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I had to learned the hard way , before Mrs. France and some others I was the ultimate Procrasinator, always submiting assignments late which I had to repeat some courses that I know I should have passed the first time for I hate writing but its necessary evil and always be prepared head of time to get your supplies especially the texts books and use the additional stuff that may comes with it such as CD ROm and pass codes to websites for you have already pay for it and you need all the help to get the highest grades possible.

As a high school senior, I was also a sophomore at the local community college. If I could go back and talk to myself, I would probably slap younger-me across the face. Hard. "Listen up, because I'm only going to tell you this once. Study. I don't care if it's math or biology or even physics. Go study, and go to class. Yes, that boy who (spoiler alert) will one day become your husband is fascinating and handsome, and he smells nice, but he will be there after class. Go. Second, take care of yourself. You will work out and you'll feel and look better than you ever have. Keep it up. Finally, stand by your decisions. Be strong. You will upset people, even your parents (especially your parents). Stand by them anyway. People are stupid. Don't be like everyone else. Go. Do something great with your life."

If I was able to go back into time and meet myself during my high school years, I would give me great advice and of encouragement. “I know times are hard now but you will have the courage to succeed beyond your means and or even your expectations. Because of your love for math during your academic studies, once you further your education on to college, you will be able to compute complex mathematical equations and assist others who do not have that knowledge or skill set. Believe me when I tell you that you will not just surpass your intentions but your biggest dreams as well. So follow your heart and it will lead you to greatness.”

Some advice I would give myself as a senior would be to apply for scholarships to save a lot of money so transitioning to a unviversity wouldn't be as difficult. Also I would tell myself that when it comes to college you have to slow down and make sure you have all of your priorites in the right place because being out of high school , selecting all your classes at whatever time you want and working gets difficult. I would have also told myself to become more involved with school related things besides just being every sport so I coud use teachers as references for later in life. Finally I would tell myself to get out of my own little world I was in as a senior and start caring about other people and doing good for others. Now that I volunteer at my YMCA as a flag football I coach I see I should have been doing a long time ago because I was once those kids I am coaching now and it feels great to give back to my community by teaching kids all of these life lessons and giving them advice for the future.

If I could go back in time, I would spend more time volunteering and enjoying my care free teen years. I worked while in high school and missed out on lots of social activities. I would also advise myself on how to study versus memorizing. My first two years of college were not successful because I had no studying skills. I was blessed to have a photographic memory and used it to my maximum ablity, which lead me to loose an academic scholarship my second year of college.

First of all don't wait until your senior year of high school to start taking the ACT. Start taking it sooner. Apply for colleges and scholarships sooner as well. Although your senior year is easy don't slack on your studies. College is a total different experience and much harder than high school. Keep studying harder and don't let homework pile up. In college don't take life too seriously, study hard, but have fun in college. Once in college be social and find new friends and explore the college and the town. It will definately help you find new people and broaden your prospective on life and it will help you live life more. College classes are alot different, you don't have the same classes each day like in high school so keep a planner of your classes and what is due each week or you will fall behind. Don't be intimidated of the huge campuses or newer surroundings, ask people for help and get inolved into the college like a club or sport.

I would tell myself to take school more serious due to the affect it will have on my future and go to college dont wait.

I would tell myself to start sooner and to not be afraid of showing my face. I was a shy person and I have worked past that and now I wonder how it would be if I did this sooner. Don't wait two years, go when you get your chance.

Don't waste time with the things that won't matter in the future.

Hello high school self. My first piece of advice for you concerning your college experience is don't be so afraid to get involved. College is nothing like high school. People are much nicer and don't care as much about what you're wearing or who you're talking to. There are so many different clubs and activities and classes that are there to help you discover what interests you and to let you have some fun. Meet as many people as you can because you can never have too many friends. Also, don't assume you are going to fail before you even try, because you have no idea until you give it a shot. Let loose a little more and have fun, but don't forget about your grades. You might regret not studying harder.