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If I could go back and talk to myself while I was a high school senior I would tell myself to not worry as much and have fun. My whole senior year I was worried about how I am going to pay for college and how I was going to live so far away from my family. All the while I wasn't taking the time to spend with my family or to just have fun. I wish I could tell myself to relax and that everything will work out in the end. I still am working on paying for school, but it is working out. I am working through it day by day, and in the end when I am finally done with school, it will be worth the stress and effort I've been putting in.

As a high school student, everyone gets anxious when it comes to thinking about their future as a college student. The distance away from home, new surroundings, making new friends, challenging classes. I'm hear to say that I have survived the anxious gitters and first impressions of the college life. If I could go back in time and talk to my self as a high school senior, I would give myself a lot of helpful advice. My most important word of advice is to be confident in yourself no matter what. You need confidence in your school work to get good grades. Confidence in yourself when meeting new people. Confidence in exploring your new surroundings. At first, I was very shy in college. It was hard for me to meet new friends, get good grades and learn more about my school and what it had to offer. Throughout my first semester I gained a lot of confidence and am now able to enjoy my college life with amazing friends, good grades and an active participant in all my school has to offer. Confidence can help your new transition a fun, positive time in your life.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, knowing what I now know about college and making the transition I would have told myself to not ever give up. I would have told myself to study harder and focus on what my "weakness" was. I would have told myself to use my resources around me to pass my math proficiency so that I would have been able to have a smooth transition from high school to college. I would have told myself that all the hard work would pay off, and that whatever dreams and aspirations I had, it was me who was going to take charge by the decisions I would make. Knowing what I know now I would have told myself to go straight into college, and not take any time off. I now know that all the things that we were taught in that last year was only to prepare you as a person to achieve a higher education, and for the real world.

Many high school seniors are counting the days until graduation. They will pack their bags, venture off to college, select a major, and anticipate impacting the world. However, the transition between high school and college can be somewhat daunting. College requires making responsible decisions, which will ultimately reap huge dividends in achieving your educational goals. If I could rewind time to my high school days, I would give myself some very practical advice reguarding college. First, you MUST develope soild study habbits. As a college freshman, I am learning daily that persistent hard work and dicipline are key to my educational success. When it comes to studying, do not settle for mediocrity. Raise the bar for yourself! A strong work ethic is a fundamental foundation for all you do in life. Secondly, keep an open mind when choosing career goals. Research various fields of study which interest you, thereby broadening your horizons. There is an educational world of opportunity just waiting for you to explore. Lastly, pursue a school which allows you the freedom to grow and excell acdemically and socially. This will certianly enrich your acdemic experience, and will equip you to enjoy a rewarding and fulfilling future.

If i would of known that attending to a college or university would be hard, I would of gave all my effort on my studies at school. Having good grades it's tuff but it can be done. I would of been like "Jeffrey, B's and C's won't work". You need to start getting A's in all your classes. Sadly I had nobody to tell me these words but little by little i started to realize It. "Jeffrey it's your last year, it's your senior year and you need to start getting ready for college". "Those A's can still be done dont give up" I did my best honestly I think is to late. I didn't give up i knew with the help of my teachers and God things can be done. "Jeffrey don't forget your father's words" "Make your family feel proud of you" " That even though your parents came a long way to give you the best life they can give you, don't let them down" One Thing that I always remember where my father's words ; what you know is what you know.

There are many things I would tell my high school self. Don't worry so much about the future. Live in the now, because it gets better! Don't feel like nothing will change. The stories I could tell you about the wonderful people you will meet and the amazing classes you will take would blow your breath away. Get out and do something fun every once in a while! No one will judge you for going out on a Friday night, and people will love you when you do. When you get to college, you will discover that there are people who will love you for who you are, and not out of pity because you're the new girl. Everyone in their first-year is a new girl, so they will all be going through the same things as you. Keep your chin up and don't worry about what the other seniors think, because in a year there will be people that will love you because of those things that you were made fun of in high school. Never let go of who you are, but do let go of what others expect of you.

If i could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior knowng what i know now about college life and making the transition, one advice that i would give myself is to be patient on choosing a major and to choose a college wisely. For example without knowing what i would want to do as a major, I went into a variety of different major which i wasted my financial money on. I am from a low income family and having the opportunity to be able to attend college was a wonderful thing but not spending my financial wisely have cause me to waste time and money on courses that i don't longer need is a mistake that i made. I also went to the University of MN in my freshman year and realize that it was not the right set of setting for me and then transferred into a smaller college. I believe that being able to choose the right college can affect your learning in many ways.

When I go back in time to my high school senior year, there are four advices that I will like to give to myself as a senior in high school. The most important number one thing to do in college is when the professors tells you to finish going through the class syallbus, you must do it! The syallbus have everything that you need to know about the classes; homeworks,projects, professor's contact, reading assignment, etc. The second impotant thing to do is to talk and get to know your professor well, having a good relationship with your professor is a key for you to do well in class because once when like the professor and the class then you will do well in it. The third thing to do is to ask professor for help when needed and to make the effort to get help from other resources on campus. The fourth major thing to do is to stop parcastinating! It will make your life easier and stress-free! Lastly, I will tell myself that the transaction to college does take a few weeks to adjust to the college life. So, it's okay to miss high school.

Take the time to get adjusted to the change in lifestyle before piling on the academic responsibilities. Join at least one club or attend one event in the first month. Make a point to attend the free events that different clubs organize. Seek out professors for help and learning opportunities.

