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I would advise myself to have all my paper work filled out ahead of time. Registering for my classes would be the most important thing because classes close fast and I could get all the classes I wanted to take. I would have told myself to make sure to be well prepared to pay for things to be put in my dorm as far as disinfectants and food to be put in there in case the cafeteria closed or the courses I take overlap with the eating times. i would tell myself to set up a time management for all my classes and my work time. I would tell myself to study harder and be prepared at all time when going to class because the teacher will call me out if i am not.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to make sure that I take the opportunities that I have earned seriously. I would tell myself that when I enter college try not to get too involved with the unnecessary distractions that would be heavy on campus. I most certainly would say to not forget the reason why I am attending college and that is to make a better life for myself and my family. I would also say that college can be a tough transition if you tend to enter with an attitude thinking that it would be easy, because I would be setting myself up for failure. College is not easy; it is a challenge and you have to be ready for any obstacles that may come ahead. Lastly, I would tell myself to enjoy the rest of my high school year because once I have graduated this is when real life begins!

As a college freshman, there is so much that I wish I knew before becoming a college students. There is so much there was to consider, but I procrastinated. If I were to go back in time and talk to myself, I would give myself prominent information that I find very helpful now that I have started college. As the speaker, I would tell the senior to try to get a part-time job and save the money because there are many costs of college that financial aid and your parents will not be able to cover. Secondly, I would mention the fact that all of the important deadlines should be met, as far as financial aid and college applications. Additionally, visiting the college and its campus before making the ultimate decision because all colleges are not like the images that are shown in the brochures. I would last mention that the senior apply for as many scholarships and grants as possible.

If I had an opportunity to go back in time and have a conversation with my High School senior self, I would tell him that during the summer make sure everything is in order so you have nothing to worry about when you arrive to school. Also I would tell him that, you may think that going to college means freedom from the parents, but in all actuality you miss them more than ever when you least expect it. I would give the same advice my mother gave me at my graduation, she said to be ready for anything and to embrace the people around you because they are your family for the next four long, stressfull and most amazing years of your life. And finally I would remind him of why he is going to college, no to party and sleep all day, but to develop the skills neededto start your career and have the opportunity to change the lives of many.

I would start off by saying college can be the best and worst experience you'll ever come upon. Don't get caught up in the hype because your main goal for attending college is to receive the best education your money can buy. Don't take those Advanced Placement courses for granted because they'll save you money. Try your hardest in all of your classes because the competition for scholarships are tough. College is expensive and you don't want your money to go to waste. Focusing on your school work is high school and college is the key tp being successful in life. Face it, you're plan on attending college is to receive the information you need to earn a high paying career you enjoy and live a comfortable life. The only way to do that is to succeed. It's easy tp get distracted, but it takes a strong-willed person to stray away from temptation and put their priorities first. Your education should be your number one priority. Do well in high school and then college. You can have fun on the road to success, but ultimately it's work first; play later.

I was 18 years young, and was entering a new phase. I received a full tuition based scholarship and a couple of smaller grants, and thought that attending school in Atlanta, Georgia envoked in me a spirit of boundlessness. Yet had I known then that college was the beginning of character growth, I would have approached the endeavor differently. In my three almost four years of attendance, my will was tested and my ambitions manipulated and crushed several times over. I partied late, studied early, and skated by in core classes with procrastination and cramming. Although I received acceptable grades, my study habits had not developed and once I got to my major classes, I struggled to just get C's and B's. Additionally, I had a near full time job and was competing on the track team. Splitting myself to each task drained me, and I felt like I was failing at everything. Knowing now how immature my fearless attitude was when I first enrolled, I would tell my 18 year old self to be humble in times of change; to be attentive to my personal development as the foundation for my academic and career success.

College is the start to your adulthood and being on your own for the very first time. Your eyes are open and you see new things that you weren't exposed to when you were in high school. If I could go back and give myself advice about college I would stress the fact that you have to have your own mind when you get to college and know who you are. Knowing who you are as a person when your in college will keep you grounded as a person. Many people will try to influence you to do many things that you have never done before and your parents are no longer around to keep reminding you not to do something. Also set your goals before you leave home because going through college and being unsure of what you want to do is not good at all. You are paying for your education and you want to get the best out of it and being unsure will waste a lot of your time and will delay you from graduating on time.Overall the college experience is great because I know who I am and I have goals.

Don't let your parents decided your future. DO NOT CHANGE YOUR MAJOR TO BUSINESS OR ANYTHING ELSE, STAY WITH RADIO/TELEVISION/FILM WITH A CONCENTRATION IN FILM AS A MAJOR. It is your life and you will be the one who has to live with this decision. I know you are scared and are a little unsure of what it is that you have been called to do and what is your gift, but that is a part of being human and it's only natural. Remember to pray and keep a close relationship with the Lord and He will continue to direct your path even when you stray away. Remember whose you are and that no matter what you are doing His work and using what He has blessed you with. If you try and do anything else you will not be happy and it will not fit who you are as a person. You are a person of the arts and have always been a person of the arts. REMEMBER THE PLAY THAT YOUR SISTER AND YOU PUT ON FOR AUNT MARYLAND, that was the forshadowing moment of who you are and your life to come.

Well if I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would have told myself to work harder on my school and look much harder for scholarships for college. I would also have told myself to fill out my FAFSA form earlier in the year so that I would have had a better chance at getting more money for school. I also would have told myself to have been much more hands on with my paperwork and try to be more involved with activities and things that would benefit me for college, wether they were threw my high school or not. I would have told my self to look for many oppurnities that might have helped my transition and preparation for college easier and less stressful. Most importantly I would have told my self to try to be much more independent and do things on my own that would have helped me become much more prepared for going to an out of state college miles away from family and friends that have helped you with everything.

The advice I would give myself is to take honor or AP classes senior year instead of taking an easy class. The harder courses would make the transition into college easier because I would already know what to expect from a college-level class regarding workload. I would also tell myself to become more independent and to develop time management skills.