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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.