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Lauren clubbing,drinking, and overnight guests are all fun and games until someone gets hurt. You need to stop running around like you have no future. I know that your struggle is real and intense right now but after the hurricane comes a beautiful rainbow. The fact that you are a full time student and you work 45 hours a week is tough but you are going to get through it because when you get to college you're going to be exhausted from all these hours you've worked and fun you've had. Go ahead and party all you want but when you walk through those University doors time to store the heels away. Join as much as you can missy because tution ain't no joke. I believe in you. I know that even though you may not come out as the smart kid i know how intelligent you are. Use it to your advantages. Leave the boys and the alcohol and the clubs they will be there the night you graduate college along with an amazing career and a couple of dreams come true. I believe self-discipline is the key.

Study hard and get your degree as soon as possible. I am going back to school and pursuing my phd so I wish I would have achieved my degrees and stayed focused out of high school.

If I could go back to highschool and talk to myself , I would tell myself to slow down. I was rushing everything and spending a lot of time freaking out about school and grades that I didnt get a chance to enjoy highschool. I would have let myself know that I was more than ready for college. I would have been perfectly fine.

Dear Jamall, College is not what your father told you. The hardest part about college is waking up and figuring out what you want to eat for the day. Classes are challenging, but not difficult. The classes make you think in ways you never thought before. You will make new friends that will get on your nerves because you are the coolest one in the bunch, but you love them dearly. You will do a lot more studying, then we did in high school. You will be involved in so many things that you will forgot that you was at a college, so always keep a level head.

If I could go back in time and give myself adive about college life I would tell myself to learn to be responsible for myself. When you are in elementry and high school you have your parents, grandparents and teachers making sure you get your homework done, study for exams, make wise choices, get enough sleep and just generally keep you on track. But when you go off to college you are on your own. There are plenty of people, like your professors, willing to help you but you have to seek that help yourself. No one is staying on top of you making sure you do the things you need to do. You have to be responsible for youself. As a highschool student you need to practice being responsible in order to prepare for college. Once you have learned this you will be able to handle the difficulties of transitioning to college life.

Me going back in time and talking to myself as a high school senior I would tell myself that going to college is a really great thing to do because you have more education and just by have degrees that opens up a whole lot of doors when beginning to look for a good secured job. Having the college life is a really great way to see the real world on your own which means no more having to rely on the parents to get you up so you’re not late to your class, pushing you to do your homework, doing laundry, cooking food for yourself, washing dishes, etc. All this you will have complete control over. This college life just gives you a look of how it will be in the real world for a few years while you’re in college because during the school year you still go back to your real home to visit the family for a weekend or so and also when the holidays come around you go back home. This is a life changing thing to look forward to in your life.

I was almost six months pregnant with my first child when I graduated high school and decided to focus on family before returning to college. Recently my oldest daughter graduated high school and is now a freshman where I attend. She is a member of an honors program, has a job, and is a member of a faith based sorrority. Watching her take each of these new steps has made me very proud but it has also made me realize how much I missed out on by not attending college after high school. If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition, I would tell myself to push beyond what seemed to be a major roadblock and that girls can still go to college and succeed after having a baby at such a young age. I would tell the high school senior me, about the financial struggle I was about to endure for so many years all because I thought I couldn't succeed and complete a degree and how possible it really was to graduate college even with a baby.

To take more AP or college credited classes

I would have told myself to perhaps try to change my schedule so I can fit more volunteer work in my schedule.

If I could go back in time, I would go beyond doing my best in school so I could make the grades to get a full scholarships. I would focus on the importace of life and friends. Since I can not go back in time, I'm Blessed to be able to attend Pulaski Tech college to better myself and my children lives. I am teaching my children how important it is to focus on school so you can be prepared for college and real life. Hopefully my children can look at my hard work and say "If mom can do this, and make good grades we can too"

I finally understood the true meaning of the saying "The early bird gets the worm", timing is the key to everything. Whether it is studying weeks before an exam, or submitting any forms before a deadline, it is always best to be one step ahead. From making a transition from high school to college, the most easiest way to get through its transit is take care of everything you may need in the very begining and make sure it is all set in stone, then relax and have some fun while you can. College will get here sooner than you think, so once you are ahead in the college transition, take a step back and calm down while you can. If you are a step ahead, that then gives you time to not worry and stress like how I was at first. But I believe the best advice I can give is "Once you have college taken care of, take care till college".

