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If I could go back into time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to balance myself. Prioritizing is the most important lesson I learned in college. It is possible to have a social life, a little fun, and also be focused in school. I would tell myself to take advantage of the opportunities given to me by a metropolitan school. Get involved! I think I was mostly afraid of being hidden in the mass population. High school senior self: be you, be fun, be smart.

You need to start focusing on your education right about now. When you graduate from high school with a low GPA, it will be very hard for you to get accepted into most decent colleges. Going to college is very important than you think. This is the time for you to get into gear and try your best to get into college. Life is not very easy out there without a college degree. You will have to scrape for jobs that you really don't like just to get a paycheck. Make a good example for the children you will be bringing to this world. They will look up to you and probably follow your footsteps. Kids most of the time mimic what their parents do, If you think college is a joke, they will almost always think the same. Do not waste any time after high school, time is of the essence. You would want to finish with your education first before you think about having a family, that would help with the hardships that come when you decide to have children then a career. Think about college first, other things will come later.

If I were able to go back in time and talk to myself as a senior in high school, I would tell myself to take everything more serious and use my time wisely. I would tell myself to apply to as many scholarships as possible and save as much money as I can so that I can use the money when I attend my university. I would tell myself to do more volunteer work and internships into law enforcement so I could have that much more experience for my career. In high school I viewed life much easier and expected less obstacles. As a young man, I was naïve and ignorant of life's hardships. After telling myself to save as much money as I can, I would congratulate myself. I would tell myself that I am proud of the decisions I made that got me through high school and will get me through college. Even though my school had many gang and drug problems, I made the right choices and stayed out of those wrong paths. I could of made wrong decisions that could of made a negative impact on my future, but I made the right ones.

I would tell myself to not pay so much attention to what other people were doing and focuse on your goals and dreams. Those people who you felt like you had to compete with and be friends with will not matter because when you leave high school you thought were your competition you will never see them again and those people who you needed to hang out with you will not hang out with them anyomore because in college you will meet people who you genuinely have things in common with and you will be closer to them more than you were with the people you the same class with sense freshman year. Just like in high school you didnt fall to the peer pressures of others who were trying to get you to do the things you knew were wrong don"t worry about the peer pressures of college like drinking, partying, and having sex because it will not happen to you because you are stronger than that

Boys are dumb. But so are a lot of girls. Rachel, you have to be smart. Your first impression of someone is right a lot of times, but trust needs to be earned. There are 60,000 people that you call classmates and if you don't like one, don't spend time with them. There are always options and you never have to settle. Let people love you. Let you love yourself. Study hard but find a balance. You're not an adult yet so have as much fun as you can. Its okay to be low on money, mom and dad love you and will make sure you don't starve. Keep looking for scholarships though! You're probably going to graduate in debt but it doesn't have to be a sea. Maybe a little pond, or even a puddle. But it doesn't matter because you can get anything you want. You can pay off your debt, move overseas and actually love what you do for a living. Believe in yourself, because everyone else doesn't have to.

I would tell myself to either get a part time job or apply for a lot of schoarships. I am looking for a part time job right now and previous work experience would help with that. I didn't know exactly how much college would cost and I was very stressed out when I started college. I would also tell myself to take more duel enrollment classes to go toward the major I have now. Although I didn't have my mind made up in senior year on what major to choose. I would have saved money if I knew my major then and took more classes for it. I had a hard time choosing a major because I was torn between an artistic degree and an engineering degree. I decided to pursue engineering. I would advise other students to choose a major even if they think it is too difficult for them. I feel that an engineering degree is worth more for the amount of money I am paying; and I can still have art as a hobby.

Be more vigilant when signing up for college

A band known as city and colour sings a song called "against the grain" in his song he states, "when the day seems lost from the stars, you must follow your heart". Do not get discouraged from aspects of everyday life. Life is hard, but hard work pays off. Sometimes you may have to put your friends on the back burner to study. They will understand. You must also give your brain a rest and set aside some time to relax. If you do need to work find a job that you can study while you work or one that will work with your school schedule and allow you time to study. Take advantage of the free stuff! It's there for a reason. My school gives free tutoring sessions, helps you read over your papers, all for free! So why not get an A instead of a B? Also, apply for scholarships early and often. Apply for everything you can get your hands on and start saving for college now! Research your professors. I use www.rateyourprofessor.com as a bible to help me pick out the teachers that teach in the way that I learn.

I would tell myself to pay more attention in classes and not to treat Senior year as a goof off year. To take more college prep classes, and to study and actually try hard. I would tell myself college is a lot harder than high school, and since you pay for it yourself, you need to pay attention. I would tell myself that homework should be done as quickly after class as possible, because if you put it off, you won't do it.

I would tell myself that college is not as hard as all of my high school teachers made it seem but I would give myself a heads up that the classes are going to be huge and I am going to have to get used to that change. Study, Study, Study because that makes all the difference in tests. You can't just go to class and expect that you will do well on the exams because you need to study but I would also say that there needs to be a balance between friends, work, and school. Having a balance will help the stress and burn-out of the pressure from school work and a job if you are able to see your friends and unwind every once in a while. I thought in high school that professors were very strict and would not give any leeway for anything and were always mean; but I found out that professors are not mean and are easy to talk to about the class and your grades. The best way to get by is to have a good relationship with your professor because they only want to help and teach.

