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Hello me, the most important thing I can tell you is to get your work done early. The longer you wait to begin working hard, the more difficult it will be to get ahead. While it is absolutely possible to slack off in high school and still be successful, it will be more than worth it in the long run to put the effort in early. Spending an hour a night polishing up knowledge accumulated in classes directly correlates to better grades; exceptional high school grades provide a broad spectrum of possibilities. Being a model high school student demonstrates a level of maturity that others revere; colleges, future employers, and organizations providing scholarships will all favor you more highly the better your scores are. I am spending a lot of money trying to receive our accounting degree; please make it easier on me by fooling around less and focusing on academic progress more. Thanks, and enjoy your last year of high school - we will never get to go back.

Keep on applying for scholarships. Continue staying on top of things, keep working hard, keep educating yourself. The more you work on learning more and becoming a better student, the better off you will be not only in college, but for the rest of your life.

If I could talk to my high school self, I would tell him that all the stress and fear he had about college is unnecessary. I would direct him to talk to the faculty with the assurance that they would lend an ear to his concerns. He was very concerned that the professors would be unapproachable, but I scarcely met a professor I did not adore. Likewise, the administration themselves are more than happy to lend you a hand. Even the Provost of the campus I was on was willing to stop his day just to help an inquisitive student. Next, I would advise him to engage himself in the school through the clubs as soon as possible. He was shy and had doubts about his ability to be a part of any club or student government activity. But the people in the clubs are often exceedingly friendly and as passionate about school as you are. As a result, they are often more than willing to help you study or work on a project with you. I hesitated my first semester to get involved, but I found it an exciting, building, and downright fun experience when I finally did!

If I could go back in time and give advice to my high school self, the best advice I would have to give is to take school and yourself more seriously. Throughout my entire high school experience teachers, parents and guidance counselours spent countless lectures preaching to us about the importance of college, and I like many students my age, kind of blew it off as no big deal. I mean how hard could it possibly be? Well the reality is I was living in a fantasy thinking things would just fall into place for me like they always have. I shouldv'e paid more attention when annoucements were being made about scholarship opprotunities and I should have actually made more of an effort to do better in school, instead of relying on just skating by. The truth is I had no confidence in myself. I always thought "Oh well I'm not smart enough for that" "Or I'm not a good enough writer to have any chance of winning." Now that I'm in college I know how hard it is money-wise. If I had just given myself a chance, things could be a little easier now.

The advice I would give myself is do all you can to achieve better in life. Take any extra classes, apply for scholarships that you going to need the money in the future in order to help pay for your classes in college especially when you are financially unable. Enjoy your senior year the positive way. Don't let anyone peer pressure you to do something you would later regret doing in the future and look back and have that on your record because its not worth it. Make sure all your grades is in order and don't let them slip for anything because that is what is going to get you accepted in the college of your choice and not what your stuck with. Having friends is nice but not as important as your school work and graduating. Check out colleges and make sure you making the right decisions in anything you decided to do or go with because its your life and no one should tell you how to live it.

Jumping in the delorean and revving to 80mph! I would land in the summer of 2008 and tell myself to get my bottom in gear. It might sound something like this, were I talking to myself? ?Top priority is applying for every scholarship that you possibly can get your hands on. Accumulating enough money early in the year would make for a very happy home life as well as more colleges to consider later. Mom and Dad will be thrilled; believe me. Now, applying for your top choice schools EARLY is next in line.? I would be hesitant to admit my mistakes, but would fess up eventually. ?The distinct lack of money and not paying attention to detail was our downfall into community college, so you better make yourself pay attention to opportunities for free money and the deadlines for Universities as well as your high school assignments.? I also would throw in other important tidbits. ?Trust me, you do NOT want to spend the next year and a half living at home! Find the money to go to your dream college; because if you don?t, you will end up settling for a state school.? Back to 2010, Doc!

If I encountered my younger self, I wouldn?t hesitate to verbalize the accrued wisdom of this demanding reality. ?Your potential is being wasted by your reluctance to apply yourself. Entry into college isn?t like winning the lottery. You cannot rely on sheer luck to lead you towards that degree. If you want the moon, don?t settle for the stars. Don?t sit idle as you allow your course to be crafted by the hands of fortune. Write your own destiny. Forget the thrill of living as an adult; Relish your youth! Cast aside the fantasies of making it on your own, and savor the awkward stage between adolescence and adulthood. Take your college placement test and achieve that high score. Don?t study at a local community college for the sake of convenience when your potential for achievement soars beyond the confines of that educationally limited institute. You will fall short of your academic ability and the path before you, which was paved, will be buried under the debris of your mistakes and disregard. Go to a state university, and immerse yourself in an education that even I, four years wiser, perceived as just beyond my reach.?

I would tell myself to follow my dreams. So many people go off to a 4 year college without knowing what they want to do with their lives and end up taking multiple electives trying to find out what it is they are passionate about. I would tell myself to find what I am passionate about, and it will come eventually, and then decide what I want to do. I would not give myself any type of advice that would dramatically change my path since high school because I like what I?ve gone through and how I turned out. Ok, well maybe I don?t like what I?ve gone through but it still has made me the person I am today and I wouldn?t change that for the world.

Assuming I could talk to myself as a high school senior, I would have told myself to make more of an effort to finish a foriegn language class, so that I could have the Bright Futures Scholarship. Working your way through college is difficult. It is hard to find study time and it's stressful. Being tired all the time makes you feel less motivated, and it makes it difficult to pay attention in your classes. If I had just made that extra effort to finish up a second year of spanish, I wouldn't have been in that situation. I would have recieved Bright Futures and having that scholarship would have made my transition to college a whole lot easier.

