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If I were to give advice to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to get engaged in as much as possible with the University. By joining an organization, fundraising for a certain cause, or volunteering around town, you are able to meet people and have experiences that can change you life. It is fun to get to know a variety of people. By listening to other people's stories and sharing your own, you are able to create a better sense of community with people who might be very different from yourself. Putting yourself out there and experiencing things that you may not have otherwise is also a good reason why someone should get involved in as much as they possibly can.

Make as many friends as possible, it will be much more fun that way. Work hard at school and keep your GPA up, so you can get more scholarships.

The transition to college life is one of the most diffucult transitions a young adult makes in their lifetime. If I could go back to Junior year of high school I would tell myself to not go to a college because the boyfriend at the time was going to break up with me if I didn't. I would inform myself that the relationship was not going to last anyways and because of what he would put me through, my first year of college would be probably the roughest year of my life. Do not ever let anyone dictate any of your decisions. You be your own guide and listen to your inner voice. I would also tell my 16 year-old self to be prepared for some major mental and spiritual growing up to occur during freshman year and to not worry about what other people think of you. People may come and go in your life but you will meet some amazing people and always keep those friends close to your heart. Your mom is a wealth of knowledge. Always listen to her advice!

Apply for scholorships and talk to a college advisor to get a better idea of what classes to take to avoid taking unneeded classes.

I would tell myself to make sure I have a good sense about what I want to do before I decide on a major.

I would tell myself that univeristy is going to be really tough so be prepared mentally. High school is nothing comepared to university. Of course, university if much fun than high school but you have to be able to control yourself to balance fun and academics. Therefore, learn how to manage time. Know what is important and what is not. Learn how to meet people because meeting people is part of succeeding in university. Hope I have enjoyed more of high school because high school is stress free compared to university. Most important thing is how you do in university not what university you go to so enjoy high school and be prepare to enjoy and work really hard in university.

Take the time to look into programs offered at different schools in depth. Take into consideration the cost of attending the college and put it in perspective to life after college including all the costs of living on your own, insurence and other essentials to determine how much debt you are willing to take on and if the debt would be worth it in the long run. Another thing you should do when considering a college is to not only visit it but sit in on a few classes that you will take in your major to get a good feel for how you well you will fit in there. It is essential to plan and organizing your time to balance school, work and a social life. You don't want to be working so much that you don't have time to study and as a result not get good grades or socialize to much that your grades also suffer. Another piece of advice is know who your friends are. They'll be the ones along with your family that will help get you through stressful situations.

do your best!

Understand that this is a great opportunity to meet a lot of nice people and to learn more about my interests.

That I need to keep my head in the game. That I was not going to be a veterinarian so I should change my major much sooner than I did. Ask teachers there how they studied and prepared for their tests and learn how to do that better. Just to have fun with school and don't worry as much.