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Knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition, I would have told my high school senior self to persue getting a degree directly after high school. I did not make a decision to persue my degree until I reached the age of 39 years old. Although pursuing a higher education requires a lot of dedication and work, I have found that attending college has gone a lot smoother and has been more satisfying than I would have ever imagined. If I would have made the decision to pursue a degree twenty years ago, then I could have already reached my higher education goals and be financially set to do whatever I want to do in life. Looking back, it would have been so much easier to obtain a degree right after high school than it was waiting twenty years to start.

I would advise myself to set a plan in motion and do the research for my major. It is not wise to start college and have an undecided major because it is a waste of money, especially when you have to take out loans. A senior in high school should also know the importance of having a high GPA at the time you graduate high school. Knowing what I know now, it is important to choose the best school to for your major, so do your research. I was not aware at the time, the many colleges that were not accredited, and the course work you may have completed may not count when applying for jobs. I think the most important thing to do is to ask questions and not assume you know what to do when it comes to attending a college.

I know the road ahead is very frightening and long but, as they say, if it were easy, everyone would do it. Education is the key to success. Learn and work hard today and I promise, in 25 years or less you will have the security and resources to do what you want. Do not misunderstand however, any job one can do to make their way is a good job but a job that does not require a college degree is most likely going to be an average job with average pay that maxes out in earnings fairly quick. A college degree opens up so many more doors to positions that can lead to high paying, high profile careers. Do not settle for a job when you have the talent and drive to obtain a degree and a career. You can do this!

Never give up on your dream, Study hard and stay motivated. Have faith in yourself. Most of all if you feel a little stress out go to your advisor and parents for help.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell her that she needs to follow her instincts. I have found that many people along the way wanted to tell me what to do, how to get things done and in what order to live my life. I would tell that lonely and insecure girl she needs to trust her instincts. The girl I would be speaking to would be a mess with very little self-esteem. She would be stepping into a world she had no way to prepare for, she was raised by the state, and left alone to figure things out at the age of 18. This girl took time to find her voice, she did the things she was good at, mostly work. This girl took 23 years getting back to school. I would not want her to make a single choice differently. She has three terrific children and worked for 20 years in management. She just took the long way around. If this girl forced things like college she would not be as successful as she is today. I wanted more for myself and my family.

When going to college try to do the best that you can to achieve, make sure you study and work as hard as you can because at the end it will pay off. Don't give up even when you are failing get help from others such as: classmates, instructors, and mentors. Never be scared to ask for help and ask as many questions and you can to help you along the way. Never procrasinate because when you do it makes you get behind. Another is to make sure you make time when to study and limit free time, time managment is a MUST if not enforced this will put you behind. Don't give up on your dreams because when you are finished with college you will look back and say this was really worth it all.

If i could go back in time and sit down with my self during my senior year , i would tell myself that i am going to make it to college . Otheres would give advice on the transition, yet for myself who ended up becoming pregnant during my senior year, i had no idea if i was going to be able to graduate high school let alone attend college. I would tell myself that i persevered and over came every obsticles and that at 5 months pregnant i was able to walk the stage with my fellow class mates. I would also tell my senior self that i was more then capable of making it to college while juggling being a single parent as well as working full time. I would also tell my senior self to take it one step at a time and not to be afraid of stepping out of my element while reaching for the stars , becuase while holding my sons hand we are unstoppable and so are my goals set for our future as well as not falling into statistics that are agents us.

If I could go back to high school, I would get more educated on colleges and what my choices are, and not stress about who and how I would pay for college because my mother couldn' afford it. I was more concern about how I would help my mother raised my three younger sisters then persuing my dreams in finishing up my education, now at 30 I wish I could had done things differently being a mother myself now I don't want the same to repeat with my children.

In high school I was book smart, however I lacked drive, self disipline, and most of all focus. If I could give my younger self some advice I'd say. "Use that brain of yours! You have it, and the intelligence inside for a reason. Have the self disipline to make note cards for spanish, have the focus to write extensive notes on the lessons of the day, and have the drive to make high school count. Once it's over there is no going back. As far as a high school social life, befriend people with goals and it may remind you of your own goals and capabilities. You are an extremely impressionable girl, and if you spend time with unmotivated people you may become as lax as they are. When it comes to your education you canot be lax. With that said, have no shame in being a loner sometimes. Finally, turn down the immature boys of high school for the men that will court and admire you in the future. Even the boys that seem to be mature, mature more. Very few of your current peers are in your future; no need to impress them. Impress yourself!"

The advice that I would have given myself is to not wait so long to go into college. I thought that hey I could just pick up and go into college whenever it would always be there but life happens. I had a child before I knew it then became a wife. I would go back and finish my education first to be able to better provide for my family and future. Never think that you can just do something later!