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Knowing what I know know, I would tell myself to not go to Indiana Wesleyan University. I would tell myself to go to Hanover College and major in Anthropology. I would also tell myself to get tested for learning disabilities before I graduated high school so I could be on medicine for ADD/Anxiety immediately and not spend nearly four years floundering with no idea what was wrong with me. I would also tell myself to be serious from the beginning, don't put papers off until the last minute, and stay committed to any school activity I got into. I would also tell myself to take better care of me. I had several medical problems since graduating high school in 2008, if I had paid better attention to what my body and mind was telling me, I could have avoided a lot of stress and problems I experienced while in school in Indiana. Now, I am going to University of Montana this fall to major in Forensic Anthropology. I plan on getting a fresh start with a clean bill of health, new attitude, and new friends and be successful in ways I had never imagined before.

Dear Oriel Williams, I know that you are already working hard and excited about college. College is so different than college become open to variety of things and don't be a shamed of enjoying learing. You wil no longer be weird you will meet a lot of people like yourself. Please know that you will find you math class to be challenging be please don't ever think of giving up. May your wisedom lead you to your destiny.

I would ensure that I understand how much studying was involved in getting a college degree. I was in the top 10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of my high school senior class and did not have to study as much because the coursework came easily to me. It is so much different in college.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, knowing what I know now about college life, I would advise myself to learn how to manage my time and to know what my priorities in life are, so I could be more organized and a good student in college. I am a good student now because I had 4.0 GPA for the Fall Semester, but knowing college life in high school would have made me even a better student because getting straight A's does not necessarily mean I am already a good student so I don't have to try to do better.

I would advise myself to not take 7 am classes, and to find my adviser as soon as i start. The 7 a.m classes can be hard on a new college student and especially an athlete. Being out late playing games then having to do homework and study really takes a tole on the body and also on the strive a student might have. I know mine diminshed the further i got into the year. I would find my advisor as soon as i started because i have so many classes that i do not need for my major because i listened to my friends on what i was "suppose" to take, but actually did not need.

I would make sure I focuse more on learning than clowning around in school. I have learned so much about college life. I wish I could go back to school and make better choices. There would not be a better chance to prove that school is very important. I didnt listen to my parents when I was young. Now that Im older and Im in a trade school, I see so things so much different. Life in school is great. Learning new things, experiencing new oppurtunities. I want to make sure my daughter dont make the same mistake I did. Things could have been so much better for me now . Things are a little rough right now for me but those are the choices I made. I would love to win this scholarship to help pay back the trade school I am attending now. My grades make me so proud of myself. Im studying Cardiology Technician. I love being a student. I know my baby girls will have a better education then I had. Nothing will stop me from making them realize how important education is. I want to thank you for giving me this oppurtunity.

Wow! If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition, I would tell myself to get involved in campus activities and organizations. I would tell myself to get to know those that are different from

Getting straight A's is not hard. With dedication, determination, and focus success is yours. Always manage your time wisely, and remember to keep your eye on the prize. School is what you make of it! Utilize every resource available to you.

I would tell myself to take life more seriously. I was always a good student, but I would have been a great student if I had put just a little more effort into my schoolwork. School and learning has always come fairly easy for me and I realized early on that as long as I did my work and studied a little, I would do fine. Now I realize that I should have done better than fine. College isn't the same as highschool and it does take much more effort. I decided to quit college to work a full time job because the job was easier than college. Now I'm 36 years old and see how I have limited my current choices in life because I didn't take it more seriously when I was in highschool and in college. I would also tell myself to not waste time and make every minute as productive as I can. I am going back to school to finish what I started and to expand my options in life. I want to show my children that it's never too late to finish what you have started.

I'm just going to say it: You graduate, but you won't walk with your class. Mom and Dad are going to make you feel bad about this, and so will others, but remember our dream, Frances. And remember that restaurant you're going to make someday, so that you can hire Dad, and Mom, and others, when you get it and they'll never have to worry about work for a LONG time. Then you can use whatever money's left to make your films, Frances. Remember? Our mission statement? The one folded in your sketchbook? The one that says we will make films, and other performance productions, here in the Islands that are racially and culturally accurate and respectful to actors and actresses from all walks of life. To give the artists in the Islands work? And we won't follow Hollywood's ways, nor will we let being poor and ridiculed obstruct getting an education to help make it happen? Oh, yes, Frances, education is important. And so, SO useful. You'll meet wonderful people here in college. People that will propel us forward and up. Listen to them, Frances, and DO YOUR HOMEWORK.