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I would tell myself to study smarter and harder. Know to pay attention to all your assignments. Work with your better judgement. Ask questions if you are unsure of the answer, asking questions will give you a better score than a 0 on a paper or any assignment for that matter.

If I could go back in time to when I was a high school senior I would try to urge myself to look at the world from a less narssicistic point of view. When I was that age all I could focus on was my friends, my wardrobe, and finding fun things to do outside of school. Academics was not my focus, and I wish I could go back and tell myself to work harder in my classes so that my GPA would have been higher, then I may have been eligable for a scholarship. I would also try to tell myself that I do not know nearly as much about the world as I think. I would show "younger me" that I still have so much to learn, and I need to keep an open mind about how to approach college and my personal life. Showimg myself then just a glimpse of what I know now may have helped me to focus on things that were more important, like school and my family- not parties and my friends.

If I could go back and talk to my seventeen year old self about college I would tell him to not wait ten years, jump right in and get it over with so you do not have to worry about it later. I went through many different jobs that I hated before I found one I enjoyed. Bite the bullet and get right into school so you can get a degree and not have to worry about money again.

If I could pay a visit to 17 year-old-me I would say "Explore your options now." As a teenager in her senior year of high school I only looked forward to two things: turning 18, and graduating. I thought that opportunities would present themselves out of nowhere--once I was out on my own. The truth is you have to seek out opportunities, but that is hard to do once you're an adult. Having a job, and paying bills in order to gain independence consumes most of your time after high school. Life can also happen, kids, marriage, death etc. You wake up one morning and wish you could return to more simple times--like high school. You wish that you can start all over again, and then you realize you have to, but when life happens (kids, marriage, and deaths) opportunities are harder to take so explore your options before life really starts happening.

If I could go back in time and give myself advice, I would say to be patient and finish your schooling because it is important to your future. I would explain how going to college when you are young instead of waiting would save you lots of pain and agony. Do not wait until your mid thirties to go back to school and get your degree when you could have done it when you were young. I would explain the importance of an education and how it is easier when you do not have a family to support and a full time job while earning your degree. Do not struggle through dead end jobs when you can go to college and eventually get the type of job you want.

I spent time after high school in a top university for engineering, a community college in Texas, and online schools out of Phoenix. There are many things that I learned during my journey after high school that I would tell myself going back before I completed my senior year and embarked on my college journey. One of the first things that I would tell my self is to not join a fraternity until after my freshman year. The fraternal system is a good one, but get your feet under you the first year and slowly build up your extra activities once you are confident with your life as a college student. To the online student that I will become I will advice myself to keep a steady schedule. I believe that the online world of education requires a more strict schedule than that of a brick and mortal school. Online students also need to read more and research more than other students because they do not have the option to raise a hand and talk as openly as students in a classroom. Never forget that the online student is still a college student, and never quit.

If I could go back in time, I would tell myself that my first attempt at college is going to be the biggest struggle you will ever face in your life because you are going to commit suicide twice, the first time kicking you off campus even though you live in another state 8 hours away, and the second time being a couple minutes short of successful thanks to an EMT. You cannot run away from your problems, you must face them head on, but it will only benefit your future. You score a job working in the mental health field as a youth advocate, inspiring youth that recovery is achievable and help change the system with the voices of the youth, and especially your own voice. You will end up attending college online and it will be one of the best decisions you will ever make because of your mental health conditions and living circumstances. Everything will work out.

To my high school self I say "stay in school". I beleive now that youth are not told it is alright to think of themselves, first! Especially as a woman I needed to know I do not have to worry so much about everyone else, I wish I would have known to fight for my desires and to look for a future of independence. I need to tell my high school self to finish school, to chase that dream of being something great. Go to college right after high school and do not stop until you have everything you want, keep dreaming big and chase it! You will change lives and you will be the example for many other people so do not cheat yourself, do not be the one who tells yourself "no you can't" let someone else try and stop you!

Dear Casey: When you make that decision to go to college, it's going to be really confusing. The first thing I would suggest you do is make sure you ask as many questions as you can about the Financial Aid and what's included. Also make sure you start off with your Associates Degree first. Don't jump the gun. Get all of the education you can so that when you start your Bachelors it will not be hard. You're going to run into some problems here and there but know that you can always get help. Lastly yes do expect the great deal of loans you will have to pay back. Through paying these loans know that it will all be worth it once you earn your degrees and get the ideal job that pays well. Best wishes to you in the future. Love Future Casey

I never made it to senior year. I was pregnant and I got my GED. I didn't go to college until I was 25. However, if I could go back to before getting pregnant and dropping out of high school, I would tell myself to stay in school and go to college because it will make your life so much better. I would tell myself of all the opportunities that are out there in the world. I would tell myself that college life is fun and that you learn so much, not only academicallly, but you learn so much about life and about yourself as a person. Transitioning to college isn't as hard as people make it seem. As a teenager, college seems like a fun, but big and scary world, which makes it seem like it would be hard. College is only as hard as you make it, but you really can do anything that you put your mind to. I would tell myself that I am not alone at any step of the way because colleges have so many resources to help you along the way if you need it.

