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I have gotten the chance to start over again. My high school years were turbulent and my grades were at an all time low. But thanks to colleges and univesities, I have been given a clean slate. I am trying my best to maintain my grades and achieve a secure employment once I graduate. I have proven to not only others, but to myself how self-discipline and determination can be paid off.

BAM! Flash back in time to my senior year, which was not that long ago. Peaking around the corner I see my year younger self and pull her aside. I would tell myself, ?Work harder.? I know that sounds so generic, but it?s so true. I worked so hard, but I should have pushed harder. Reason being I?m realizing now that if I would have worked harder to be my schools valedictorian, studied harder for my ACT?s, or even took the initiative to do my SAT?s things could have been different. Now that I?m in college I?m looking for ways to pay for it, and after doing some extreme Googling I have read that there is schools that will give you free ride if you?re the top of your class! After doing some more research I realize that once I change my degree to pharmaceutical I will owe around 200,000 dollars in college debt. So younger self work harder so you can get a free ride to college that way you can focus on school and not on the massive amount of debt your building.

First of all, I'd like to say that after you graduate from high school, you feel overwhelmed and excited that you are finally finished with school!

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, know what I know now about college life and making the transition, I would tell myself to decide what I want to do before continuing on to college. It takes too long and too much time to go and be undecided about what I want to do. Once you start a family, too, it gets more difficult to finish. Once you start, stay with it until you are done.

College life is better than high school because your fellow students are serious about their education and not there to just have fun. Being a college student requiers a great deal of studying and research; however, with technology advancing the way it is research is easier done and actually a lot pleasurable to do. Not getting a degree will lead you down the path of flipping burgers, which is hard on your body. I would rather have a career that keeps my brain moving and not falling asleep.

If I could go back to when I was in high school, I?d have a lot to say to myself. I would have to say that first off, college really is not all about how much fun you can have. If you look, you will always find something that is more fun then class, more rewarding then that paper that is due. You think that you know everything now, just because high school was so easy, you?ll have no problems sweet talking the prof to let that week late lab report still get full credit. Just don?t sweat any of that small stuff, because you know it all. I mean why really even go to college? When it is all done and over, it is that piece of paper that does open those doors. Don?t take half your adult life to finally get it right.

I would tell myself to never give up on whatever you set out to achieve in life. Don't let no one tell you that you can't excel in nothing. Believe that with the lord's help you can do whatever the lord blesses you to be able to do. Things will happen along the way that may try to throw you off course, but just stay focused on what you set out to do and you can make it as long as you never give up. Trust God and always keep him first in your life and he will lead and guide you in what youn should do in your life. Focus always on whats important in your life and always keep that in mind. Stay rooted and grounded in God and always trust and believe in God no matter what. Remember always that God always have your best interest at heart.

If I were able to go back in time my advice would be to contribute more time my studies rather than hanging out in the arcade. Research college programs for seniors in high school to get a jump start on your college education. Avoid credit card offers at all cost. Save money whenever you can and stay away from junk food. Leave the partying for some other time and stick to your studies. Understand the career goals you have in mind and stick it. The most important advice I can give is get some sleep and never drop out, whatever the reason, never leave. See your college education through to the end and then go back for your Master's. If finances are an issue, find employment to finance your education while still going to school.

To stay in school and think about your future and what you want to do with it. Education is a good experience and it is best to start college while you are young instead of waiting until your 60 years old like I am doing.

First, I would have tell myself to straighten up and decide what I wanted to do with my life, because it's not easy out there in the world. The choices I made were not conducive to my abilities or what I wanted out of life. Second, I would explain that college isn't as bad as I think. That I need to prioritize what I should do and not what I wanted to do. A college education is more vital to my future than I could imagine. That without this education I can only go so far in life before I run into road blocks. So take some time, research some schools and get with the program of self -improvement and higher education. Become an effective and efficient member of society.