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I would tell myself to prepare better for college.

Don't slack. Keep focused. And know what you want to do with your life. It took me almost 8 years to figure it out.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, the advice I would give myself would be to not wait too long! Putting college off is tempting because you have worked so hard to graduate high school, but once you are married and have children it is harder to go back. Once you have debts to pay and bills coming in, it is harder to go back to school and stop working. Going to college is invaluable and prepares you for the future ahead. I wish I could go back in time...then perhaps I would be finished with my educational goals by now and working at a career I love instead of trying to find ways to cut back so I can finish my schooling. Don't wait...follow the age old adage which says, "Never put off 'til tomorrow what you can do today!"

As a senior in high school, I wanted to enter seminary, however, I changed my mind and life took a different route. I postponed college for the next ten years, and it is a decision I’ve come to regret. So I would advise my “senior high school self,” to remain humble, prayerful and vigilant in the things of GOD, Christ and the Holy Bible because that is the only way I’ll ever succeed. Unfortunately, the person I was then would not have heeded these words until ten years later.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a senior in high school, I would tell myself that college is hard. When I was in high school, I made A’s and B’s; school just came easy to me. I thought that college would be that easy also; I could not have been more wrong. My early years of college were pretty much a waste because I was not willing to put in the time or effort to make good grades. I would not attend classes from time to time and I never studied. I also always procrastinated to do assignments. Those three combined factors really hurt my g.p.a. You cannot pass a class if you do not show up because you do not know what is going on. Studying is a necessity for all tests, if you want to do well on them. If you wait until the last minute to do assignments it will not be your best work, because you are just putting together something just to get it done. So if I could go back I would tell myself, college is not a cake walk, it is hard!

As you step into college, be open to new ideas of learning, study habits and ways of viewing life. Know that the information you are learning is expensive and worth a lot of investment. It is an opportunity that a few percentage of the American populace is allowed to experience and should therfore be tresured in many ways to ensure an overall beneficial experience. Highschool is trivial, overly-dramatic and unfocused and sadly many college students take that mentality with them. It is up to you, as an individual to choose to view learning as a gift--one that opens a door to endless opportunities to excel, succeed and obtatin personal character and satisfaction. So many poeple waste the time spent in college becuase "school work" and school-related activites are not the "cool" thing in society, but rather the emphasis is on partying, drinking, drugs, and sex appeal. These are all part of life as is any other experience, but the detrimental impact of unwise decisions will greatly impact your future--either for good or bad. Make the wise choice from the start and learn to enjoy the ability to learn, never ceasing to press on towards your dreams.

I am not a high school senior yet, but college life might be an easy transistion to make,. The advice i would give myself would to always do your best to get good grades and try not to party to much.

I would tell myself to pre-register for classes, establish a relationship with my roommate, meet other incoming freshmen and upperclassmen, talk to the professors, prioritize my classes, use my time wisely, and choose my friends carefully.

If I could talk to the high school me, I would tell myself to be serious about schoolwork, because good study habits are very important once you reach college. I would also tell myself to never give up even though things don't always go as planned, but that things will always work out for good.

Amanda, I know college can be overwhelming with additional class work and homework, all on top of having to regain your identity. Perhaps your expectations of certain class subjects will be a dissapointment, but don't give up! No matter what, college is worth hanging on to. It is all about trial and error, but for every door closed, another is open. Remember to keep God in the center of things and He will be faithful to bless you and your educational journey. Just DON'T GIVE UP!!