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Assuming I could go back in time knowing what I know now, I would advise my senior self of many things. I would tell myself to be more confident in who I am as a person, to trust and stand up for what I believe in, and to encourage others in their time of need. I would tell myself to that life isn't about the destination or where I'd end up, but about my attitude about life and the people I surround myself while living it. I'd encourage myself to build quality relationships, and not only stand up for what I belive in, but act on it and attempt to make a change. As much as I wish I could go back in time and tell my senior self these things, I plan to act on it now, and be a better future me.

If I could go back to myself as a senior in high school, I would tell myself to learrn how to be more organized and to teach myself how to balance social life and school life. Organizing my time was very difficult because I was told in high school when to do things and now I had to figure out things on my own. Balancing my social life and school life was easy as a senior because I was in a single building all day and could talk to friends and do work at the same time, compared to now how it's either socialize and not studdy or to study and socialize. I would also tell my senior self to not procrastinate until the last minute and to use my free-time wisely and more productive.

The advice I would give to myself is stay organized and ask questions when you need help. Start the good habit of keeping loose papers in labeled folders or clipped in a binder with divders for each class. I would also tell myself to buy different color highlighters and to make sure make note of everything.

I would tell myself that although I have done quite a bit of volunteer work with people who have developmental disabilities, teaching is not what I was meant to do with my life. Becoming a teacher is for a very select group of people and there are many other ways I can work with people who have disabilities without becoming a teacher. I would encourage myself to talk to several Clinical Psychologist and School Psychologists before I made a decision on a major. I would also tell myself not to allow others to discourage me from accomplishing my dreams. It is extremely easy to become discouraged and want to give up on your dreams while in college, but where there is a will there is a way. I would tell myself that although my undergraduate program was extremely difficult, it is no reason not to continue on in graduate school. The sooner I complete graduate school the sooner I will be able to help change people's lives for the better.

If I could go back and give my high school self-advice about school etc.. I would probably tell myself to not wait and fill out college/ scholarship applications out at the last minute because it is killing mom and dad financially and college is allot different then you think it will be. Those first few months are really hard but join some clubs make friends and things will get better. Choose different roommates trust me you will thank me later. Do live in Hansen Willis because it’s the best dorm ever and do join the modern dance class you will absolutely love it Monte is tough but it’s so worth it. Don’t even bother signing up for UNIV 101 it’s a waste of time just sign up for Art History it’s such a better class. Have fun don’t freak-out college is scary but sometimes scary is a good thing.

Listen 18 year old me, I know you want to get out of this town that you have lived in for all of your life. I know you want to move out of your parents house, and that you want to get out of high school. Well kid, I got some words of advice before you walk across that stage getting your diploma. Enjoy your life right now. This is a great time right now because your graduating high school and moving on to bigger and better things. Cherish these moment because once you go to college, it's going to be a difficult, and different life. There's no safe net in college. You either pass, or you fail. It's going to be alot tougher when you go off to college if you don't enjoy the things that you love to do. So while your in high school right now, just have fun and enjoy life. And once you learn how to enjoy life, then the transition into college will be alot easier.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, there are several pieces of advice that I would give. In high school I always tried to plan classes with friends. I would put all my effort into having at least one friend in class with me. When I went to college I did the same thing. The first piece of advice that I would give myself is to not be afriad of being alone in class. If I would have focused less on having my old friends in my classes then I would have been able to meet new people. I feel that college is all about making new friends and if I could I would make that clear to my high school self. Another piece of advice that I would have given myself is to be myself and not try to compete with my sister. Instead of trying to find who I really was I always tried to be better than my sister. I spent most of my freshman year of college trying to be better. I would tell my high school self to just be you and not try to compete.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior about what I know now about college life and making the transition I would tell myself a number of things. The first think I would tell myself is to apply to as many scholarships I found possible, because college is not cheap. The second thing I would tell myself is to not stress too much, things will fall into place if I am doing the right things with the right mind set. The last thing I would tell myself is to enjoy my last year as a care free high school student, because once you enter college your lifestyle is not so care free. If in anyway, this organization is able to help me further my education and obtain a career I love I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for considering me for your scholarship.

The number one piece of advice I would give myself was to enjoy the time I got to spend with families and friends. After graduation, my friends and I all went our different ways. I thought that we would still get to see each other a lot, either in person or through the computer. However, my friends and I have kind have lost touch and do not get to see each other very often. I miss them very much and wish I appreciated the time we spent together in high school more. This goes the same for family. Now that I am living away from home and have a job, I do not get to see my family as much. I used to think my parents were annoying and overbearing, but I miss the moments I got to spend with them. I definitely appreaciate the time I get to spend with my friends and family more than I did in high school. I just wish I appreciated it a little more in high school when I got to spend a lot of time with them.

If time travel existed, my words to my freshman high school self would be to apply for as many scholarships I am capable of as well as preparing a savings sooner to help be debt free when college is finished. These two items are beneficial in the aspect of me being worry free of money and not having two jobs to help be a little more focused on my academics. To not worry about money and all the loans I am taking out would keep pushing me to remember that I must keep a higher GPA than I obtained through my years. I don't like that I am distracted from my own personal life with being overwhelmed with saving money to pay off loans as well as using this money to survive as an indpendent with no other income from my family. As hard as it is I am happy that my older self has taken the initiative to work two jobs to save but if my high school self started earlier I feel I would be in a much more content place with myself.

