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Taking all the AP classes avaliable was a good choice, but maybe dispute the scores that were recieved or have the teacher relook at the essay. The extra science and math will be very beneficial, but the past study habbits in high school won't quite cut it for the college courses. The classes require a bit more prep time.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a highschool senior, I would not give myself any advice. It's not that I would have no advice to give, but the struggles of learning helped refine and build my character as a person. For example, I could tell myself what degree to pursue. However, hours of struggling with that decision helped me understand that my future is not defined by what degree I choose, but how I use my future degree to define my community, my country, and my world. As an incoming freshman to college, I could have used advice on how to be a better student, but that wouldn't have shown me the value professors put on their students' success by being available late at night and early in the morning for their students who fall behind. The value put on my success by the educators at my university made me reach for a limitlesss education of self-motivated learning. Advice from my future self would have made college life and making the transition easier, but the success was worth the challenge.

If a could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself to start college right away and not to wait. I would also tell myself to join programs and other groups to greater diversify myself. Locating scholarships early to help pay for college would be a great idea but even without scholarships I could attend college by getting student loans and in the end it would be worth the cost of the loans. The best way to pay for college would be to find scholarships and grants.

I would tell myself to get a University education and become a psychiatrist. The hardest part is getting started but once you start it feels so right, so good. The sense of accomplishment you feel as you pass your tests is well worth the effort! The knowledge you will gain without even realizing it will be amazing and you will develope a thirst for knowledge and want to continue on to get your Ph.D. This education will also give you a solid sense of worth and financial freedom to be yourself. The stress of studies are a passing irritant that will make the passing grade all the more sweater! Do not be afraid, it will be fun and when you go back as a middle-aged adult for a few more degrees, you will find it is like coming home after a long stay abroad! Your dreams are THAT IMPORTANT!!! Just suck it up and do it!!!

I would tell myself to be diligent about making time for friends while maintaining a balance between friends and schoolwork. It is so tempting to forget about classes and spend too much time hanging out with friends. Spending time with friends is awesome, but there has to be a balance with classes. In addition, I would tell myself not to take an exorbitant amount of credits. Yes, college is ridiculously expensive for an out-of-state student, but you are still supposed to come out alive from the experience. Plus, when you limit the amount of credits there is more time for outdoor activities with super fun people!

Don't be afraid to be yourself because people will acctually want to get to know you. Also I would tell myself not to procrastinate so much and to be a self starter so that way you don't have to stress about it the night before. I would also tell myself that there is more to life to high school and not to focus on the petty drama but focus on what it is you want with your life. The last thing I would recommend is once you get to college find a support group and get invlved. You will end up meeting some amazing people and having lots of fun.

You want to get involved with as many activities and events as soon as possible. Finance Club was the most fun and rewarding opportunity you did in college, but if you got involved in even more clubs and extracurricular events, it would make your educational experience more rewarding. I would recommend getting involved with international business club, hip-hop dance club, and intramural sports. This will expand your networking opportunities and give you a more in-depth undergrad experience. Future employers will like the wide range of experiences and volunteer activities. Undergrad is one of the most fun experiences of your life, but you have to balance school and fun. Work hard at the lower level classes, even if they do not challenge you. Maintaining a consistently strong GPA looks better than gradually raising the GPA as the classes get harder and interest you more. If you apply yourself from the beginning, more opportunities will present themselves. Have fun, work hard, and always look for new ways to get involved.

Do your work. Meet new people, have fun, but save it for the weekends. Do your homework and studying during the week when you should be , and then you can have your fun on the weekends. STUDY! I know it sounds so overrated, but I was an honors student in high school and never had to do much work, and it really is different in college. You will need to study, you cannot skate by on your brains if you have been up to this point. Keep your priorities straight, keep school first. I know how hard it can be to let friendships and relationships get in the way, but try not to! You are there to learn and grow, primarily. Fun comes second. So do your work when you are supposed to and get it done. If you just do it rather than complaining the whole time, your life will go by much smoother, and you'll get the work done much faster. Honestly, very few people are ever going to be able to skate through college on their brains, don't make the mistake of thinking that it could be you.

When I was a senior in high school, I suffered what I had thought at the time would be the greatest heartbreak of my life. I was rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the renowned school that I had had my eye on for years. I was devastated because I felt that all of my hard work throughout high school had been for nothing. Even worse, I equated acceptance to top-notch schools with the ability to make a difference in the world, and I therefore viewed my rejection as evidence that I would never be smart enough to influence change in the world. However, after completing my first year at Montana State University, I can truly say that MIT's rejection pointed me towards the school that was a much better match. I took Honors Chemistry and was honored and humbled by the incredibly intelligent people that I studied with. I realized that going to a state university did not make one inferior. I was astounded by the intelligence of the students that I was surrounded by. This year in college taught me a lesson in humility, one that I would not have learned at MIT.

There are lots of words of advice that I could give to my high school self, such as make sure you spend as much time meeting as many new people you can, don't be that girl who spends her life revolved around a boy, join a club team, study for those good grades, and all the other cliched responses that come along with this question. In reality though, I think that going blindly into the college experience was the best thing that could have possibly happened. That being said, the only advice that I would offer my younger self is to remember that college is supposed to be new and exciting and a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and to treat it as such. Don't get caught up worrying what it will be like, just jump in head first and learn to love everything and everyone. Don't ever second guess your decision because something made you choose it and that something will most likely always be true if you give it a chance.

