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As a high school senior I would advise myself to speak in person with a college advisor about the decision you have made to go to college. Apply for scholarships as soon as you can. Make certain that you parents are fully supportive in your decision to attend college. Apply for student study work on campus. Make friends that will not drag you down or drag you across the ground. Time manage your studying and stay focus on your major. If you are going to stay home while in college, appreciate your parents for everything that they do, making your lunches, giving you extra money, maybe even a car to drive to school. You'll have plenty of time for celebration when you graduate with high honors. Get all the help you can from tutoring, start a study group and get plenty of sleep. Take plenty of notes from the professors and always sit in the very front of the room, remember you are paying for that instructor to teach you about the subject, do not hesitate to ask questions, Good luck to me.

I would like to re-take my SAT or ACT, I didn't know that they were really important to apply to any college. Make my study skills better. I honestly never though that studing for a class was going to be as hard as I though. I don't have patience to study, I would love someone to teach me the right way, to study. I would honestly like for someone to told me that college was going to be really expensive so, I would started saving money so, I don't have to struggle to get money to pay my classes and books. I would like to get my gpa higher. I have a 3.4 gpa i would like at to get a gpa of 3.8, I could do it. Yes, it may be hard but, not impossible if I'm willing to do it, I would put all my effort into it. Have more information about the path way I want to study, someone to guide me and would of told me the pros and cons.

Miranda , please get ready for college with one year in advance , take college seriously , is not as easy as you think , there are so many test , papers and things that you will need and get prepared with all that the university ask you . And please save money in an account for your necessities and study really really hard . The university is the door to the success and one of the most important things in your life . Please go for information right now about the requirements . You will pay the consequences like me if you don't go .

You are a very optimistic person, college life is tough but you can go through it without a problem. You'll have to learn how to divide your time in order to complete assignments and homework. Try not to be absent very often, remember that you'll no longer be in high school. Now you are responsible for every decision you make. Don't be shy, make new friends. It will help you to adapt to the transition. Take this advice as a guide to get through college. Good luck!

I would tell to myself that i need to study a little bit harder when i did not do my best effort. Look at me, i am having some problems to pay the rent of your house, buy food, and get gas in your car. But if you do your best right now, you will not have any of these situations. Pay attention at me, I am your future yourself.

The advice I would give the past me is to study harder and to pay attention to the little details. The little detail is what I constantly miss. To apply for scholarship during senior year and throughout college life. Scholarships can help pay for books and additional things you will need. To watch out for loans because the majority of college students get loans. It will get you into debt by the time you graduate. If going to apply for loans, it should be saved as the last resort and to only get the amount you need.

many things could have been advised most imporatnly more scholarship knowlege and more dual enrollment.

The best advice i would have given myself with all the knowledge i have gained and experiences, would be to try harder and be more disciplined . I would tell my senior self to be a more dedicated student and to put all my effort into every class and not give up. I would tell myself to apply earlier for college , apply for scholarships, and meet up more with my counselers to have had more guidance from them. I would have put more effort into making myself more positive and want it more than the other person. Going back in time with all the knowledge that i have aquired , i would have changed my senior self completely. I was not a very good student, so i would love to tell myself to try very hard and stop slackinig off and do everything in my power to be more ready for college. A time machine would have been such a help for my senior self and would have been a very helpful experience . As i have stated, with all the knowledge i have gained, i would change so much of my past, it would really have benefit me .

As a high school senior everything seems so easy, not to do home work, never read books, and think that studying is just a waste of time. I wouldve loved to put more effort in my grades, and start reading more books because that increases your knowledge. As a college student it is really hard to adapt to different behaviors. All the homework, and the books they tell you to read puts me in a really stressfull situation. I couldve prevented this by taking ap classes in high school and dual enrollment classes. Another important transition i woulve made is to learn all could and put alot of effort because now that i am in college i am on my own, fighting for my future.

Don't waste time on things that in a year you will see that are insignificant. Time is precious and so is free education. Take advanage of those classes that are free for you to attend. Be responsible, take care of what you need to do with haste and maturity. Your problems will only accumulate if you don't take care of them. Be strong, that naivety and idealism that everyone claimed and critized you for will inspire some freshman when they're seniors and will get them very far in their high school career and afterwards as well. Don't give up! Don't let the lack of having a home or having a supportive family discourage you. In the future you will have an abundance of both those things and you will be doing something you really love. If I tell you what that is you won't get it. You have to shed some blood, sweat, and tears to see it. Oh! Go easy on the fast food guy. You get chunky at the end of your senior year and afterwards you become a health nut in the future.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, about what I now know about college life and making the transition. The advice I'd give myself is to study harder and to plan ahead. I'd also tell myself not to ever give up ,to keep trying. I'd say to never doubt my ablities because only I know what I am capable of accomplishing. I would tell my high school self that she would be okay, things are going to change but that is a part of growing up. I would tell myself to stop putting things off because there is no garuntee that you'd still have the time to do them. I'd tell myself that college isn't as scary as you think. Lastly, I would say you CAN reach for the stars all you have to do is dream and work hard towards your goals.