Go into college with an open mind. Take a variety of classes throughout your first two years to gain a better understanding of what you really want to study. You might think you know what you want to major in when you're graduating high school but you may find an area that better suits you if you allow yourself to explore. Get involved with student organizaitons and make a lot of new friends. Focus on school but also make sure to make time for your friends. You will have a lot of freedom in college so make sure you use your time wisely. Set aside certain times each day to devote to school, to make sure you are getting your work done. Go to sporting events and performances on campus. Take pride in your school. You only have four years at this institution and with the people you meet, so make sure you make the most of it.

Sheka! Why aren't you at practice, do you know what's going to happen if you don't take those SATs? Do you know what's going to happen if you don't apply for those colleges, and go to practice like your suppose to? It's not going to be the end of the world as a matter of fact you will actually be ok. You're going to go to the Air Force and get married at 19, you're going to have a son at 21 and he will be your world. But you will not have progressed like we wanted and you will be struggling to keep everything together. You will be on your own with your child and even though we both know that your strong enough to overcome all of that I don't want to have to see you struggle and I don't want to have to see you make sacrifices that may hurt you later. So go take those SATs and apply for those schools like we wanted, so we can make a better life for our self. Remember even if you choose the other path he's worth it.

Hey Wes, here's the deal! You have no idea what you want to do right now and you aren't going to really know until you have experienced life beyond living with mom and dad, getting through under grad school and having a few jobs. Time is an awesome blessing right now. Don't be too eager to finish school, have the "well paying job," and certainly don't waste time. Opportunities are present for you right now and it is absolutely crucial that you recognize that they are there and if acted upon, will continue to lead to new opportunities, adventures and successes. Life can be tough at times but if you continue to have a positive outlook and treat people with respect and compassion, you will have no limit to what you can accomplish and what you can dream. I am 10 years in the future right now and can tell you that I did waste some time, did graduate under-grad, did seize opportunites and am now going to finish up a Doctor of Chiropractic degree. We are going to be able to really help people soon!

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to jump straight into school and not get married. I would say that the guy I had chosen turns out to be abusive and ruins your life. I would say to make sure that I took my AP tests, and did well because that would save me almost a whole semester of work. I would also congrajulate myself for working so hard and studying so hard and encourage myself to keep at it and never giv e up, no matter how hard things may seem.

If i could go back in time and talk to my highschool senior self, I would say relax, have fun, and enjoy your life. Don't freak out if something goes wrong or its not perfect because that's just how life is. It's ok to put down your homework somtimes and just relax. You have to live life for yourself and stop letting others plans for your life control you. This your shot and you only have one chance so make it count is what i would tell my high school senior self.

Education is everything. Without a good education in this world life is full of unnecessary struggle. Take your education very seriously and study. Settle for nothing less than success. There are plenty of hours in life to have fun with friends and family, but be able to structure your life with a good finical future. To often in life are the little things taken for granted. Charrish the times that you have in high school, but make those years count when it comes to your education so that you will not be shocked when you step forward to college.

When I was a high school senior, my grades certainly weren’t lacking. I was always the nerdy kid who stayed at home and stayed out of trouble. If I was able to talk to high school me, my greatest piece of advice would be to merely “chill out.” I was so focused and worried about the people around me. I wasted away my time obsessing over boys and hiding at home with my books, too terrified to go out. I just wish that I had known how important it was to be comfortable with myself. Once I truly learned to love myself and value myself, I found it was much easier to reach out and meet more new people. College has certainly taught me to let my hair loose (literally) and enjoy being me. I’m much friendlier now (apparently there’s a correlation between how friendly one is and how many friends they have) and I find that I have a much larger support group that helps me deal with my problems (usually school related).

Being a college student now and given the chance to talk to my senior high school self, I would tell myself to focus more on classes and scholarships. Also to tell myself to not feel pressured or rushed when choosing the school I wish to attend. I feel as if I did not educate myself enough on all the colleges available in the United States and even around the world. There are many colleges that I look at now and think "I wonder if I would like that school better?". I would tell myself to plan out the summer before my senior year to tour colleges all around the United States so that I got a wide variety of the outlook on each college. Along with choosing a college, I would tell myself to study harder because in college you will apply the information to almost everything. I would tell myself to apply for more scholarships so that I could go to any college I wished to attend without taking out loans knowing that my parents would not be able to financially help with my education.

I would tell myself to go out and enjoy the college life make friends and have a lot of fun. But, to also make sure to keep up study because slaking off does catch up eventually and that I'm supposed to be there to better my life later. I also want to tell myself that i should try and work on getting scholarships early so that i wouldn't have to worry so much about not being able to pay off everything. I want myself to know that the friends that i had made there were also amazing and that i would always want them to be a part of my life

My advice to myself would be take more time to learn the material the teachers gave to me while in class. It would have been a lot easier to understand other things now. I would also tell myself to not be so lazy and to get my assignments done on time.