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I would give myself the advice to take harder classes as a senior. The reason why I say that is because I struggled to deal with the adjustment when I went off to college.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself in order to achieve your goal to be an engineer work hard and study. I would also tell myself that you would have a lot of time in the future to chase girls but right now focus your time in the books. In addition, to my conversation with myself I would say, save all the money you make as well as apply to many different scholarships as you can because you are going to need the money. The books in college are expensive.

As I near age 40, I would have to first explain how quickly time passes. My mind still believes I am 18. It is amazing to me that I could be SO old, SO soon. As a high school senior it is very important to skip the procrastination. The thought that you will take a year or so out of school, is a complete loss. You need to stay in the game. Get a degree now. College is nothing like high school, the freedom you have wished for is there. You are an adult and you will be making adult decisions during your college experience. There are still weekends for extracurricular activities, going to college does not mean that your time for fun ends. It is a new beginning, a new chapter in your life. You have an oppurtunity to succeed in life and you must appreciate it. Don't wait until you're OLD like me. Trust me and believe me, someday you will be old too. Start your journey to college now and enjoy your young life while you can. Follow this advise and I promise, someday, you'll thank me.

If I could go back in time to give myself advice, the first thing I would tell myself is to start working on large projects early. At the beginning of the semester, there is not much day-to-day homework, so there is plenty of time to get ahead. It's best to start as soon as you can, because if you start even a month ahead, you could still not have enough time. As with any large project or assignment, you will run into problems, especially with technology, so be prepared. Even if you don't have any large projects, you can still start on small ones, or read textbooks. Getting started early will really help balance out the load over the semester and reduce the stress of having multiple projects or essays due the same week. I would also say to get involved with a variety of clubs and organizations. They will give you something to do in your free time, which is still productive, and fun, at the same time. College isn't all about reading textbooks; you have to have time for just hanging out with your friends.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to stop being so nervous about going away to college. I would tell myself to step out of my comfort zone more and that I do not need to be afraid of it. I feel like I made some pretty good decisions and a pretty good transition from high school to college life, so those are probably the two main things that I would tell myself. I would tell myself to just lighten up and enjoy the experience, because college is the best part of my life so far.

As a high school senior, I would have told my self to study more and prepare myself for college more so than I actually did. Also I would have re took the SAT a few times to have achieved a better score. As far as scholarships, I would have told myself to look for more of them and particapate in the essays even though I was afraid to do so. I would have told my self to ask for more help when needed and focused more on the aspect of actually learning the needed information.

I would tell myself that no matter how hard life gets, don't give up! When you think that life has just put too much on your shoulders know that you will make it through it eventually and it is the people that can tough it out that can truely go far in life. Give it all you've got because you only have one life to live. Have faith and never give up because no matter how long the tunnel, there will always be light at the other end!

Knowing what I know now as a college student, I would definitely change a few things i did in high school. First off, I would have joined a lot more clubs to get the experience of being socially active. In college there is so much to do but I am so shy and nervous to meet people, so that is one thing I would do. Another thing I would do is manage my time well. In high school I used to procrastinate a lot and now it has become a habit for me. In college it is not a joke to wait the night before to turn in a term paper. I have learned my lesson there. The last thing I would recommend to myself is to be more positive and look at the good side of situations. In high school I used to almost always have a negative attitude about things going on in my school because I did not like my high school. That affected the way people looked at me and I really am not a negative person. Therefore, being more positive helps the way people see you and you can actually get more opportunities in life!

I would have told myself to find more scholarships and grants, because now that I am a freshman in college, I see how much money goes into being a college student. I also would have reminded myself to work more on my studying skills, because I have had to teach myself the right way to study without any guidance.

I would of told myself to work harder. It is so different in highschool because you think that the world is over when one little thing happens. College is so different and it is actually "Cool" to be smart!! It is looked down uppon when you dont do good in classes and you dont try your hardest! I think every highschool student should know that every teacher especially their senior year teachers are trying to prepapre you for college, and so many kids are wasting thousands of dollars because they didnt listen to those teachers during their senior year and now they are failing out and missing out on the best years of their life!!