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SHOW UP TO CLASS!!! And I don't mean to merely be present, but to actually make the best of your time there. School is not cheap nor do you want to be 30 years old and going back to school since it took you this many years and make up classes to get your GPA where it needs to be in order to get into graduate school. Justin, just imagine, you could already be in your nursing career with a better quality of life if you didn't be so apathetic about your future. But nonetheless, you decided to smoke this and drink that and you must pay the consequences of not applying yourself.

My greatest piece of advice to my younger self would be to not give up so easily. To take advantage of that full ride scholarship and not try and sabatoge my life by throwing away my education. I would also advise myself to not let others have such a big influence on my decision making and to be a stronger individual. Now I am a 30 year old mother of three having to work and go to school fulltime and it would have been so much easier to just finish what I started when I had the chance so many years ago. would have more time with my kids and to focus on my other goals. Nothing is handed to you in this life, you have to dig in and do the work whether you want to or not, whether it comes easily to you or not. Do not be afraid to ask for help or admit that you can not do all things on your own. Use the resources you have and push yourself out of your comfort zone and at the end of the day do not forget to have a little fun!

If I could talk to my high school self I would tell myself to be more confident in who you are and what you want. Do not listen to those who tell you, you cannot do it. Stay strong listen to your internal voice becaue the truth is inside you not in the voices of other opinions. You are smart, beautiful naturally and god has given you a gift. Love yourself and be aware that not everyone is going to be nice. You will get hurt, but the best is what you make out of it. Make the most of this gift because the world is waiting for you.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior I would say "do better, and try harder". The transition to college life can be intense. As a returning student, having graduated in 2006, I wish that I would have just gone to college. I wasn't much of an "achiever" back then, and I wish that I had been. I would tell myself that there is nothing wrong with striving for more, and pushing your limits. In order to succeed, boundaries must be broke and new ones put up. I wish that I had had the drive then that I do now, I want to do better, I want to do the best I can, and if I had known back then what I do now I would have changed many things and pushed myself more.

When I was a college senior. no one had ever told me the importance of the ACTs and SATs. Nor did anyone tell me the importance of A.P classes. Had I known the importance, I would've performed a lot better and I'd probably be a student at my dream school now. Now, I have to transfer there in two years. The horrible thing about being a transfer and attending your dream school as an out of state student is the fact that the scholarships for transfers are worth next to nothing. If I could go back in time, I would have challenged myself to take AP Math and AP English had I known that acing AP Courses could help pervent you from taking the actual college math course! Now, I am struggling to pass the course with my current school. Also, I wish I would have spent the time I was working to get my GED on SAT & ACT prep coursesinstead. And the worst part about the GED is that you can only take ONCE a year. So if you fail the test, you have to attend classes for another full year until you pass it!

I would tell myself to pick ome major and stick with it. I would also say dont take out loans you dont need.

If I could go back to my senior year and start all over, I would begin by searching for colleges closer to home instead of avoiding college all together. When I was a senior in high school I got pregnant. Due to my pregnancy, I allowed myself to believe that college was no longer an option. Having a child at such a young age, I figured I wouldn’t be able to take a newborn baby away with me to college. Had I would have thought things through a little better back then, I would have used all of the resources that were available to me and attended college near home. I do not regret having my child and I know that life has been a bit harder for me without a degree, but over time I’ve learned that you have to learn from your mistakes, move past them and give life all that you have. I have that same mindset for completing college.

I would tell myself to work harder and pay attention in science class. Study study study!

I have stated previously that if I would have gone into the past that I would have told myself to go into the military but not aware of the ramifications of the future there is a chance that I may not have met my husband and had my son. There is no knowing what could happen if you change the past. That is why changing the past is so taboo. In order to keep my life on the same path I would tell myself that I fall in love with this seaman that we will meet at my hometown at a store that I would love to go to before I deploy. Having an opportunity to be in the military will be the highest honor and I would feel good knowing I earned my college credits that way as well.

I didn't take college seriously right after high school and dropped out to pursue a career in insurance instead. Now, I would tell myself to focus and be more pro-active with school. I would tell myself that I do have what it takes to get a degree and accomplish my goals even with my parents not giving much importance to school and my education. I would tell myself to not be afraid and have confidence in believing in myself. I would tell myself that the BEST feeling in the world is stepping outside your comfort zone to chase after what you want because the rewards for taking that couragous step beats the feeling of being scared. Believe in yourself and feel proud of yourself for every little positive step you take because it is a big deal and you are a big deal.