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Hi Lyzett, Senior year is the year you finally found out who your real friends are. Don't worry about the drama that involves organizing prom, and especially don't worry about having the perfect dress or perfect date. When your crush asks another girl out to prom, you'll feel crushed but you will make it out alive. Getting rejected by your dream college will be worse, but later you will see that you're a better fit at the back up school you chose. You've thought you had senioritis since freshman year but your bed and the heat of your laptop during the winter will prevent you from doing all of your homework until last minute. I cannot stress enough how important it is to not procratinate and study for the SAT ahead of time as well. You finally think you are cool but you aren't and your little bubble is going to burst. School isn't about how smart you think you are, it is about your work ethic. I know that this is a bittersweet year for you but you'll only miss it a little. Enjoy it. Graduation is worth it. -Lyzett

Knowing what I know now, I would tell myself, "Brianna, there is no rush in attending a 4 year university, especially an expensive private school one. You have your whole life ahead of you and needing to change your major more than once is acceptable. Breathe, take your time, study harder for your SAT's and consider schools out of state as well as State Universities. Apply for more scholarships and love yourself enough to give yourself the best college experience you can get. These years only come once, so don't rush it."

I would tell myself to get money for school as soon as possible, talk to parent about the schoolds I want to go into and see what I really want to do.

A thick fog appears one cold Thursday night on the front steps of Haja Mondisa’s home. It enters her room as she tosses and turns. She can’t sleep, because she has so much on her mind—college applications, college tours, and high school homework. She can hear the fog whispering, it sounds like it is trying to help her. It says: You can do it; don’t give up. Don’t be afraid of being rejected because you have a lot to offer every school you apply to. Don’t let that 22 ACT score hold you down, study harder and retake the it. If you are serious about going out of state take the time to apply to scholarships and really give them your all. Most importantly relax, take a deep breath, and remember your making decisions for your future. You will be happy where you end up. Then the fog suddenly cleared and she woke up with new enlightenment, driving her to succeed.

I would change a lot of things honestly if I could rewind time. All the failures and attempts at wrong would steer me right. The first thing I would do with myself is change my outlook on life. I would immeditealy go to college right out of hhigh school and not wait. Everthing would be a lot more beautiful if I could tell myself how I should have been feeling. That young boy was fresh and full of energy; what he wasn't full of was thankfulness. I don't take things for granted anymore. I would tell myself not to focus on a relationship, not to party, and to hold my friends and family dear. All of these things would help me have such a happy and a succesful lifestyle and mindset. The messups and hiccups along the road I've been on now would merely be a whisper in the distance; with no affect. I would instill in myself two things that I should always strive for; to be the most selfess man I can be and try to be a man full of wisdom.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, there are many things that I would say. I would first let myself know that it is okay to have loans, because it is more than worth it to spend money on education. I would tell myself to let loose a little, and that no, the pork taco in the cafeteria is not worth it, no matter how tasty it looks. I would tell myself to go with my gut, and not worry about what people tell me to major in, because it WILL end up being what I want to do forever. I would tell myself that I'll get pneumonia in freshman year of college, but not to worry too much, because I will pull through (with better grades than I would have gotten without pneumonia). I would tell myself that every all nighter, every friend I make and lose, every anxiety-filled test is completely worth it, because I meet the girl of my dreams. Mostly, though, I would tell myself that even though it didn't seem like it yet, I would one day realize that my life is beautiful.

Do not be afraid to jump into the ocean without feeling the water first. It is normal to be afraid to meet new people. Stress less on your makeup and dressing to impress. Be yourself and the people will come to you.

Anger can blind you in more ways than you can understand at this moment. Let go of all the fear and apprehensions you have. You can't love anyone until you learn to love yourself. As we advocate for all those we love to feel better and think better of themselves why don't we apply it to ourselves. We deserve to be love just as much as everyone else. Once we learn to love ourself then we will be able to truly help others and be happy. Do not be frustrated because of a mistake but rather smile because you are one step closer to a solution. Today is a new day. I can guarantee you life is going to get so much better. In the future, you will fall in love with occupational therapy and go to school to become the best occupational therapist you can be to help the world. The bright smile of clients will awaken the soul. Every day is a gift. Live it to the fullest. Instead of saying "Why?" ask myself "Why not?" Also, guess what. Life becomes so much better day by day. Everyday is a playground God has created for us.

Throughout high school, I was always worried about being "popular" or about hanging out with the right group of people. If I could go back now, I would tell myself to not worry about those types of problems. The people that you want and need to be friends with will come naturally. There is no point in worrying about how you are perceived by others, because the people that really matter will accept you exactly the way you are. As a high school student, I had many friends; however, now that I am in college, I only talk to two people from high school. If I could go back and describe to myself that all the drama over popularity does not matter once you graduate, then I would have enjoyed my high school experience much more. I would also advise myself to enjoy my youth and not force growing up. There is plenty of time in college to mature and become an adult. Looking back, I feel content with my high school experience; however, if I would have been told the advice listed above, it would have been much less stressful.