The most significant thing that I would tell my younger self would be to not worry about the small things. I took a non traditional approach to my career and schooling and started my career while I was still in high school. I then took a break from work to go to college. I had spent almost 4 years working in a professional high tech field and the idea of being treated like I didnt know a semiconductor from a sharpie was very difficult to swallow. I would tell myself that college is about paying your dues in life just as much as it is about the learning. It is about putting in the effort and learning how to learn. I would tell myself that the challenges I face in life after school are far larger than anything college can throw at me. I would tell myself to stick with it and get it done the right way.

I know that you always wanted to go to a campus and have the "college lifestyle" but it wasn't want you really wanted... Not really. You wanted to have the intellectual conversation without the crowds, you wanted the interaction between instructors and students that meant the most, not something that the instructor was trying to rush through. When it comes time for college, look at online universities. It will give you the opportunity to live in the real world and complete your education. You will get the best of both worlds this way, trust me! By the time you finish school, you will have the experience needed by the companies you want to work for and the education to match it! Definitely look at online campuses for universities, look at University of Phoenix because the schedule works the best for what you want to do with your life!

Advice to my High School self If I could go back in time and talk to my high school self, the first thing I would say is, "Yes, college is worth it." Sit down Tracy, let me explain. You need to plan for tomorrow, today. Do not wait until tomorrow, and wish it were yesterday. Don't just listen to what I am saying, hear me, and understand this. College is a way of finding and expressing who you are and leads you down that path, guiding you, teaching you, showing you the true reflection of yourself, and who you will become. It is discovery and excitement. It is apprehension and anticipation. It is friendships, academic and personal bonds that will last a lifetime. It takes time to mold a perfect sculpture, but once complete it can endure; it can succeed. Moreover, when you hear your name, receive your degree, and know you are the first in your family to ever earn such an honor; it is a sense of pride and accomplishment like no other. Knowledge is power; it changes the world. Grab the opportunity, secure the power and you can change the world!

Oh to go back in time would be great. I would find my young, unknowing self and sit down and have a very strong conversation about what i should do with my life. I waited almost seven years to return to school and i kick myself in the behind every day. Everything is fresh in your mind when you are a high school student and I would be sure to mention that I could spend my time more wisely than I did. The transistion now is more difficult because I am older, and almost have to learn everything over again. Do it while you are young, take the challenge, do better for yourself while you have the chance. You are going to enjoy college, it will not be as difficult as you think, you are smart.

Advice I would give myself if I could go back in time would be to finish out school and not just settle for a GED or online high school credits because they diploma is more valuable then you realize at that time. I would also tell myself to listen in class and do less playing around because education is important as an adult.

If I was in High School I would have study more and get my life on the right path make sure I have every thing i need to start college and save money for school and talk to people who in college now. This would help me in life

Be patient and take your classess serious. This school has significanlty helped me continue my education without having to stop with my responsibiities.

I would give myself time to figure out what I wanted to do career wise. I hurriedly went on to college after I graduated high school so that I could make a good living for my son who I had in high school. I now have a degree that I dont use because there are not alot of job opportunities in my city that would make my associate degree useful. If I could go back, I would've taken the time to figure out which career path would be more useful and which career path would help me better myself and my community. I wish I didnt get the associate degree in the field I have it in, I would have given myself time to discover the interest in the health field that I do have now.

I wish I had this opportunity. I was totally unprepared to go to college when I first left high school. Even though I graduated with a 3.8 GPA, I took things for granted in college. Since homework wasn't graded I rarely did it. While I studied, I was never prepared for class ahead of time. I was never serious about my education. Now that I am 50 and going back again, I am taking a totally different approach. If I do not understand, I ask questions. I know what I have to do so instead of playing golf on Sunday afternoons, I do my school work. School work is just as much of a prioirty as everything else. I have lost so many opportunitues because I did not finish in my 20's. I wish I haad the discipiline I had now back then.

My advice would have been to do better in high school. I really struggled in high school and I didn't think it really mattered but when I started applying to colleges and scholarships I wasn't getting accepted to the school's I wanted to and the one school I did want to go to and got accepted I couldn't afford because I didn't get many scholarships because of my grades. My advice would have been to work harder and study harder and do the best that I could have so that I could have gone to the school that I really wanted to.