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I would tell myslef to enjoy everything about your last year of high school. Enjoy the teachers, the basketball games, the girls, and the freedom of being a kid. While enjoying your senior year, make sure that you are disciplined enough to know when to play and when to buckle down and study. Make sure that you determine what time of the day that you are at your best and the time of the day when you are no good, so you will know when to schedule your classes next year. Think about what you want to do with your life and strive toward that goal. Research and find out what it is going to take to accomplish that goal and not let anyone get in the way of reaching that goal. I would say that this is the last year that you will be considered a kid and once you graduate, you will need to start thinking as a young adult. You will need to put away childish thoughts and actions and start acting as a man! You will have fun but on another level!

I would recommend taking the College Prep courses because I was told by a High School counselor that I would not be eligible for a 4 year college. I would have to start at a 2 year or Technical school—which I did. Also when I had trouble with certain courses such as math—I wish I would have been able to afford an after school tutoring program.

Be very careful about taking out student loans. I would encourage you to seek out every avenue for free money available. Work on this in your sentior year like it is a part time and apply for everything! Free money is free money, and it is less you will have to pay back when you are done. If you do take out loans, get at least a part time job and begin paying back what you can along the way. Also, only borrow the bare minimum of what you need to attend. Having a college education is a wonderful thing and opens so many doors. However, having an enormous amount of debt to repay when you graduate is not the best way start out and can cause an enormous amount of stress. You never know what life may throw your way when you graduate. My oldest son was diagnosed with cancer and paying for his care along with student loans was not something I planned for as a senior. My education can never be taken away because I earned it, but my student loan debt was something I should have seriously thought about before taking out the loans.

I would tell my past self to buckle down and work harder in my classes. I did not realize the lasting affect my high school grades would have on my future financial issues. If I had gotten better grades, more scholarships would have been available to me by graduation, saving my family and I a ton of money. That is the only advice my past self truly needed.

If I can go back in time and talk to my high school self, I would most likely tell myself to just enjoy being in high school and do not rush to get to college. Because as I came to college I learned that everything is solely on your own shoulders, rather it be making your class schedule and just trying to balance your time between social life and studying. I would also tell my high school self that please learn better study habits!! I thought I had it all figured out because the study habits I had in high school worked very well for me because I made mostly A’s on everything, and I had mainly A’s and B’s until my senior year I had all A’s. Well, that all changed when I started college and I made my first C, I wanted to cry, okay well I did, so high school self please do not freak out about the grades you will receive in college, stay positive and study a lot!!

If I could go back and give advice to my high school self, it would be to simply relax and enjoy everything that is happening. There is not a point in stressing and worrying about every detail from moving, adjusting to the demands of college level work, and making friends because it just causes you to miss out on fun adventures and memories that will last a lifetime. Of course, you should still study, but it should not be the only thing you do while you are there. You should hang out with friends, go on late night food runs occasionally, and just take a breather because what seems like a like an unconquerable problem now will just look like a small stone in the road ten years from now, so do not let it get the best of you. College is just another step in your life, so don't let it trip you up!

OBA RASHIDI, as a high school senior, do not be SO ANXIOUS to leave home and experience greater FREEDOM away from mom and dad. Being at home isn't as bad as you think it is. There is always "good" food to eat and someone to make sure that you are where you need to be ON TIME. When you enter college, you are basically on your own and you gain a lot of extra responsibilities. For example, no one will wake you up in the morning for class or make you go to bed at night when you have an 8AM class the next day. Also, you are responsible for doing your own laundry and cleaning up after yourself -- all the time. As a college freshman, your major focus should be to get excellent grades; enjoy your college life; develop lasting relationships; and graduate from college in four to five years. Your senior year of high school is one of the most memorable events of your life so cherish every moment of it. Greater responsibilities come with maturity, which is only a short time away. Remember that these are some of the "best days of your life."

Hey girl! It's your conscious here. I need to talk to you about how you can make friends and yourself known at University of West Georgia. Trust me, it is easier than you think! Just be yourself and not be too quiet and shy. Shyness works but not for long! Get out there and portray your beautiful and talented self. Everyone loved you at high school for your kindness and talent, why not show that to your fellow classmates at UWG? Explore what the campus has to offer, and you will see that you love it and find it comfortable. One important thing, though. Do not let yourself get carried away by making friends! Go to school and learn and become that successful accountant and talented musician you were born to be! In the meantime, have fun and enjoy college while it lasts. Amazing things happen when you Go West! So in honor of the University of West Georgia team, I leave you with this Christina Mai Pham...How will you Go West? GO WEST, GO WOLVES!

Given the opportunity, I would go back in time and tell myself to focus on respecting myself and others. By doing everything in your life with respect for oneself will prove more worthy than your academic standing. Most career oriented opportunities are gained through making a positive first impression. Anyone in the business world will get much further by emitting exhuberance in every interaction and showing respect for your collegues. People have always said, "Its not about what you know, but who you know." In my opinion, this statement rings true because when creating well-bonded interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships one compiles an inventory of relationships that will be immensely helpful to their networking power. Through my experience, I have found that networking is the most powerful tool to any students career path.

