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There are a few things that I would tell myseld as a high school senior. I would tell myself to take school seriously. When I was in high school, I was all about having fun and hanging out with friends. I did not put as much thought into my work as I know I should have. Now that I'm in college I wish that I had focused and retained all that I learned back in high school. Taking those extra steps in high school like reading that extra book, looking up those extra words your didn't understand, staying home that night you had to finish homework, makes a difference for your future. You have your whole life to have fun and hang out with friends.

?Be prepared, college will be horrendously difficult and wonderfully rewarding!? That is what I would tell myself, given the opportunity to return to my senior year. I would tell myself that because, while the classes and the assignments may be challenging, and balancing the time needed for those with work and other activities may be difficult, it is worth it. The amount of knowledge you gain, both in theory and in practice, in and out of the classroom, far outweighs the sacrifices you make and the effort that you expel. There may be times when you fail, when you find out too late that a class isn't working, or other challenges; but these are opportunities to learn in disguise. When you climb to the tippy-top of a mountain, you should expect a couple bumps and bruises on the way; but focus on the view from the top, and not on the minor hardships along the way.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a High School senior, I would tell myself to not be so scared to go out in the world. I was initially really scared of college, not knowing what to expect and not knowing anyone who was going with me. I would tell myself that it is a new experience and that I know what I want and that I should do all that I can to find out all I need to in order to achieve it and be able to succeed. I would also tell myself to start saving, and do my research to find out how much I need for my education and start applying for financial aid that instant. I know the degree I am pursuing takes a lot of hard work and perseverance and I would tell myself not to be scared, be prepared, and make sure to succeed and have fun.

Patience is the main theme i would tell myself as a high school senior. As young people we are ambitious and a tad bit naiive and i was no exception to this. I believed that things would happen just because i said they would, which caused me to run into situations blindy only for my eyes to be opened by the harsh reality of consequences. I can recall the many times in high school that i believed that i would be a millionaire just by writing, but I realized that writing is a craft that I must work hard at to perfect. So when I travel back in time to see myself as a high school senior, i will tell myself to not expect my dreams and goals to miracuously to happen overnight, but to have patience and workhard to obtain my life's objectives.

If I was able to go back in time and talk to myself my senior year in high school I would say, go straight for your dreams. I sort of took the long way around to become a dental hygienist. Instead of taking the prerequistes for dental hygiene I decided to become a dental assistant instead. Not like thats a bad thing I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it. However, I put off being a dental hygienist because I was able to survive as a dental assistant.

As a high school senior I was already in college because my high school has a running start program. I was going to college for both high school credits and college credits towards my goal of getting into a dental hygiene prgram. Now that I have been in college for 3 years and made it into the dental hygiene program I would tell myself that having fun on the weekends is not worth struggling on trying to study for tests. I had to get no less than a 3.6 GPA to be considered to be accepted into the dental hygiene program. As a high school senior, I was successful in keeping my GPA high but sometimes I would spend too much time having fun with my friends and not enough time studying. Now that I am in the program I would tell myself just study and get the work done first. It makes it easier, less stressful and in the end it will be more than worth it.

To study more and not procrastinate it gets you no where. I would have wanted to be wiser. Which unfourtantely just comes with time and age. I would have made myself be more serious with school. I took many classes right after high school that I had to retake a couple years later just because I didn't care. I cared more about my friends and having fun than a career. I however, now am twenty four years old have worked full time since I was sixteen years old. I recently got into the dental hygiene program at SCCC which has been my dream for the past four years. I recently bought my home a year ago and would have planned better on saving money because school is very expensive on top of having a morgage payment and bills. I am not dissappointed I own a home because it is a great accomplishment at a young age. I wish I would have saved more for college when I was in high school.

I will spend as much time with my family and my friend as I can. When I go to college, I am so busy with classes and homework. I do not have a lot of time spend with my family and my friend. I feel bad. I try my best to arrange time with them. I enjoy the time that my family and I together. The second thing that I think I would advice myself is studying hard in high school. If I have study hard and remember the base knowlege well in high school, my knowlege will go to long term memory . My life in college will be easier because college is add on knowlege to high school. For example, high school is like a base of the house and college is the second and third floor. If I do not have a good base of the house, when I build the second and third floor, the house will not last long. It will be easy to fall down.

Advice I would truly give myself is for one to never slack off and to fully apply myself from beginning to end, because this is a critical time in my life, it is the making or breaking point of my future and what Ive realized is that only those who truly want to suceed will actually do so. Being fully engaged and leaving your comfort zone is a must to feel comfortable in the college environment and making sure you dont isolate your self will make a much more positive experience. I wish I would have always been the first to answer questions in class, ask peers about themselves and create a warm environment that Im welcome to on a daily basis. Currently I over achieve rather then sliding by, I am assertive and fully attentive in classes and fully engaged in the learning process. Seattle Central Community College has created a new life for myself, one that loves preptual knowledge.

If I can turn back the clock and become a senior all over again, I would tell my younger self to be preapre and be open minded. College is not hard unless you make hard for yourself. In order to be successful in college you must be curious and be aware of your surroundings. Read, Read, and Read about anything: poetry, politics, history, science, or psychology. The more you read, the better off you will be in class dicussions or important essays. Start praticing the art of getting work done because in college, time is everything, and once you go off course, it is extremely dfficult to go back on. Discipline yourself because in college no one will do it for you. Do not waste your time on silly activities. Focus on your future. Focus on your success. No matter what school you end up attending, remember to make the best of it.