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My biggest advice would have been to enjoy high school more , join my activities and clubs and take both biology and chemistry because it covers biology in college.

Keep with it, Kristen. You have worked hard and long for this opportunity. If you don?t stick with it you will be disappointed in yourself for not going to college, also do what you want to do in the career decision. It?s your life, you control it. Get to it don?t make any decisions you will regret. Don?t quit and work and think you will be happy because you will just end up disappointed. Go to school that?s the only way you will truly be happy for the beginning of your adult life. Kristen you love school, that?s why you want to become a teacher, because you love everything school has done for you. You belong in school its where you fit most.

I would tell myself to practice typing more using the computer. enter into SGA or other ype of club and played sports to get noticed at games for scholarships.

I would have choosen nursing as my career. I would have not dated while in school and I would have followed my instincts.

Dear shakiyla, Its finally that time in your life where you are now going to face the real world and the adult stages of life. Yes college is filled with fun thrills and new adventures in life with out your parents holding your hand in everything you do but college is also about facing new challenges, obstacles, and struggles to help you grow up in life and take on the responsibilities and priorities that will help you succeed in college and in life's everyday amenities. College is all about sacrifices that you have to make and deciding what's right and what is most important to have a fulfilled life and career. It is very important that you save and invest in your money well and do your very best in school because even though its rough being a high school student, the reward of doing well in school will get you far in life. Being a christian you also know that having faith in God and believing and praying through any circumstance, God will supply you with the finances you and your parents will need. Have faith, trust in yourself and trust in God and you will overcome.

It is the best thing ever. It's a whole different vibe that you do not recieve in high school. My favorite part of it all is the freedom I have. Although it may be a tad bit more difficult when it comes to taking courses, all that needs to be done is study. There will also be no one there to make sure I go to class, and no one to blame but myself. In a way, I kind of feel alone, but yet ahead of most of my peers. Also, I would suggest not to follow my friends to schools they want to go to. I need to do what I want for my life, and what is best for me. No one will have influence over my education like the way it was in high school. There is also no room for adolescent foolishness when it comes to college. I shall save my play time until I have my highest degree with my high paying job. So until this time comes, there's nothing to do in my free time but study.

Hi Susanne, You might be weirded out by this since time travel is a sort of novel idea, but I have some advice. Knowing that next year you are out of highschool and into the college life, I think you need to focus a little more and take more dual enrollment courses. These classes will save you time as you're trying to pursue the tedious major of chemistry for pre-pharmacy. The more you take now, the lower your cost, and shorter your time in the long run. Also, you really need to understand what quality studying is. I don't care if you spend sixty hours doing this, studying while listening to The Beatles on your bed generally isn't a good idea. How about sitting up at a desk? Oh, I know you haven't really been into excersizing too much but it's REALLY important you do this regularly while in college. If you don't you're going to get really stressed out, and weaken your immune system. In other words, bomb a really big trigonometry exam; no bueno. One last thing, have fun. If not, you'll run yourself down. Good Luck! -Future Self.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a senior I would tell myself that there is so much the staff are willing to do to help you. If they don't know the answer to the question you are looking for then they will do the best to their ability to help you by pointing you to the right dirrection. I would also tell myself to keep an eye for those deadlines because a lot of your financial aid and the classes you are able to choose depend a lot on the deadlines so try to meet them.

I would tell myseld that even when I thought I wouldnt make it to think the opposite. That it is always a good idea to have a good attitude about the future because that is what we work for. I would tell myself to never give up and to always strive for the best even when things are looking gloomy. Also, I would have told myself to join more clubs and to interact with more students to be more socialable. As college is a huge social complex and it something that you wont learn in a classroom.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school student I would have advised myself to get involved in more programs or school activities. I would have advised myself to find out the various scholarships that were offered to high school students. I realized the college is very expensive, therefore being a student without wealth there is no way I can afford it. Being a student in high school being rasied by a single mother who struggled to raise me and my sisters I should have took it uopn myself to find out the things given to high school students to ease the worry on myself and mother.