Well my high school senior self is basically what my current self is. But being logical and rational the first thing I would do, after explaining to past me how I came back in time, is tell my past self about what a pain the application process is going to be consider that all the offices that I talk to don't seem to talk to each other. That would be all I would tell, as I wouldn't want to disrupt the space and time. My mentality hasn't changed since then, I have always been very mature for my age so its not like I was wild a year ago but I have changed today.

Persevere, there is good and bad in the future, but peresevere and continue to pray, you already know what to do.

I would say, "take chances". Don't be afraid to launch into new types of learning. Have faith in your ability to acheive specific standards. Make a plan for where this new road will lead you. Never say, "I can't ". Develop good time managment skills and enhance your "self-starter" skills...Don't wait to be part of the crowd...be in the lead and focus toward the future.

Procrastination is the biggest enemy of starting college life. If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself to get started and work harder. The transition to college life will be easier and go smoother if everything is prepared ahead of time. Last year I was enjoying the life and freedom of a high school senior. Even though I did all the necessary things to get ready for college, doing them earlier would have saved me from unnecessary stress at the last minute. Knowing what I know now, I would have applied earlier, gotten financial aid earlier, and written my essays earlier. All of these things done earlier would have helped the transition to college life go smoother. Looking back, procrastination would have to be the one thing that I would change, given the chance. The chance to talk to myself as a senior would be great. I would say how much not procrastinating would help the transition to college and college life. Getting the work done now, in high school will make life easier in college.

If I were to go back in time to myself as a high school senior, I would give myself advice on making friends and still staying ahead in academics. I would tell myself to be open to ideas from other students, be able to communicate with other students and the professor about my own ideas, and how to pay attention and take notes better than I already have been. This advice will help me grow relationships and connections with other people and help me stay ahead in my academics for the future.

I graduated from high school in a small baltic state, in 2000. I was accepted to a university right after high school, and in fall 2000 I became a full time university student. As a freshman I was probably a little more serious than some other students, but I was not as serious as I am now. Life has taught me many things, and I have realized that if you are given the opportunity to go to college or university, please make sure you study your hardest. Yes, I agree that every once in a while it is good to have fun, but please put your schoolwork first. Nothing is more important in life than an education. Make sure you learn how to plan your days; make daily/weekly/monthly schedules. Be always prepared! As Benjamin Franklin once said "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." If you work and go to school, learn to manage both successfully, and you will be more prepared for life than some other people in your age. Time goes by very fast, so enjoy your time in college or university! Do your best! Be your best! Learn for yourself!

College is not like high school at all. The teachers in college are less strict on students about due dates on assignment, coming to class, doing homework. When you get to college try to aim for the top in everything you do. Complete all you homework and classroom assignments, come to every class and try to be on time, and try to take notes and much as you can because you might need them to study from. It is also imprtant to study for every quiz, test or exam you may have because they are worth the most points towards you grade. And you may not need to but joining study groups with other students and friends can be helpful towards your success in college ( two brains are always better than one ). And communicate with your teachers as much as you can for assistence. I promise if you stick to these rules, you will become a successful student in your college career.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would want to be more determined. When I entered college I wasn't that determined at first. I would like to go back and be more focused on school and my future career. I would have achieved better grades.

If I could go back in time to my senior year in high school, I would tell myself to try as hard as I possibly could to find scholarships. College is so expensive, even when you have Bright Futures scholarships, and foundation scholarships. Books are also killers. I'd tell myself to always look on Half.com for textbooks, or ask friends, before I even think of going to the bookstore to look for them. Another piece of advice I would give myself would be to get into the habit of forcing myself to read my textbooks. That was one challege I met in my first semester of college. In high school I was always able to get by without reading all of the textbook, but in college, it's a lot harder to get away with. I'd basically tell myself to just be prepared to work hard to get where I want to go in life.

The first piece of advice that I would give myself is to apply wherever you can. My junior ans senior year in high school I did duel enrollment. I went to Brevard Community College as well as attending West Shore Jr/Sr High. When it came to my senior year, all of my friends were applying for colleges. I figured I could just keep attending Brevard Community College until I recieved my A.A. degree (general). At the moment I am trying to transfer to the University of Florida. I have high hopes of being accepted there. If I am not able to go there I am trying to apply at Sante Fe in one of their dental programs (either assisting or hygiene). I am completly stressing myself out. I would hve encouraged myself to do more and get more involved in my high school. I knew colleges liked seeing that king of stuff, but I didn't really take it seriously. A word of advise to high school students: "Apply wherever you can! You don't know how much it will help you!" (It also relives a lot of stress too! Good luck!)

Plan classes wisely, keep checking and make sure to be signing up for all the classes you need. Talk to all advisors and then stick with your favorite as he/she will help you with making the right choices, and will also help with recommending you to others. Load yourself up with 18 credits each term, you will manage just fine, you will actually excell. Find out which courses are offered as honors classes so you don't take them before entering the honors program. Check for scholarships towards the end of each term, or you might be too late! Don't only look for scholarships on search-sites, each college usually has a page full of possible applications on it's own website...you just have to look for that page as sometimes it's a little bit hard to find. Explore all buildings in the campus for tips, brochures, information that will help you become an active and devoted student....attend club meetings and student related events. Speak and connect with each teacher, as one day you will need their reccomendation letters and they will help you when least expected as well as give good advice!!!