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As a high school seniorr I was in no rush to attend college. The search for schools I would apply to was determined mostly by campuses that my parents could not easily get to. If I had the opportunity to talk to myself as a high school senior, the most important thing I would say is that I should have focused more on being a strong leader. While I held leadership positions as a senior, I was not interested in being the best leader I could. I mostly wanted the title and the perks. Though I was always involved, I do not work hard at perfecting the craft of leadership. A fault which would show itself as a sophomore and junior in college. I would tell myself to get ready to be my best.

I would tell myself to do better in my math classes and work on my study habits. I would also tell myself to make sure everything is in order for when I get ready to go away for school. I would make sure that I didn't focus on unimportant things like putting others before myself, especially my happiness and well being because all of those I put myself out there for have turned on me.

One of the fist things I would say to myself is that even though there is new freedom to do more fun actvities does not mean I need to compromise my study habits. When I first came to school, I would let activities like parties distract me from my studying, but as the year went on I slowly learned that was not such a good idea. Additionally, I would advise myself to build strong bonds with the professors concerning my major, which is biological science. They are the best resources for learning more about what I want to do career wise, and they can help open up opportunities for me by doing something as simple as writing a recommendation. Lastly, I would advise myself to no procrastinate. Procrastination is one of my biggest problems, and over the semester I realized that it only causes me to be stressed out and panicked.

I would tell myself as a high school senior to start looking for scholarships now. There are multiple (good) scholarships that are only available to high school seniors/incoming freshmen. That would be my biggest advice to my younger self. As far as adjusting to college life, I would remind myself to go through college like I did in high school. Mainly to always work hard so you can play harder, and to not let little things (like parties, boys, or even friends) to come between you and your education.

Now, you should be applying for as many scholarships as you can since you know that you want to go to Spelman, and you know that it's super enpensive. Search in libraries, on google, and ask around. There are so many scholarships that you can to apply for while you're a high school senior and many of them are full-ride scholarships. Now, you should also start talking to the financial aid personnel at Spelman and stay in touch with them and in their offices when you get to Spelman. You're more likely to get scholarships if you know them and they know you by name and face. Learn how to get rid of that procrastination now, while you can, because in college it gets really hard if you procrastinate. Never give up and have fun, don't stress out too much because college will put on some added stress, especially all the science classes you have to take.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would give myself a ton of advice about college life. Knowing what I know now about the actual college experience and its transition, I would definitely emphasize one factor more than any other. One of the main things that I would tell myself is to have more fun. I came into college with the mindset that I should study all the time so that I would always stay focused. However in the midst of me being the ideal student, I feel as though I missed out on a lot of the fun aspects of college. Although I managed to recieve all A's my first year in college I do regret that I dd not set aside more time to explore the fun aspects of my freshman year. I think that this is critical because it affects the memories that you create with your new friends and it allows you have the full college experience.

I would have made sure that when I go to college I know exactly what I HAVE to do. I can tell my self all day that I need to do something but as long as in my brain its listed under things I have a choice with, it may or may not get done. So I would make sure that I mentally imprint that I have to get my work done and get all A's.

The advice that I would give myself as a high school senior would be the same advice that I would give current high school seniors, that advice is as follows "begin networking as soon as possible". As mentioned previously, I was not introduced to the benefit of good networking until late in my junior year. As a result, I was introduced rather lately to the internships, classes, and financial assistance that could have greatly assisted me during my under classmen years. However knowing this information now, I choose not to deal in the past and to prevent incoming college students from making the same mistakes as me. I would advise them to begin reaching out to upper classmen or professors/researchers within their field of interests. In doing so they may be able to gain a tremendous advice that can play a huge positive impact in their life. Not only that but such networking techniques can lead to the formation of life long friend and mentors as well. In closing I would advice incoming students about the importance of good networking. While I did learn this information later in life, I have no regrets regarding my undergraduate career.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to stop stressing and enjoy the year. My senior year, I was completely stressed out. I was worried about college acceptance letters, scholarships, friends, and prom. I should have taken time to calm down. At the end of the year, I was accepted to my first choice school, I received two scholarships, and I looked amazing at prom. I feel like I could have enjoyed my senior year more, if I was not stressed out.

From attending Spelman College, I have become more humble, street-smart, globally aware, responsible and culturally aware. It was a huge value to attend Spleman College, because before attending the College, I did not know much about my African-American background. I now know about many of the African American feminists who faught for our civil and freedom rights, that I did not know of before. I have attained more street-smarts because I now know that walking alone, as a female, is very dangerous. Spelman College is located in the hood of Atlanta, Georgia, so I know it is necessary to walk in groups of three or more and to not talk to anyone I do not know.