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Continue with all studies, no breaks. Finish all education before considering marriage or any serious relationships.

Don't stop being yourself and don't take that one year off from school, it will get to you. Do your research and beyond because there is so much to learn. Read as many books as you can and remember high school is much different from college.

I would have prepared myself a little bit more for college. When I was a senior in high school I was just the normal 17 year old. I knew that I wanted to go to college I just couldnt figure out what I wanted to do with my life. Right out of high school I rushed myself into a school for Massage Therapy and paid all this money for something I wasnt very sure about. Well come to find out I didnt want to do that with my life. I wasted my time, my money and other peoples time. I am going back to school now with more information about schools and finanical aid. Completely different outlook on picking the right school for me.

The best advice that I can offer is to not let temptation get the best of you. Don't skip class because it's more fun to be with friends. It's a costly and time consuming mistake that only hurts yourself. I have learned to put my education before my friends but I need the knowledge to move up in life and the grades to prove that I have what it takes. Take the time to study and don't wait until the last minute. Lastly, take the time to meet others. Make an investment in yourself by getting to know others. Making friends helps to keep you motivated to finish school and stay driven.

The advice I would give my high school self, is to start college right after high school. To get out into the world and experience all that I could before I got into a career and start my adult life. I would tell myself not to be afraid, to be myself and not worry about what others thought about me. Knowing what I know now about college life, I would tell myself that it’s only as hard as I make it. There is always help available, if I ask for it. I would tell myself to make friends because friends are some of the most important people in your life, next to your family. Most of I would let myself know that if I want something better for myself I have to work hard to get there because life isn't easy.

My advice to my high school self would be to seek a mentor who understands the difficulties of having undereducated parents who didn't complete highschool and didn't understand the value of higher education. Seek sororities or fraternal organizations that have outreach activities if there are enough programs to nurture college applicants, especially disadvantaged youth. I got a scholarship to a school in Boston, but being from California, it seemed a world away, and became a missed opportunity. Seek out ways outside fo family and your highschool to bridge the gap between you and your educational goals.

I would tell myself to take high school seriously and use it to prepare for college. This will make it so much easier to do well in college and you will not give up. Don't wait to start college, because the longer you wait the harder it will be to start and you will have to learn how to study again. You may think all of the things happening to you in life are more important and you want to live a little, but before you know it you are forty years old and still don't have a college degree. I know you didn't have much growing up and you have a new found freedom because you have a job and are out on your own, but this freedom is only temparary. You will have bills and a family that will weigh you down, but you if you attend college now before all of that happens it will be much easier and you can provide a much better life for your family.

At the time I was supposed to be a high school senior, I had dropped out of school, and was in a bad place in my life. If I could go back, I would tell my eighteen year old self that it does get better, and no matter what choices I made back then, life can be turned around, and it is never too late to achieve my goals. Going back to school as a non-traditional student has been hard, but by applying myself and working hard, I have been able to achieve my first degree, and I am already enrolled in my second, at 32 years old. I would tell myself never to underestimate my ability to overcome the trials put in my way, because I can and I will achieve the goals I have set for myself. Lastly, I would say that no matter how hard school gets at times to never give up, because in the end, the feeling of accomplishment of earning a degree is so much greater than any pain that I experienced after returning to school

I would have prepared more while I was in high school. I would have found a way to talk to college students and obtain advice for success. I would not have quit just because things became a little hard academically.

Going back and talking to my high school senior self, I would have three words to tell him. Prepare and Work Hard, I would tell him these three words because it is something I found out in college that is really key to getting ahead of work before it piles up. I don’t think I would have him get ready and differently besides get a mini fridge, and especially order his books before getting in the school. Being the person I am making friends isn’t hard but I would tell him to make friends with people who are smarter then you so they can challenge you at what you do. The most important thing I would tell him is to have fun in college and stay on top of all of his work. Staying on top of his work and working hard actually we make the college life less stressful and more relaxing. So, going back to my high school senior self and look him in the face and say it is time to man up. Do things you haven’t done before and prepare to work hard, most importantly enjoy your time while it last.