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Time they say lost is never gain. So make good use of your time. If I could turn back the wheel of time I would have corrected a lot of my wrong doings. When I was in high school in my senior years I was off the hook, life in college is totally different from high school. I use to run away from school , joined a gang ,being rude to my mates and also disrespect my teachers . Doing all those things I thought I was at my peek but not knowing I was lost. It really affected my academics and my GPA. I was among the stubborn kids in school and was proud that I could not even ask for help even when I need it. So it really affected me in school and today if I sit down to think about it I say to myself that I have made a mistake in life. Due to all this stubbornness I could not achieve what I wanted to do in college if I have chance to go back to time I would have corrected most of my errors and be good to all also be serouse with all my doing.

Don't choose an out-of-state school, unless you know you can afford it. The financial burden is an extremely hard and heavy one to carry. Also, take more of an interest in classes, and dedicate yourself more to your studies and less to Facebook. You'll be more sure of yourself after graduation. Attend most (if not all) of the campus employment fairs, this will help you prepare for the job market after graduation.

I would tell myself that these next four years will go by very fast. School is important, but always make time for your friends because those are the memories you will keep forever. Don't stress out about every little thing. Sometimes it is okay to be a little irresponsible. So stay out late one night even if you have to be up early, skip class to go to the park on a pretty day, and sleep in late when you can. These years will mold you, stretch you, and redefine you multiple different times in multiple different ways. Enjoy the journey of finding yourself. Call home when you can, your parents will appreciate it. Remember, even if everyone else pretends differently, they are just as lost as you at the beginning (and sometimes at the end as well). Don't be afraid to let people go, everyone is on a different path now. This is the best time of your life. So take a step back and enjoy it because once it is over, you can never get it back.

When I was a high school senior school was nothing more than a game for me. The game was to do as little as possible and still get better grades than my friends. Unfortunately this mind set led me to have a mediocre GPA and forced me to attend community college before moving onto a university. Even once I started community college I maintained this mindset. Do better than my friends, nothing more. Several semesters passed before I realized that I needed to step it up if I was going to accomplish anything in my life, so I changed the rules of the game. I decided that I needed to do better than everyone else in my classes, and if possible the school. Making this decision led me to a 4.0 GPA and the high possibility of getting an excellent high paying job when I graduate. Knowing all of this I would go back and tell this story and then challenge my high school self to be better than me, and the best at the school, not just among my friends. If I know myself, that is a challenge I would not pass up.

Don't feel like you have to get drunk every weekend. You have four years of weekends to have fun and unwind take your time.Get involved in organizations on campus. Become part of your campus community. Take whatever classes you want to. This is your chance to soak up a little bit of everything. Meet as many people as you can from as many different backgrounds as you can. You may think college is easy and thats were the fun is. Stay focus and never be distracted. Because you can achive anything you put your mind into. Learn good study habits early. If you don't start off nicely, it'll be hard to recover that gpa later. Cook occassionally to save money. Burger King is great, but you don't have to live there. If there are travel opportunities through your school (other than taking a year abroad) take them if at all possible. This is something I did and have always been thankful for. Don't make your life revolve around your school. Join some clubs if you like,but there are lots of clubs that aren't school-affiliated And get to know your professors.

I would definitely tell my high school senior self to attend the very FIRST freshman orientation the University offers. I did not only get stuck with the wrong size t-shirt I pre-ordered, but I was stuck with random classes that I was not interested in. I also would recommend to take more than 12 credit hours, because going from a High School schedule to having class twice a day was terrible. I was very bored and had a lot of free time to get off track. Keeping your GPA at a 4.0 as a freshman is also a recommendation that everyone should take. Once you get in your major the classes only get harder, so try your best to get all A's in your electives. To avoid taking summer classes and saving A LOT of money take 15 to 18 credit hours is an ideal way to go every semester. My final recommendation is to have a planner from day ONE! Take all of your syllabi each semester and write down every test and assignments due in that planner. Being organized only helps you perform better as a student! Best of Luck.

First, I would tell myself to enjoy my high school years and stop complaining! Life in high school is much more simple and carefree. Next, I would tell myself to study. Even though my classes may have seemed easy and the homework mundane, it is a good habit for me to get into. I would also make sure to inform myself that the grades and GPA I receive really do matter, I will need them for scholarships. Finally, I would tell myself to spend time with my parents. I did realize how much I would miss my parents once I did not see them everyday.

If I were able to go back and talk to my high school self, I would say "build good study habits, enjoy building new friendships, and be as acitve as possible in school activities." By building good study habits, you create a strong foundation in preparation forthe workload at college. Having a good group of friends that you can reach out to when times get tough in college, helps you realize that things are not always as bad as they seem. Being involved in activities in high school will make you more confident in pursuing activities in college.

My advice to myself as a senior in High school would be to relax and enjoy the time I had left with my friends and family before college. With college comes a large amount of change. Friends and peers move far away to follow their goals and you lose contact with people that you are very close to. I would also tell myself to focus on what I want and not listen to advice from others. Everyone believes that they know what is right and that their way is the best way. I’ve found that choosing a career is not about the money or the college, but about doing what makes you happy. My father has had multiple jobs and his greatest regret is worrying about money instead of doing what he loved. Once I started to follow what I loved and wanted to do with my life everything fell into place. I found a major and college that captured my interest and relieved a lot of the stress. Now I'm three years through college and I’ve enjoyed every second because my major and career are what I want and what will make me happy.

I would have said to myself- "You are the creator, the map maker; you determine and showcase the routes of travel from one moment of life to the next. With each stone set into this here earth, you build upon the structure of who you are. May you have strength through hardships, whether near or far. May you have courage to outreach your arms past your comfort zones, to grab the fruit that so entices your every being upon the high rises of the jungle canopy. May you have heart; giving all of what you can and will be, letting your surroundings be the fuel that drives the core of yourself to journey to wherever your destination may lead up to. May you have love that surrounds you. Days can be rough, but just by letting love, family, and friendship into your heart can change the outcome of the day. Remember even the sourest of milks, can still be made into cheese."