Take education seriously. In high school I always took the easy way out. I didn’t challenge myself to go beyond since education didn’t seem a big deal to me at the time.it was also made easy through teachers who gave me an education without me demanding or asking for it. However, in college on must claim their education. Upon my transition to college, I came to realize that if I don't claim my education I would never be able to reach my goals. I would have encouraged myself, to value education and change the mind-set I had. Putting education first should have been my first priority.

I would tell myself to study and learn harder. In high school, I found it easier to learn things esspecially with the close bonds I made with my high school teachers. In college, it is a little harder to grasp some ideas and at faster paces. I would have told myself to take school a little bit more seriously because I am a smart person and I am capable of taking challenges. I also would tell myself to do more activities that would help benefit others.

Every teacher in high school would say, "Challenge yourself in high school; broaden your horizons.” Well, Kimberly. You will regret it if you don’t do it. You don’t know how, by suffering horrendously in high school, that it could prepare you for your future college classes. Accelerated classes in high school are accelerated for a reason. By pushing yourself to do those classes, you could be acing classes in the future! You could be sitting in your future lecture classes thinking, “Oh! I remember this! I know how to do it!” But instead, because you decided not to push yourself to do the utmost that you could do, you’re stuck in college—at times wondering how these other girls know this or that without putting much thought or effort into it. Kimberly, I dare you to challenge yourself. Don’t lose motivation! Keep striving in what seems to be a tortuous chamber of knowledge that may someday lead you to a world of ease and comfort. I know what you're capable of ! Even if you go through it alone, you’ll go far in the future.

The advice I would give myself would be, Getting prepared for a lot of work and what I mean by a lot of work is practicing reading and writing, as a senior if you have open classes do not take a study hall, I would suggest taking an extra curricular class like advance composition, speach, reading, any extra reading or writting classes that would help prep you for all the reading and writing you will be doing your first year of college. Another piece of advice would be practicing your study habbits, If your the type of person that do not like to study, I suggest that you set up a study group with classmates so you can get the hang of studying and make sure you make time to study for about 2-3 hours it may seem long but it is worth it! Another thing is start appying for a lot of scholarships because college is very expensive, also do not apply to the college you are looking forward to going to late because there are many of students turning in applications to college and space is getting filled. Most importantly keep your grades up!

If I could go back and give myself advice, knowing what I know now, I would tell myself not to worry so much!! College is so much fun! It is challenging, but there are so many people who want to help you and see you succeed! I would tell myself about the wonderful friends I have made and of the amazing professors I have gotten to work with! I would tell myself that everything is going to be fine; I made the right decision.

I have always tried my hardest to accomoplish my goals whether they were to get an A in a class, tryout and make a team, or get a job. I am by far my hardest critic, and combined with my determination, there wasn't much I didn't try to succeed at. Looking back to my senior year in high school, I didn't really have that much of a social life as I would've liked. Accomplishing my long term goals required me to sacrifice a lot of the fun I could have had. Instead of going to a football game or a movie, I usually was at one of my two jobs. I worked hard to put myself through the first year of college, but even so my bank account is dwindling and it seems all my effort had gone to waste. I wish I could have just had fun while it was still appropriate and tried to worry about finances later on.

I would have let myself know about what specific classes that have to be taken, also what prerequisites that need to be taken for certain classes. Being in college really makes you look twice at things and make sure that you have yourself covered, that is, you know about what you want to do and to make sure that you stay on track. When some classes seem easy they can turn out to be hard and you need to focus on your homework and make sure that you understand what the material is. Keepin up with grades and the homework is really inportant and it will take more work than you expect. You may spend hours on end workin on problems and only get a few done, but you have to stay strong and do what it takes.

If I were able to go back to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to not wait to go to college, do it as soon as possible. The longer you wait to go back to college the harder it is to do. Plus, the sooner you do it the quicker you can move onto your life career. I would also tell myself to get my butt in gear and go to school everyday! That way your GPA won't drop and you can get that huge scholarship. Don't waste time, don't mess around, because high school isn't over until the day you walk across that stage.

I would give myself the advice to be more open to new people. I would also tell myself that being at an all girl's school is not as easy as it may sound, and that highschool love doesn't always last. If your not happy in a relationship in highschool, get out then, don't wait because it gets harder and more stressful in college. People's version of diversity in college is very different from mine. I went to a highschool that was about 65{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} asain, and the other races were fairly even (I am a white woman). At St. Kate's they say they are very diverse, but really it is very white. Also I would tell myself that just because I could get straight A's in highschool doesn't mean I can in college. College is a lot more studying and outside of class work.

If I was able to go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would advise myself to apply for multiple scholarships. I would show myself my tutition bill to scare myself into actually doing it. I would tell myself to save every paycheck I make so I can be more financially stable. I would also advise myself to stay in contact with my advisior and financial advisior to make sure everything is done with and final. With that advice, I would save my future self from a lot of stress and frustration. If I could go back in time and give myself that advice as a senior in high school, then I could be set for college and to not have to worry about the issue of money.

I would tell myself to take advantage of every opportunity that is given to me. I realize now that without education, it is difficult to understand any form of literature. I would tell myself to work harder and learn to read, write and pronounce words earlier. Now that I am in college, I am trying to better myself by working on my reading, writing and phonics, but it is a difficult process. I wish I could go back and tell myself to work at these things while I was in high school.