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I would tell my high school self to buckle down and get prepared for a roller coaster ride. The next four years define how you early adult life will be financially. Choose a positive career path that will not only help the community you live in, but also pave the way to great financial stability to provide for a family one day.

The best advice I could give my highschool self would be to get involved. Combining your school world and your social world will help you to stay on task and motivate you to finish. Secondly, not attending class is not dropping you must see an advisor or you will flunk!!

I wish I could tell my younger self to start studying and to search for more scholarships early. I really made college hard on myself by not studying in high school. Not only did I not know how to study, but coming out of high school I felt very confident in my learning ability so I took extra hard classes that I need the studying skills for even more. I also wish I had searched for and applyed for more scholarships when I was still in high school. I got a late start when I was a senior and because of that I am having to take out multiple loans just to be able to stay in class.

Just stay focused

I would tell myself to defer my enrollment into college for a year, then find a job and learn to wake up regularly. I'd suggest learning how to fit in time per week and day in order to get things done in a timely fashion. I would also tell myself to stop drinking coffee and get used to waking up on a regular basis.

I would tell myself to buckle down and focus on school. I didn't plan on attending college after high school and that was a stupid mistake. I'd help myself learn the right way to study and give myself a pep talk when it came to acting on stage. Don't worry so much abotu mainstage theatre and just focus on harning my craft. I'd also tell myself to looking to spelling because If I know myself (and I do), I'm not the best speller. I'd tell myself to spend more time with my girlfriend's dad because I wouldnt have expected him to die so soon. I'd make myself go get him checked for cancer to make sure that we could catch it sooner. I would've encouraged myself not to stay at my job as long as I did and go out and experince life as a kid just a little bit longer. I can't say excatly what I wouldve said to younger me because no matter how bad I'd like to, I Can't rewind the clock and right all my wrongs. i dont know If I'd want to.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, my life would be drastically different today. I would most likely begin by stressing how important it is to do well in those early classes so that I can hold on to my scholarships for as long as possible. I would tell myself to pursue substitute teaching as a means of making money as soon as possible. Also, I would tell myself to pursue a general degree in biology with a minor in education, as opposed to a pre-medical biology degree. This way I could conserve resources, get a jump start with classes relevant to my career, and have an interesting minor to fall back on if necessary. I would tell myself that Greek life should be avoided until junior year and then fully embraced. I would tell myself about some of the better apartment complexes in the area and warn myself fervently to avoid “’Centennial Court Apartments”. Finally, I would explain which classes to pursue and warn myself to take Calculus at a junior college over the summer.

If I had the opportunity to go back in time about a year ago today, I would be a senior in high school taking four AP Classes, dancing on two dance teams, and working at the Jack in the Box down the street. First, I would tell my younger self to be more assertive and tell my boss that the thrity five hours a week is really hurting my grades. I would also use that assertiveness and confidence that I had when I danced to stop putting all of my college needs off to the last minute because now I don't enjoy not having housing and having to drive thrity minutes everyday to campus. Next, I would tell my senior self to study a lot more and stop procractinating and hoping that the teacher will give you an extension because you were at work the night before. I would tell my senior self to stop letting people walk over you so that you can fit in and have friends. You should use the confidence that you have performing on stage, because that confidence is what you need to project every day you walk in that school and into class.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would have definitely told myself to try a lot harder to finish strong in my senior year. I would have told myself not to let my friends get in the way of my education and to apply to an enormous amount of different schools just to see what was out there for me. Also, I would have told myself what to expect from college and how much different it is than high school. I would take the time to educate myself more about how college works from tuition, to books, to housing, and everything in between since there was no one back then to tell me all those things. Last but not least, I would tell myself to not be scared of going away to college because it is a lot more fun and exciting than I ever imagnined it would be. It would also serve as a lesson to not be scared of change, especially when it would benefit me in such a great way like college does.

I would say to my senior self to not be afraid to push my own boundaries. If I am out of my comfort zone but doing something that improves my individuality, skills, or understanding of the way the world works, then I am doing something right. Coming out of high school I had the drive to do anything similar to taking over the world but I lacked the ability to be brave enough to go out and explore the world other than from behind my computer screen. Realistically I wanted to study abroad, volunteer for organizations and learn new life skills. I would tell my self to plan a few weeks ahead to make sure I have a plan for the summer and breaks so I wouldn't be dissapointed at my accomplishments. This would help me transition into college life because I would be prepared to handle the plethora of resume builders. Along with coursework, it's hard to dedicate your time to activities that will help build your individuality- an important aspect upon graduation. Now I am a junior suffering from torschlusspanik, the German word for fear that time is running out and important opportunities are slipping away.