and get help from my professors if I need it.

I would tell myself to study harder because in college you have to study a lot more in college. Also you have to pay attention more in class because this will benefit you in college. I would tell myself that college is much harder than high school . You should never procrastinate on homework or studying. Making this transition is very different from high school. The main thing i would tell myself is to just try a litte hard because it will benefit you in the end.

If I could go back in time, I would go back to tell myself to stick with it. Don?t be afraid to walk up to someone and ask a question about campus. There are many on campuses that are just like you and don?t know where to go and need help. I would also tell myself to have some nerve and start the conversation with a classmate. That conversation can lead to you both working together to get through class. It could also lead to a lifetime friend.

8:27am. I knew where I would find my senior self. During my high school years, I would always stay in the same general area on campus before school started and during the lunch break, talking with friends. That is something I should have fixed during my freshman year; I could have been studying. Luckily, I have been given this one shot to get myself better prepared. He, or should I say "I", was not too happy to see me; and ditto for me. After some time, I was able to get through to him and finally explain what college was like and that I was here to give him advice. I told him that he needed to study more and do better than those other B average students because anyone can do that, and that an A stands out better and stronger. I also told him that he needed to take the ACT because where he will be going, the SAT can screw him up by making him take the remedial classes. And the last piece of advice that I gave him was to start applying for scholarships so that he won't have to take out loans.

If I could go back in time and give myself advice about college and finances I would say, do not worry about your gas consumption, the prices of gasoline are going to drop drastically and the amount you will have to pay in order to have that smaller truck is more in the long run. Just be sure and check the fluids in old blue for now.

Some advice I would give myself if I could go back in time would be to pay more attention in my high school classes. I would also tell myself to take a few colleges classes. I regret takng college algebra and government at my high school instead of going just a few blocks away and taking it at Cameron. Now I have to retake those classes. Telling myself to take these classes while in high school would get me a head start on credit hours and also would help me transition into college life easier.

I would tell myself to not take it easy. When I enrolled for senior year as a sophomore, I thought to myself, "I've got one more year and then I'm out!" I knew I was going to college, but wanted to take a year off of school to just relax and "find myself." I took really easy credit courses (courses you only take to get credit and not really to learn anything), I didn't apply for any scholarships, and was basically the poster child for the Not Going Anywhere in Life genre of teenager. I truly wish I could go back and tell myself about how hard getting financial aid is. Had I applied while in school, I could have gotten help from teachers and friends, and there are so many scholarships that are only for graduating seniors. Now, in college, people look at you like you're crazy when you say you don't know how to write a scholarship essay. Isn't that something you learned in high school? they'll say... And I'll reply with a hearty, "I wish."