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If I was a senior in high school right now I would make sure that I arranged my life so I could continue on to college. Who knew when I was so young how important college would turn out to be. I was too anxious to be an adult and go out into the real world. Well let me tell you that without the proper education and a degree that you will work much harder than many people you know and earn about half the money they do. I waited and have not attended school for twenty years. I feel this makes it much more difficult because you do not always remember things that you learned so long ago. At the time when I was in high school I did not see a way I could go on to college because of finances, how would I pay for it? Now I realize I could have gotten financial aid or tried to get a scholarship or a grant of some sort. All things said though, it is never too late to complete your college education.

My advice to myself as a high school senior. College is going to be different. It affects each person differently, so be thoughtful in this decision. Ask yourself, Am I ready or is something else pulling at my attention? Seriously consider taking that trip overseas that could open a new world of ideas and dreams that I want to pursue and will allow me to figure out who I want to be before making the investment in an education I am not clear about yet. Also, the person who is going to attend this college that I choose is me and no one else, so listen to what you want regardless of how far from home it may take you. Follow your heart, so that you never have regrets.

"Everyone else says they are taking time off to 'find themselves'. But what if you actually do it? Find yourself Sarah. Get to know who you are on the inside, take time to discover the things about you that make you, you; the things that no one else knows about you. Find out what your real goals are; the goals you're embarassed to say out loud, the goals that you have always hidden deep in the back of your thoughts. Find out how you will accomplish them, and then have the time of your life doing it! Every year you live is truley the best year of your life, and if you can be honest with your inner self for the rest of those years then maybe you can get out of life every bit of love, happiness and comfort you and the rest of the world is alloted. School is a magnificent accomplishent, but your inner self is what makes your learning experience and your career what it is going to be. Everyone just wants to be happy, so spend some time finding out what will make you truly happy, please Sarah."

I am sure I needed work on everything from studing to organization. I have recently learned that my Intelligence is Logical/Mathmatical and my Personality is a thinker. I would go back to tell myself that so I would be able to receive more information from the learning material. As a Logical/Mathmatical Intelligence I do well with graphs and charts and I should put information that I have problems with in that kind of format. Understanding myself could have been the key to making school more interesting and a little bit more fun.

If I were able to go back in time and speak to my 17 year-old self, I would tell myself to focus on what is important; my education. Becoming a mother too young will cause many hardships, and you need to look ahead and see where you may be in 10 years versus two. You will not be satisfied only being a mother and a wife; you need a challenge. Do not let anyone tell you you can not do something. Ignore your parents and their unequal treatment. Strive to be the best and you will succeed. Remember to be true to yourself and always know you are your own best-friend. Life is 10{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of circumstance, and 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} perception and personal response. Only you can control your actions, no one else. Do not be afraid to pursue your dreams, even if they seem unreachable.

I would say to myself, Miranda, now that you are able to go to school it is best that you go ahead and look in to college now instead of waiting until you are 30 years old. I think you should look in to the schools financial options which are just as important as their programs so this way you can afford to pay these loans and grants back while working and supporting your family. You know that today it is very hard to get an education, and since you have children at such a young age you should look in to some online classes, Universities, and look in to long-term plans and goals as well as getting an education now instead of later. If you put off your education, you will not be able to get a job, you will be unhappy, you will work for minimum wage, and there is a possibility you could become depressed with your lifestyle. There is support, funds, and a career for each person who applies themself, and look at what your life will be like once you graduate. You and your family will have the life you deserve.

Talking to yourself is one thing, making yourself listen is something totally different, but if I had the chance to go back in time and tell myself what I know now about school,college, and life in general. I would first tell myself to only worry about yourself. Your friends may be important to you but they are not everything and as they might be your friends now, things change alot. The only thing you can change is you and your life so get on it. Time flies dont let it pass you by. After high school, then comes college. If you can go to school for 14 years preschool(k-12) then what makes college sound so bad 2 years or maybe 4? If you can do that then you can totally do college.The transition is going to be fast paste and different but what is so wrong with different? Different people ,friends, the campus lifestyle. Its going to be great so don't scare yourself or get caught up in your life so much that you don't have time for school, or to busy to better your life, because nothing is more important than bettering yourself.

Knowing what I know now, I would have told myself that the world is hard without a education and degree and I would struggle as an adult, which I am currently, as a single mother of 3. No one ever expects to get laid off but I did and if I knew I needed a good education to have a career I would have went to college right after school instead of waiting till I was 34 and struggling financially. I am determined to finish my degree and further my education into my bachelors so I can give my kids a brighter future. And I have shown them that if I can do it so can they, but it is wisest not to wait until you have hit the bottom. An education is the only thing that will take you successfully through life and give you the tools you need to survive and provide for your family. I will succeed and make it with this degree and will be fortunate that God gave me the opportunity to go back to school and make my children proud of their mother! Thank you.

That do not give up because in the long run it is worth every penny that you spent and it makes you feel better about yourself that you have accomplished somethign so awesome.

Make sure that you are ready for the commitment that it takes to get college done. Make realisitic goals and dreams so that things don't become so overwhelming that you quit. Make sure to take things a step at a time and don't sweat the small stuff. Don't procrastinate and make sure everything is done in a timely manner. This will ensure a successful college life and put you two steps ahead of the others who do things on a whim.