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I would give the advice to listen, focus, and learn. To myself as a highschool senior, Highschool is way different than college and the transition involves dicipline in ones self; self control. In highschool, there are teachers guiding you, making sure your homework is in, pushing you to get an A on that test. In college professors do care but they will not baby you like the teachers did in highschool. You are grown now and its time to take responsibility for your actions and decisions. You also do not live with your parents so its up to you to wake up every morning and go to class, its up to you to live on your own while doing the best you can in college!

The more social you are, the better the experiences you can have in college.

Looking back at my senior year it was filled with so many activities, I'm not sure I stopped to breathe. Getting caught up in all those last moments of my high school year took some of the focus away from my choices about college. After graduation transitioning into my college life presented a whole lot of questions that I hadn't thought of as much as I should have. So I found myself trying to sort through some of the details as I entered college. Best advice is to slow down and ask questions. Use the resources available to help with some choices you may not have all the info for. Talk your concerns out with a parent, teacher, other students or advisor, experience counts. Remember you are not alone there are a lot of others who are going down this road also. Keep focused on your goals after all that why you are here. Last piece of advice; not everyday will be the greatest day of your life, it is what you make of that day that will bring you to the greatest day you ever have.

I would tell myself to calm down and not to worry as much, because your first year is not as hard or terrible as everyone makes it our to be. After taking honors and AP classes, I was sufficiently prepared for the work load and expectations of the professors. There are people who are willing to help no matter what comes, whether it's the tutoring center or just friends helping you along. Just sitting in the library talking with firends about each others lives will take your mind off of things and give you a new perspective on what is and isn't important. I would also tell myself not to worry about FAFSA as much, because even if I take out student loans it will only be a couple of thousand a year. Yet besides it is for your education and it is worth it to go into debt so that you can have a better life in the end.

If I could go back in time I would tell myself that it really does get better and to just hang in there till the end of high school. I would also tell myself that the checklist that you get for things you will need on campus has quite a few extra things that aren't need. I would make sure that past me got more involved on campus and put herself out there more because the people on campus become a life-line in a way. Plus you can never have too many friends. I would emphansize the importance of friends, even if you live off campus. Having friends that live in the dorms will help pass the time while you're stuck on campus between your classes. Classes are the next thing I would give advice on. It's important to have some time off. If you can schedule it so you just have one day off that's great. Dont be afraid to speak up and or transfer out of classes that aren't for you. Lastly, get a job. Full time student or not. Get a job and start saving. It's never too early.

Assuming I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would give myself the following advice: apply to more scholarships. If you don't try, there is absolutely, a 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} you will not receive the award. Having been extremely involved with a 4.1 GPA, I expected to be granted the money, which was not the case. I am not the only person going on to receive a higher education, and the money for it is extremely slim. Therefore, if I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would stress the importance of finding more scholarships and applying for them.

I would be more focus in high school to recieve more scholarships. I would be more involved than two organizations. I would also make more connections and networks in high school.

Don't worry, be happy. If you follow what you love and listen to your heart (as cheesy as that sounds), things will fall into place for you. It may be difficult. It may be taxing. It will call for more mental and physical work. But in the end, even after you've finished something as little as a homework assignment or reasearch paper, your work will mean so much more if it involves what you love. Everything will fall into place if you let it, but letting it is the hardest part. Learn to let go and trust your teachers and advisors- they are your most helpful friends in college and should be your wingmen when deciding where to take your future.

If I could go back and talk to myslef as a high school senior I would tell myself to get out there, to stop messing around and do something. I would tell myself to stop being lazy, to take that ambition that i knew i had and apply it. I would be more involved with college as senior in high school, learn what i needed to know about what my financial status would be once i got into college. I would tell myslef it isn't just about applying to the school it's so much more, its wanting to be involved, wanting to do something with my life. The overall advice I would go back and give myself is to take college seriously.

The advice I would give myself coming out of high school would be to not be afraid to make new friends. Introduce yourself, be more outgoing, have fun. The biggest piece of advice I would give myself would be to join organizations; not too many that your too busy to relax, but enough to make friends and have lasting relationships.