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I would tell my high school conscious to get ready for lift off, for an exploration of learning about life and a future career is on the horizon. Furthermore, I would tell my high school self that he must focus or be knocked off his desired path. Like earth’s gravitational field or the asteroid belt that lies in outer space, challenges will arise and naysayers will infuriate. I would say stay strong and follow your heart for you are the only one that holds yourself back from completing your destiny. In retrospect, if I knew would I know now I would have been a lot better off today. But, that was still not a good reason for me to stop pursing my dreams. In final thoughts, my exploration into space continues on waiting for its next encounters with life just like the astronaut who enters space on his first lunar mission.

As a high school senior student, I would start looking for a school that would most fit my major and financial status. I would make appointments with a school counselor, I would ask questions about how long it will take me to graduated, I would make a list the classes thta my major requires to graduarted. That way would not spend money and time on classes that would not meet the requirements for my major. I would look for resources that would help me to learn the language, since English is my sencond language. Now i know that all this resources are out there, compared when I first started going to school, I did not know that they existed. It may have been because I was shy and I barely spoke English. I would have gone to school full time and work part time that way, I would have finished my Degree by now. I came to the conclusion that asking questions is the key for students sucess; I would have adviced myself, to ask for finacial advising, career requirements and the time that it woud requered to finish it, also ask about all the resources that University provided.

Me going back to my senior year in school the advice that I have for myself is look into some good colleges and make sure that I could afford it and make sure whatever my major im going off into make sure I take it serious. Dont play with my education because its going to pay off in the long run for me my family and that remeber you have to set a positive role for my kids to follow a great impact that i set for them.

College life is a lot different than I thought it would be. I was extremely excited, telling my parents "I'll never be bored and I'm going to have so much fun!" because I would only be in school half the time as in high school. But what I didn't realize, was that the homework load and responsibility in college is so much higher. I have papers to write and books to read constantly, so I am always at the library. Also, in college your parents aren't there to motivate you or tell you to get out of bed when you need to. It is a whole different world. Yeah, you can skip class whenever you want, because nobody can make you go, but just realize how negatively it will affect you. This is your entire life ahead of you. You don't want to waste time making mistakes. There is still plenty of time to enjoy college, but don't forget the main reason you are there: to get the best education you can get to ensure the greatest future for yourself.

Do not be afraid to take risk, have fun,study hard and enjoy life. Study hard on your SAT,it is very important, and dont fall in love with that guy, he will break your heart. Dont be in a hurry to go up, cherish your friends.

Dear Ashley, I know you think you love this guy but seriously, he is a jerk. You are going to wake up one day and realize this. By that time it will be too late so listen up. Spare your heart the pain and break up with him now. You will get over him quick. Once you get that out of the way focus on school. I know, I know, you hate this school and the teachers are well, not so great but you can do it! Fill out as many scholarship applications as you can! Seriously, write as many essays as you can until your hand falls off, then, use your toes. I promise you, if you work hard at this great things will happen. Do not worry about your mom either, she is going to be fine. She is tougher than you thought. Oh yeah and go talk to that guy you met at the fair. Turns out he is going to motivate you. xoxo, You

I would tell my younger self to not worry, because I am going to do great and accomplish everything I want to and more. This relief and lift of anxiety would allow me to more enjoy my time in college rather than stressing about money and academics. I would tell myself that I will always have what I need in terms of finances, time, and resources, so to not worry and take some time to see friends and participate in campus as well as community activities. Now, it could be that the anxiety and sacrifice of free time led to my accomplishments, but I feel that knowing what I am capable of in advance saves a lot of time that would be spent preoccupied with uncertainty of the future. I wouldn't tell myself what to do or how to get there, for that is my possession and the great part of life. The in between, or the ride, is mine and I would never take that away from myself. I would give myself a firm handshake, a strong look in the eye, and say "you've got this."

Don't procrastinate and make sure to put in time to your studies...at the end it will be worth it!! Even though, you will graduate when you're 25 and with a kid, you will see how much it means to you to finally finish and pursue your other goals in life. A better job, degree and an education WILL get you somewhere and help provide for you and your family. Don't let anyone else's doubts and negativity get to you. You've got this. It just takes time. Good luck!!!

If I could go back in time to when I was in high school, I would tell myself to absorb as much as I could from my teachers and classmates to better my education in the future. I would tell myself to worry less about the way I looked and the things that were going to be going on the next weekend and worry about my studying, grades and education. The little thing I do now will affect me in the future. Your education is the key to success in life and I need to consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to get a good education... so take advantage of it!

I would start by telling myself to make a schedule and organize my time wisely. My priority should be my classes, but it shouldn't consume my whole life. Having a socia life is also an important part in life, it’s part of our development in becoming adults. When you go to college you really begin to develop the kind of person you are going to be. You begin to think about what you want your future to look like. College is one of the first steps in becoming an adult. Remember, adults make mistakes too, so don’t beat yourself up when you fall a couple of times. Life is about trial and error but try learning from the error. I would tell myself that money doesn't fall off of trees, so don't waste time and money if you’re not ready to commit to school. School is a job; except instead of getting a check, you’re writing a check. Be wise about your choices and your priority list; school comes first, play comes second. College is when you get to reinvent yourself, so you better design yourself to be the best!