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Dear Jenn, I know that you think you know what you are doing with your life...maybe you should take a step back and re-think. College is not as easy as you think it is. You realy need to focus on your studies and show up to class if you want to get anywhere in your education. Don't screw around and sleep in and think that you can keep up with your work. You think you will....but you won't and you will regret it. Also, don't let a man control where you go to school. He will be there when you get done with your education..and if he's not...he's not the one and you will have saved yourself some heart ache. College isn't something you should take lightly. You need to dive in and emerse yourself in this amazing experience and not live on the outskirts and just skim by. You will only reget it. Just focus and finish college You know what you want to do....do it and don't hold yourself back.

The advice I would give myself is to never give up and try your hardest to get the best grades that you can while in high school. High school is just as important as college is and if you do well in high school, then you are bound to do well in college. Every education that you receive makes you that much successful in your future.

The advice i would give to a high school senior is make sure you are picking the right college. You would like to go to a college that you know that you will get a good education while also trying to get involved. I would tell them to get involved into things in college so you can meet new people and have more friends. I would tell them to make sure your class schedule fits the type of person you are. if you area amorning person take morning classes. The last thing i would say is study all the time because it will truly help you out in the long run.

I would tell myself to never give up, never lose hope, and to remain focused no matter how challenging school can sometimes be. The rewards from a good education are priceless and every ounce of effort will be worth it someday.

If possible, I would travel back in time to the unsure senior girl surrounded by classmates with ten-year plans in their back pockets and look dead in her eyes and affirm to her that God does have a plan for her; a purpose that would free her from the doubt that was clinging to her like tight clothing. As a senior, art was life, but the question of how she was going to use it was a increasing burden upon her shoulders, and the weight just got worse. She went for a Visual Arts major, but the inspiration dwindled. The love of the finished product, the passion she found in each pencil mark, the excitement she discovered when a new idea arose was all a dull gray. Instead, she was finding color in writing. She stepped away from school and wrote, uncovered her desire to create with pencil and paper, and learned about herself and the world around her, yet the baggage was still upon her. It was not until she was tied up against the wall, desperate to know her future--what God wanted, when she finally got an answer and the crippling weights were lifted.

Preparation Preparation Preparation!! If I was prepared as I am now, I would of gradauted college early.

I would tell myself not to be afraid to make the wrong choice because that is apart of learning as well as living life. I would advise not to go for the big college in town that everyone else wants to go to and do the research on all schools that could really help you achieve your goals. Living at home will save money but your also missing out on opportunities such as meeting new people and bonding with them while participating in campus activities. If your worried about the costs, apply for scholarships because there are so many out there. Do not be afraid to ask for help, make the phone calls to the schools because there are people there to help you and they really want to help. Once you do make a decision on a school make sure to get involved as soon as possible because the more people you meet the happier you will be while on campus.

College life is hard and sometimes diffcult but anyone can overcome the obstacles in life to achieve a goal, which is to graduate college. Life without education is not easy. Make sure to get involved in college life, it helps you when school work, job seeking and other things become hard to manage. Explore all your opinons before choosing a specific school and make the best of each second because college is literally the best time of your life!!

I wouldn say to "calm the heck down and take it one step at a time. Also, the most important thing is to focus on time and grades and scheduling, so ask help from mom a lot because she's there for you."

Knowing what I know now about college, I would go back and give myself a big slap in the face. High school was fairly easy and I didnt do much. I would go back and tell myself to start taking homework seriously because in college that's how you pass a class. In college they don't give many participation points for you to rely on. Also I would tell myself to start studying more for tests. I always thought that if I just go to class and pay attention I could pass a test. This is not the case. In college I actually have to read the books they assign me! One thing I would DEFINITELY go back and tell myself it to appreciate my parents more. The transition to becoming my own boss was a rude awakenting. I now have to pay for my own bills, school and anything I want. If I were to go back, I would tell my parents thank you.