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I would tell myself to stay in school at any cost. That while life has a tendency to intervene and derail you from your passions and it may seem like the right thing to do is to continue down the path of employment that has been thrust upon you, do not follow that path. I would tell myself that if you start your future now, instead of waiting, that the rewards of a life based on a passion that you truely enjoy are far richer than any monetary compensation for the life that is sucked out of you by something that is just a job.

Throughout my senior year I struggled with making the decision of where to go to college. I am from a small town in Michigan and had a steady boyfriend for the past year and a half. I felt as though I needed to get away and see what life was like outside of this town I had grown up in. I applied for a school in Atlanta called Georgia State. The idea of moving that far away both fascinated and scared me. I had to make the choice on staying close to my loved ones or take the chance on something new. I eventually took the chance and moved to Atlanta. I learned that I am a strong independent person that can make it on my own. It was something I had to do for myself and it has been quite a journey. It has been worth every problem, every lonely night, and every new friend made along the way. So if I could go back a year from now and talk to myself. I would merely say, ?Go for it.? Don't ever sell yourself short because of fear. Take this opportunity and run with it.

If I could go back in time, there would be so much to tell! I would tell myself to actually pay attention. College classes are way more challenging than high school classes. In high school, it was very easy for me to just study last minute and recieve an easy A. There is more to college than last minute studying. You have to study daily and actually look at the material given to you by your instructors. Also, be prepared for freedom! The freedom to come and go as you please, the freedom to simply not go to classes, and the freedom to try new things might come between you and your study time. You need to learn how to manage your moey, study time, and free time wisely.

Tabitha, please sit down and breathe before you freak out. I have wise words to tell you from your future. First things first, I know you think you have all the time in the world to put forth an effort in high school but you don't! Your HOPE GPA is hanging by a thread so RIGHT NOW is the time to start applying yourself so you can get your HOPE GPA up to par! You can save Mom, Dad, and yourself the drama, heartache, stress, and sleepless nights (not to mention student loans) if you bust your butt in school right now. Second of all, don't be so quick to think of science as your weak point. Be more open minded to your science classes; you'll be surprised to know that you might actually LIKE it and want to pursue it even more in college! Start getting used to making and following (consistently) study schedules and set aside time for homework; those are good habits to start familiarizing yourself with my friend. Stay in and get your work done via weekends; trust me when I say you have fun times ahead of you as well. Good luck!

If I could go back to tell myself something I know now, I would go back and advise myself to stay on campus the freshman year. I had to live at home my first year of school and I feel likeI missed out on so much! GSU has all kinds of exciting events and programs going on during the week and I missed out on them all. If I had stayed on campus my freshman year I could have gotten so much more involved. Plus, living on campus is a quick way to make connections and friends.

College life is drastically different from high school, and I would probably tell myself to not be afraid to talk to the professors, and to pursue a degree in Anthropology instead of Biology. As an undergraduate, I was positively terrified of talking to the professors, and in reality, the majority of them are more than willing to get to know the students, especially at Georgia State University. Getting to know the professors would have given me many more connections in academia, which is where I hope to one day work as a professor of Anthropology. Though my experience as a biologist was invaluable, it took me several years to figure out what I truely wanted to study in graduate school, and having a better understanding of my options while I was an undergraduate certainly would have helped in the transition from high school student to undergraduate student. The last piece of advice I would give myself would be to make sure I took an internship as an undergraduate. An internship would not only have given me experience in my field, it would have helped me find a job after graduation and helped my chances of being accepted into graduate school.

If I could go back in time and speak to my former self, I would have quite a few (much more informed) ideas to pass my way. I would have informed myself to look harder into my future career options, so as not to choose a university for the social life, but instead for the opportunities that it could present to me. If I could tell myself this, I am confident that I would not have transferred universities, and would instead be at the head of my class and fully on my way to the internship that I will need for graduation with a music industry management degree. I would also tell myself to make sure to save my money, because as an independent adult, it seems to go much faster than it comes in. Lastly, I would tell myself to take a priority in time management, because that is absolutely the only way to survive college life! I would say, "Annette, it is never to soon to look towards the future, and never to late to learn from the past."

Get involved in organizations on campus so you will become a part of the campus community. That is the easiest way to meet and interact with people that aren't the mirror image of yourself. Set time aside to have fun, but most importantly, set time aside to focus on your grades. A 3.0 average is tough to maintain but almost impossible to gain back. That 3.0 will be used to judge you for scholarships, grants, and your eligiblity for sororities. Even if you are a little shy, make yourself known to people in a good way because you will run into them later in life. One semester you may be in class with the future President of the United States. You would absolutely want him/her to remember you. Always smile. Some may think smiling on the outside will do but it won't. You have to keep a smile on the inside and it was show through on the outside. Don't overload yourself. Just take things one sememster at a time.

I would most likely take myself down the right path and not become a follower. I would lead most of my friends down the right path also so that they could eventually become something as well as me. A major thing that i would change was my study ethics because as a senior i really didnt study and do all the things i needed to do to be as successful as i should have been. My main focus would be that i need to get a better relationship with my counselors and get more advise. Another major problem was that i should have started applying to schools and getting scholarships alot earlier than i started.

The advice I would give to myself when I was a senior would be to take things slow. At that time in high school, I was just ready to leave all my youthhood behind and begin a new life in a new city and get my degree as fast as possible. I know now not to rush things and commit to a career before you even have a taste of what the world is like. I thought college would be about partying from Thursday till Sunday, manipulate my professors so I can pass a class with no knowledge of what the course was about, and applying the same lazy attitude towards my work. I would advise myself to not apply those standards and methods towards college because the two are different. I would tell myself to not think of it as a way to rebel against parents and pretend to be an adult with . I would also tell myself to ask for help when needed and not rely on an enormous ego or false wisdom I had about college. I would tell myself to listen because talking did not get me anywhere but a year of failing grades and disappointment.