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There are many things that I wish I could go back and do over again in highschool. For my senior year, I wish I would've not caught the symptoms of "senioritis," where the effort and care of my schoolwork went down the drain. My GPA suffered for that matter, affecting my chances of getting scholarships; all just so I could be lazy and slack off the remaining days of my senior year. That is the main advice that I'd give to myself if I could go back to my senior year again.

Assuming that I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior with knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition, the advice I would give myself would be to confirm that I am ready to make that next big step but put in the extra effort this senior year to obtain all A?s. The transition part will not be hard and will be very enjoyable but you will soon learn that High School is a cake walk compared to the work it takes to succeed in college. There will be detailed lab reports and many papers to write but with the work ethic you have now you will be fine. Just set yourself up better by putting it into 4th gear instead of cruise control for this last year. You'll get a better GPA to turn into your college and possibly get a greater amount of financial aid and better scholarships to apply for. You will also grow and become a well rounded person and meet the good friends you will remember and keep in touch with for the rest of your life as you have always wanted.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself in high school one thing I would say if to fill out more scholarships. I have now figured out the college is not cheap, even though my guidance councilor always told us to. I would also say that I should try my best in school and on the test, grades and test score play a major role in getting financial aid and getting accepted to a college. If I would have known this information I wouldn?t have to keep worrying about if I can afford to go to college.

I would give myself a great deal of advice that pertains to financial aid, planning, utilizing resources and researching. I would specifically tell myself to apply for more scholarships. I applied for many but I feel that it would have been much more beneficial if I applied for more. I have accumulated a heavy amount of debt and scholarship money would be great to have. Planning is a huge tool that I do not think I utilized as well as I should have. If I could go back I would have planned a great deal more which would have allowed me to work more efficiently. I would tell myself to utilize all the resources available because they are of great value. I would tell myself to research the schools and available majors more in depth. The University of Akron no longer offers health licensure with their physical education program and that has hindered me. I would lastly tell myself to not worry as much and have as much fun as possible.

I honestly wouldn't give myself any advice because the trasition was not as hard as I thought it would of been. The only thing I would tell myself would be: get ready to be slammed with papers. Being on the deans list in college, I would also tell myself, you will make it and college will be easy (academic wise) but you have to work as hard as you can.

If i could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, i would tell myself to apply to as many scholarships as i can for my college tuition. I also would have told my self to start appying for jobs because being a college student is expensive in todays world.

I would tell myself and any high school student that college is not as hard as it seems to be. Anybody can succeed in college and get good grades if they put some effort into it. I would also say not to let time pass by because it does go fast and before you know it, you are settled into a life and job that you are not happy in and going back to school and interrupting your life is more difficult than entering college right after high school. I wish I had gone to college right after high school instead of waiting 28 years. Although I have no regrets, going back to college seems to be more difficult at this time of a person's life than than it would be if you had entered college right after high school. I would also say not to worry about the cost because there are many grants, loans and scholarships available to students than there were in the past. People would be surprised to find that even if you are a middle income family they may still qualify for grants and loan to help pay for the cost of college.

I think I would tell myself that I should be more open to meeting new people and getting involved with opportunities that arise on my campus, such as clubs, etc. I think it is important to be involved at any school, whether it is going to the sport events or joining clubs and other extra curricular activities. I would also tell myself to prepare for a lot of studying and writing a lot of papers. But, I would tell myself that all of my hard work will pay off in the end and to only enter college with an open mind, ready to succeed. I think that motivation is key and once someone realizes that they can do anything they put their mind to, they might be surprised to find what great outcomes they will get.

I would tell myself to better prepare myself for the academic portion of college life and to make sure I stay focused and dont let drama or social life affect my academics. I would also tell myself to research my major more and look at everything that needs to be done to achieve my career goals.

It's not as hard and scary as everyone makes it sound, but you do have to be dedicated and put forth the effort to get the grades you want. Also money is ALWAYS going to be an issue.