Dont hold back becasue of not knowing the unknown. Make lots of friends and call home more often. Get a job and study abroad because these are your good years. Be yourself and do not try to impress people. Chase after what you want and do not procrastinate in school work and paper work. College is the land of opportunity. Be outgoing and do not hold back in experience things outside your comfort zone.

Alexis Williams, High School is a time of growth but it is not the same as college. Once you enter into college there will not be anyone reminding of the responsibilities you have to take care of. College is a whole different atmosphere than High School. You’re leaving childhood and coming into Adulthood. A lot of things that you were able to get away with in High School, will not work here because you have to stay focused and you are working up to your own future. You have to put your own effort into your education, if not then you will not make it. You’re destined for great things and college will open your eyes to this. You will be able to tap into your potential and let it guide and lead you on to great things. In College you will begin to notice people have different lifestyles than you, but don’t let that distract you. Also ,You have no time for a relationship. Dont even think about one. Accept the wisdom of those over you, that will help you to focus and keep your eyes on the prize. The prize is your degree.

The first and most important thing I would tell myself would be to maximize the use of resources you have at your disposal. This could be using on campus resources like the library, health services, or the EXCEL center (advising and tutoring); it can also mean utilizing online resources, applying for scholarships, or anything that might aid you in your success at college. Another important piece of advise would be to get involved on campus through organizations, Greek Life, or anything similar to them. Doing so provides motivation and establishes social networks. Involvement facilitates success.

I would tell myself to completely stop caring about what anyone thought about him in any way at that exact moment. The pain and struggles that person would soon encounter in college could have been handled in a much more peaceful and positive way without him caring about the beliefs of others. I would also tell myself to accept himself enough to love himself. The fear of telling anyone about his true self is completely unnecessary. It will stop him from making some of the best decisions in his life, even meeting the perfect man to fall in love with. I know he would not want to hear it, but I would also tell him to take school seriously. If he would just focus in classes and not be distracted by the college life or trying to obtain the college experienc, he would never have to look to others to give him the support he would need to finally look into the mirror and say he can graduate and move on with life. My high school senior self would not like me by the time I was finished speaking, but I know he would take everything I said seriously.

Looking back, if I could give my high school self any advice about transitioning to college life it would be to wait until I am sure about the path I want to take, and not just go to school to go. Also take the time require to dedicate myself to completing my prerequisite classes and not over work myself. I rushed into school before I was ready and had a direction at the same time I took on a new challenging job. This caused me to walk away from school and miss out on benefits that were available at the time to help me. Now that I have spent some time in the work force I am ready to take school head on and persist through to gain my degree.

I would tell myself to take school seriously. I would remind mself that being the first person in my family to graduate from a university will be rdeough for the struggle to come. I would tell myself to start saving money up then, becase moey will be extremely tight especially the breaks. I would also tell myself not to worry about impressing other people or trying to look cool, because look take you only so far and can be easily taken from you but inteligence is with you for the long road.

If I could go back in time as a high school senior I would know that college can be difficult if you are not repared financially and academically. I would tell myself to study harder and make sure I obtain the Hope Scholarship which would definitely help myself out financially and it would allow more breathing room. I would also tell myself to take more AP courses ,which in the long run would help my future self out with more difficult math and science slasses. And lastly , I would tell my future self to have a car because it near impossible to survive college without one because you need it for groceries and job opportunities.

Dear Senior Me, What are you thinking? You need to buckle down and become more serious about your education. If you think that college professors are going to be anything like some of these lazy teachers you have now, you are in for a rude awakening! A lot of professors are there to just recieve their paychecks, so do NOT assume that everyone is going to be on you 100 percent making every move and judgement for you. It is time for you to grow up and learn to be more independent. With college comes many freedoms, and with freedoms comes the role of important decision making. Everything is up to you. Make sure you choose your friends wisely also because your so called friends could be the very ones' influencing you to make bad decisions. Acknoweldge your mistakes and poor choices. They will be some of your most important lessons learned. Also, leave boys and relationships in your far,FAR future. They are up to no good at your age. Last, but not least, remember to be strong and learn to love yourself before you can do for others. Love, The Older You

Looking back, I wish that I had prepared more for college. I would have taken college more seriously and realized that I really do have to work for my grades and I would have picked up a back up plan in the event that everything did not work out like I wanted it to. The most useful tip for college is being prepared, not just for a test, but in as many ways as you can possibly think of.

The advice i would give to myself is to keep your eyes on the prize! There will be plenty time to kick back and just hang with your friends. To remember the reason i came to college. To remember what i am here to accomplish now and later on in life. I would tell myself to work on your study habbits and procrastination. Most Importantly to keep your head up, and to never give up.

The college life of the United States of America is so hard, but the life is enjoyable and full for a reasons. I want to compare with Japan which is my home country. In Japan, it is difficult to enter the college because the entrance examination is tough, but it is easy to graduate from it. Actually, Japanese students do not study hard because they have less homework and fewer tests. Therefore, they do not need to study hard. In spite of it, they focus on working at part-time job or doing club activity. I do not spend my college life like this. I want to learn many things which are not only my major but also other subjects. In the U.S. most student study so hard, even though it is not major’s class. After the class, they work or join in the club, so they are both a good warrior and a good scholar. This is real college life. The college life is last student life for me, so I do not want to waste of my life. Studying in the U.S. is a great opportunity. Therefore, I always do my best in this life.