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I would remind myself to be very focused and know your first priority, which is to get good grades and set yourself up for a bright future. Once you get in the hole, it takes some time to get out. I would advise myself, and anyone else to have fun but stay focused. These truly are some of the best years of your life, if you make them that way! You surroundings only enhance the great times you can have.

If I could go back to when I was a senior and tell myself what I know now it would have been very beneficial. First of all, I kind of rushed into making a college decision. I knew I had to pick a college so I just picked one with out really looking at all my options. You should really look at all colleges you apply to, even if you aren't too keen about them at first. My cousin, for example, was dead against going to IU. He didn't like IU, he wanted to go to Michigan and that was it. When his mom made him really start to look at all the schools though, my cousin saw that IU was the best choice for him. So, he went on to go to IU and now he loves it. Another example is when I chose my first college, it was totally the wrong choice. I just wasn't comfortable at that college. I ended up having to transfer and kind of wasted my first year of college. In conclusion, I woudl tell myself to take this decision seriously and to really think about it.

College is a time for growth; academically, emotionally, and socially. Looking back on my college career, there are a lot of things I would tell myself in order to better prepare for college. I would encourage myself to study more often in high school in order to be prepared for the challenges that lie ahead. College is difficult, but with hard work and dedication to your academics, success is within reach. In addition, I would also tell myself to study hard and focus from the first day of class as a freshman. Often times it seems as if the general education classes are not important, however, the opposite is true. The classes taken freshman year are the foundation for the rest of your college career. Take them seriously and put forth the effort to be successful. As a senior, I look back on those classes now, and I realize how significant they were to my success throughout my years in the nursing program at Purdue. Finally, I would set goals for myself. By setting goals I am able to feel rewarded and achieve my accomplishments. This is how I know I have been successful.

I had always gotten by with the minimum amount of effort up to the end of my first year. Now that I'm in higher level classes with people who are actually passionate about the subject, the getting by method doesn't work. If I could go back in time, I would try to establish a habitual study method and be more organized about every aspect of my life, like cleaning up working environment.

Do you think you can enjoy fun college life as long as you make it into college? Remember. Graduation of highschool is not the end of your life but the mere beginning of the real life!! Be prepare for hardworks. However, if you see your dream far away and aim for it, the hardworks are nothing but a part of fun college life!

My advice to myself, upon contemplating choosing a college, would be this; "Don't pick a school based on how far away it is from your town, your parents, and any embarrassing moments you would rather not remember. Five minutes after your parents help you move in, then drive away and leave you all alone, you're going to feel more alone, scared, and overwhelmed than you ever have before, and in that moment it's nice to be able to remind yourself that home is only a two hour drive away. Also, don't pick a school because all your friends want to go there. The friends you have in high school may not be the friends you graduate college with, you can make new friends anywhere you choose to go, it's harder to make new educational and life goals. Choose a school that offers what you want to know, not who you already know. Which brings me to my last point of advice; know what you want to know. While your major might change once or twice, five times is a bit much and it costs a bit more. Do your research, make the right choice."

Dear Self, Hello, congradulations on being a high school senior; Keep up the good work because you are so close to being done with high school! As a senior, you are exploring the myriad of opportunities before you such as what university, major, career and so much more. While this can be stressful, keep in mind that you have the experience and knowledge to make the best decision for you. Take a deep breath and focus on how you can find a path that will help you fulfill your passion, whether through the environment, academics or extra-curriculars. Don't let the stress of find a school take over your life; wherever you end up, you will find a way to make it great. So, take a step back to explore the options and then just have fun because your senior year as well as college is the greatest time of your life!

John, You should put more work into your higher level classes so you won't have to work as hard in college to make up for it. You should spend more time scholarship hunting even if your guidance councilor is useless in that regard, do it yourself because depending on him will leave you loaned to death. -John

I would tell myself to make sure I really focus in classes, even the ones I except to do well in. I would encourage myself to get involved in things quickly, but don't get to caught up in social life. Keep in touch with friends from high school, and meet as many new people as possible. Take risks, but be yourself and you will do great and have fun!