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I would tell myself to not overthink the decisions I want to make in my life. I have come to realize that every decision I make I overthink it adn at the end I realize that it was all worth it. I would tell high school senior me to go with my instincts and don't underestimate by capabilities because when I set my mind to smething I would not stop until I reach my goal. If I didn't ovethink every decision I plan to take maybe I would achieve my goals faster and easier. Another thing I would tell myself is not to let anyone influence my decisions because they're my decisions and no one can influence my future. Finally I would tell my high school self to enjoy life and never give up on my dreams because she is going to go very far in life and to never let anyone say otehrwise because she is a stong intelligent person that can succeed in everything she put her mind into.

Ha! I would tell myself to get up and get to school on time. Take it more seriously and participate more in student activities. I would also start my college prep early, and attend college right out of high school because the benfits and opportunities are much greater.

Making the transition from life in high school to the life of an independent college student is by no means easy, but that does not mean it has to be unpleasant. Granted I have only been in college for one semester, but I know a lot more about my self now than I did when I lived at home. If I could give my high school self one solid piece of advice to take with her to college: it would be to set her own personal, concrete boundaries. Know your comfort zones, and know how far you would be willing to adventure away from them. When going to college, you will inevitably be put into new situations with people that you really are not that familiar with. You don't have the friends and family that you have always had right by your side telling you what you should, and should not, do in certain situations. Staying true to yourself and what you believe in is extremely important when going to college, and I have learned that this is how to find the true friends that share and support similar values.

One of the main things I regret doing in high school is not looking at enough universities. I only looked at a few schools, decided on one, and did not like it. I found University of Tampa after a couple years of community college, and I love it, but I wish I would have attended here right after I graduated high school. If I could go back and talk to myself as a senior I would make sure I looked at many different schools. Also, I wish I would have taken more Advanced Placement courses in high school to receive college credit. Another piece of advice I would give my high school senior self is that not knowing what I want to major in right away is perfectly fine. Taking different types of college courses helped in deciding what I wanted to major in.

Get yourself busy and distracted. Work on your homework right away, and study for at least 2 hours a day for a test, and do not wait till last minute to do everything. Procrastionation isn't the right thing to do in college. exercise every day for at east an hour to keep off the freshmen 15, you do not want to have to get bigger pants or look bad in a bikini. And to just enjoy the first year, but work hard at the same time.

Wow that would be awsome if anything like that happens. I always tell my self that if i can go back in time i would have done everything differently. I would mostly tell myself to focus in school, and also participate in extracurricular activies. I mean getting good grades is important but your ability to multitask, and participate in different activities,and doing well at the same time is also as important. Doing this will round you as a student, and build your profile. English isn't my first language, therefore my ability to speak clearly and write well is an obsacle of my. I have been made fun of the way i speak, so that killed my confident. But that shouldn't have stop me, one who want to succeed in life must overcome their obsacle. Another thing is i would have taking advantage of my counselor. I would have bothered her about college, the do's and dont's, and the qualifications to enroll in a good college. But its not to late for me to get on the right track, this year as a college freshman i will do my best, focus, and do my reasearch.

If I could go back in time and give my senior self advice, I would tell myself that grades really do matter and so does your GPA when it comes to college. Right now my grades are so low because I started slacking my senior year and now since I'm in college I would love to just go back and fix my grades.

I would give myself the advice to be more diciplined in my school work, because in high school I procrastinated a lot. I did most of my assignments the night before it was due. I also did not respect deadlines sometimes and make some random excuse to turn in it later. However in college this is no longer acceptable. You have to turn in your work on time and you can most certainly not do everything at the last second. The assignments are much harder in college and they take much more time to complete than they did in high school. My high school teachers have helped me to the best of their ability to prepare me for college life and I am grateful for that. The only difficulty I am expriencing in college is completing my work on time. I manage to do it but it takes much more dicipline then it did in high school.

Some of the advice I'd give myself would include staying focused. Being a senior, its very easy to get distracted and off track. I would also advise myself to put my best foot forward and be as active as possible even though its my last year in high school. Being a part of the school clubs makes it a lot easier to want to join some in college.

I would tell myself: Go to college right after high school. Don't be in such a rush to be in the real world. play hard but work even harder. Build a better relationship with God because things will get rough. Surround yourself with positive people who want the best out of life. Always remember to keep your head up, stay strong, and have faith.