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Girl you know all those easy courses you took senior year, big mistake, you should have maintained a rigorous coarse load so that college wouldn't be such a culture shock. Especially those math courses you tested out of, they really would have come in handy. Also it would have helped if you didn't quit your extracurriculars senior year, I know you needed to work but the scholarship money really would have helped. Now we're going to be faced with having to go see SallieMae, you know she doesn't play about her money. The minute you graduate she's going to be down your back looking for her money plus interest. You should have got on the scholarship search a lot sooner. It would have made things easier and you wouldn't have SallieMae to think about. Word to the wise take the time to fill out those scholarship apps! Get on it! Love you! See you later! Lol...Wait it's too late for you, now I have to make up for the areas you faltered in, no worries though, I'm on it! And besides this little talk we're having could get it done!

The advice that I would give myself, if I were to go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, is that I should start planning early. The earlier you start planning for college, the better. I shoud do research on the school of my choice and search for expenses such as: books, school supplies, room accessories, tuition, meal plans, etc. I realized that planning is key when it comes to college. Being able to have the funds to pay for college is getting harder and harder as the years go on, with this economy. I would advise myself to come up with a plan to afford college for the next 4 years and talk to counselors and seek help and assistance on the financial side of college. Paying for college is not an easy task and as a result, many people drop out of college. I refuse to give up on my dreams and ambitions on graduating from a 4-year college with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering. In order for me to achieve those goals, I would need to be given the opportunity in recieving as much financial assistance as possible.

I would inform myself of the approach that he is thinking would not be the best approach for having a successful college career. The approach that I took as a freshman in college was that I work full-time while being a full-time student which led for time to be taken away from my educational work resulting in average grades. After graduating from college the jobs that I applied for never made it pass the first round of the application process due to my poor GPA. I decided to go back to school for my Master Degree it was difficult to get into the program due to my poor GPA. I am currently under conditional admission which means my performance will determine if I can continue my Master Degree program after I had completed my first semester. Apply for admission early, complete your FASFA early, develop and organize a plan of action for your education journey, APPLY for scholarships, eliminate all negativity, and finally stay determine to do your best consistently and the door of opportunity will open up to you and life will become just a little bit easier.

College is not as hard as it may seem so dont stress about it. Stressing about it will only have you worrying all the time about the little things that don't matter. You have all the help you need if you feel like you are going to get behind; there is tutoring, teacher and professor support and even study groups. College is going to be the best experience of your life and you should try to join as many groups and societies as possible to start building your resume early. The competion is going to be a little tough but have faith in yourself, study and work hard and everything will be ok.

I would say STAY ON TRACK! I am a nontraditional adult student who didn't quite get it right the first time. You may be tempted to hang out and party your first year but trust me staying on track and getting your education will pay off in the future. As hard as it can be as a high school senior, try to see the BIG picture at the end. Stick to your goal, there's always time for playing later!

If I would go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition, I would have adviced myself to learn as much as possible about the military. I always thought bad things about joining the military. My perspective of the military was fighting in wars and possibly losing my life. Just for having that military experience ,you are paid an incentive for serving with the military on most jobs. If enrolled in the military you are trained in whatever area you want to be trained in and you are guaranted a full time jobs with the military. After serving in the military for so long you may choose not to be on active duties and still get military incentive for the time that was served with the military. Now that I see what it is all about I wish I would have joined the military because of all the benefits and job opportunities that are available. Now that I have kids it makes life much harder. I am going to do whatever I have to do to make life easier for myself and my family.

Message flagged Sunday, July 1, 2012 8:05 PM The advice I would give myself would be practical and insightful. I would go beyond stressing the importance of a college education but would outline facts leading to gaining acceptance in to my college of choice, as well as, securing scholarships and funding. Part of the criteria to gain acceptance in to college is beyond a student’s grades. I would encourage myself to engage in extracurricular activities and/or volunteer work. I would emphasize the importance of being organized, having excellent study habits, getting tutoring ,and having open dialogue with my teachers. Lastly I would teach myself about the importance of SAT scores, GPAs and class rank. I did not realize my grades from 9th grade laid the foundation for my GPA and 10th grade built on it, followed by 11th grade and so on. I would be sure to tell myself to start off strong and aim for high test scores every time rather than settle for passing. I would advise myself to put work first and play later. Finally I would tell myself hard work is the key to success in high school, college and beyond

There are so many things I would have did differently if I could go back to High School. Most importantly I would have took high school more serious. I say this because in high school I always tend to just settle instead of actually doing more. Now that I have completed my first year of college I realize education is so important in many ways. This is basically your life and without education most of the time you will not suceed or become what you want to be. I also would have cared less about my social life and focused more on my academics. I was always the type that felt like I had to have friends or had to be seen just so I can be the word COOL I guess, but now I want those type of friends who except me for who I am and those friends that can have fun and focus on their academics at the same time.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to figure out what you enjoy to do and go study that, right after high school just to get it done and get into your career. I would also tell myself to not worry about getting married, finding the right guy and what else goes on in life. Life is all about making good decisions, surrounding yourself with good people and follow the Lord. Put him first and he will direct you in the right path.

There is nothing wrong with being ambitious and being yourself. In high school, there is a lot of pressure in trying to be like other people by having to dress like them, talk like them, and have the same interests. In the end, I realized none of that stuff matter because you are best form of yourself when you are your self and stay true to yourself. Following this realization will lead you to what you have always dreamt of being-being great and powerful.