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If I was ever given the apportunity to go back in time and talk to my high school senior self I would I have told her to not go into teaching, to go straight to business administrative support because that would be a good career choice and something that she would be able to complete with no problems. Also i would have told her that taking six classes at once is not a good idea since college classes are not has eassy has high school classes. my last advice for my high school senior self is to stay away from your friends in college they will be a bad influence.

If I were to go back in time with the knowledge that I have now I would have changed one thing, and that's to apply for scholarships. Back in high school a person could say I was pretty wealthy, my father was a lawyer and my mother was working as an interior designer. Together they made enough money to pay for school out of pocket. A tragic car accident left my mother dead on August of 08'.....from there things spiraled downward. Once my dad got hold of the news he couldn't take it. He packed up all his belongings and left, forcing me to fend for myself. Everything I thought I owned was gone, I had no parents, no car, place, or money. I felt alone and hopeless. I then moved on to try and forget about the past and here I am now struggling to get an education. My mother once said,"The most valuable thing you could ever own is an education"

Only time will tell whether the choices I have made will benefit me or hurt me, but for now, I know that for every problem there is a solution, and while there is still life, there is still time to get my career, education, and life together. I may not become a millionaire, some people may still doubt me and label me, and I may pick a terrible career, but in the end, I know I have made the decisions that I have felt most comfortable with. What started out as a negative has now become a positive, and with the proper tools and the help of the people who share my ambitions, I can ensure that I will do my best to create a better future without repeating my past. ?We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.? - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

I would tell myself to take more classes that count as college credits, and i would have told myself to concentrate more and be mor e serious than i was. I wasn't doing too bad my senior year so i didn't much more advice. I just should have prepared more and been more involved in visiting some college s and finding out more information.

Well, the first advice would be to learn to manage my time better. To allow myself enough time to study between classes and throughout the week. That way I would always be prepared to turn in assignments on time and be prepared for exams. Secondly, I would advise myself to take advantage of the resources on campus like tutors and going to the library to study. Sometimes doing homework at home isn't the best option. At home there could be distractions as well. Lastly, I would advise myself to pick a major that I am truly interested in. By doing that classes would become more interesting and the probablity of achieving academic success will be greater.

College was not important in my family. When I graduated high school I was sent to work immediately. I would go back and tell myself to ignore all those around me and do everything possible to find a way to go to college immediately. I would tell that young, naive high school senior that without that college education she will have much less opportunity in the work place and that she will be judged and measured by that lack of degree for the rest of her professional career. That lack of degree will haunt her and inhibit her professional growth for the next 20 years. I'd encourage her to not let her drive and ambition be limited by her family and to find a teacher to help her work through financial aid forms and make her way to school.

"Andrea, it is 2am you need to get off the phone and go to bed. You have to catch the bus at 6:10 am." If i would have broken the habit of staying up late way before college it would have definently soothen the groggy mornings of having to make it to 8 o'clock psychology. "Andrea your assignment is due first thing Monday morning, do not plan to go to the mall and movies this weekend." Procrastination! The little devil that sat on my shoulder throughout my senior year and into my first semester in college. I learned, after bad academic feedback, time and effort perfects quality. If I was granted the opportunity to re-do my senior year, i would transform myself into a "Super Senior"; the epitome of being prompt, responsible, and cautious. "Note to self, remember mommy and daddy will no longer beable to bail me out once i am in college." The biggest piece of advice I would have given myself was to make sure i always handled my business. Once I exited high school, then crossed the threshold of college, my parents were no longer my problem solvers, it was completely my responsibility.

If i can go back in time and speak to myelf as a senior i would advice her in several advice With these advices i would have had no trouble in getting confortable into this new college life. First I would have told her to be herself and not have to think about what other people thinks of her. When i was in high school as a senior i was always be afraid of others not accepting who i was. I was a very shy person and always wanted to please others before me. I was so shy that i was afraid to ask the prinple to assist me in choosing the right career and school i would like to attend after high school. The second advice i would told her if she had any question to not be afraid to ask people . Often times the questions that i didn't understand i would not ask to get explained by my teacher. In the long run it had hurt me. So if i need any help to just ask. I understand that the teacher at my college wants us to be successful and they want to help us to graduate .

When i was in my senior year of high school, i was going through very difficult family problems. My mother had ran away with her husband to another country abandoning me here with my father. My mother had chosen a man over her own children, a man who had beaten me and caused me a trip to the hospital. When my mother left, I stopped caring about my future. I went from ranking number 8 in my class to number 48. I would hardley attend my classes, and when I managed to show up, i would not pay attention to a single word of the material being taught. If i could go back in time, I would say to myself that i should not give up. I should never have even given up on my future because as long as i try it is impossible to fail. The anger and depression that arrose from my problems could have been switched to motivation. I currently am enrolled in college, and am back on the right track, but there i know that if i would have never given up i would have ended up at a University instead of at Community College.

I think the most important advice I could give my old self would be to listen to my parents and not resist their plan for me because it's the best thing I could do to set up my future.