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I would tell myself, as a Senior, to not procrastinate your college education; it's critical for your future success. Give yourself attainable goals that can be reached and you WILL succeed! If you study and work hard in college it will payoff the rest of your life. Good study skills and goals will help in your transition into your adult life and future career. Now is your time to shine, make the most of your life in college and beyond; you will do well, if you follow my advice!

If I could give myself advice before attending the University of Connecticut, I would first remind myself to be open to change and be open to new experiences. Attending UConn from a small town of 3,700 people really allowed me to open my eyes to different cultures, religions, and values. Next, I would advise myself to balance school work and my social life well. I learned to reward myself when I had been studying all week and know when the right time to do work is. Lastly, I would tell my old self to get the most for your dollar. UConn provided numerous free academic services, athletic events, movies, concerts, and guest lecturers. Using these opportunities can help you learn or gain a new perspective! At my orientation leading into my freshman year, a faculty member reminded us that UConn was our new home and that we each owned a piece of it. I learned to treat the campus right, explore, and take advantage of the opportunities given to me! The four years fly by faster than you can imagine; enjoy it!

Do not be afraid if you don't know what you want to study! At College of the Redwoods, you can take online inventory tests, and see a career counselor to point you in the right direction. Do not wait for eight years to return to school, do it now! It is not easy, but you will get the hang of it. Try hard to find Christian friends, and make an effort to go to a church and a Bible study. Your faith in God will help you through any trial you will face. After you graduate high school, you will feel like you are just floundering out there in a sea of confusion. Do not worry, though, there is a wonderful education waiting for you! Your whole family will be so proud of you for going to college! Do not let the wrong crowd pull you down, because you are better than that. Pray, and wait to hear what God's plans are, because they may be different than yours. Be patient, and give yourself time to think things through. It will pay off in the long run.

If I were to go back to my senior year in high school the first thing I would tell myself would be to take some more time off to focus on myself and not so much on school or friends. One of the things I most regret not doing throughout high school is consistently exercising or working out when I wasnt in season. Taking time to focus on your health and well-being is easily one of the best things you can do for yourself. Along with this, I would tell myself to have some more fun. The hardest work year was my junior year and I did very well and then when I got to senior year I continued to focus a lot on school work. Not that this is a bad thing, but senior year of high school should definitely be one of the best times of your life. So if I went back in time I would tell myself to relax and hang out with my friends and not put as much time into school as I did. But overall I felt that I accomplished a lot in high school and I set myself up for success.

The advice I would give to myself is to finish your general education courses first, and then choose a major afterwards. I chose the opposite path, which was to enter a major curriculum first, and then complete my general education courses on the side, on track to graduation. Two reasons why this is the worse of the two: one, if you want to switch majors, but have chosen a difficult major to begin with, then there is a good chance that you will not have a high enough GPA to transfer into that major. As a result, you will not be able to graduate in four years. So, I would tell myself to take a wide variety of courses. Once I find something I like, then I can dive further into that major. My GPA will be higher, I will be able to anticipate the workload I will have to deal with, and I will also have a good grip on the college life… balancing your social life with your academic goals and requirements. Lastly I would tell myself to relax, as a relaxed mind works much better than one dealing with unnecessary stress.

Be friendly, give it a chance, and leave your door open.

If I had to go back to high school and talk to myself I would probably tell me to apply to every scholarship possible so that I would not have to worry about paying for school. Another thing would be to consider other schools and my options. I would probably pay more attention to the campus and ask around about the campus and everything.

I felt discouraged. I was a senior in high school waiting for the day to move out and embark on my college experience. But one thing was holding me back: money. My friends would get to live in a dorm; they would sport their school's colors while cheering for their team; they would relish the feeling of independence. I, on the other hand would be at a less expensive community college missing out on all of this.But this was me less than a year ago. In retrospect, my disappointment was naive. After all, I am in college, and I enjoy every minute of it. I live at home with my loving parents and all my expenses are paid. If I ever need extra money or advice on life, my mom and dad are always available in the room across the hall. Is this what I was dreading just a few months ago? It seems rather foolish to think that I once would have traded this easier lifestyle just to be farther from home, farther from the people who care about me. I wish I would have known that I would have no regrets about my future.

Do the best you can now to give you that extra edge now. Enjoy the fun times with your friends because when the work starts they will be limited. Apply for as many scholarships you can because any extra money will go far. Bring the small things like tyour favorite slippers to keep you comfortable during the moments you miss home the most. No matter what others try to tell you do what makes you happy.

In high school I was a big fish in a small pond. I was in all honor and AP classes and I was ranked in the top 2{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of my class. This led me to believe that college would be extremely easy. If I could go back in time I would tell myself to stop being so prideful and study more. I would also tell myself to actually read the textbooks in my classes because high school texts are less dense than college ones. Finally, I would lecture myself about the importance of family. I am sad to say that my high school self didn't realize how important family was. My college self knows that without family a person is nothing and that family is who support us through everything. Before college began I was excited because I was going to separate from my family for the first time. I believed that being away from them would be amazing. I quickly learned I couldn't being away from my family for long periods of time. I was not very independent before. If I had this advice before I would have listened this transition possibly could have been much smoother.

