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The advice I would give myself is apply for more scholoarships and strive for better grades.

If I could have revisited myself during high school, I would have told myself to take algebra seriously. Now taking a college course which is more rigorous than what I have been exposed to during high school, I wish at least around my senior year I had used the additional exerises, activity multimedia, calculator tips, and the mixed review more seriously. College algebra is not that difficult a subject in mathematics but from experience the material always stretches over your critical thinking skills. For example I had to use matrices to solve linear equations in three variables. When I was a senior in high school, I really wrestled with using the given textbook methods. I could not use the substitution method so I had to learn how to use the Gauss-Jordan method by multiplying and adding elements. The word problems are my shortcoming in math . One time I had to solve a problem on exponential growth. It involved a business trying to build a 350, 000 facility in 8 years investing 200,000 that pays 5{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}. I thought of creating a formula by diving the rate over the principal times natural logarithmic times one over the return.

I am only in my second semester of college, and I have already learned a lot. I have learned how to be responsible for my homework and studying. I have learned how to receive help from professors and best utilize my school's tutoring options. I have learned what is tasty and revolting in the cafeteria. I have learned how to happily share a small dorm room with someone completely new to me. I have learned countless lessons that have made my daily life more cohesive, but most importantly, I have learned to ask for help. It sounds like such a simple solution, but it is not always at the forefront of my mind when I have a problem. My instinct is to attempt to solve issues alone so that I do not bother anyone else. College has transformed that thinking. Between academic advisors, on-campus counselors, and even staff to find organizations relevant to your interest, SFASU has shown me that all I need to do is ask. They will help me with any and all difficulties, particularly those specific to college.

College has been an intense transition in my life. If I could travel back a year to when I was a high school senior, I would have studied much harder to practice better habits for college. Also, I would have put in more hours at work so I could save more money for school. Paying for my own rent, school, gas, groceries and other needs is not easy when I am doing it all on my own. I would have applied for scholarships in high school so I would have never had to take out a student loan. My focus would be extremely different if I could start all over and better prepare myself for college and life itself. I would practice managing my time so that when I got to college it would be easier to balance working 30 hours a week, studying, and doing all my homework assignments. College would be less stressful if I had more money because I would not have to work as much and I could use the extra time to organize for all of my classes.

To learn to enjoy life and the time I had in high school. In high school I acted like work was everything and as a result my studies and friendships suffered. Things will work out, one way or another, so I would tell myself to let go and not spend time worrying about things that are out of my hands but to also recognize what is within my control and work on those aspects of my life instead. Nothing is more important than my education and although I never did poorly in my high school academic career I do wish I had used my senior to develop study skills, habits, and knowledge through self-discipline so that when college did come around I would not have had such a hard time adjusting. Lastly, to just be me and not worry about what everyone else is doing because they won't be the important people in my life a year later. In summary, I would tell myself to relax, develop discipline and be more discerning in all aspects of my life.

Apply yourself. Even though that final year of high school seems to be never-ending, you really need to do your best and excel in your classes. I feel I would be eligible for more scholarships had I gotten better grades.

I would start by telling myself to stay focus. Making the transition from high school student to college student may seem easy, but it is definitely a change, and if you do not prepare yourself well failure may come. I would also tell myself to take advantage of all resources that the university offers as far as study groups and such because they make a big difference.

I would tell my high school senior version of me that preparation is vital. To be mentally prepared by makingsure that during the orientations that you talk and ask questions. Look at everything as a whole and try to notice every nuance and thing that would be out of place. Practice awareness at all times.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself not to put too much pressure on myself. My first semester of college was very difficult for me. I took on more than I could handle at once. I didn't give myself a chance to figure out how to adjust to the differences of being a college student from a high school student. As a result my grades suffered and I was extremely stressed and frustrated. My second semester was a lot better because I had figured out how to handle college life in a more productive manner. I learned to balance all the aspects of my life and I taught myself to handle stress better. My grades have improved significantly since then and I am enjoying my college experience now. People had told me how much different college life would be, but I didn't take their warnings too seriously. Perhaps if I had been able to warn myself I would have heeded their advice.

If I could talk to myself as a high school senior I would have a lot to say. First that an animal science degree is not the way to go. Psychology is better. Second to never stop playing the harp. I would also tell myself that if I don't get serious about financial aid and stop resisting my parents when they talk to me about the future I will regret it. Most of all I would tell my high school self to try to become a little more independant and self reliant before graduation. And to not sign up for more than 13 credit hours in the first semester of college or chemistry, take biology instead; its more enjoyable. And abouve all else never stop trying to be helpful.