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Be patient.Take your time with deciding your occupation.Listen to your heart.What makes your hands sweat now will make you happy in your path to a career.Make sure to wake up with a positive outlook on life no matter what happens.Always ask for help when confused.If you need to take a break after graduating do it in the summer and then go forward full throttle.Do not take any unnessesary breaks from class.Complete your education in steps-finish your AA then go on for the BA immediatly.Go ahead and get that Masters degree it will pay for itself in the long run!

When I was in high school I didn't know a lot about college due to not being raised with education as a value. I would go back and try and install that value into myself, educate myself on what college is and what it can do for me. The main goal would be to get myself into college right out of high school instead of 19 years later. I would convince myself to go ROTC so that my college was paid for, still receive a great education and then I would get to experience other areas of the world, while gaining on hands knowledge through the military. Going this route broadens a person's horizons and enhances the opportunities that are available to them.

If i could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior there are a number of things that i would tell myself. The first and most important thing that i would be sure to say would be to decide exactly what i want major in before i begin. I was like many freshman students that didn't know exactly what i wanted to do when i graduated college. I took a number of irrelevant classes and it took me a lot of time to actually focus on a major. I wish i would have chosen a major sooner so that i would be ahead of the game where as now i feel like i still have a lot to accomplish in these next 2 years. Another thing i would tell myself is to push myself to take challenging classes. It keeps things interested and makes you concentrate on school a lot more. Taking easy classes didn't get me far in the long run. Lastly, i would tell myself to enjoy these next few years and make the most of every opportunity presented to me now and in the future.

I would tell myself to work hard and keep my grades up so I could have graduated with a higher gpa. I would have told myself to save up some money for the struggles that will come to face. I would have told myself to go to take online classes instead of going to a college that drowned me in loans. I would tell myself to be smart about my decisions because there are gonna be some tough ones to make in life. I would tell myself make sure you dont get mixed up in the wrong crowd that could cause you to flunk out of school. And last of all I would tell myself that partying isn't everything. As a high school senior I would tell myself to keep my head up always ask for help and there is never a such thing as a stupid question.

First of all, I would tell myself not to let my family talk me into taking a year off. That year will easily turn into two or more years. The sooner you start college, the sooner you will graduate and find a good job. I would also tell myself not to have a child before I graduate. It is hard, and tiring, to take care of a child, attend classes, and do homework. Finally, I would tell myself not to get married until after college graduation. Your spouse's income will affect the amount of financial aid you get. It does not matter if he has a good job, especially when he has a lot of student loans to pay back. His money will go towards bills, not towards your tuition. The more financial aid you can get, the less student loans you will have to take out.

Do not discount the value of your education. Nothing is more important - not your job, not your boyfriend, not your car, your house, your pets or your friends. Stop feeling like the world owes you something. Prove to the world that you are strong, capable and intelligent. Be diligent in your studies, and do not expect to skate along because you're brilliant. There are a million people out there just like you - only your effort will differentiate you from them. It may sound contrary to the statements that I just made to you, but above all you must have confidence in your ability to succeed. Do not become bogged down in relationships with people who demean you or want you to fail. Those people will not be there for you when you fall. There is only one person who will be there for you throughout your whole life, and that person is you. Only you.

Get focused and take it seriously. You think you're grown and you know it all but you couldn't be more wrong. It is more than a piece of paper in a nice frame. It's your life and having a degree sure makes a world of difference and will spare you some struggles and hardships. While you're tired of school, trust me it is much harder to do it 20 years from now. There will be time later for relationships, hanging out, etc. but if you don't do this now, it'll be 20 years from now before you find time to do this for yourself after you've raised a child as a single parent. Now it's kind of cool that you're both in college now and will graduate right about the same time in 2013, but doing this in 1989 is cheaper and much more sensible. Really take the time to figure out what you want to do or you're going to work in accounting for 20 years before deciding to follow your interest in criminal justice.

If I could go back in time. I would tell myself to go to college. Life for yourself would be so much better not only for you but your parents. Mom could see you do something with your life before she passes. You think there is no one to help you but there is. There are so many options for you out there that you don't even know about. College life is so much better believe it or not i think college classes are easier. You have counselors to help you with just about everything. Oh and these counselors don't pick your classes you do all of it yourself. The only thing you need is motavation to secede. So Colleen (thats me) what do you say lets go to the University of Phoenix and become someone. Not only for yourself but for your kids.

Well for me growing up college was never a real big topic. My father always said, making money, having a job was more important, instead of going to college. He never went to college , and i guess he thought he had always done ok for himself. At that time i was only seventeen, and i did not know the world to much, and making money sounded good , i thought. But as i got older and a bit wiser i found out that finding a job was not always easy, and having no college degree, you where not finding a good paying job at all, people would not even consider hiring you. So here I was always working for minimum wage jobs, very few of my jobs ever have paid alot. It has been a struggle for me, most of my adult life .Now i am a Mother, with no college degree, that is not the example I will be passing on to my child. I wish I had the guidence of a more educated person in my life growing up. I would never think college was not an option, there are so many resources out there. Get a college degree.

Questioning if I could go back in time to act upon what I know now is comparable to the question ?what is the meaning of life?. I am 53 years old and have often stated ?if only I had the mind I have today in my 17 year old body!? When I was in high school, I couldn?t wait until I turned 18 years of age to move out of my parent?s house and have my own apartment. I graduated from high school 6 months early to do just that. I worked for a major airline for 20 years. This job enabled me to support a family, have benefits, and earn a decent salary. I currently hold an insurance license, a loan originator license in the mortgage industry, which have died with the economy. I have been drawn to a career in the substance abuse field. I have a strong compassion for helping people turn their life around. I have just completed a 15 month online course with the University of Utah (non-credit) and find myself wanting to know more about my chosen field. I want to counsel addiction and help families improve quality of life.