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DON'T let everyone else influence your decision; go to the college you want to go to. Try your best not to stress about what your going to do with our life, we will figure it out in time. College isnt hard as much as it is time consuming and we grow up very quickly. As for chorus don't take it second semester get the classes you want not the history classes. There are going to be a lot of things that happen to you and for you, I cant be specific, I don't want you screwing it up ;). I really love where I am at, and hopefully you will be, I dont want too much to CHANGE. Do what you think is right, live our life the way you want to, put our life in our Savior's hands (yes, we become very spiritual. Shane is an amazing example). The things people are constantly warning us about are true keep that in mind, every decision you make affects both of US. My life right now, I wouldnt trade it for anything!

Don't drink and don't sleep around. Take the first semester seriously and the rest will come more naturally. Communicate with your professor, they are for you and your success. They aren't scary!

Get involved, but choose a few things that you're passionate about and immerse yourself in them. Be the best you can be. Don't segregate yourself. College is definitely not like that! Make friends with everyone. Your guidance counselor is your BEST FRIEND. She knows you best, your good and your bad. You want her to write an amazing recommendation letter. Oh yeah, it's okay to not know what you will be majoring in- the course work in college will guide you. Ask questions, no question is a stupid question. Be prepared to study, you will have to work hard to ger the results you want. It's okay if plans change last minute. Live the moment.

After spending a semester in college, I would advise myself to enjoy high school and being a teenager. I would tell myself to join a club, go to the football games, have some fun, but don't take my family for granted. I would advise myself to take part in the senior prank, you know cause a little trouble. Life is short, so make the most of each moment.

My advice to myself would be something that would change my entire thoughts on my educational path. I would tell myself to not study things so lightly. That its more than just a test or homework. When you study something you have to deeply submerge yourself into it to the point that when you talk or write about it your an expert. My second advice would be to visit colleges and see how student life is and what I should expect. Then I would greatly advise myself to find a mentor that will show me the path to my interested career. Someone that will answer my questions and help me along the long process. Then my final advise would be to ready myself for life after high school. College life is not like high school, your mentality will completely change. I would start doing it now because every decision that I will make will be an important factor in my career and my overall future. That would be my advise to my high school self.

Be organized. Read the syllabus and write down all of the assignments on an agenda or calendar of some sorts. Always stay on top of papers because staying up all night to finish a paper is not fun at all.

I would tell myself to calm down, because the process of applying to college is not as challengeing as I once thought. I would also tell myself to try harder in making friends and spend more time out of the room doing extracurrectual activities and enjoying college life. Everything happens for a reason, there is always more than one way to look at a situation and a fresh perspective can help develop productive habits for a new college students. I would lastly remind myself to help others who need a little cheering up, because my first roommate freshman year dropped out on medical leave due to a persumed suicide attempt. I would tell my high school senior self not to be so selfish and put more time aside to help my roommate who has having a hard time.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself, I would change that way I did some things in college that would potentially give me better grades and experience. My high school year, I kind of slacked off. I was happy that I was going to graduate and could not wait till I would be officially out of school. If I could go back I would tell myself to enjoy that time of my life, but once August came, it would be time to get to work. I would tell myself that college is entirely different from high school. My first semester, I had to drop a class and did not get the grades I wanted since I was still in "senior mode". There is much more responsibility in college than high school. I would tell myself in college, I have to spend a certain amount of time each day studying and doing homework. This is the key to getting the best grades possible, since any unwanted grades and my GPA would suffer. If would have told myself this, I would have been a better student in my first year.

Dear High School Self. Congratulations you have finished the first leg of the race in your life by completing High School. But the race does not end here. In fact the second aspect of this race will include you attending college which will help to prepare you for your life as an adult. This shift is a major shift, but it's a necessary shift as well as an important shift in your life. It's like leaving the swimming pool to go swim in the ocean. There's a wider, and boarder array of opportunites as well as obstacles you will encounter in this place called college. Therefore, it's going to be imperative to carefully plan your goals and consider ways in which you plan to stay focus in order to reach them. First understand college is not like high school, you are your own boss therefore its going to be totally up to you to stay focus and success. Please take advantage of the many opportunities that will come your way, for they are life changing. If you need help, seek help immediately. The road may seem rough initally but will become smooth as you go.

