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Stay calm and level headed. You can plan for the future by focusing on one semester at a time. Also sit in the front row, listen carefully, and take full advantage of your professors knowledge, ask lots of questions!

People always pray and hope for a second chance, if I was in some miraculous way granted one I would take all the advantage from it that I could. If I saw myself as a high school student, I'd tell myself to take life much more seriously and to keep up with academics. I'm not saying I was some horrible student, I was actually an honors student, but during my senior year I had a serious case of senioritis, therefore taking everything else more seriously than school. I wanted to experience everything that a senior should and that's okay but I got so wrapped up in it that I split my focus. So, if I were given a second chance, I would take the risk of doing lesser senior activities and maybe a few more academic ones and know that college is literally around the corner and I'd be a bit more ready for it.

Get involved in medical research at a local college. It gives an edge and allows research done in college later to be more practical and less learning.

Don't you dare try to be perfect. You'll feel pressure from everything out there, huge billboards, nagging parents, tough professors, that prettier than life roommate of yours.They'll tell you what you want to be. Don't let them. It's not the perfect things that make you gorgeous. It's not the perfect things that make you real. It's the scars and the aching joints. It's the stories that people can't make up. It's the truth, in the way that truth is horrible and wonderful at the time. It's human experience that spans over centuries and continents and race and gender and suffering and celebration. We are a species who are beautiful in our ugliness. Do what you want. Wear what you want. Say what you want. Dream what you want. Dare to be ugly. Dare to get dirty. Beauty lies in dirt.

I would explain to myself that college is much easier when all you have to focus on is your education. Dropping out of school and starting a family is not the right thing to do before you earn a degree. When you have other obligations in your life such as your career and your family, school will take many years longer and be much more stressful than if you just finish your education first!

Do not stress the small stuff. College is crazy. It will make you want to dance around in the middle of a rainstorm and it will also make you want to pull your hair out. It is the first time in your life that you are following your own rules and what rules you make for yourself determine how well you get through the next four years. The biggest lesson I have learned thus far: time management. Stay focused on your studies, know when to allow for fun time and when to crack down on that ten page paper. Do not substitute fun for homework or you will end up hurting yourself in the long run. Embrace your new enviroment, meet new people, join clubs, and go to that concert in the arena. Do not be afraid to put yourself out there, it will be the best decision of your life. Do not feel pressured to know exactly what you want to do in life becuase no one knows exactly what they want to do, indesicion is not rare, although people might tell you so. Discover yourself and work hard, but always be the girl who dances in a rainstorm.

Nellie, I have come here as you from the future to give you a heads up on our upcoming college life! Most importantly, let's cherish and make the best of our senior year in high school because we'll sure miss these days once we start college. Many of our friends will be going to different colleges so let's create wonderful memories and take lots of keepsake pictures! They will come in handy when we decide to reminisce. If you think high school work was hard wait until we start college. It'll be a new stage in our life where we will be expected to act as responsible mature adults and we will be presented with many different situations in which we'll have to make crucial decisions. Stay strong and be ready to avoid peer pressure and bad influences. Be prepared to study countless hours and faithfully pay attention to professors. All it takes is motivation, dedication, organization, focus and most of all hard work for us to be successful. Keep up the good work, we'll be getting scholarships and so far we're in our third year and doing great. Have fun at UCF!

I would tell myself to finish college right out of highschool and not to take time off to party.

With the knowledge that I have gained through my experiences as an undergraduate, I would tell the high school senior version of myself to follow your dreams, anything can happen. There will be times when life seems confusing and frustrating, but with focus and heart, you can make it happen. Please do not procrastinate; this will save me from alot of sleepless nights and panic attacks. Spend time with friends, they'll help you release the tension and stress from the countless months of studying. Don't forget to make new friends as well; they'll help you grow and mature into a well rounded person. Spend time with your family and don't take them for granted; they are the ones who are and will continue to be your inspiration. Take a deep breath, and take in everything because you only live once and this is an experience of a lifetime that will change you forever.

