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If I could go back I would tell myself as a high school senior " Krystal this is your last year in high school, this year its time to get serious about your future. First off study hard, maintain A's and B's so that you can get scholarships and money for school, this will make it easier on mom and dad. Second get involved, being involved will get you prepared for your profession of becoming an actress. Join the drama club or audition for a play, this will pay off when you go to college. Lastly have fun! go to all the school events you can, cause its only one time you get to be in high school and you'll regret it if you dont have fun and go to school functions. High School is a lifechanging experience and it gets you ready for the adult you will become!"

I would tell myself that all of the teachers are right! When they tell you that you need to buckle down your senior year nd start studying, and stop messing around they are completely right. I would tell myself that knowing how college life is and the transition from high school to college, and living at home and then being out on your own how important it is to be focused on school. I would tell myself not to cave in to the urge of going out and staying out late to blow off studying. I would tell myself to enjoy every minute of college but be smart about it and know what my priorities are.

knowing what i know now about college life and making the transition, the advices i would give to myself as a senior if i could go back in time is that. 1. use your time wisely, college experience is not what you see on tv but how you view and experience college life through your own eyes. 2. When chooseing a major make sure that financail aid aloud minors because if you go over 150 credit hrs, then it would be hard for you to recieved financial support/money in the future, for classes. 3. ROTC programs, take the easiest major that provide less stress while taking military classes and your department classes because at the end of the day your GPA and a easier major with less stress factor will give you a better chance of what you want when comparing among your peers. if doing the Army ROTC take a easy major because its unlikely that you will use it unless for example, if you specialize in something or get into med school, then you would get that same job you have been doing in the civilian world when decided to transit to the military.

If I were allowed to go back in time to when I was a high school senior, the advice that I would give myself would be to be more serious about going to college out of High School. That making a career for myself with my future is more important than making sure I am keeping up with my social life. Also if I were able to show myself in the future to the High School senior of me, I would show myself how unhappy I was with just getting by in life. Showing that not striving for the best that I can be and making the best life for myself, gives me a feeling of unfulfillment. The last thing that I would show myself from the future was that at the age of 28 I would be a mom. A single mom at that, and how I want the best life for my daughter. I would show that I want to be a good role model for my daughter, and show her how women can be indepently strong. Showing myself that this would be how I would be able to give the two of us a beautiful life.

Choose your school and major carefully because it will determine your future.

I would tell myself to relax and enjoy my senior year. I know I am a good student and my senior year I stressed myself out sometimes worrying abut whether I would make it in college. Now that I am in college I see that as long as you stay on top of your work and assignments in each class you will be just fine. Its not as scary and hard as people sometimes make it sound. It is actually the experience of a lifetime and will probably be some of the best years of my life!

Apply for scholarships, apply for scholarships, apply for scholarships, apply for scholarships, apply for scholarships, apply for scholarships!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

The first two years would have been easier if I had commuted instead of living just off campus.

When you get to college you need to be very selfish with your time. You will have many people asking for your time and even demanding it for their own reasons. Remember that the time you give to others takes away from the time you need to spend on getting this education. Get in the habit of starting projects early and stop procrastinating. Let your social life suffer at the expense of your future. Its okay to do that because your family and friends will understand if you say "no" from time to time. They will understand the importance of your education and that it is the first step to a better future. Time is of the essence and it must be properly managed to have a successful college experience.

Research as many grants and "free" money as you can before tapping into student loans. There is plenty of money out there if you look hard enough and you can save yourself from paying on student loans the rest of your life. Also, dream big. Even if you have doubts about getting into your first choice school, work that much harder on your application.