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Get a reliable car that will last throughout college so you don't have to worry about it in college.

Take more college college classes when you can, it saves you money and time in college. Also, learn how to take notes and self motivate yourself to study.

I would tell myself to try and get more involved right off the bat. I wasn't the only one new to the school, so I shouldn't feel weird or intimidated if I show up at t club meeting for the first time by myself. Join a club or organization that you aren't use to or have no idea what it's about. Ask questions in class or if you are uncomfortable doing that, ask your TA/teacher afterwards or go to office hours. Talk to people you don't know, they could end up being your best friend. Study, study, study. Watching Netflix or TV while doing hw or studying DOESN'T COUNT. Remember, that while your academics are important it is also important to have a social life. When you are an adult you will want to lookback at all the great times you had, not just how much you studied. Take lots of pictures. Be yourself. There is a group of people out there that will love and accept you as you already are, not who you think you should be.

I would give my highschool self the advice to smile and get ready for a lifechanging experience, even though it may seem like everything is falling apart at times. While the first days are tough and you feel like you do not belong, it wont take long for you to meet those girls the floor below you in your dorm, those girls who within a week will become your absolute best friends. It is also important to remember that while you meet these amazing people who will forever impact your life, you may slip away from some of your friends back home. College is an amazing time where you get to develop into the best version of yourself, and the people who do not accept you for the choices you make and mindset you hold may just be going down a different path. Stay true to your morals, meet new people who bring out the best side in you, grow into the intelligent young woman you are destined to be, and never forget to keep a smile on your face.

If I could go back in time and have a talk with highschool senior me, I would rip her to shreds. I would force her to study for her AP exams so that she could get a passing grade. I would convince her that dual enrollment is worth it, and won't take away from her highschool experience, and even if it does, it honestly doesn't even matter. I would push highshool me to get a job, so that she could save up and not worry as much with financials during college. But i think the number one thing I would tell highschool me to do, is to just spend time with her family and friends, to get off her phone and go outside, to interact with those who really matter. If only we could go back in time, things would be much different.

I would tell myself to never forget that I am going to school in order to learn and having fun always comes second to that. Be prepared to for a lot more work and much less leniency from teachers. I would remind myself how easy it is to become distracted when at college away from parents and that it takes even more responsibility and will-power in order to excell without parental supervision. Take great caution when choosing friends and try to make study groups with people in classes so that you can have multiple sources to turn to. It is very important to know not only my advisor but remember to not overlook the small things and try to be on good terms with my teachers just in case they feel inclined to give me a bit of a grade boost. The most important aspect to college is not self control, but confidence. Believe in yourself that you can actually do the workload and graduate on time.

Apply for more scholarships. Don't doubt yourself, and listen to your intuition.

I would tell myself to keep looking forwards. Often, I feel that high school students get stuck on thinking about their past reputation and feel they must fit inside their predefined label. At the end of the previous school year, I started to push out of the label that I had been given in high school, and I realized that I had a lot more friends and acquaintances then I realized. If I had known this before I went to school, then I feel I would have had a better transitioning experience. There are billions of people out there, so it is a shame when someone blocks themselves off from everyone and only speaks to those in a certain group. As a society, our world needs to cast off these labels and start looking at people as other people, not judging by race, ethnicity, religion, or culture. In this past year, so many terrible things have happened because of these labels. The Middle East is falling apart and most recently St. Louis has turned to mass hysteria and riots because of how we see others. As we become young adults, we should work together to bring an end to prejudice.

If I could go back to my younger self, as an adolescent teenager in highschool, I'd tell myself to ignore the strong temptations around me. The parties, the events, the social gatherings could all get so tempting, I would tell myself to stop and remember the reason I am going to college. It's to get an education, as fun can come later on as a celebration instead of a distraction.

When I was a high school senior, I was petrified to leave. This meant attending a university four hours away where I knew absolutely no one. I would move into a dorm with two roommates I had never met, live in a hall with hundreds of the brightest incoming freshmen on campus, and be just one of tens of thousands to call FSU my home. The idea was a little overwhelming for the small town girl who had class with the same forty people for thirteen years. However, if I could go back to that scared girl packing her life into those cardboard boxes, all I would tell her is that everything will be just fine. No “Don’t listen to that advisor” or “Meet Dianna sooner!” Sure specific advice would helpful, but I think I learned the most from the waiting, failing, and discovering on my own. In life, you learn everything in its own time, not before you’re supposed. That’s why if I could go back, assurance is all I would give. Sometimes if you’re scared of rollercoasters, it’s best not to know every twist and turn. Just buckle up and enjoy the ride.