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My advice is simple, go on to college and push yourself to succeed. Do not wait thinking you can go to school later in life because later in life is much harder. Education is an important factor throughout your entire life, if given the opportunity get the most you can out of what is offered to you. In today's world a Master's degree is the old Bachelor's degree, school is a necessity for the real world so don't put it off.

Advice I would give to myself about college would be, to set realistic goals. Stop and think what I would be good at and if I could see myself in that role for the next 30 years. To make sure I have the funding for it since we would not be getting finacial help from home, that would minimize the need for student loans.

Concerning the preparation and transition into college, there is no greater tool than simple awareness. Realization and utilization of the tools and resources available to you even now is critical. To not do so would be to do a great disservice to only yourself. To be entirely honest with you, the transition will not be easy, and it will be tough to acclimate yourself. Even so, there are numerous things you can do now to ease the transition and ensure your success in college. Consider whether you would like to commute from home or move away. Find a school appropriate to your goals. Find out all the information you can regarding what to expect to ensure you do not feel overwhelmed. Talk to your guidance counselor. Talk to students attending institutions of plausible attendance. Look into clubs and extracurricular activities. Research scholarship opportunities. Research available career paths in your desired field and major. Look into campus lifestyles most suitable to you and your interests. Most importantly, however, don't settle for less than what you can achieve, which is considerably more than you may think. Focus, and enjoy yourself; for no other experience is equally rewarding as it is challenging.

I would tell myself to work harder, to not give up so easily on certain challenges in life. Now that im older I realize how important an education really is.

I would give myself quite a bit of advice. I would tell myself not to delay, and to go to college right away for starters. Once you delay it is much more difficult to start again. I would tell myself to try and obtain as many scholarships as I possibly could, because school is expensive and can be difficult to pay for. I would tell myself to focus on my ACT scores, and try to obtain the best ones possible. I would tell myself to have extensive conversations with counselors, and really try and decipher the best possible degree for my interests and career choices.

Start college right out of high school instead of waiting.

School is the most important thing one can do for a secure future. Do not take time off, finish and work hard. College is not for partying. It is important to have a social life and make friends, but classes come first.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to attend community college before jumping straight into an expensive private college. Although that is what I ended up doing that fall, I only had a few core classes because I signed up too late. I would also tell myself to stay on top of my counselors because they each gave conflicting advice, consequently leading to me spending two extra semesters in community college to attain my Associates Degree. I would tell myself to look into the University of Phoenix earlier in my college career and choose Human Services as a major instead of Communications, because I switched this year. Knowing this would also have prevented that semester break last year when I was trying to figure out what university to attend. I would tell myself to get ahead in my studies as much as possible and to always read the material before the next class. I would tell myself to enjoy the moments while they lasted and that I would be successful in my college career.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, knowing what I do now, I would tell myself to stop worrying so much and prepare myself. I lost my father in 2005 and had to take on a job to care for my disabled mother. This caused me to give up on my dreams for college and even finishing high school. Eventually, though, I enrolled myself into an online high school. Since I had taken time away from school, I worried that I would never make it to college. If I were to go back, I would tell myself exactly what college is like now. I would remind myself of how strong I am, how I overcame the bullying that I went through in public school. I would tell myself that the future only gets brighter, and that the paperwork and the stress is not nearly as intimidating because there are student and faculty advisers to help when it is needed. I would have pushed myself to apply for scholarships instead of taking on all of the debt by myself. Most of all, I would remind myself to never give up on anything.

If I could go back in time to talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself that I have to take more time to get involved with activities in school. When I started at the community college, I was working a full-time job and I pushed myself to take on a full course load of classes. I never gave myself any time to just ENJOY myself in school. When I was in high school, I was very withdrawn and I dragged that personality into my college life although I wrapped it up into a "I'm too busy for that" bow. I would tell myself that college does not have to be just books and learning, even though that is a large part of it. College is about growing and learning about yourself.