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If I were to go back and give myself advice as a high school senior, I would tell myself not to be afraid and to study what I was interested in. My first year of college I attended Northern Michigan University (NMU) instead of Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD) because I was scared that I was not good enough to be an artist. After my first year at NMU, I realized that I wanted to take art seriously because that was what I was interested in. I wish I would have attended KCAD my freshmen year of college because I would have saved money and be farther ahead. Now that I am attending KCAD, I am currently studying Medical Illustration. With my major, I am still studying and creating artwork while being academically challenged in anatomy and biology. I enjoy going to class because I am passionate about what I am learning about. Even though my classes are challenging and time consuming, I am grateful to be interested in what I am learning. I believe that I will be able to have a career in Medical Illustration when I graduate and be happy.

If I could go back in time to my senior self and give some advice, I would say to always go with your gut. I would tell myself that I need to rememeber for now on that I am paying for my education now, so I should get my money's worth in something that I enjoy doing. I would say not to get stressed because the school you are attending will try their hardest to help you in any way possible. I would also make sure that I had all of the resources for extra scholarships and better opportunites when it came to getting out into the community when I first arrived.

Get your life together, get encouraged, and prepare yourself for college and leaving home. You only have so much time to pick out a school and spend this time at home with your family. Enjoy it and be prepared for a big change. Nobody wants to see you fail and your family wants what is best for you. It's okay to miss family and friends but they are happy for you to be doing something that is bettering yourself. When you get that degree it will be the happiest day of your life and you will officially be able to say you did something you never expected from yourself and you are done with school forever. You can do this, don't regret your past only learn from it. Continue to venture on.

I have actually had a wonderful college experiance and wouldn't change a thing. what i would tell my self is save your money. To "run", run with your ideas, your love, your passion. To just run.

As a high school senior I would have told myself to remember that not everyone is your friend and that there are not always going to be people who want to be your friend. You will always have people that are better than you and you cannot always be the best until you learn the most that you can. Make sure you are dead set on going to the college you choose and never expect more until you go there for your first year. Always go into the school year with an open mind and keep that open mind throughout the whole four years or more that you will be there. Stay positive and never give up, show yourself and others that you can make it and that you will do your best to make it.

College is not an easy thing. To any artist out there who is thinking about going to college know that what work load you do in high school, times that by 100 and you will understand college. Everything is much more cut throat then high school, but its worth every second and the prize at the end is worth a lifetime.

Kepp doing what you are doing.

If I could go back and talk to my high school self, I'd first tell her to not be scared and to stop putting things off until it's too late. I'd tell myself that chances pop up anywhere, at anytime, you need to grab on to them while you can and push yourself to succeed. Pay more attention and learn what you can from high school, the things that you learn can help you out one day and save you money. You've got more freedom when you start college, but don't abuse it, that freedom could cost you one day. Don't put off things for another day, because sometimes things are truly to late to fix and you'll regret missing out on it. College is a wonderful experience, and it will be one of many to come in the years following it, but you can't miss out on your chance to do well without focusing on your future now.

I would tell myself to focus more on scholarships and getting financial aid down. I would also try getting a job sooner to start saving for expenses and have an emergency fund. As far as college life itself goes, I would tell myself to take bigger risks and really try to get involved in as much as I can. College isn't all about studying, although that is a big part, there are so many things to try, events to go to, and people to meet. Living in the dorms is one of the best decisions you will make, and you will regret living at home, even though you will be saving a lot of money. College is awesome, and it's too short to sit around and be afriad to try new things.

Ignore the high school pressure to have everything figured out. College is the time to start figuring everything out, but there's no deadline. Just go with your gut and don't worry about achieving the standard college experience. Everything you do happens for a reason.