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If I could go back to myself as a high school senior and offer advice, I would say choose the school that best fit who you are and who you want to be. Do not base your decision on how your parents feel. You are smart and beautiful and you need to believe in yourself. Stay focus and always put in 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} in whatever you do. Never give up on your hopes and dreams, because with hard work anything is possible.

Where do I begin! My 24 year old self now will tell my 17 year old self then, to focus on school, do not worry about what others have to say about you and stay commited to you. If i could go back to high school today I would listen to my teachers and parents. It is a huge reality check once you get out there in the world as an adult. You need to do all of your homework, and turn it in on time. If the teacher is talking, that means you need to be taking notes. Basically, in high school you need to not worry about being popular, focus on you and your career goals, take notes, do well on all homework assignment and tests, and stay out of trouble. You think high school is tough now, wait til you get to college.

Knowing what I know now about my adult self, I would tell my high school self to slow down. There is a lifetime of opportunities that you are giving up by rushing to be an adult. Enjoy your high school years, you will miss your friends and the experiences that you thought would last a life time. There is plenty of time to be an adult. Take school more seriously, don't skip with friends...the mall can wait, your education can't. It's much harder to finish school now with a family, if you get it out of the way early you will have more time to be with friends and family down the road. Be careful who you trust, and who you give your heart away too...anyone worth being with will love you for who you are, not for who you think they want you to be. Enjoy being young, it doesn't last forever...set goals now, and always strive to be someone others will look up to even when the right choice is the most difficult choice.

I would tell my younger self to do better in school and stay focused. In the begining years of college, I would have explored different classes in different fields to get a better grasp on what I wanted to study and what career I wanted to pursue in life.

It is not very easy the transition, be at your best. It may seem a lot to take in, but not only will you have the knowledge, but you will have skills to take with you in the working world, such as time management, routine habits, and strong work ethic. You can take these with you, and this will show the positives to potential employers that you care moldable, trainable, and able to communicate effectively and professionally.

Do not wait until you are 24 to start college, begin as soon as high school is over so you have a higher chance of getting into your career sooner and not have to wait until you are almost 30 to find a career.

I would tell myself i should of never gave up and continued on to college instead struggling for ten years, before deciding to finally turn my life around and make a difference.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior I would encourage myself to start college right after high school and to not stop until my degree was completed. I started my family young and am now competing for employment with younger adults who are more employable due to having completed their degrees. Stick with something because although it is never to late to start something new, being at the bottom repeatedly because of having to start over is no way to live your life.

If I could talk to high school senior Bridgett, the first thing I would tell her is never schedule a class for 8 am. Partying and spending time with your friends is great, but don't let it interfere with what your main goal is, which is getting a degree, and being the best Bridgett you can be. I would tell her to not wait until 12 hours before her paper is due to get started. I would tell her to try and befriend someone who in your program to become a study buddy with, this can also help if the two of you can split the costs of books. Speaking of books, always try off campus bookstores first, and in this day and age, online as well. I would also tell Bridgett that it will get tough, and there will be times that you want to quit, but dont! A semester off turns in to a year off which turns into 5 and then 10 years. It is much easier to just push through and get done. The only thing on the other side of college is being a full fledged adult. Take advantage of the in between.

No matter how you feel about your future, complete your general education classes. At least go to a community college to continue your education, this is your best option. Keep working towards something even if you don't know what you want to do. You will be unsure most of the time, and you will change your mind about your future, but you will have more options if you keep working to complete your general education. You will find something that interests you and start pursuing a degree in that field. Living on campus and having the college experience is good to do, but wait until you're a little bit older. You'll get more out of your education and a balanced social life as well. Always go to class even if you don't want to, otherwise you are wasting your money and your time. Enjoy the learning process and try to focus on what interests you and what you're good at.

Do not give up, education is it's own reward. Focus on the core eduction requirements and take classes on subjects you know you are not good at. The point is learning not entertainment. Talk to a counselor to help you map out a plan and key in on the basics. Everything you learn will benefit you in some way in the future. Math is your friend, the more you understand it the better your financial prospects will be. YOU are capable of learning anything if you apply yourself to LEARNING. The cost over your lifetime of not getting a degree is significantly more than the cost of school. Do not wait, the perfect time will never come and it will always take work and effort. Invest in yourself, you are worth it and you can do it.

I would tell myself to hang in there. Don't give up on your dreams, even it it seems like everything is working against you to accomplish them, don't give up. You can do this.

As family and friends congratulate past me I approach and prepare to advice past me off all the new challenges I would say something like. Hi, I am you from the future; I suggest you get a haircut long hair does not look good on you. Secondly study hard and it’s not easy your current friends are not as cool as you think they will get you into trouble. I would suggest you change majors to physics its really interesting hard but worth it. Take a financial management class don’t spend your money on only on important things. Also, do not take calculus in the summer along with chemistry its really tough exceptionally with Professor Lowenkrown. Stay in your parent’s house at least for the first year it saves money. But I would not tell myself to much things since these are the life lessons I learned and help me shape who I am today as a person, living it makes much more of a difference than just taking someone else’s advice.

I would have went to college as soon as I graduated instead of waiting to go back. I would have made better choices in my life especially becoming a teenage mom. Even though I graduated with my class it was still a struggle being a full-time high school student and a full-time mom.

If I could go back and speak with myself as a high school student, I would advise myself to not take a break once graduation was over to work. Obtaining an education should be priority over anything else because once you get out of the habit of doing homework and attending classes it is difficult to get back into it without wanting to give up. It is also important to consider once you have a family it puts a strain on getting an education and on the relationship. Finish school before getting married, having children, because without your degree, jobs are limited.

My best advice is to look for online colleges and pay attention to the details of the schools. Do not focus on just going to a campus location, you do have options of online schooling, which is great since you love computers.

The first thing that I would tell myself, is not to wait. I am now twenty-eight years old and I find myself wishing that I had not waited to continue my education. I would remind myself that it is more than important to continue my education and that it will lead to a financially sound future with a career that I enjoy work at.

If I could go back in time to high school senior status, I would tell myself to not give up. As a high school student, I was going through some extensive medical situations that I had no control over. I gave up on my dream to attend college due to this situation. I had myself convinced that college had to be put on hold because with the medical situations I would be absent much of the time. I eventually gave up. After starting a family, I thought college was definitely out of the picture. If only I had not given up in high school and went ahead and filled out my applications. Needless to say, the desire was still in my heart and when the chance came about, I took it. This is the best decision of my life. I am now setting an example for my children and I tell them everyday to never give up. If I could turn back time, I would, but I'm sure things worked out the way they were supposed to. I am fulfilling my dream even though it is years later. Dreams never get too old to come true. I'm proof.

I wouldn't give myself advice at all. Even before going to college I had my own plan. Although I graduated at 15, I knew that college will be hard but if I try my best just like how I became an honor student in high school everything would fall into place. I have no regrets on how I have handled things for going to college. I am still determined!

If I could go back in time and talk to myself when I was a high school senior, knowing what I know now about college life and making the transition I would have prepared myself more liking getting a job sooner somewhere. Even though I wouldn't have found a job because normally you have to be 18 years of age. I could have found something like waitressing or something similar. I would have also prepared myself the best I could've if I were to know that my mother was going to pass away right before I graduated high school, because I had everything planned out before. I was going to do my college work so I have enough time every day to get things done but now I have to work and save as much money as I can so I can get school paid off as soon as possible. Also to pay bills so it's been an enormous transition for me but if I would've been somewhat prepared for everything that was coming my way I could've did much better. I wouldn’t suggest having your parents get neck surgery, I know regret it.