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Do not stress so much and take everything with a confident attitude. Also, do not worry about the people in your life who seem to bring you down; their purpose in your life is to make you stronger. One more thing, take more dual enrollment courses- that'll be handy.

Keep working hard! The hard classes and schooling continues in college. There's nothing more you can do than to do your best. Study hard, and keep focused on the light at the end of the tunnel.

I would tell myself to be more serious and keep my GPA up. As hard as I work now to make up for lost ground, I would love to go back and re-do it all and be more serious!

Alright, we don't have much time, so I'll try to keep it simple. You're going to be graduating soon and I know you've got some questions. First, don't make your college decision based on any particular individuals location, especially your boyfriend. Trust me, Jack is a great guy, but I'm telling you now, you're not going to marry him. Be friends. Focus on your studies. That goes for the whole of your college career. Got it? Next, I understand you're not sure what to study. That's fine, but honestly, the sooner the better. I'll give you a hint, you're going to be helping people, saving lives, in general a part of something much greater than yourself. Here's another hint, you should probably enroll in some physical science courses. Do you good.Keep in mind, as busy as you'll be, it's always good to network. Get involved. Study often, get good grades, and get inducted into Honor Societies. Give to others. Volunteer your time. This not only makes sense for a poor college student, but is often times more valuable than any sum of money. Good Luck!

Assuming what I know now as junior with only a year left until I complete my undergraduate degree, I would tell myself to get ready for the most life changing experience you have yet to come by; to never underestimate myself and to never stop pushing my safe harbor to reach my fullest potential; to worry less and enjoy this wonderful opportunity that not everyone gets to experience; to never stop believing in myself and have faith that I can do anything that I set my heart, mind and soul to. I would tell myself that change is necessary and very fruitful and to always be thankful for what I have.

In high school, I was a star student. Academics came naturally to me, so I seldom had to study or apply myself very much in order to do well. But when I got to university, I found that good study habits are extremely important. In order to retain the vast amount of information you are getting from each class, it's really necessary to take time outside of lectures to study on your own or with a group of peers. I wish I had taken time in high school to learn these habits, because my first semester was academically challenging. I would tell myself to learn how to make a monthly budget and then stick to it. I grew up very poor and never had any money to throw around, so I never learned how to manage it well. Now my financial obligations are often difficult to make. If I had learned early on how to save and manage money properly, I would probably have had an easier acclimation to living on my own.

If I could go back in time and speak to myself as a high school senior, I would say to prepare myself. High school is nothing like college. The work load does not compare. You have to put a lot of effort into college courses. You need to attend class every day and put in some studying every day in order to not fall behind. The exams are quite difficult if you do not fully study and put time into your school work. You have to get to know your teachers and your advisors. Not only will it benefit you in the present, but it will also benefit you in the future. Advisors give great advice and teachers are actually willing to help. They are also great for recommendation letters. The transition can be tough and there will be times where you will become home sick, but hang in there. Everything will eventually fall into place. Just remember to get involved and make new friends. Life is so much easier when you do not stress it out or overthink things. College is a time where you really get to know who you are and decide who you want to become.

If I could go back in time and give myself advice it would be; dont be too emotionaly atached to your girlfriend because she is cheating on you, a trade school is much better than a 2 or 4 year college and you will always be able to make more friends but opertunitys are rare

My first piece of advice to my younger self would be to avoid getting TOO involved. I have always been one to immerse myself into the depths of learning to no end and I have always prevailed. But this year, between eighty pages of reading a night, being on the rowing team, and having a job, college got the best of me. I had to drop one of my classes and reimburse Bright Futures Scholarship $310.00. Going into college this has to be one of the most hackneyed iterations, with every teacher and parent you have ever met incessantly chanting, "Enjoy college and don't kill yourself." I would like to tell myself this one more time though in the hopes this time could have saved me from half a semester of academic torture. I missed cameraderie with my friends and, more importantly, many hours of sleep. Even though I would like to remind my younger self to seriously consider lightening my load, I would not be fibbing if I claimed this experience was worthless. I have learned where my limit lies and learned a lot (maybe too much) about England's History before had to drop the class.

Looking back at my high school career there is SO much advise I wish I could have given myself. Based on how hard I'm working now in college, I would have loved to push myself harder to begin getting the grades I am now back during freshman year of high school. I wish I had seen the long road ahead when I was 14 and begun planning on my future college career with my grades. I also would have told myself to be more open minded to people, opportunities and taking risks. Since being in college I have opened my horizons and become friends with and involved in several different cultured organizations and people. I am so thankful for the opportunities I am partaking in currently and wish I had taken advantage of such opportunities in high school. At the same time, I'm proud of the hard work and dedication I had in high school, beginging work at 14 and working hard to stay involved in school and grades. I'd do back and pat myself on the back and tell my self to continue working hard for the years to come!