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I would tell myself to get more inovlved with friends who challenge themselves and I would also tell myself to get more serious early on about my area of study.

If I had to go back and give advice to myself as a senior, I would tell myself to tak all those AP and dual enrollment courses I thought of taking. It would have given me and even better head start when enterting in college. I could have already completed some of my undergraduate requirements while still in high school. Taking those classes would have given me a chance to try more classes that appeal to my many interest and truly find my place on this campus. I didn't work nearly as hard as I could've as a senior, I was too worried about that "right of passage" and having fun. But I now know hard work pays off, I wish I truly understood that a year ago.

if i could go back i would tell myself to never give up go for what i want in life and never let nobody tell you different and that you can do anything you set your mind to and that im successful in everything that i do

I would tell myself to check the cabinets before I signed a lease. You never know what's living in there, before its too late. Actually, I'd let myself be surprised. It's dealing with things like insect epedmics, faulty plumping, and dangerously engineered power lines that have forced me out of my comfort zone and enabled me to become the man I am today. (I've still got a long way to go). I would tell my high school self to make mistakes, take risks, and get knocked down, and then greet standing back up with open arms. It's taking me a year to finally get it. My comfort zone is like a muscle: the more its pushed and strained, the bigger it gets. I would tell high school me to take the challenging course, play the intermural I'm not very good at, and ask out the girl who doesn't know I exist. I would teach myself to great failure with a smile and a solution, and to never be afraid of the word no. A ship may be safest in its harbor, but that is not its purpose.

Dear Carly, I know that you are very stressed about college and scholarship applications right now. Don't worry. Waiting for your acceptance letters is giving you so much anxiety and you should be focusing on yourself and what makes you happy. It will all work out in the end, I promise. When you move in to your dorm, be friendly! The easiest way to make the transition from high school to college is to keep yourself busy. Make new friends, join clubs, and take classes that you want to take. Don't let anyone tell you what you should do, becuase this will be your time to shine. Your time to make your own decisions and really feel like an adult. The biggest words of advice that I can give you is to not be shy about college, jump in head first and make the most of your time there. Have fun and study hard. Love, Your Future Self

If I could go back in time to give some advice to myself as a high school senior, I would advise myself to do all of the following: don't take more than 12 units your first semester, come to college ready to hit the library and study hard, befriend everyone that you can, join a club and or fraternity, get to know your professors, don't skip class, and don't take anything for granted. In regards to work load and social life I would tell myself that it is important not to overextend yourself the first semester of college and allow yourself time to meet new people and explore new things such as greek life and campus clubs. One thing I would stress too is that the courses in college are exponentially harder than courses in high school and you have to come ready to study hard and work harder. Meeting new people and forming new friendships is key to establishing a good foundation of friends and life-long connections but do not skip class to hang out with them. Getting to know your professors is key for staying ahead of the curve and succeeding in class.

Being a sophomore at the University of Arizona I would have to tell my high school senior self that even though I have already chosen the school I plan to attend and chose what major to pursue, think about your major again and think about the outcome it will have in your life. What exactly can you do with a theatre degree in life? Sure you can get training in the acting field but look at the reality of it: it is not going to be easy to obtain a career in acting. Like any field of work it requires hard work, yes, but it also requires you to be lucky. Think outside the box, what if acting does not work out for you? What then? What I am trying to get at you is that you need to have a backup plan. Think abou psychology, that is relative to theatre. You are working with the human mind and helping those in need. Just be sure to have a backup just in case acting doesn't work out. You can still pursue a career in acting, but if it doesn't work out, at least you have a backup plan.

If I could go back and give my high school senior self any piece of advice, it would be as simple as: stay true to yourself. The transition from leaving a place you've been your entire life to a big city where you only know five people is hectic and terrifying and in the process of trying to find out where you belong, you may lose sight of yourself. In college, your given a chance almost to recreate yourself, but I feel that it would have been nice to know that though I have done quite a lot of growing up since high school, I'm still the same silly girl who enjoys Disney movies and going to football games. You can't let the big, scary shock of moving on with your life stop you from being yourself and obviously, you shouldn't let any person or event shape you in a way that you don't want to. So, always stay true to your beliefs and who you are, while always keeping an open mind.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would give myself the advice to know why I want to do achieve certain goals in life and how to get there. Telling my younger self of finding out what my why is, or my reason behind my dreams and aspirations. I have figured this out now that I am in college but it took longer due to people pulling in every direction you could possibly imagine. If I had known these things my senior year of high school it could have saved me alot of time, effort, and stress at the begging of my college life. I feel that me as a senior hearing this advice would also have been benificial because then I would have looked for a job closer to the carreer I now wish to persue, physical therapy. Getting a head start on this my senior year of high school would have been very nice and would have given me something else to do along with working. If I could have told myself all this my senior year, I would in a heart beat.

Knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition I would tell my high school self to always be on top of class work, never procrastinate, but to make time to have a little fun with friends as well. I think the most important would be to stay on top of classwork and to not procrastinate becuase that is the key to being succesful in your academic career. Also, making time for fun with friends is very important becuase you will not get this time back again, and this is when you make those life long friends. Meeting the people you do and becoming close with them helps relieve the homesick feeling when it comes up every once in a while too, the friends you make become family. I wish that I could have told my high school self these two things, but I would not trade my experience to go back and re-do it. The only thing I can do is to help my siblings and my younger friends who are going off to college soon and hope that what I have learned helps them out.