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I would say self you really need to follow your dream. The dream being a physician. Do not take advice from others who are going to put you down and tell you, you are not the material needed. Do think that just because you are female and want to be with your one true love that he will not succeed be indifferent attain your goal whether or not he comes a long for the ride. You have told him over and over again about your dream he smiles and just shines you on. You will struggle in the medical field for the next twenty plus years yearning to full fill your dream. As you make the big leap times are tuff, but you will succeed since you have embraced a power of educational goals that no matter what can be broken. Self he is still going to put you down telling you what are you smater than me now. Self you just smile and show him upon graduating with an Associates Degree in General Studies, being inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, and graduating Summa Cum Laude that yeah just maybe you are smarter than he. For you have the power.

The most important advice I could give my self would regard my work ethic. Hard work (especially in school) is, indeed, rewarding in the long run. I would urge myself to retake my SAT's and rethink my career path. Furthermore, I would stress how crucial the SAT's are in regard to college and scholarship applications. It would be imperative to communicate that applying myself to the greatest extent in any activity (specifically academics) will not only bring success, but fulfillment as well. In terms of a career path, I would recommend searching in depth for a career that will bring financial success and happiness. Being un happy with your work is a miserable experience as my time in the military proved. Happiness will help contribute to the motivation needed to succeed. I would finish by saying that I have achieved all of these things at this point in my life, however, I would be far more accomplished were I to come to these realizations sooner in life.

If I could go back and talk to myself in high school then I would most definitely tell myself to learn how to study. I thought college was going to be as easy as high school and I was in the wrong mindset. I wish I would have learned how to study and be productive with my time. Instead of reading the chapters of my book I would go lay by the pool and although everyone deserves a break, I needed to work. In addition I would tell myself to treat school like my job. I need to schedule time to study and time to relax. I did not realize it until now but time management is key and being in the right mindset. Many people who did well in high school believe that college will be a piece of cake and that is one of the main reasons the first year is the hardest.

If I could go back to my senior year of high school I would tell myself to study longer, harder and not to take my college classes for granted. In high school I study for all of my test/quizzes but they were honestly always the night before and resulted in good but not my best of grades. If I would have taken more initiative and always learned to study at least a week in advance maybe it could have been a trend that I would carried on to my first year of college. The last advice I would give myself is to make sure I attend every class whether they take attendance or do not required you to attend. The classes are there for a reason and should not be taken lightly.

I would tell myself to take a break. To give myself some time to explore the world before I head off into college. I so enjoy school now, and I think I might even enjoy it more if I had taken a break. I would also tell myself not to worry. The future is a scary thing to think about, but it is not a bad thing. It is exciting to know what might happen in the future. Only you can decide that. And, I think when I was a senior I just wasn't ready to move on and grow up.

As a junior in college, if I were given the opportunity to go back and talk to myself as a school senior there would be three things that I would tell myself. I would first advice myself to make certain that whatever I chose to study was something that I truly enjoyed and found interesting. It is harder to be successful in an area of study where you find yourself struggling to understand the material and even worse, when you find the material to be boring. Nothing of value in life comes easy, everything takes hard work and dedication, but when you are working towards something that you love and enjoy, the hard work does not seem as hard. The second piece of advice that I would give myself is to develope good study habits and put an end to procrastination. Take every class seriously, no matter how trivial the material may seem. College is nothing like high school, it takes time and effort to be successful. Thirdly, I would tell myself to get involved in everything. Being involved develops a more globally conscious individual, something crucial to an ever growing global and international society.

The most important thing to learn in college is time management. Before coming to college I pretty much already knew how to budget my money, cook, clean and take care of myself. Most people struggle with their first semester at college because they do not know how to do those simple tasks at first. Also, being away from home is a big change and it takes a lot of time to adjust it. The most important thing to do while in college is to get involved and stay busy! If you don't, you won't meet anyone and you'll just want to move back home. Always remember that you are surrounded by others who are going through the same struggles and it really does get better in the second semester.

I gave up and dropped out of high school six months before graduation. Varying circumstances such as poor family life and 9/11 had an impact on my confidence in my ability to grow up. I would tell my high school senior self to stick it out a little longer, that college is the best experience a young person can have. The ability to reinvent and really discover oneself does not come at any other point in life. Life will not slow down for you to figure things out once you get a job, a house, a family. To do all the things you want to do, that really successful people are able to do, you need to know who you are. College is the perfect place to find out.

If I had the chance to go back to high school, knowing what I know now, I would tell myself to stay with the medical academy at my high school because in the long run it will help give me an edge over those competing for a spot in the nursing program. I would also tell myself to save, save and save some more. I would advise myself to get a part time job and to also apply for as many scholarships as possible. I would tell myself to listen to my mom when she says appy for scholarships that you don't necessarily qualify for, because if you're the only one to apply for that scholarship, you will get it. Finally, I would tell myself to have fun when I get to college. Join as many clubs as possible, make friends and be involved with your school. I would tell myself to work hard and never give up, because I can do anything that I put my mind to.

I would let myself know that I should look at more colleges then I did and apply to more as well. I ended up meeting friends of friends at other campuses and because of that I've got most of my friends not at USF. I would probably tell myself to go to UF as that has my best friend group. At the same time, I probably wouldn't have met the people who I met at UCF and I would have missed out on that. The most important thing I would tell myself is to live in a dorm for the first year. Sure it's less comfortable, but the people you meet in your dorm really shape your entire college social expeirence. While you meet people in your classes, your lasting friends seem to come from living with/ near them. As college goes on, people are less inclined to meet new people or friends and they become locked in their friend groups without too many new additions.