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I was an honor student all throughout high school and went directly into a wonderful university. Certain choices I made led me to drop out and live my life day to day not caring about my future. Fast forward four years, now I have a beautiful daughter but unfortunately my job as a restaurant server is not providing for her in the way I dreamed. I would tell my younger self, if I had the opportunity, that getting mixed up in the crazy life is not worth it. The money and time that I wasted could have been put to better use. In hindsight though, I probably would have still made the decisions because all we can do is learn from our mistakes. If it were not for those choices, I would not have the greatest joy of my life nor would I appreciate furthering my education in the way I do now. All in all, I feel that no matter what anyone tells us, we are always going to do what we think is best at that time in our lives. I am just thankful that I am able to have a second chance at an amazing opportunity.

If i could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to get it together because the years that were to follow for me were rough. The years following high school, I was more into the social scene and I was less worried about my education. It wasnt until i met my husband, who is a soldier in the United States Army did i learn a work ethic that has paid off today. I completed 2 years of school at a community college and I was no closer to getting my degree than i was when i started in 2005. In 2009, when i married my husband, I went back to school and today I have a GPA of 3.7. I work hard and hope to set an example for my daughter so that someday, she will carry on the work ethic that her parents have put in her.

Each human being has a foreordained purpose to achieve in their duration. It is the innate compulsion that we cannot repudiate. It is the aspiration of our hearts that lies within our conscious that declines being disregarded for any reason. It is the justification that clarifies the individuals we convert to during this era. Some may choose to retort upon detection to the fate that was devised for us while others make the pronouncement to eliminate their destiny.Challenges are the foundation of who an individual is or shall become. The difficulties of our existence contribute to our hopes, visions, disposition, and ambition.Unfortunately, we acquire innocence until we grow to comprehend the trials and tribulations of the world, or it is detached from our possession. Our knowledge of life itself is what is to become of us.

Your senior year of high school is a special time in your life. Take the time to cherish the moments that you have with your friends because this may be the last time you see many of them. When considering your choices for colleges, follow your heart and select the school that you have always wanted to attend. Do not make a selection based on what your friend/boyfriend is doing. These people are special but many of them are not permanent fixtures; therefore, your decisions should be focused on your needs and where you see yourself for the rest of your life. Once you have selected your college, take as much time as you need to determine your major but do not take a "break" from school to figure this out. You can make your decisions while you are taking your general courses but if you decide to take a break from school it will be very difficult to return. You are young and you may not know what you want to do for the rest of your life but completing your college degree is a very important step in preparing you for a bright future.

Don't worry about starting a career right now. You're only 18! Worry about using this time wisely to put yourself on the right path so that when you finally decide what you want to do, you'll be in the right place. Use this time to get experience working with different people in different circumstances to learn empathy. Volunteer to teach yourself how to work hard to make a real difference. Finally, challenge yourself so that when you do walk across that stage you will be proud of your accomplishment and ready for anything. Make your education mean something more than a piece of paper. It should be a promise that you make to yourself to preserve your future.

I would advise myself to go to an online college such as University of Phoenix-AXIA for my general-study courses while going to high school and enroll into a full campus to finish my bachelors and masters. This would have given me the ability to work for 2 years in an industry related job while taking general-study courses, all while making money to pay for the masters. This way I would have had a masters degree at age 24 or 25. High schools need to replace general-study courses so when college comes, you are literally studying what you want to study, not refreshing what you already did for 3-4 years in high school and middle school.

If I could go back 18 years and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would advise myself to opt for a distant learning environment like the University of Phoenix Online. Had this option been available when I was 18, I am certain I would have recieved my degree when I was younger.

Stay involved with school. Even though you are finished after your first semester, use your second semester as a chance to take more college courses, not as a break. Look carefully at the colleges you want to attend; this means look beyond just scholarships. Take the time to research and consider everything. The best colleges will work with you and make a way for you to attend and enjoy their institution.

Stick with it, start early and don't give up. It is a pain right now but it will be so much better once it is all over. Just keep working hard, keep your head up and focus on what needs to be done. College is not that bad.

That I should go to college as soon as I graduate and not to wait later in life. That if I wait it will be harder to try to manage work, kids, school, and bills if I wait.