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Knowing what I know now about college life I would tell myself in high school to one: participate more in volunteer opportunities. I wish scholarship wise that I was more active in volunteering than I was. I would also tell myself that college is so much better than high school and all the drama and cliques that exsist in high school are absent in college. I would also remind myself to be open to new experiences and meet as many people as possible.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior I would give myself the advice to be more focused and driven. When I graduated I wanted to go to school, but I stopped after my Associates degree. I should have been focused and driven enough to finish my degree, so that I could better support my family and not have to go back to school after six years to finish my education. I wish I would have taken my education more seriously and focused more on my future. I would have also given myself the advice to apply for more scholarships! Education is expensive and when you add having a family into the mix the prices get higher and higher. Scholarships and funding for college are important, but more so when you are footing the bill yourself.

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Manage your time wisely! First semester of college is not anything of what you might expect. You will rarely ever write on lined paper again. In that, you will rarely do anymore "easy point"/useless assignments. So STUDY for your tests; they ARE your grades. You can lose scholarships and easily as they were handed to you, so watch your GPA. Your teachers do not post your grades for you constantly so it is your job to keep track. Adjusting is difficult, but don't let that get in the way of your school work. Go out and have fun on the weekends, but make sure your work is done before hand. You will be happy that you did. Lastly, take in the full experience of college. Go to the library to study, eat on campus with friends, utilize the gym, just soak it all in. This allows you to get away from the overwhelming experience of the dorms. It may sound "dorky" but it absolutely is what will help you get away and become one with yourself. You might become homesick, but just remember you have over a month of winter break. Have FUN with the time you have!

I would go back and tell myself as a high school senior not to set any limits. Many students see college as simply the next step in their lives, a box to be checked on their list of things to do. As a university student, I now understand that college is not merely the next step, but the beginning of endless opportunities and unimaginable destinations. I came to understand the power of knowledge is not reserved for a select few and surprised myself with my own potential. In combination with hard work, determination and passion, a college education will take students farther than they can imagine. Knowledge is the most basic answer to every problem faced by humanity. A campus is a remarkable place where diverse knowledge, passions, and hope combine, providing individuals with power they will use to change and better our world. I would tell myself, and any high school senior, not to treat college as a hurdle to jump before starting a career, but as an incomparable opportunity to better oneself, to gain and share knowledge and to open up possibilities never thought possible. Set your limits high, or better yet, don?t set any at all.

I would emphasize that your undergraduate success is key into getting into a good graduate school. With increasing job globalization/competition and our current economic crisis, one's bachelor's degree is merely the first step to attaining a well paying job. It is almost essential that one must continue their education, and therefore one's undergraduate degree should be a gateway to a different field. I have always been a women's studies major, but I understand that degree commonly does not have many job opportunities; therefore I am now duel majoring in economics and women's studies, and I plan on using these degrees to attend law school. Career counselors should emphasize the importance of various degrees - history may be interesting but there is no job market for it unless one continues to get their MA or Ph.D in the field. A student may have a passion for a subject, but it should be a realistic subject. I understand America applauds individualism, but students must be mature enough to realize that college is expensive, and you need to get the most bang for your buck.

The advice I would give would be to not give up. Determination is good to have especially in the senior year because when you have the determination that means your going to achieve and get in to whatever school is desired because of of the hard work that is put in. The key factor is never giving up and always ready to try your hardest no matter what the outcome is. It is not only the key to the transition between college life and high school but also life in general will help to get the career that someday will be achieved. It is the best advice that can be given is not to give up. When things have been accomplished it makes the person feel good about themselves knowing that their work was not in vain and they have something to look forward to. Hard work and determination will help the worker succeed through college.

Get your FAFSA filled out as soon as possible. Don't let the time leave you buy. Make sure to apply for every scholarship you can. Don't take a year off, just keep plowing through. Don't slack off on your academics, do homework and projects as soon as you get the assignment. You have the potentional to be beyond great. So get up and go to school, start a buisness, do whatever you need to, to show the world your abilities and what you're made of. You have the attitude and abilities to work your hardest and do the best work some people have ever seen! Good luck, and stay on track.

As a high school student all I could wait for was independence. At the age I am know I would love to go back in time and be able to redo the trasitional part of my life. Rather than diving in the deep end of the pool I would have waded in the shallow end until I was confident in my new surroundings. It's not as though in later years you can't look for and find support, but you can't actually replace those years. And the younger years are too precious too let slide through your fingers because you are too proud to continue to rely on help.

I had so much going on my senior year, with sports and a job it was hard to concentrate on my school work. It's not that I couldn't, it was more like I was slacking off (I was voted biggest slacker of my class). So if I could go back in time, my advice to myself would be, "Pay more attention to school Meg! It may not seem like that big of a deal right now, but when you don't get the Millenium scholarship, don't come crying to me... well actually do come crying to me, because you'll have no one to blame but yourself." I was so close to getting it, but instead I decided to ditch first and second period and wait until the last minute to do my homework, two things that I really regret now. Something else I would say is, "Just relax, college is'nt nearly as scary as it seems. Sure, you'll grow apart from friends and family, but the ones who matter will be there. Don't worry about school too much, you're smart, you can do it." A little bit of encouragement will help.

I would remind my high school self to keep in mind my goals and dreams. In college I felt like I lost sight of my goals and my drive to accomplish these dreams. So I would want to remind my high school self to have faith in myself even through the transition and changes I had to go through in college. I would also remind myself that college is a whole new experience and it's something that you need to work hard to accomplish. High school always felt easy for me, so I was surprised when the work was harder then what I was used to in high school. Overall, I would say don't lose sight of your goals, work hard, and believe in yourself even when you feel like no one else does.

