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Study, study, study. I would tell myself to not focus on other people; to bury my head in books. Relationships will come and go, but you have to have no life in order to succeed in nursing. Also, I would remind myself not to move out of my parent's house til I graduated.

If I could go back to my senior year of high school I would first advise myself to apply to every school possible- those far away and those close to home. My next piece of advice would be to diligently research financial aid opportunities and apply for several scholarships. Lastly, I would tell myself to find the perfect balance between being an exemplary student and being socially engaged. These pieces of advice would have changed my entire college experience. As a senior in high school I applied to only two schools, both close to home. I got accepted into one of the schools, therefore determining where I would spend the next four years. I received the Hope scholarship and a housing discount for being a cheerleader, neither of which accounted for half of my tuition. My sophomore year I quit cheerleading and worked two part-time jobs to pay for my education. I worked so much that my GPA suffered and I lost my only scholarship. I am now applying for scholarships and looking into graduate programs that will take me through the end of college without financial burden. If only I would have known then what I know now.

The advice that I'll give myself would have to be, 1: the choices I make in college must be very wise such as time management, partying, waking up, and etc... because being a college student is bascially living in the real world. Everything that you do is on your own and you have no parents there watching over you. 2: I can't waste my time in college because the education Im recieving isn't free. So no more slacking or not completing assignments because thats your money going to waste. 3: One thing that I know about college now and wish I didn't bring that habit to it from highschool is doing my work last minute. Time Management is key in college like I said earlier and when you decide to work on a assigment that takes a couple of hours I don't suggested you to do it the day before its due because that leads to all nighter "Trust Me" . 4: Lastly you have to be ready for college mentally and physichally point blank. Those are some of the advice I would give myself if I went back to my senior year of H.S.

If my present self could talk to my high school senior self, I would say just trust. "Every thing is going to turn out great! Remember to make the most of every opportunity. Don't hold anything back! Whatever you do, give it your all! Make lots of friends. They will help you get through anything. Go deep with your friends, be real, and enjoy! You only have one life to live. Don' be afraid, anxious, or worry! No amount of these things will ever help or change things! The only change will come by trusting and walking by faith. Don't be afraid to speak up, step out, and share truth with people. Enjoy life to the fullest and take care of your body! Do not be afraid to do something crazy-take a walk in the rain-scream out at the top of you lungs what you are feeling-take chances! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity - GIVE IT YOUR ALL!!!

As a senior in high school i was very motivated and focused, but if i did have advise for my self about how college would be. I would probably say that college is not a place to prove your self to the teachers and to your parents, but rather a place to prove yourself to yourself. College is much different than anything else. You have to shape your future. If you motivate yourself and put your mind to it and make sacrifices as to how to advance your education you will suceed with what you are trying achieve.

I have been out of high school since 1992. If I could go back and give myself advice, I would tell my seventeen year old self to focus on my grades while in high school and go directly to college after graduation. As a mother of three children, it has been a struggle to work full time and go to school full time. I love learning and I wish that someone would have guided me in the direction of ataining a college education when I was younger. (The cheaper cost would have been nicer, too!) I wish I would have known how important that a college degree is, not only for job prospects, but for setting the right example for my children. So, if I could go back and talk to myself, I would encourage a college based curriculum in high school, I would encourage myself to make better grades, and I would encourage myself to be involved in extracurricular activities.

Stay positive through every decision and hard time you go through. Go to class every day or every time class is meeting. Remember that your grades are the overall most important aspect of your college career, while keeping that in mind, meet as many people you can. These people can always be contacts for your college career as well as beyond. In life, one goes through many changes. College is one of the greatest times of your life! With that said, college can also be tough. It is one of the most fun times of your life and you should not waste a second. You should find your true self while you are in college so that when you are graduated and looking for a job, you know exactly what you want. There are many life changes that occur throughout your college experience: relationships with people new and old, decisions that will empact your future (which includes next week future as well as 10 years from now future), career choices, possibly moving away from home, first time of freedom (bills, new found options, etc.) and many other things. You should remember not to change for anyone, stay true to yourself.

Dont give up, follow excatly what you wanted to do. The best things in life come from hard work and dedication. Dont let anyone tell you cant do anything, becuase everything you want is just a reach away. It will be tough but remeber the reason you came to college and have fun just not to much!

There are many things that I have learned since I have been in college, and I do not mean just things that I have been taught in class. I have learned quite a few things about real life since I have been here too. The things that I believe would be most beneficial to tell myself before I came to college would be: learn to love reading because you do a lot of it in college, learn how to study since, unlike high school, college actually requires hard work, don't freak out about leaving home, it just takes some getting used to, get some better sleeping habits because you will need your rest to make it through each day, and if you are overwhelmed with classes, talk with you proffessor, they can sometimes make the most difficult things easy when you meet them one on one, and if that doesn't help, you might be taking to many classes at once and you can come come back to this one when you can devote more time to it.

STUDY!