I would advise myself to always be looking out for opportunities and to take them. These opportunities include education, careers, and life experiences that may impact us for the rest of our lives. Although four years sounds long, but they sure go by fast, so time must not be wasted. In college, we meet new people so that we learn to socialize with others. We educate ourselves to satisfy our desire for knowledge and to be able to level ourselves with society. We make mistakes but we learn them before entering the real world. College is one of the best chances in life where we can have so many opened opportunities and the freedom to take them. Therefore, not taking the chances or using the provided resources only limits what we get out from college. I was not daring nor confident to leave my comfort zone and take on opportunities such as study abroad and extracurricular activities. I only focused on working, my family, and getting good grades. Always look out for opportunities to improve yourself, what we do and how we think, and finally to give yourself a chance to grow in all dimensions, not just a college degree.

Apply to those reach universities. You don't have to go (they're very expensive), but you'll never have to wonder if you might have been good enough. Treasure the memories with your friends, as your lives are going to seperate into many different paths. Make good choices, and maybe Mom won't be as much of a nervous wreck when you're living on your own. Don't give into Senioritis - procrastination will be your biggest threat in the years to come. Don't spend your time worrying about leaving everyone at home - they can take care of themselves, transitioning into college is the time to think about who you are and who you want to become. Don't be so set in your plans. Be open to new experiences and start thinking of how to use skills and knowledge learned in college to make your dreams become your reality. Also, being cheesyhelps, you need a laugh to stop from taking yourself too seriously during all that time spent self-reflecting (and it comes in handy for writing papers).

Manage your time! There are many things that you can do but don't try to do everything at once. Go to involvement fairs, get involved but also set some time for yourself. Never let your grades suffer because of your social life or the other way around. Try different study methods for different classes. Get help when you need it, don't be afraid of professors.

If I could go back, I would talk myself into taking more advance placement classes. If I could have done this in the beginning, then I could have saved a lot of money for myself in the future. Since I am the first generation in my entire family to go to college, I never received any advice of what to do.

The main thing I would tell myself to do is to work harder. A little bit more work in highschool would have gone a long way. I would also tell myself to figure out what I want to do after college. When I was in high school I had no idea what I wanted to do. I applied to only four schools and got into two. By knowing what I wanted to do I would have applied to more schools that offered that program, and by working harder in high school, I could have been accepted by more of them. One other thing I could have done was choose a school that offered a lot of majors that sounded interesting. Having aptions is always a good thing, and the school I chose has few options that appeal to me.

I would give tell myself be prepared, there will be things that you may not know or understand but you will give it time. Don't give up you mght have hard times but if you don't continue to give it your all for yourself no one else will. Be open to new thing and don't knock it until you try it, make the best of it these are suppose to be the best four years of your life. These next 4 years will determine your next 40 years, don't stop working.

If I had the ability to go back in time and advise myself when I was a high school senior, I would, first and foremost, tell myself not to procrastinate. Much stressed would have been avoided and many hours of sleep lost would have been returned. Not only that, I would strongly encourage myself to utilize my professors’ office hours. During classes, the professors do not have much time to answer every question and students do not receive much one on one time with them. Therefore, those office hours will be very crucial for my full understanding of the material being taught in class. I will be able to ask them my questions that were not answered and ask them how I should study for their quizzes and exams. Making use of my professors’ office hours will only benefit me in the long run. I will be able to understand the information better and be able to do well on exams knowing how to study.

If I were to go back in time, I would advise my high school senior-self not to worry. After attending the University of Connecticut for three years, I have learned so many valuable life-lessons that have shaped me both academically and personally. Before coming to UConn, I was nervous because of the school's large size and high academic standards. However, as my seventh semester as a UConn student approaches, I see that I had nothing to worry about. Of course, the school work is challenging, but the reward for academic greatness is immeasurable. Furthermore, had I not attended the University of Connecticut, I would have never met the many people that have positively affected my life in countless ways. So, if I could go back in time and tell myself one thing, it would be not to worry, and that my experience at the University of Connecticut is one that will change my life for the better.

One major piece of advice I would've given to myself is to not be afraid of what I want. In high school, I always felt pressure from my family and friends on what major to choose and which way to be directed academically. I never wanted to disappoint people, but I learned in college that the best way to be happy is to make my own choices and follow my own path. In order to survive in college, you need to be able to stand up for yourself, gain your own identity, and go after what you really want, rather than what others tell you. I never had a good sense of direction in high school. I always depended on my family and I didn't realize how much the world had to offer. If I could go back in time, I would've told myself to be more brave, not the timid little girl who was scared to venture out on her own. Suprisingly, the world is a friendly place than I would've expected. OF course I did stumble a few times, but that's what made me stronger today.

If I could go back in time to talk to the "fresh-out-of-high school" me, I would undoubtedly thank the "still-at-it-making-up-for-lost-time" me at some point down the road. The years spent in high school can mean a lot of different things to people depending on what they value during their four year stay at Anywhere High USA. Given the opportunity to hop the Delorean with Doc and whisper a few words of wisdom to myself I would simply tell myself to relax, find a school close by that looks appealing (community colleges are definitely the way to spend the first two years...such great value!), talk to a counselor that can assist in selecting a good plan of attack on all those classes that are offered, and enjoy the process of learning. Learn all you can about the subjects being taught, learn which classes interest you more than others, learn how to develop your strengths and weaknesses in becoming a more well-rounded person, and learn to enjoy the process of learning!