I would tell Charles, to take AP classes instead of ACP classes to get more familiar with college work and the AP teachers will expected more from the student like college professors does. You need to read your class textbooks and read another book that you enjoy. Therefore, when you become a college student you will feel more conformable reading larger textbooks and novels. Study for the SAT by getting a friend or pay the money for a test prep program. Try to make a score of 740 on the SAT you could save a few years in college and tuition. By having a 740 on the SAT you could also expect classes that you have taken in high school. Charles, when you in high school make sure you know how to bake different types of dinners. By cooking at home you could save a lot of money and put it toward gas expects. When the teacher give you the information for an exam make sure you study a hour everyday, therefore when the test come you do not have to cram the information into three days.

I would tell myself to breathe first and foremost. My college years have been far greater than anything i ever experienced in high school. The friends you make are those that matter most. My outlook on the future is so much brighter than before and i am so blessed to have been able to make it this far from the help of my family and close friends. I also get to be apart of a starting club volleyball team which is my passion and continuing that makes my time here even more enjoyable.

If I could go back and talk to my high school self I would say that I need to make sure to get involved. Anything that sounds interesting is worth a shot because you can meet some really great people. I would also tell myself to pick a college based upon what I want. Don't let any one else persuade your decision. With technology these days you can skype with your parents and dogs and you will see your friends over Thanksgiving and Christmas. They will be even more excited to see you and you will have a lot more to catch up on. My biggest piece of advice would be to live in a traditional style dorm where there are 20 girls who share a bathroom. There is more sense of community and you will meet more people. You may have less privacy, but it'll be a good experience. However, if you decide to go with this option you will need to learn to love the library. It is the best place to study. My last piece of advice is not to worry, everything will turn out alright in the end.

I would tell myself not to worry so much about what I want to do with my life. It took me two years to figure out what I wanted to do but I was extremely hard on myself because I thought I should just know. Don’t focus on the negatives in life, look at the positive things you have going for you. Now I am in the program of my dreams and loving it. As long as it took me to get where I am today I look back and think, why did I stress myself out so much? The best advice I can say to my senior high school self would be to take it easy on myself. I am my own worst enemy because I am so hard on myself. I wish I would have figured out earlier on that one test will not kill me, and not knowing my exact path in life is not a death sentence. Worry about the present and by going to class and talking to professionals, you will figure out what is the right path for you.

Know that the social structure of college is muc different than it was in high school. Be out-going and adventurous those first few weeks of college, because you aren't the only one who is nervous. Everyone else is feeling the same way that you are. Also, take advantage of this time as an oppertunity to re-invent yourself and become the person that you always wanted to be.

I would tell myself to have more confidence in transitioning into college because it is not as scary as I made it out to be! I would tell myself to be more outgoing when making upperclassmen friends. I would tell myself that procrastination will be my worst enemy. Most of all, I would advise myself to enjoy every single minute of the college experience because it will go by so quickly.

The first thing I would tell myself is to not declare a major right away. Take a few classes and figure out what you want to do before you decided what you are going to major in. Next, I would tell myself to not be afraid to ask for a new roommate. I asked for a non-smoking roommate, and she lied on application saying that she did not smoke so that she would be the only person who smoked. So, she would smoke in the room, and other things. Her boyfriend broke my chair. I knew from day one that she would be trouble, but I was afraid to hurt her feelings. Third, I would tell myself to try harder to find scholarships, because I don't think I tried hard enough to find a scholarship to help pay for school in the beginning. The last thing is I would tell myself to get more involved in campus life, because I know wish that I had.

I would tell myself to try harder on the SATs and ACTs because colleges really look hard at that stuff. I didn't get in to my number one school because I did not do well on my SATs. I also would have told myself to take it easy and not to stress about the small stuff. Senior year went by so fast and I would tell myself to enjoy it. The transition into college is not as hard as I thought it would be because I think I was ready for the independence.

I would have put more effort into high school. I would have pushed myself to try to decide what career path I wanted to take and not settle for regular jobs. To not be scared of putting effort into going to college. And to not waste what precious time we have on this earth.

Chae Young. Research, research, research, research, and find a job during the summer. You should have looked up more scholarships and not spend your time on facebook, tumblr, and youtube trying to find cute cat videos. Also, don't procrastinate. Please. Just. Don't. Procrastination will only make college a lot harder to deal with. Do things as they come up, and don't wait to do something the next day. The first time you push something back, it's like Newton's first law: it'll just keep going and going until you stop it, but by that point, it will be already too late. So, don't slack off. Please.

If I could go back in time i would tell myself to not wait and start going to college right after high school because higher education is needed in this fast growing technology driven world and the longer you wait the far there behind you get, i would also tell myself that if you put in 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} effort into everything you do you'll get everything you've ever wanted, it just takes hard work and dedication. The More you put in the more you'll get back in return, do it not just for you but your family because as the oldest you got to be the leading example to your younger siblings. Thats the advice I would have gave myself.