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As a college sophomore now, I can think of two specific pieces of advice I would give myself as a high school senior. The first would be to get my act together in terms of time managment. In high school, my time management could have certainly been improved, but I got by fine even when I procrastinated. Now that I'm in college, though, with more "free" time, my time management has gone from bad to worse, no thanks to the bad habits I developed in high school. Now, my time mismanagement is even more costly than it was in high school, resulting in later nights, more stress, and having to decide which assignments to short-change regarding my attention and effort. The second piece of advice I would give myself is to make more time for connecting with my friends. Going to college and getting wrapped up in academic responsibilities, I have to make real efforts to continue supporting my friendships, but at this time in my life, it is so important to do so when it is so easy for me to feel alone, over-stressed, and needing encouragement from my friends who are so incredible and invaluable.

The first advice I would give myself would be to have confidence in myself. Be proud of who I am and what I believe in. Nothing is impossible and I can reach my dreams if i work hard enough. Do not let people tell you what to do or influence you too greatly. You have made it so far through your life and have done a good enough job to allow you to get into a college or university. You can do anything you put your mind into. Lastly, do not be afraid to ask others for advice. You will always have the choice whether you would like to listen to their advice or not, but at college there are lots of different people who have come from lots of difference experiences, their input could possibly change your life!

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, there's quite a bit I would want to tell myself. The biggest piece of advice I would give, would be to relax. I would tell myself not to stress out, or worry about not fitting in or not finding any friends or anything at college. The biggest lesson I learned about college life is that there is something in it for everybody. So many opportunities are offered at college, it's incredibly easy to find something for you. As a high school senior, I was nervous about almost everything, none of which was really necessary. I would tell myself the transition is as easy as you make it, and never to give up. An important thing to focus on is always your school work, and that is important as well. I would remind myself often that I am my own future, whatever I make of myself needs to be for the best.

This year will bring about great challenges and excitment but all of these will teach you how to cope with diffrent situations. Stop caring about what other people think of you and just be yourself and you will see that you will find out who your true friends are. Have confidence in yourself and who you are and that you are the best person you can be. Having self confidence can be hard when nothing seems to be going right but that is truly when you learn the most about yourself. You strive so hard to be the best at everything, both to please yourself and others but you have to stop because after a while you will wear yourself out. It is not important to be the best, but rather try your best and eventually your best will come. The most important thing is to make friends, have some fun, try your best and most importantly remember that at the end of the day you always have a place called home where peole support you no matter what happens, even if you think that its the end of the world!

"Don't be afraid! Walk in your provisions! To much is given much is required! Be prepared!" These are just some of the things that go through my head when I think about what I would say to myself as a senior if I had the opportunity. But to be truthfully honest, the biggest advice I could give, out of all of these, would have to be, "be yourself! Who else is better qualified? Don't worry about what people will think about you; celebrate and value your differences with other people. Yes You are hispanic, yes you are different then most of the people that attend the school you will be going to right off the hand, but take pride in that! Because who knows, what person you might inspire to move foward into college along they way, and the people whom you can get to know and teach as well as learn from. Aprehension is a normal feeling to have at first, but don't dwell in that realm forever,; take a risk and be bold, don't dwell on the past or future, but take advatage of the present, because in it is where history truely dwells."

If I were to go back and talk to myself as a high school senior I would only change a few things. I knew coming into college I would have to work very hard. It seems that I do more studying in one week than in my entire high school career. I would advise myself to take more AP courses and a heavier workload. A good way to describe myself would be a "late bloomer", I began to work harder and take more difficult courses later in my high school career. I went from being a B student to an A after my sophomore year. Another thing to tell myself would be to go to college with friends from high school. I did not have anyone close when I went to college. You do not have to room with a best friend, but it is nice to have them around for support. College, for most students, puts kids out on their own and it can be difficult to make new friends. It makes it easier to make friends with your old ones already around. College is a great experience and I feel I was well prepared for it.

Be true to yourself! Save money, study hard, be realistic. And never, ever give up on your dreams!

I would tell myself that it's not as scary as it looks. Yes, it's a lot harder than high school, but if you are focused and keep yourself organized, you will do fine. Just remember that every class you take is important and that you can learn something in every class and even everyday. The next four years are just a new chapter in your life, this one preparing yourself for the next big chapter in your life, when your on your own. So you need to figure out what you'd like to do for the rest of your life, and even if your unsure, everything will fall into place. Your advisor is here to help every step of the way, they've been here before. The important thing is to keep your head up and look towards the future.

The very first and most important thing I would tell my younger self is to go away to school. I believe that the freedom and independence of being away from home helps you grow up faster and really helps you to determine who you are and where you want to go in life. The second, and still very important, thing that I would tell myself is to get involved in campus. Getting involved and making friends make college life so much more manageable and enjoyable because those people are going through the exact same thing that you are. Finally, I would tell myself not to stress so much. It is really important to do well in school, but by stressing less and allowing yourself to enjoy some of the projects ans assignments you are given, you truly gain more from the experience. There is no doubt in my mind that these three things will help anyone survive and thrive throughout their college life.

I would tell myself not to declare my major until I took some of my general education classes. After I took some of these classes I realized that maybe the major I chose was not the best one for me. I would also say to take classes seriously from the very beginning and to work hard. Also, that you should work any more than 10 hours a week if you expect to keep your grades up. You will think that you will be able to handle it but it is just too difficult and stressful. The more hours you work, the lower your grades will be because you will have significantly less time to complete your work. Above all, I would say to focus on the future - that is the most important and the effort and decisions you make during college should all reflect what you plan on doing in your future.