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If I go back to talk to myself in high school about the transititon to colleage would be to become a leader. We work in teams in every class and we use team leaders every week. I would instruct her to be a leader in every class to get the expeirence working this way. To take control of any situation to prepare for future classes. There are so many students that bow out of taking the lead becuase they feel intimidated and rather not. I would also insturct to work hard and continue to get good grades. I would also tell her to start eariler in life to go to school. Not to wait so long to start. Start as soon as you finish high school don't wait until you have children. It is better to have more time for school then having to work it in between the kids schedules. To remember that collage is a privlage and an adventure.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself not to panic about college. That college would be a great turning point in my life where I would finally figure out why I have so many problems with reading and math because I will finally be diagnosed with dyslexia in my freshman year. I would tell myself that once I figure this out, that my entire world opens up and I take off like a rocket with my studies because I learn how to function with my disability. I would tell myself that learning will become fun and that I will actually enjoy everything I will learn from here on out. Sure, there will be a few challenges, but it won't be anything that I can't handle. If I could go back to my high school senior self, I would tell myself to just go with the flow and to live your life as if it's your last day on earth. We never know how long we have left here, so live it up while you can. This is what I would tell myself.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior I would say to go directly into school as a full time student. To participate in as many activities and to take advantage of every moment. Once you have to work, have a family of your own and a long list of responsibilities it makes it twice as hard to attend college. When you are just out of high school you studying habits are still fresh in your mind where as if you wait you tend to have to relearn your studying habits. Not only do you need to relearn study habits you need to find the financial means to pay for your school and still pay all your housing expenses and family needs.

Be responsible and focus on your studies. College is very important to be successful in life.

It is hard as a high school student to transition into college. As a senior, I felt pressured to attend college and was still unsure of what I wanted to do in life. College offers so many career options and they have advisors who are there to help you decide what you want to do or what fits your personal style most. I would tell my high school self to not worry and stress about what I would have to be. I would have told myself not to rush into something that I was unsure of. I would tell myself to focus on what careers fit me best and go through all my options. I was so focused on people telling me what I should be that i wasn't focusing on what I could be. I would have done more research and talk to more people that are actually working in the field. I would have even told myself to think outside the box and outside my comfort zone. People change dramatically from the time they graduate to their mid-20s. It is important to not stress and take time in finding out what fits me best.

College life is not as hard as you make it out to be. Look at the time-line involved in going to college. As a senior, you are 18 years old. If you go straight into college, even to get your Associates degree, that would take two years and you would be 20 years old. If you take a break, you will not be motivated to return to school. Think about where you want to be in five years, or what type of career you want to be in. In order to get there, you will need the education in order to gain the experience. No one said it was going to be easy but if you just take a chance and keep going, there is that moment in life when you look back and say you have accomplished it. Think about it, stay focused and keep going.

If I could go back in time I would tell myself to repeat my life as I have lived it. I would not have learned the life lessons or appreciated what I am nowing now with my life and attending college. I saw my children grow up into becoming successful, responsible individuals with dreams and goals of their own. I believe that going to college when I am older has given me the maturity that is needed to complete the dream I have had since high school. I am content and happy with my life as it is and would not change it for the world.

In hindsight, there are a lot of things I wish I would have done differently when I was a freshman in college (in 2005) and I wish someone had given me this advice back then. I would tell myself to stay on campus all four years, because once you move off it is much easier to get lazy about attending class. When you live off campus you also don't have the same experience as you do when living in the dorms. I would tell myself to stick to the major I really wanted to pursue (English) and not the major that everyone told me would be more useful (Hotel and Restaurant Management). I would also tell myself to go out and make friends and not hide in my dorm all the time. Most importantly, I would tell myself to stick with it and not drop out. I made a lot of mistakes my freshman year of college, which led to me dropping out my sophomore year. Now I am an "adult" student at University of Phoenix and working hard to complete my degree (in English, this time).

The advice I would give myself would be to have been more dedicated to College. Today's career field is based on having a degree. Without a degree of any kind it is so hard to survive. I would tell myself to stay in college. Find a good job and I would also tell myself to have waited on children. Another form of advice that I would have gave myself would to have stayed away from the people who didnt want to see me do good. I would tell myself to be positive and always stay close to God. I have struggled my whole life, and I want to do better for myself as well as my children. A scholarship would help me in so many ways seeing as I got denied the Pell Grant due to owing a college that I didnt finish. It is hard to provide for my family and I know that a degree will help me change my familys future. Thank You, God Bless.

I know that this might not make sense to you at this time but all i want you to do is to please listen to what i have to say, i know that this will sound crazy but it will change your life. First of all, forget the summer romance after high school becuase he doesnt work out and will delay you starting college. Second, it doesnt matter what college you to as long as you go. I know that you were devastated that you were not able to go out of state like you planned and wanted. I know that your family did not know how important college was to you, after all you were a first time high school graduate... How proud they were to see you up there with your cap and gown. I know how you tried to explain to them just how you felt and what your wanted to do with your life, BUT dont let that stop you. It is ok to go to a community college. Transfer to a University. Be what you want to be before life passes you by.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF HARD WORK. (I had it easy in high school and arrogantly assumed that adulthood would be the same.) Just because life is easy now and obstacles are not at all daunting does NOT mean that the rest of life will be the same. There will be hard times-very hard- and others will be fantastically simple. But it will change; day to day, class to class; even term to term. Hold on to the fact that you can do it and know that whenever you hit a hard time, remember that an easy day, or class, is right around the corner. Don't be super student and take as many classes as possible thinking that it won't affect you. Presevere. push through. School is what you make it. Don't get caught up in the little things but hold on to the bigger picture, what you dream to be. Everyday your goal should be to improve. Most of all just enjoy it all. Everything learned and every credit earned and apply it.

