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Do your best and study. It is hard to adjust from high school to college if you are not focused and do not have plans for what you want to accomplish. Education is the highest honor a person can have.

I would tell myself that I needed to be more motivated and do my work over the time provided instead of procrastinating and doing it at the last minute.

I would tell my high school self to not wait. Going back to school after nearly 20 years was so much harder than if I had gone right after high school. Also, put in the extra effort to get that "A" on every assignment, employers expect you to work hard too. Ask questions, do not blindly follow the advice of your peers. Finally, use every resource available to you! Find the scholarships, use the teachers as sounding boards, find a study group to help you actually study, make the most of your education and the experience you will have. You have plenty of time to party and it is a lot easier to enjoy a party if you do not have finals the next morning!

Knowing what I know now about life as a college student, I would definitely advice myself as a high school student to start as soon as possible and not put a hold on education. Learn as much as possible and do the best you can so that it reflects in your GPA and future employers will look at as a big plus. Your future depends a lot on education and the more you learn the better life gets! Never give up on your education even if it seems impossible to do.

I would tell my high school self “Take college seriously. It is much more important to focus on doing well in school than it is to plan your personal life. Getting engaged and having a baby is not the way you want to waste your first few years as a young adult. It is so important to find a college you love, no matter where it is or how much it cost and attend it for all four years. I also recommend starting as a psychology major so that you do not need to bounce around with majors. Your life in four years will be so drastically different than you can imagine at this point in time that you just need to listen to me and do what I say.” While it is possible I might not listen because of how stubborn I was, I think that hearing it directly from myself will cause it to make a larger impact than when it come from someone else.

If I were to go back as a high school senior, I would definitely give the advice of preparing myself to be much more independent than I was. Being in college, I have now learned that I am responsible for everything I do. It isn't as easy as it was in high schools where I can rely on the teachers to help or complete tasks for me that I could do myself if I knew how to. Now, I have to try to learn everything on my own and discipline myself to make time for my studies, work life, and personal life. So it all falls to having good organization skills with managing time well to be able to do everything. I think now I am doing excellant when it comes to making sure that I have enough time to do everything, and it has set my mind set to a much more maturity level to be able to manage everything well without stressing. So, I would definitely note to myself to prepare for dealing with so many things after high school.

I want you to know that you will regret not going to college when you are young and have the money to pay for it. The learning really isn't much different from high school. You will have to learn in a few weeks instead of over the year but you are smart enough that you can do it. You are good with people so find something that will not only help others but will also make you feel good at the end of the day. Be happy find peace.

If I could go back in time and tell myself as a high school student how important college is I would first emphasize how getting a college degree puts me in a better position for a higher paying and potentially more satisfying job. I would use encouraging words that would have prompted me to go to college like fun, exciting, meet new people, and successful. I would also tell myself how proud my family would be of me if I received a college education. High school was a struggle for me so I would emphasize how much easier it is to go to college because of the resources that are available to help with any demands that I may be going through. Life would be much easier for me if I would have gone to college sooner.

The advice I would give myself if I were a high school senior again about college, is to make sure what career path I would like to pursue my degree in. Also I would tell myself to choose the college that will best fit me like how much tuition and the quality of education that I will receive for the best price. Another thing I will tell myself is not to give up on school if there is an obstacle get in my way. I will also let myself know that am continuing my education to better myself and have the career that will better support my family in the near future. This is the advice I will give myself if I were a high school senior again.

I can remember being very hesitant to work online for school. I do not go to a campus, I do not see my classmates. Everything is captured by my work on a computer screen. I would have to tell my younger self not to be scared. By allowing myself the opportunity to continue my education online, I freed up my time. I was able to take care of my daughter without worry of finding a babysitter. I was able to work while going to school. I would tell myself that although the road looks scary and untrodden, I will succeed like I have always done. I will conquor the unexperienced trail and come out on top. Before saying goodbye to my younger self, I would tell myself to pick a program that means more to me. My degree program was not my first choice, but rather a choice I made to support my family. Perhaps if given another opportunity, I would try a degree more meaningful to me. I would then give myself a hug, wish myself the best, and tell myself that even though things will get hard, there is happiness at the end of the path.