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The harder you work in high school, the more enjoyable your experience WILL be in college. By studying hard for those good grades in high school you may become eligible for numerious scholarships that will not only make college more affordable, but also open possibilities of where you can go. Make use of any resources your high schools may have such as counselors, career centers, etc. They will help you greatly and give you practice with working with these kinds of people. Because you will be working with these same kinds of resources very frequently in college too. I'd also tell myself to to make use of PSEO/AP/etc. programs. There are many freshman here at St. Thomas who got to register earlier because they had more credits than me. This allowed them to get the classes they wanted at the time they preferred them, leaving me with what was "left over". And besides, they saved hundreds of dollars! Lastly, be a good person and meet new people especially the staff at your school. When it comes to letters of recommendations, you're gonna love yourself for being a kind person.

I would tell myself to do pseo. I would have saved myself $16000 and i would have been challenged. I would also have been more prepared for college classes. If i didn't do pseo i would tell myself to take harder classes and try to get a better gpa. If i would have gotten a higher gpa i could have gottan a bigger scholarship from the school. The last thing i would have told myself would have been use my free time to apply for as many scholarships as i could because college is really expensive.

Looking back, one of the biggest worries I had about college was whether or not I was making the right decision. I was so worried that if I made the wrong choice, whether it was which college I attended, or what major I chose, it would haunt me for the rest of my life. If I could go back, I would assure myself that I've got plenty of time to figure everything out. Not every decision is going to make or break my college experience. There's plenty of time to change my decisions, and plenty of other decisions to make. This is not to say I shouldn't fully research all the options before I make a decision. I should just know that whatever decision I make, I'll have to time live out my decision, decide whether it was right or not, and change it (or not) accordingly.

Get ready for the ride of your life! First of all, the University of St. Thomas is a beautiful campus where you'll feel so comfortable. You are going to meet the most incredible friends who will remain so for the rest of your life. Prepare to take a lot of notes, and study hard because you'll need to maintain good grades to hold onto your scholarships and to keep your GPA up. You may get stressed out and worry about exams, papers, or lack of sleep, but you can relieve some of that with exercise or a nap. Remember that you may not go home as often as you may like, but that's what cell phones are for! Don't get yourself so caught up with the stress of schoolwork that you forget to have fun and enjoy your college years. You are going to have an absolutely wonderful time at St. Thomas.!

You will embark on a journey that is going to challenge and require alot out of you. The best way to prepare is to work on your organizational skills, and setting a limit for yourself. For the first time in your life, you are an independent. With this title comes alot of responsibilities, and if not managed correctly can get you into some trouble. You have to learn how to say no. This is college-there will be a party every weekend. However most professors if not all will not allow you every weekend to finish your paper. In addition the peer pressure is just as much as high school if not more. You do not have to expirement in every endeavor especially those of alcohol and drugs. The great thing about college is the diverse minds of the many students that attend. There will be a right fit for you, so there is no need to pressure yourself into doing things just to fit in. The people you meet could be your life long friends so pick them carefully. Most of all be engaged, jump on opportunities, and learn for the sake of learning.

I would advise myself to take post secondary courses that would allow me to transfer into my desired college. Now that I know it is a common factor in college to be enrolled for 4+ years in order to obtain a degree. It is VERY difficult to obtain your desired degree in 4 years because there are many requirements here at St. Thomas that conficts with your major required courses. I would have also wanted to tell myself to save as much money as I could because St. Thomas is not cheap and the financial aid barely covers anything. I would have been able to save enough to pay for room and board, J-term, or something simple as a meal plan. i am currently in very high debt and would change that more than anything. The last thing I would change would be my outlook on life. Instead of being with my boyfriend all the time and hanging out with the same circle of people, I would have wanted to give back to the community and think of others in need.

The first thing I would tell myself if I were to visit my high school self, would be to take high school more seriously. Not only would this advice encourage me to prepare better for college classes, it would also allow me greater scholarships and ease up my payments on tuition in college. I would attempt to make myself take academics as seriously as I do now and to begin applying for scholarships such as these before getting to collage. Next I would remind myself to be open and flexible in meeting new people in college but at the same time to remember to be myself no matter what. I would encourage myself to keep confidence in myself and in my studies. I would also encourage myself to take more AP exams in an attempt to gain credit towards my general classes. This would save me time and money in the long run. Overall I would encourage myself to strive to do my best in my last year in high school and use the summer as time to relax. THen I would congradulate myself on getting this far in life.

If I was still in high school, I would want to hear that it will all be okay to the point of redundancy. I was told everything I found out after getting here, and the reassurance was nice, but if you make it past the first day, you can do anything. Move-in day is terrifying, but I wish I'd known how quickly it was going to go after that had passed. However, hearing any combination of truth and lies could not have taken the butterflies out of my stomach. You just have to do it and you'll be fine. The only thing that makes them go away is getting past the scary things, and they certainly pass quickly enough. No words can make you possibly understand until you've experienced it; after that, you'll never want to go back. That's what happened to me anyway, and since it's me giving myself advice from the future, obviously I've gotten through it, and that would make me feel invincible! :) I would also suggest that I not get too lazy over the summer and lose my high school study habits and motivation.

Be yourself. Don't waste your time trying so hard to be friends with people. Friendships come naturally and you shouldn't ever feel like you have to hide your true feelings to keep friends. You will make friends no matter what, sometimes it happens quickly and sometimes it takes time. You should always be the person you are/want to be, not the person you think people think you should be. It is better to have 3 good friends than 20 average friends.

If I were to go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to certainly enjoy the high school years while you still have them. School only gets tougher and there are way more distractions at college. I would also tell myself to really get to know your roommate and set ground rules before coming on move in day so you know what to expect of them and what they expect of while, and you don't have that awkward conversation face to face.