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I would tell myself that I can do anything I put my mind to. I would include that I will make a lot of new friends and love college! I will tell myself that I need to keep up my grades in high school because I will be applying for a lot of scholarships where my GPA matters. I would also encourage myself to get more involved in high school because in college I will learn to love helping my community! I would also advise myself to study for my drivers test and take it as soon as I can because in college you will want to go out with friends. I would also tell myself that I should get a part time job because it is good experience and I will need to make a little money to use for books in college. Lastly, I would tell myself to never give up on what you believe in because in college you can do anything you put your mind to. There will be people who want to see you do well! You can do it! Believe in yourself, try not to stress too much because you will love it!

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would express a few things to myself about college and making the transition. First, I would have started off with reminding myself to apply for scholarships early to get my application out there first. I know now, that the early bird really does catch the worm! I would've told myself about community service because that is something nice to put on your resume' and it gives you more experience working with people and learning about who you really are. People in highschool weren't anyone special to hold onto after high school so, I would've expressed how important it is to stay focus on yourself and youur goals. This is something that nurtures your maturity and will help you more in a long run! Last but not least, I would've told myself to think of the transition as a brand new start and to move foward and let go of the past because this is where your life really starts. I would want her to make the most of it!

If I had the chance to go back in time and visit myself as a highschool senior, I would advise to save more money. I knew college wasn't going to be cheap by any means, but I never expected it to be this expensive. If I had been better prepared for the expenses of education, I would have saved up much more money and created a better budget for myself.

Make sure you do your work! Always go to class and don't be afraid to ask questions. Pay attention to deadlines and take them very seriously. Be careful with money and think about getting a job sooner! Just because everyone wants to do it, doesn't mean you have to spend everything to do it.

Have not started College yet.

If I had the opportunity to go back in time to talk to myself as a high school senior I would give myself a lot of advice. I would tell myself to work less and enjoy my schooling. I spent too much time my freshman and sophmore year trying to work and attend school full time. This was somewhat of an academic burden that caused my GPA to slip below my goal. Another piece of advice would be to push myself harder with school work rather than just work enough to get by. I would tell myself to declare my biological science major at an earlier point in my college career. My hesitation towards the change caused me to waste a year and a half of credits. I would also tell myself to apply to be a resident assistant on campus as a sophmore instead of commuting to school. Becoming a resident assistant introduced me to a large group of student leaders and campus residents. It has also pushed me academically and allowed me to utilize my skillset that I have acquired throughout my high school and college career. With that advice, my college career would be heightened.

My advice? Keep pushing for more. There are no limits in what you can do, what you can learn. You might doubt your ability to add more work on, to force yourself to do more. You've been told from youth that this will happen, that you will eventually hit a wall, where you will have bitten off more than possible to chew, and are forced to take smaller bites. You've been misled. Completely, totally, irrefutably misled. Ignore them. Ignore your own inner voice that tells you they must be right, they have to be right; after all, everyone's saying it. Everyone is wrong. Never take the easy path, nor the slow path. The easy path is not one worth taking. Take the hard path. Run it, and by the time you reach the end, sweating and out of breath, you'll look back at what you've done. And it will be the most magical, monumental feeling in the world; to have gone, and to have conquered, and to see that everything you have conquered as dust in your trail.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would advise taking the college application process more seriously. I procrastinated with the entire process and did not take the time to make sure I did the best I could have. I would tell myself to take the ACT and SAT again, and study in advance. Just a year ago, I viewed the process as overwhelming and confusing, but now I realize what I could've done better and improved upon and it would have really made a difference with scholarships. This advice could have changed my college path completely. Though I am enjoying my college experience thus far, just a few simple changes would've improved my situation, financial transition, and stress level.

The minute I stepped on my high school campus I was nervous of going to college. Meeting new people, taking rigorous courses, and being in an unfamiliar place away from familiar faces always gave me an uneasy feeling. In my senior year I was feeling the pressure of college to an extreme. I kept thinking too far into the future about what was going to happen that it limited me from enjoying my last year in high school. Now that I am in my second semester of college I realize it is the happiest I have ever felt in pursuing my education. If I were to go back in time I would reassure myself not to worry because even though the transition felt uncomfortable at first, I would never go back. I took on one task at a time and that has helped me succeed in my first semester and will continue in doing so in the rest of my educational journey. The best advice I could ever give myself is to take one step at a time.

My high school experienced wasn’t the same as other students. I came to the United States during my junior year. I was so afraid of asking what was going on that I wasted my entire year just following the crowd. Now that I successfully complete my first semester of college I realize that my worst enemy is fear. Fear of asking, fear of being wrong, and most importantly, the fear of failure has limited me from achieving great things. If I could visit myself in high school I would tell myself to not let fear stop me from becoming the person I want to. College is sometimes scary but I can’t allow my fear to stop me from succeeding.