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If I were to give one piece of advice it would be to take advantage of the PSEOP or Dual Credit options as much as you can throughout your high school career. These programs designed to help ease the transition from high school to college life, both in atmosphere and study skills. Fortunately, I was able to participate is said programs my senior year; however, I wish I could have started sooner. It is never too late to start earning college credit. It only allows you more time and flexibility in your future work and class schedules. And, who knows you may pick up that extra minor or undergraduate degree you were wanting just because you started ahead of the game. Not only are these programs great in introducing you to college life, but they are FREE. Please, take advantage of any free college credits your can get. They're a scholarship in itself! Be proactive. And, don't worry, you won't miss out on the high school experience. You will only gain essential knowledge and a leg up on your fellow freshman. Trust me, your future self with thank you!

There are a few things I would like to tell myself as a high school senior, but there are some specific things I would want myself to know. Don't slack off during your first year, nothing is handed to you especially not as a freshman. Make sure you know all of your deadlines and exam dates for everything. Teachers do not wait on you to turn anything in. Do all extra credit and get ahead if possible. With you being on the dance team and traveling you will miss a lot of classes but being ahead and doing extra credit will cover your absences. Set short term goals that you want to achieve within the year, it will give you something to work towards if it's hard for you to be motivated. Call your parents and any other adult that impacted your life. They are there to help you and they have been through your same struggle. Know that it only gets harder but determination will get you through it all and help you along the way.

Please, life challenges and personal progression are not promised. The key to success is perservance, ambition, hard work and a good academic education. If you can afford too, say in school or make future plans to go back. Knowledge to know or how to do, is what can change the world.

If I could give my high school self one piece of advice, it would be to not put things off until the last minute. I've had a lot of trouble with procrastination this year because that was how I was in high school. In college, it's a lot more important to plan your schedule around classes and school work in order to get it done.

My advice would be to work as hard as I can for the first two years so that I won't have to worry about my GPA in the future. The harder I work to begin with will allow me to have free time at a later time.

Just as Brad Paisley says in his song "Letter to Me" I'd tell myself " You've got so much going for you, going right. But I know at Seventeen its hard to see past Friday night". I'd explain to myself that college is more than just having a social life, there's a lot of hardwork that comes along with it. The transistion from high school to college was especially difficult for me because I was so used to the way that my teachers loosely graded things compared to professors who have strict guidelines. I would tell myself to stay focused on school. There is a time for fun but school defintiely needs to come before it. Another struggle I had with the transition I had from high school to college was my social life. I went to school with the same people since Pre-K so I was so worried about making friends when I moved to U of L. I'd tell myself not to worry or to be afraid because others as just as nervous as I am! These are the most important things I'd tell myself if I went back in time!

If only I could go back and tell myself everything that I know now, my high school experience would have been worth while. Try, try, try, try, and do your best! Do not worry about friends, parties, or drama. Worry about your studies, grades, and GPA. Scholarships and good grades are so important to when it comes to college, the better the grades, the better chance you have at getting a scholarship. Do not take high school for granted. The things you learn in high school is going to benefit you during your college career. Do not waste your time trying to find friends, spend it studying, doing homework and learning new things. Having friends and going to parties is not going to help you in college. Friends and parties are eventually going to be memories, but the grades and legacy you leave behind will follow you forever. The most important thing I would say Do Your Best, not just do things to get by. Learn how you achieve your best in high school so when it comes to college you can only go beyond your best and achieve your greastest. Look towards your future not your present.

I look back now and realize that college life comes down to budgeting. Budgeting your time will keep you on top of your classes; will keep the Freshman 15 away; will keep you from going insane from lack of sleep; and will keep you prepared for the rest of your life. Budgeting your finances will keep you from drowning in student debt; from eating McDonalds dollar menu items everyday; from starving; and from dropping out of school. In highschool, I was never prepared for the budgeting that I would need to keep up with the busy college lifestyle.

I would tell myself that being prepared and focused is the key to being successful in college. There will always be time for friends and going out to places while you're in college, so don't let those things distract you from reaching your goal. Stay focused, be determined, and go to school to learn about what YOU want to do not what others want you to do.

Hello Alonso, I am you from the future. I bet you don’t believe me.. do you? If I wasn’t you, how would I know the real reason you have a dent in your car is because you backed into a pole; not because somebody randomly hit you and left. Believe me now? I come from the future to tell you four important things about your college career. I do not have much time because I don’t know how long this portal will last. First off accept the provisional admission offer from CSULA, you’re going to pass your geometry class. Second when you register for classes, DO NOT attempt to take 19 units your first semester, College courses are a lot faster than high school courses. Thirdly do not limit yourself because of your girlfriend. Don’t let her be the reason why you do not expose yourself to new things. Alonso, please follow my rules and I guarantee you will have a more successful and pleasant college experience. The fourth thing I have to say is, pick up your pants! Nobody wants to see your underwear, grow up. Now stop reading this and start our adventure.