Dear Heidi, you won't regret going to college straight out of high school, but please reconsider. Are you ready for everything that's about to happen to you? You're going to meet some great people and learn so much about yourself, but remember to keep your head on straight. You have to choose between some of the greatest highs, and you will also experience the most traumatic and depressing moment of your life. Are you prepared for it? It will affect you, but since I'm here, I'm here to let you know that you will be okay. You will rise if you allow yourself. Don't wallow and waste away your dream for 3 years. Maybe you needed it so you will have arrived where you are now, but don't believe you can't do it. So many wonderful things are ahead of you. I hope that future me will also come visit me soon and let me know the next 4-7 years will be worth it, but I don't think I will. I'm sure that will only be because I know it now, and don't need to worry.

I would tell my high school self to FINISH HIGH SCHOOL! I would tell that young girl not to be in such a hurry to grow up, that life gets more complicated on its own without her assistance. I would encourage her to enjoy the rights of passage that come but once in a lifetime, such as prom, and to live every moment to the fullest. Then I would insist that she pay more attention to her studies and continue on to college next fall because the longer she waits, the more difficult it will be to return, and she has a bright future ahead of her! Yet I recognize that I wouldn't be the person I am today without events transpiring exactly as they have in my life. Besides, knowing that stubborn young woman as I do, she wouldn't listen to me anyway!

My best advice to my high school self ten years ago would be to formally withdraw from university when I decided to stop school and work during the contruction boom. Without withdrawing I had to repay full tuitition for a semester I did not attend, and received a full semester of failed classes. This made returning to school somewhat heralding, as my university maintains a pass/fail standard that has taken me three semesters to repair. However I can't see any other advice as worthwhile. Problems between then and now were lessons in life that have led me to where I am today. Where I am today is happily married, struggling to purchase a modest home and attend school. I have gained interests, and more so, passions. Passions which make school easy, enjoyable, and valuable in a way they never were a decade ago. I have taken that failed attempt at college and amended my record to that of an A student. Now I feel I know how, why and where I can make a relevant difference in the world; something unlikely during my first attempt. This is why my best advice to myself is not to change anything.

High school, though it is important, is a very transient stage in life. Therefore, don't be afraid to try new things and talk to new people. Break out of your shell. If the worst thing that can happen to you is someone telling you "no", then it's something that's worth trying. Continue your vow to never use drugs and alcohol as I have. Most importantly, however, learn to focus your efforts on whatever task is at hand. You and I have a tendancy to be easily distracted. That's not good for college and for life in general. Learn to concentrate your efforts. In summary, don't be shy and embarassed to try new things, continue to be free of drugs and alcohol, and learn to focus.

You are on the right track. Just keep going with what you plan to do because even though you will go to college for a while, you will take a lot of years off to raise your children, and then go back again. Your first college experience will help you more than you know when it comes to the future college experience you will have. Your first major will give you a huge advantage for the second major you pursue. All that time off in between your early college years and your late college years will give you the chance to try many jobs which helps you get to what you are truely interested in. Remember to have fun, make friends, and keep balance in your life, like taking care of yourself and your family. Exercise, get enough sleep, and eat right. You can do this. You will want to do this!

Enjoy everyday that you experience something new. You will find yourself and determine what you want to do with your life, so don't worry or stress on what your going to do. Meet as many new people as you can, along with great friendships, you can find invaluable ties that may help you down your path, either professionaly or personally. Get involved with clubs so you can make new friends and experience new things. Talk to the cute girl in your writing class. Love every minute that you get to get up and live. College is such a big event in your life but it only lasts for a short time. Eat and sleep well, it helps you learn. Do not ignore mom's calls, you never know when someone close may leave this world.

i would advice myself to stay in school and inform myself about finacial aid and the help there is to attend college. i would tell them to study and focus on school not to think is a game. that is nothing like high school and this is real life.

Oh the infinity of things that one could tell themselves if they had the chance to warn them of the things that mattered or what may not have mattered. Many might say work harder or life fuller. I'd like to tell, if I had the chance, to never give up. To tell myself that the road i follow shall not be by any means easy and to talk to people more; but really would that do anything for me? Rather than telling myself that such and such will happen so work harder and such, i'd like to give myself the hope and encouragement that I might need when these times come so that i can retain who i am for the times that i now know are going to come my way to knock me down so i might have the strength to get back up and keep going better than I might ever have been able to.

College is definitely challenging but worth the reward in the end. Not only can you get a great education but you can find new passions through extra-cirricular activites and optional coursework. Besides a great degree, college can offer special clubs and associations that allow you to meet people and mature into an independant adult. It is very important to have fun but also take responsiblility for your studies. College gives you many opportunities to obtain the future you want. I was able to do what I love, which was play soccer in college, and obtain a degree. My passion is sports and education but there are so many options today that allow any individual to be involved in something they love, while getting an education. You do need to remember though that college can be stressful and it is important to have support and have a balance between learning and living. Focus on school, while still enjoying what you love to do in your free time and get some SLEEP too!

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself two things. First I would tell myself to apply for as many scholarships as possible because college is very expensive and it's tough to pay for when you make minimum wage at a twenty hour a week job. Secondly I would tell myself not to be so nervous or scared because you're going to have an amazing time in an awesome class with your new found friends.