I would tell myself not to be so nervous about social life. I did not fit into my high school very well and felt constantly stressed by peer pressure. I assumed that going to a school so large like the Unveristy of Central Florida would be a similar experience and I attended my first 4 classes in my first semester with shakey hands and my head kept down. I would also tell myself to live on campus rather than to live at home as I chose to. The transition was not hard at all and I enjoy college life a lot more than I enjoyed high school.

If I could go back to my high-school self, I would tell myself to enjoy my free time. When I was in high-school I was so preoccupied with getting into a good college and getting good grades and don’t get me wrong that is very important and that got me where I am today but I should have spent more time having fun. Now in college it is so difficult to find any free time because your time is consumed by studying. Another point of advice I would give myself is to take advantage of duel-enrollment. I am so thankful I participated in the duel-enrollment program my senior year but I wish I would have done it my junior year also. The most important advice I would have given myself though is to spend as much time with your loved once and cherish every moment you have with them because if you go out of town for college you definitely do not see them as often.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to open up more. I went from a high school with a graduating class of 37 to a university of over 60,000 students. This is a huge transition, for anyone. I have always been on the quiet side until I really get to know people. Knowing that, I would tell myself as a high school senior to just open it and step out of my comfort zone. Stepping out is the only way for my to meet new poeple and make new memories. I cannot focus on the past, but instead make the best of every moment while in college because these years will fly by!

I would tell the old me not to be so worried about college. College is over-rated; studying and working hard are the only two things you really need to be succesful. I would thank myself for being so involved because that is what made me the friendly and driven person I am today. It is what you learn outside of class-- not inside. I would also tell myself to enter into more scholarships. If I had entered into more, I wouldn't be in the financial predicament that I am in now: loans, loans, loans.

If there is any one thing I wish I could go back in time to tell my high school senior self is to make sure I knew where each of my classes were before the semester starts. I wish I would have known to walk around campus to find all the buildings before the first day of classes. That one piece of advice is essential to not looking like a lost puppy or being late to class. Attending one of the largest schools in America I should have better prepared myself for the vastness on the campus here at the University of Central Florida. I finally got the hang of it after a first two weeks, but I could have saved so much time if I had planned ahead of time to know where the exact locations of my classes. Now I know my way around and I even know some shortcuts. My transition from high school to college went smooth so there is nothing I would need to go back and tell myself to do differently. I guess being the youngest of two in my family I already knew the dos and do nots from watching my older sister.

Do not be afraid! Don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. Being "closer" to home won't make it an easier. You will do great, give faith a chance and take the leap. Trust me, you'll thank me later.

I graduated from high school almost 19 years ago. If I could go back to 1994 and advise my newly matriculated self, I would tell myself that I must earn my degree immediately after high school, no matter how difficult it is. I would tell my younger self that finishing college right away would be worth the sacrifice. Lack of family support made me believe that it was impossible for me to finish my college education after I graduated. I couldn't find a job that would both provide for me and allow me to go to school. I quit school because I felt I had no other choice. Looking back now, I recognize that there were sacrifices I could have made. Life would have been difficult, but the struggle would have been temporary. If I had decided back then that quitting college was not an option, I would have achieved my Bachelor's degree in 1998. As a result, I would now have worked fifteen years in my dream job, be halfway to retirement and have most of my education paid for at a much lower cost. Most importantly,I would not be STILL pursuing my Bachelor's degree!

You really need to be ready for the transition from high school to college because it's a whole new playing field. If I could go back in time and give myself some helpful hints about college I would definitely tell myself to take college prep courses. AP classes would be a huge help, especially if you pass the test at the end of the year. Dual enrollment allows you to be a college student while in high school. You get the feel for what college classes are really like. Both of these options are beneficial and allow you to save money on classes because you have already taken them! I would also advise myself to get a job and save money; this teaches responsibility, and you need plenty of this when you're away from home. Your parents aren't there to remind you to complete your homework assignments. It is always good to be positive and outgoing so you can make new friends. College is a place where people grow and truly find themselves. Be yourself and you'll fit in perfectly.

I would tell myself, "Hey, you're going to make the transition to college just fine, you'll make new friends and grow closer to the ones by your side. You will find that you work best under pressure. You'll start turning grey before you make it out, probably from a lot of sleepless nights trying to finish your assigments, but you'll always manage to get them done. Your classmates will probably hate you for it sometimes, and your professors will admire your work. But get this straight, the idea that no matter what, you'll refuse to become a statistic and change your major, you have to clear that out of your head. If you're not happy with your situation then change it, nobody will give you grief about it, and its not worth giving yourself the grief of feeling stuck. Sometimes it won't be easy, but college isn't supposed to be, and besides, you love a challenge. Do what you do best and make the most out of being unexpected. If you feel stuck, don't worry. Sit back, think, and let the answer present itself. Oh, and read more for pleasure!"

I would keep it simple, invest in Apple, Gold, Silver and Google however and don't invest in RIM. Take part in Vemma. Bet 100:1 assets that Barack Obama wins the 2008 presidential election. Patent Kinect Software. Don't forget to invest heavily in Marvel and Lucasfilm.