Adavise that I would give to not just me, but everyone else would be to apply for as many scholarships as you can... not just the ones with big amounts of money available. But to me personally, it would be to sieze every opportunity people give you regardless of how you feel about it because they may change their mind later and refuse to help. And, scholarships are very important as it is very hard to pay for college on your own.

The biggest, most important thing in the world to remember is . . . pack lots of socks--you will run out. Sometimes, the Dryer Monster eats them. Sometimes, you dunk your feet in a puddle as you're running across campus to a class. Sometimes, you wear them so many days in a row that you wear them out. Socks are important. The next thing to remember: leave the door to your dorm room open whenever you're in there. I don't care that you're shy--you want to make SOME friends while you're in college, right? And it might seem awkward at first, but soon, you'll be basically brother and sister to half the people on your floor. Leaving your door open is the first step--people see you and get to know your face; then, they get to know you. Lastly: take classes you don't think you'll like. Yes, this sounds counter-productive. But you might absolutely LOVE a class and decide to spontaneously change your major at the end of the first semester--or the eighth--because of a random class that you added just so you could stay in the dorms.

1. Don't commit to a major your first year! Take care of your core classes first, while taking some intro courses in what you're interested in and in your potential major. You will change your majore at least once while in college, and this will enable you to experience just what each subject is like. 2. It's cliche. It's something they even told you in high school. But it's just true - get involved. If you live on campus, join the residence hall association. Join an intramural. Form a study group. Look into the plethora of clubs the university has. You will make many new friends and maybe even find a new passion. 3. Have fun! College is a completely different adventure, unlike anything you've experienced before. Enjoy the freedom (in moderation, of course), and find out who you really are.

I would tell myself to not be timid about jumping into the extracurricular pool. There are so many different clubs and organizations out there and they?re more than meeting people and making great friends, they?re about learning about what you really care about in life. By opening yourself up to new people and opinions you get a chance to see the world in another life. You learn to go with the flow and manage with what you?re given. It?s ok to put yourself in situation that makes you feel awkward or uncomfortable, they?ll help you grow and prove what you?re really made of. The most important part is to have fun! You?re college experience is what you make out of it. The best school in the world would mean nothing if you didn?t know how to take advantage of it. Appreciate it. My advice is to live it.

There are some things about college that you can never prepare for, such as a friend's attempt at suicide or your boyfriend cheating on you nor the makings of new friendships. But other things you can. Get into a good study habit early, but remember to leave time to exercise, read a book, and play your instruments. You may think you have good study habits now, but the discipline needed is much grater than that in high school. Nothing is handed to you on a platter; you have to scape up the dirt to be even looked at. Start volunteering, working and hunting down scholarships, because prices aren't going to go down anytime soon. And on top of all this, keep your head level. Friends come and go, classes can be hard or easy. NEVER GIVE UP! Too many people drop out of college, and you will not break the cycle your great-grandparents set in motion. Remember to take in every experience, never forget or regret anything. Everything happens for a reason, and each reason is a part of growing up. And college will do that to you, grow you up. Good luck!

I would advise myself to get involved and take leadership roles in high school. I was in organizations, but I never took leadership roles - I figured I would just learn those skills needed to be a leader later in life. However, after being in college for almost three years now and being involved in many organizations and activities, I know that these organizations are constantly looking for more leaders to branch out not only on the campus, but in the community. I am always nervous to take a leadership position because I haven't had much experience, and I wish I would have pushed myself in high school to prove to others that I can be a leader. These leadership qualities aren't necessarily one can learn, but I do believe experience helps mold a good leader. These skills that I could have accumulated in high school are now being asked of me in the workforce. Being a part of high organizations in high school might have been able to help me obtain jobs in college.

If i could go back to my senior year in high school to give myself advice, there are several things i would change. I advise myself to learn better time-management and preparation skills, because these are key in order to progress and succeed in college. I would also advise myself to make more time to apply for scholarships and grants, in order to ease the burden placed on my parents finances. I would also tell myself that college would be a whole different playing field than high school, and that I would need to study more, read more, write more, and work harder than i ever have for my education. Lastly, i would advise myself not to give in so easily to my friends and train myself to resist the urges of peer pressure. I would tell myself to listen to my dreams and aspirations, and not let anyone interfere with the picture i see of my future. I would tell myself that college would be a whole new point in my life of self discovery, and to make the most out of every day spent there.

If I could go back I would tell myself not to focus so much on the athletics but the school work. Sports was my love and my baby in high school but it didn't help me get into college. I would convince myself to do all of my homework and to study more to end my senior year with better grades. I was a good student but there was room to improve. I had a friend who did everything and still was the valedictorian in my high school. I look and I see that it was his hard work for his grades that brought on those scholarships and I wish that I could go back and pump that into my brain instead of pumping iron all of the time. Also, if I could talk to my senior self I would tell him to get into the arts more. Theater and choir were two of my favorite classes and I know that if I had continued playing the trumpet that I very easily could have gotten a music scholarship. What people forget is the time and effort musicians put into their instuments. This would have helped my work ethic.

Bouncing back and forth from pure excitement and the nail-biting nervousment, is not the ideal way a high school senior wants to spend their last year of high school. Their last year should be a good balance between fun-filled memories and planning the next chapter of their life. For me, it was more of an emotional rollercoaster. If I could go back and give myself one piece of advise, it'd be simply not to worry. What I didn't know was that universities aren't there to make you fail. They've been around a lot longer than me and seem to know how to slowly increase the workload as the student grows used to the college-life schedule. I got to college afraid I wouldn't be able to handle school, work, and a sorority, but I was wrong. While at times my workload was more than I could imagine, I got through it. I met people in each class that I could use for help, and the professors were willing to help. It all came down to self confidence. I didn't need to worry back in high school because I already believed in myself.