If in fact I had the ability to travel back in time to my high school senior self, the best advice I could give myself would be to pay close attention to my natural abilities in order to gain a better insight into who I would like to be as I grew up. Because in all essence, the fact of the matter is I would change my preferences, styles, interests etc. as I progressed from high school into college and therefore might still be uncertain as to exactly what I would like to do with my future. However, if I get to know the inner workings of my personality I will have a better chance at choosing a career that best suits me as a person and not only appeases my desire for success or financial gain.

Prepare yourself for the adjustment of moving away from home: the loneliness, the responsibility and time management that needs to be acquired because you are on your own. Don't be afraid to get involved! Make sure to actually study for exams...this is not high school and studying is key!

If I could go back in time and give myself advice there would be many things I would say. The first thing I would tell myself to do for college would be to save up more money to live on campus. The experience of campus life is something that helps build lasting memories. Living on campus will also alleviate any problems with trying to find parking which will be a headache I can guarantee. I would tell myself to join more clubs and become more active within the campus community. I would advise myself to make time even with an already strenuous schedule to take on more activities at the University of Central Florida. I would tell myself that college life is something that will help you mature and become a more well rounded person. I would also say to myself that even if your career path is not written in stone now the most fulfilling part is the journey. There are many other things I would say to myself but the last words of advice would be to always remember that anything in this world is possible with hard work and dedication.

If I could go back in time to tell myself anything, I would simply say ,"Refuse to give up, don't let your mistakes define you." I would not change anything about my past. It has helped me grow into the person I have become today. Making mistakes as you grow and enter college is inevitable. The only thing you can do is learn from them and keep moving forward, instead of dwelling in the past. I made many mistakes and bad decisions throughout my early collegiate years that should not have taken place. During that time, I lived in the past for quite awhile just wasting time. One day, I finally realized that living in the past will not help me achieve anything in the future. I eventually learned how to accept mistakes as one of life's lessons, and turned that negative into a positive. I kept looking to the future and it has never looked so bright.

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By being able to go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, knowing what I know now about college life, I would tell myself to stay on the same path that I am headed and keep working hard to ensure that I do not pick up bad working habits that will be hard to break in the future. I would also tell myself to keep looking at the big picture of graduating college because once that degree is earned, knowing how far I have come in my education and accomplishing something that is so important is great inspiration to keep growing as a person.

In highschool I started working as soon as I was 16. I made so much money between the ages of 16 and 18 and spent most of it. If I could go back in time the most important thing I would tell myself would be to "save the money!" I wouldn't have to worry about working 2 jobs to pay for everything I need and I wouldn't have to take out so much loan money. The scholarships help, but I just think of the thousands of extra dollars I could have.

If I were a senior still in high school I would tell myself two things. The first would be to be as invovled as possible in college. To have an open mind and join different types of organizations. To meet and network with many, and learn as much as possible from these experiences. Being involved offers so many experiences and enhances the college experience. Secondly, I would also tell myself to meditate early on as to what dicipline I want to study and concentrate on. Time goes by so quickly and is of key. I would want to use it to the fullest extent academically, plan smart and accordingly.

Be confident in yourself, knowing what you want. Always be prepared and informed and be ready to ask the right questions to get what you need or what you're looking for. Always do your best to stay organized. For success in classes, half the work is just showing up and asking questions.There will be resistance in the process of achieving your dreams, but don't ever give up or listen to nay sayers. Use your mistakes as learning oppurtunities. Be open to new ideas and new ways of thinking. Surround yourself with motivated individuals. Finally, anything worth having in this life does not just occur overnight, it requires deligence and perserverence. Inasmusch, faithfully invest in your education today so you will reap its rewards tommorrow.

Get ready for the best 4 years of your life.

I would reassure myself that it's okay to take the college exerience slow. Encouraging myself to do what I love and pursue the field of psychology, I would get started at Daytona State College and encourage myself to transfer. Easing into college was the best thing for me. I didn't get overwhelmed and drop out like a lot of my peers did. Also, I would suggest that I consider double majoring in nursing, like I am now. It would've been more helpful for me to get some of those remedial hours out of the way, while I was still pursuing my associate's degree. Getting invloved with your local campus is also a really important part of the lifestyle. I wish I had been more involved in the various campus clubs and organizations. Overall, I would advocate enjoying every minute of college life from my major, to my classmates and professors, to the classes themselves.