Take a deep breath. Life has taken many unpredictable turns but you will get through them. This is your senior year and you have so much potential. First, drop one of your Drama courses and take Driver’s Ed. – you will need this in the future. Next, take advantage of the certification you can get through the Early Childhood Development classes – that’s what they’re there for! It’s easy to slack off this year, and there are many distractions for a girl your age. Trust me when I tell you that you’ll be better off taking those Dual Enrollment courses. It’s scary to think of how easily you could fail, but you won’t. I promise. You keep looking over those college brochures but you need to get into action and apply. Don’t worry about the money because there will always be a way. Even if you decide against a major university, SPC is great. The classes are challenging enough to stimulate your mind, there isn’t an overload of students per course, and the professors are helpful. There are many resources available if you take the chance. Take a deep breath, and dive in.

Looking back now I would definitely assure myself that no matter what obstacles I would face I need to focus on my education. Because, the only thing that will push and help my life better is to strive for a better education.

If i could go back in time the advice that I would give myself is that college is so much diffrent than highschool. Quin you should stay very focused because your parents are not there to wake you up every morning or make you go to class everyday. I would also tell myself that "Quin you should take college classes while your still iin high school. Always strive for the best that you can. Stay active, possitive,be encoraged".

If I had the option to go back into time and give myself advise about college that I now have some experience in, I would say to take CLEP and AP exams. I think taking CLEP and/or AP exams would greatly benefit any high school student for several reasons. Primarily, testing out of college classes or getting credit for classes will have the student ahead of the crowd. Getting college credit, while still in highschool, already minimizes your time during college, which leads to my next point. College is expensive. The sooner you can get a degree, the better. The average cost of a CLEP and AP exam is roughly $100, compared to a University class which is approximately ten times more! Finally, taking CLEP and AP exams shows determination as a student. Every school is looking for students who have drive and motivation to succeed in college. With that being said, my advise is to take CLEP and/or AP exams. I promise, you will not regret it.

I would tell myself to always be on time and be prepared for hard work with biology classes. I would also advice to attend all classes even if attendence didn't matter. It will be beneficial for all classes. I will also make sure get your FAFSA done on time and do it every year.

When I was a senior in high school I did not plan on going to college. If I could go back I would tell myself to try even though I didn't have the confidence to think I would accomplish anything. I would suggest continuing to live at home or on campus and try several classes before giving up because it is a long road back to school. College can be intimidating but it does not need to be scary. You can accomplish anything with confidence in yourself so I would tell myself to work on that confidence. The experiences in college are worth facing any fears.

I would have told my self to apply to all scholorships, and to check out a lot of colleges.

I would pound into my naive senior brain to not take wrting essays so lightly. I have always loathed writing and never tried my best in high school, blowing off one paper after another. I soon learned in college that this was not an option. Essays are taken very seriously and given often in universities. In the back of my mind I knew that in high school, yet I chose to ignore it. One of my many mistakes in high school but probably one of my biggest.

If I could tell senior self something, it would be this. Let go of all of your beliefs. They will be reshaped as your opinions and ideas become your own, not your parents. Don't think you are above anyone or anything. You are more vulnerable than you think. Friendships don't always last forever, even your bestfriend that you've known for 13 years. Love your family and God first. They are the only ones who will always be there for you in the end. Forget about the boys and the drama. They aren't worth it-getting educated is worth it. You always think "Well, I'm good. Nothing like that could happen to me". Oh no, 18-year-old self, you can get cancer too. Come around to accepting others, even if their opinions and beliefs don't match your own. Surround yourself with successful people, and you too, will become successful. Always keep an open-mind and a loving heart. That will give you the right attention. Seek to acquire a mind full of knowledge and spread it. Last but not least, never listen when people tell you that you can't...because you can.