Looking back into my senior year of high school there were defeninitely some changes that i would make, to adjust and make my college life easier. One of them being the main importance of school to obtain the education we all strive for, along with raising my GPA to an impressive amount, such as 3.0 and above. I would tell myself that all that had happened that school year would all eventually blow over the second we walked off the stage at graduation. Another great word of advice would be to not goof off and actually take my classes seriously, although I remained with passing grades, I myself know I was capable of recieving better grades. Lastly I would return to tell myself that high school all comes to an end one day, and to get over any bad relationships with anyone, I would remind myself that in the end, high school molds you and everyone around you into the beginning stages adulthood that we will continue to be for the rest of our lives.

I would go back and tell myself that music was just a hobby for me. I love singing, but honestly at this period in time money is the thing that takes care of most of the items that are needed to survive. I should have gotten into the medical program in my highschool instead of choir and went ahead to medical instead of a music major. My music major was going to take up too much time for little pay. Now that I have a baby boy I realize that the Medical Field was the better option for me.

Out of all the things I can say to my senior self I believe the most important would be "work on your scholarships!" I know there are numerous amounts of people who don't look for any because they receive federal financial aid, but in my case I thought my job would be enough to pay for college. I have proven myself wrong, I cannot pay college with my salary. I regret all the time I let pass by during my senior year. Fortunately God blessed me with understanding parents, who pushed and pushed me all the time "Have you found any scholarships? How are you going to pay for your classes?" But now, that I never did anything they still accept me and love me, they are helping me pay for my classes. I cannot understand that love they have for me yet, but it has changed me. Now I don't have any excuses, I need to look for scholarships and will stop at nothing! This is all I would tell myself. It definitely would've saved me from these troubles I am now dealing with.

I would tell my younger self to start early on the whole college process. I would say to don't take for granted my free time, do more community service, get involve in more clubs, socialize with more people, to try to spend it on searching for scholarships and other educational helps available. I would also say to change my lifestyle so it will begin to fit the new lifestyle college will be like. More than anything, I would say to my younger self to be confident in this new journey that is only just starting.

The advice that I would povide to myself if i could go back to my high school year would be to have accesed the Fafsa program sooner as well as searching for available scholarships to help with expenses. Enrolling into dual enrollment classes instead of advanced plasement classes to help with credit hours as well as understanding all paperwork needed to help enroll into the college of my choice. Reaching out to the counseling department at school to search for help from our school adviser's to see more oppertunites that could of helped in the struggles of paperwork.

I would tell myself to hti the books hard and not worry about partying or having a girlfriend. Focus on school and finish as soon as possible for a better future.

Going through high school, I never felt the need to study because all the lessons in class came easy to me. In college, I found out that I was not mentally ready for what I had to do in order to be successful. When I needed to study and focus on school, I went out with friends or put in long hours at work. I kept this up until I realized, I had been making wrong educational decisions. In the end, I ended up where I thought I would never be in; a low GPA and placed on academic suspension. When I was finally able to attend classes again, I spent that semester trying to resolve the problems I got myself into, and have finally accomplished being in good standing again. First, I would tell myself to cut back on the hours I worked, and just put time into my studies to do well. And second, I would tell myself not to stress out. All I have to do is treat school the way I treat everything else I’m passionate about, because when I put in the work, I will get the results I deserve.

I would tell my past senior to look forward into getting scholarships and sum up the money in case there wasnt enough to pay for the classes. This would be proving my own responsibilities and maturity, so I myself could pay for my classes which I would need for my future. However, it is not the only thing I would tell my past self, but to focus mostly on the classes and pay very close attention to the teacher including asking questions. Along with going more to tutoring to revise my work if I'm in the right path into getting closer to my degree.

Try your absolute best in all of your classes no matter how mundane the topic area may seem, as a student later in life your progress will be measured by how your completed all of your subjects. Once college begins do not be swayed by those around you who believe school is a waste of time, as I have already seen the benefit later in life a bachelor degree has given you. Thank those around you and god on a regular basis, and thank your parents for putting up with your non-sense in high school!