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If I could go back in time to speak to myself as a high school student I would tell myself to slow down. I had my first child at 17 and missed out on my high school graduation. I have always missed that. I feel like it is an important milestone that a child deserves to have. I would tell myself to focus more on my school work instead of boys. The trasition now at the age of 28 to go back to school is harder than it would have been in high school. You have more time to put towards colleges and the whole experience when you are younger. Once you get to be an adult you have thses other obstacle to overcome to get to take advantage of having a college education. I would tell myself to put my school work first, go own to college and finish. Then have a family.

Wow! If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would definitely tell myself not to get distracted by guys, and never for any reason skip class, or give up on my college education. Going back has an adult with a husband and step-daughter has been difficult, and not something I would ever want to repeat.

I would tell myself that college is not going to be easy but you will make it through. In your classes make sure you are understanding what the teachers are trying to teach you. If you have questions or problems with the homework ask for help. It does not hurt to ask for help. You need to get a basic understanding of the class subjects while you are in high school but you can not dumb down the classwork while you are in college. No one is going to make the homework you get in college easier. You need to push yourself to the limit and get the best high school education that you can get. You need the basic understanding of these classes to help with most aspects of your future. You have to take a chance and stick yourself out there. Do not be shy, just put your best foot forward and you will be rewarded wonderfully. Good Luck.

Life is not easy and without a college degree it will be even harder. You have to focus and study. Being popular is not everything and it will do nothing to guarantee a successful future. I know you want to have fun, but think about how much fun you will have knowing you earned your PhD in Psychology. Take math seriously. It is not easy and will be challenging. Most of all believe in your self and do not let your current situation say that you can not make it. Because you can make it, and you will make it. You can be your biggest hater. Do not hate on yourself. Trust in God with all your heart and let Him be your strength. If I have never told you before today I am telling you now, you can make it, and you will make a difference, you are special and needed in this world, and I believe in you.

Wow. It was just last spring but it feels like years ago that I graduated. I did not start school in the fall, I actually just started DeVry at the beginning of this year. If i could go back in time and talk to myself as a senior i would tell myself to make sure all of my fafsa was in order and to definitely start school that following fall. Its definitly a change but I'm doing good now. I probably would have also told my self to learn better tim-managment skills.

If I could go back and talk to myself the first thing I would tell myself is to stop goofing around because schoolwork is the most important thing, I then would explain to myself how if I dont change my ways in the year 2009 I am going to be laid off of work because the economy is going to crash and because I didnt take school seriously I would still be laid off starting 2010 and going back to school to take care of what I should of been taking care of back when I was in HS and when I started college the first time around. I then would tell myself no matter how hard it may seem sometimes dont give up, its not worth it, the rough times of college will pay off in the long run as long as I do my best, and if I choose not to listen then hard times will fall on you in the 2009 year.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I'd tell myself that the first thing I need to know, is that it's not going to be easy. I would inform me to start filling out scholarship applications at the beginning of senior year. Register to take the SAT and/or ACT and once I've taken it and recieved my scores take it again, to see if I can do a little better. I would say to me, "Get into a comfortable study habit, find ways that make things seem easier, register to visit college campuses as well as filling out college applications. " Also, "Determine your weaknesses in school now, and work to make them stronger, write down three goals every month, long term and short term and strive to meet them." "Talk to the counselors about continuing your education just to have more support and help. If you have to, talk to other college students and ask them what college is really like, just to get a feel and prepare for the future as a college student. "

I would most likely tell myself that college life can be a lot more rough than it is sometimes portrayed. Even though you are "free" as a college student to continue your studies and start to truly learn who you are as a person, you still need to make sure that you are putting forth your best effort with your college studies and with work in order to become a successful person.

I did not go to college right after high school. If I had to go back in time I would have went to college right away. I am very excited to be going back to school now.

To make sure to study with subjects that I am not good at!