I would tell myself to research productive ways to study that matched my personality and learning style. I would tell myself to breathe and not let all the options that life offers overwhelm me. Eat healthier and exercise regularly, you will need the energy to complete all the daunting tasks ahead of you. Do not quit! It is harder to go back to school once you have take ten years off and have had a child then it would have been to complete it in the first place. Do not get discouraged. Do not focus on how far you have to go, focus on how far you have already come. I would tell myself to relax, it is not a race, keep pace. Enjoy the ride.

Stop trying to please everyone! Plus, do not look at the boys focus on yourself and making you successful you are going to need it. You are so much smarter than anyone will ever tell you. In the future you pull yourself out of a lot of trouble and if you would only listen to your brain for a change then you would not get in to the whole mess. Please give yourself more credit. Your sister is not better than you and you have just as much right to live a happy life as she does. So stop trying to please her because she will take it for granted and will only hate you more. There are issues that Jessie has to deal with that you will never understand and that is her problem not yours. You can not put yourself down to make her look better. Especially since she will not even take a second glance to help you. Her opinion in the future is you made your bed go lay in it. So, please take the time to help yourself and trust in your instincts. You are not beneath her in any way, shape, or form.

You can do it! If you want a lifetime of opportunities with success and benefits it is imperative that we gain college education to access the maximum potential in your lifetime. There are two choices in life fail or succeed. For me, I realized that failure took more time to accomplish than success. Years later, I went back to college and now I am earning a degree to reach success and happiness. Education is everything and in today's economical and politicall changing world, it is very hard to have a pleasing lifestyle. Even at my age an Associates degree is better than none and there is always the possibility to continue further in Education and a better way of life. The old saying 'Better late than never", may be true but the longer you wait the more time you waste. College life is great and the rewards do pay off. The vision I had of graduating College with a Diploma will happen soon and what a great vision in life to have! So my advice to me is simply Do it now! Angela R. Cary

The person I am today is the immediate result of the choices I have made and taking responsibility for the consequences that occurred after. If I did not make the choices I had as a college student originally, I would not have returned home, which would not have led me to the full-time position and it's benefits, which would not have enabled me to grow into the mature adult I am now. I would also have not been able to experience the things I did and realize the importance of a degree, thus instilling a greater motivation to succeed and not take my opportunities for granted. Therefore, the only advice I would give myself, if I were able to, would be to never lose hope in myself. Whatever I choose to do, accept the consequences of my actions with humility and dignity and grow from the learning experiences gained. Everything else - life, love, happiness, fulfillment - will happen when they are meant to. Above all, I would tell myself to be myself, I'll be just fine.

A message to myself from me. Study hard and never give up! Only you can pick the path that leads to the future you desire. It is okay to have an opinion that no one else shares with you. It is okay to be different. It is okay to make mistakes. It is okay to just be okay. Trust yourself and fight for your dreams until they come true. Wear a cheerful expression for every living creature you meet for you may be the inspiration they need to move on to the greater achievements of their future. Just be amazing!

You made it to senoir year! Go you! Many of your friends did not make it this far. If a 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} drop out rate was not hard enough the amount of tragedy you have seen in your young life has cost you handfuls of friends' lives. You made it though! Love this time like you have always loved everything you do. Remember that car/phone/football helmet is your heart and soul now but it is just a thing. The memories made in it and because of it will mean more in 10 years than you will ever know. . Do not fall into thinking it will get easier as you get older to be happy. Be happy now. Be happy always. Stay in love as long as you can but know (after a few mistakes) something much better is coming. Hug grandma a little more. Forgive yourself for the the little things. And especially the big things. Most importantly...nothing will work out to the plans you have set forth already. Make the plans anyway they will keep you grounded and be the foundations of your future realities.

Despite the fact that things are really hard for you right now and you hate the world and feel like a lost little pawn in it things are going to be so much better for you. All you have to do is hold your head up high and remember you're not alone. Remember it's okay to cry it's okay to get mad, it's okay to feel alone. You're going to find yourself it just takes a little bit of time, I know that's a cheesy saying because everyone says it but that's the truth, time is what is going to put your head on straight and remind you you're a good person and you deserve and will get so much better than this! Be proud of who you are because although you feel down now you are not alone and you are worth it!

In 1986 I was a senior at Cooley High School in Detroit, Michigan. If I could go back and whisper in my ear I would tell myself to step outside the box and look into the future. I wasn't very popular but I knew enough people from being in a few clubs and attending a vocational school and being in the academic club. I wish I would have accepted the scholorship that was offered to me for Norwood University in Upper Michigan. My grades weren't perfect but they were good enough to graduate. I wish I would have put more into studying than anything else. I wish I would have been apart of more activities other than dance and the D.E.C.A Club. I was very shy and love to read and write stories. I had an english teacher who was very supportive of me and I wish I could tell her thank you for everything and she was right. Going to college is a wonderful experience. I wish I could tell my old self to get it together and go out there in the world and meet new people and learn all that I can.

If I could go back in time and talk to high school senior, Berlena, I would tell her to seek advice and opinions from people she respects on what strategy to take after school. I would tell her to think twice about getting married and putting off college until a later date. Once you start moving your focus off of higher learning, the harder it is to get back on track. I would tell her that even though she feels totally lost and unsure of what to to do, there are people out there that will help as long as she takes the step to seek it out. Talk to school and college counselors, they are there to lead the way. I would tell her do not be afraid! Do not think it does not matter! Do not think no one cares! Stay focused Berlena, stay strong! College is challenging but time moves by so fast, you will be graduating before you know it. The career and the sense of self worth will make all the work worth it.