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I would tell myself to not be scared. Stop caring about failure. If you never fail, then you will never grow. Failure isn't bad. So stop hesitating and go try something new. You are in charge of you now. Don't let petty things get in the way of you experiancing the best time of your life! People can only get in your way if you allow them to. And the people that you truly want in your life, will not get in your way. Or wish to see you fall. But if you do fall, they will pick you up. Those are the people you really want around. Change is ok too. It is scary at first, but change is alright. Don't fight it. Embrace it. Stop being nervous of new things! You think you are protecting yourself when really you are only hindering yourself.

If I could go back and give myself in highschool advice, I would tell myself to study hard and get a high gpa. I would advise myself to apply for different scholarships and to work really hard in highschool to get where I want to be in college.

Please keep you head firmly mounted on your shoulders and know that having fun does not mean being involved in risky behavior. Please know that years from now you will be happy with the person you have become and the way you look is not going to be as important as the woman you are going to build. Please know that even in your most hopeless moments that you are strong and will be able to get through anything this life decides to throw in your path. Please keep reading on a regular basis, as it will help to release your mind to a new world of possiblity and imagination. I would also like to tell my highschool self, even though right now you do not feel worth it, you are. Do not let outside influences dictate the person you would like to become because these happenings are fleeting and will not be around your entire life time. You are worth to make your self feel worthy of everything this world has to offer and do not question your self worth, ever.

Through the four semesters I've spent in college, I believe I did some wrong moves that have affected my future plans. If I could go back in time, I would advice myself to never miss class. Being absent would clearly result to missed lectures, which leads to low grades during exams. A low grade could obviously affect my GPA, making me less likely to be accepted in the nursing program; i just never thought how C's and B's could easily pull my GPA really low. Also, it is best to always sit in the front seat. Sitting at front would prevent you from distractions and makes you more focus to the teacher and the board only. Most importantly, it would be smart to never take so many classes in one semester. It was a mistake when I wanted to get my prerequisites done as early as I can, because it gave me a lot of stress and frustrations about doing essays and homeworks in every class that I took; it then lowered my GPA poorly. It is always important to plan things in an organized way, always know your options and always think of the possible consequences.

Knowing the things that I know now, if I were to visit my high school senior self, I would tell me to go into what I am and do what I love. I would advise me that the love of money has nothing to do with future happiness. Please realize, I would say, that people burn out doing things much more easily when they are motivated by the wrong inspirations. You are a giver. You are concerned for people. You always see the good in people and situations when others fail to do so. Use this to your advantage. Know who you are, what you stand for, what you believe in and hold firm to those beliefs for they will guide you throughout your life and allow you to work for the betterment of mankind while paying a few bills. Do not expect to attain greatness as the world sees it; expect to obtain greatness with a hard day's work, doing what you love, giving all you can, making a difference in the lives of more people that you can know, while making ends meet. The blessings you pass on will be returned and peace will live in you.

At times college can be difficult and stressful but if you have a real passion for what you are learning it is a lot easier to rise up to the challenge. Also, never listen to those people that tell you you can't do what you have set out to do, or what you want to do. They are wrong. Believe in yourself and others will as well, and those who don't aren't worth wasting your time on.

When you get there continue to work hard, but you will need to develop patience. The homework will never fully stop coming, so I would not suggest even considering getting involved on campus. Also, take a look at the class end dates and when you can find time, instantly schedule an appointment with your adviser, because you will not be able to schedule an appointment with him otherwise. Do not rely on the e-mail system to work fully, if at all. It will either send e-mails to you too late, or the advisers or other professors will wait too long to take care of anything. More or less, you will have to do everything for everyone, even if all you want to do is work on your field of study. Prepare to kiss your now limited social life goodbye because there will be no time for it with all the work. Since, you have all that work you will not be able to apply for scholarships and, even if you do, you will probably not be able to get any. In the end, it will truly come down to how much faith you have in God. Keep faith!

Without threatening violence and remaining calm, I would tell myself how important just being herself is. She has nothing to worry about--college is nothing like the shark infested lakes that we call high school! The professors are fair and well educated, the classes are challenging and she will have no problem finding people who accept her just the way that she is. I would tell her that her new motto should be "Relax!" as she will be just fine.

My first few years in college I was young and didn't know what I wanted. It was hard because I had never been on my own, most of my life people were telling me what I should do and how I should do it. So that's what I did. I went to school for nursing. I didn't like it, but kept at it for a little bit. Later I found a job that I loved. My grades suffered because of it, and I ended up taking a few years off. But from it I found something I love and I can confidently say I know what I want to do for the rest of my life. Now I look forward to going to school because I know what I want and it took time for me to learn what it was that I wanted. So what I would tell me self is to take time and find something you love to do and then work will not be work.

There are two things (one related to the other) that I would tell myself about the transition to college life. Coming from a small high school, my classes weren't very hard --- and I am fairly smart anyway. But when I went to college, I thought my classes were going to be just as easy, and I didn't put forth the initial effort that I should have. So I would tell myself to take my college classes more seriously. Secondly, I would have told myself to listen more to my heart when choosing my major. I chose Pharmacy, because it was the "logical" thing to do, and also because I didn't want my true passion (graphic design) to be a job....I wanted it to stay a hobby and something that I could never come to hate. But as I matured, I found an interest that balanced logic and creativity, which is now my current major: Psychology. Both of these just go to show that I basically would tell myself to think about my actions more...on both a micro and macro level.