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I would have told myself to learn to better manage my time. Each class demands a certain amount of hours per day/week and you have to delegate a certain amount of time you need to spend on each class. Don't be afraid to ask your professors for help or go hire a tutor. It's better to ask for help when you don't understand something that to sit there staring at the problem and get yourself all worked up and frustrated. Do your best. Don't beat yourself up over tests if you don't do as well as you wanted to. Be sure you understand the information in the textbook when you read it. The textbook will be your bible for each class. There is a lot of really helpful information in it and your professor may not tell you that something from the textbook is on the exam so be sure to keep up to date on your reading.

If I could go back in time and give advice to my "high school self" I would tell her to stay focused. I would tell her to do her best and study more. I would tell her to keep the bigger picture in mind and write down her long term goals. The most important thing I would say is to not let anyone else, no matter who they are, to interfere with your plans for your future. No one else in the world matters as much as you do, right now, at this moment. Stay in school and stay focused. Do not give up on what you have always dreamed of! People come and go and some mistakes can be fixed but you cannot go back in time and do anything over again. Your future is in your hands so make the best of this time while you have it.

I would tell myself dont I dont have a choice, that it is mandatory that I attend college immediately after highschool. If I dont the consequences will be extensive.

It is important to invest the energy to succeed in the senior year of high school and work on balance which includes active engagement in classes, participation in clubs, and creating a high school portfolio that provides a profile of a well rounded individual. This profile, along with excellent SAT scores, ensure acceptance and offers to prestigious universities.

If I could go back to high school and know what I know now I would tell myself to get the most out of an education and research all of my options. I would tell myself to get all I could get out of a college education. I would say to myself go to college and get the best education i can get.

Do not wait until your older. College is harder when you are trying to maintain a family and attend school.

If I could go back, I would remind myself of what is important in life. What I thought was important back then is completely different than what i know is important now. I would tell myself that doing my homework and going to class were just a few of the important things I should do, and that they would affect the rest of my life. I would remind myself that everything I do adds up and affects some aspect of my life. If I would do my homework I would graduate with a decent gpa, instead of the 1.8 I graduated with, and I could get into Kansas State instead of Cloud County Community College. I would talk to myself about the problems I was going through, and make sure that I remembered that having friends really isn’t as important as what I make of myself. Life isn’t about my friends or who I date, its about what I do to make the most of myself. The transition to college has nothing to do with how many friends I have, but how I handle challenges and a workload.

I would take better classes at a Community College, and I wouldn't bother with 4 year universities. I saved a lot of money by going to a Community College. But the counselors didn't help me much, so I would choose classes that would help earn a degree and count for transferring. I would also apply for more scholarships, since there's no harm in trying.

Assuming that I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would provide myself with the following advice: 1) Start applying for scholarships immediately!!! (Don’t stop until all of your student debts are covered) 2) Choose a very clear and specific path before starting your undergraduate studies, in order to avoid wasting time 3) Do not bother taking the summer off. You can graduate sooner, and have less chance of ‘burn-out’ if you finish your degree sooner. 4) Compare on-campus and online universities to gauge the benefits 5) Don’t rush life 6) With every decision that you make ask yourself the following question “Are you being authentic?” 7) You're going to have triplets when your 26 so start buying diapers!!!!

Do not waste your time in parties and hanging out. Have fun if you want but do not stop studying. My only regret is that I am starting quite late in my life, but that won't stop me to finish and get through this. I will graduate I know, and once I get there I will look back and be proud of what I have built. Make something today! build the foundations of life and go to college! that's my advise.