The biggest advice I would give to my high school senior self would be to get out of my shell and try new things. After all, that's what high school is all about, trying to figure out who I am, my likes and dislikes, and the kind of people I enjoy hanging out with and being friends with. I would tell myself to go out of my comfort zone and try anything that interested me at the time, like auditioning for the school play or the school orchestra or taking the opportunity to volunteer someplace new. I would tell myself to not be afraid of failure because that would bring me closer to success when I get up from the fall and try not to make the same mistake again - that's what the learning process and life is all about: trial and error. Through this process of trial and error, I further my personal growth and it helps me figure out what I want to do with my life and who I want to be.

I would tell myself to put more of my free time into applying to scholarships. I would do more research like the one I'm doing now because there are so many more scholarships for high school seniors.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself I would encourage myself to be strong and stand-alone. My transition from high school to college was a good transition but I had many hard times. I decided to run track for my local college and many of my teammates did not welcome me. I had a hard time because I did not fit their mold. Many of my teammates thought I was strange and weird. I did not associate myself with them outside of practice or track meets. I was quiet and alone my freshman year of college. I tried to fit in with my team but when I did it just made things worse. I began to have anxiety attacks at practice or at tracks meets because of my environment. So, I stopped trying to please them and reminded myself to be who I am. I learned that year to be unmovable and comfortable in my own skin.

The most important thing I have gotten out of my experience thus far in college has been a responsible independence. In college, there is really no one to direct you; at least, not in the way your parents did. People will be encouraging and helpful with what they can, but all of them also have their own studies and other business to attend to. So I found that I needed to be responsible for myself: setting my own schedules, motivating myself to get my work done and making sure it was all done on time. The independence from my parents was very nice, liberating even. But along with that came a new sense of responsibility that helped me keep myself on the right path; the path to a degree. Having to keep track of myself by myself greatly helped me grow and mature as a person as well as a student.

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Throughout the six years I spent at Dominican University of California, I discovered some important things about myself. Through participating in student government, I discovered I have natural leadership skills. That experience led me to where I am today: a third grade teacher pursuing a Master's Degree in Teacher Leadership from the University of Phoenix. While attending Dominican, I was able to strengthen my ties to nature through my Interdisciplinary major of Environmental Business. My professors taught me about caring for the environment and showed me how to to be a steward to a special place. That knowledge and experience gave me the motivation to create a Volunteer Club at the school where I teach. I now lead children towards learning to love nature and caring for others. The atmosphere at Dominican allowed me to feel comfortable taking risks. I created my own major, and played on the soccer team, a sport I had never played before. The adults guiding me put their faith and trust in me so I was able to succeed. Based on their model, I now guide eight and nine year olds on their path of self-discovery. Dominican was a nurturing place to be.

I have received a lot out of my short time in college; it has been an experience like no other living and going to school with so many people that all share the same idea of higher knowledge in a field of their liking. There have been countless situations where in cooperating with others has provided me with greater opportunities, a wider network of peers and long lasting friendships. It has been a valuable experience that has educated me about many challenging courses and subjects, and about myself. In the four or five years that it will take me to get my degrees I hope it will open more doors and possibilities to a better future.

Know what you want. Think really hard about it. If you don't know what you want to do for the rest of your life right now thats ok, but know if you want to leave the state and if you do which ones are you looking at. Keep in mind the weather, transportation, and if you have any support systems there. Know if you want to be apart of a team and research the best ones. Know if you want to be apart of a big school, or a small school, and the kind of city you want to make your home for the next 4 years (hopefully only 4), do you want it to have a strong nightlife community or be a small town where everybody knows every body, maybe you want to live in a small city thats near by a larger one. Finally don't stress about money, parents wishes, or significant others; find out what you want and go for it everything else comes later.

A huge emphasis was placed on doing college visits and checking out multiple colleges starting as early as my junior year. I found this experience to be very stressful, and if I had it to do over again, I wouldn't have been quite so obsessed with the whole process. I ended up applying to 13 different colleges because everyone said you shouldn't only apply to one or two colleges; however, the college I chose is one of the first I ever checked out. I could have probably made things easier on myself by following my first instincts about the schools I was interested in. The other advice I would give myself is not to take so many AP and Honors courses in high school. While taking these courses helped my overall GPA in high school, I personally did not find that I was able to defer any of my Freshman college courses. I could have taken fewer advanced courses and more electives and probably would have had a less stressful senior year. My advice is to enjoy a balance of academics and other activities in high school, as you never get to do it over again!

Wow! What a question! Knowing what I know now about college and about the financial proccess, I would have to say to myself in high school... "Choose a different school!!", "Stay at home, don't move out just yet!". These things would have to be the most important things that I would say to myself. The next most important thing would have to be, "Listen to your mother!" that one would be essencial. Most of the things that I have learned in college, street wise, my mother told me in high school but I was too wrapped up in school socials and what my friends were doing to actually listen. I would also have to tell myself not to room with people you already know, meet new people! That would have to be what I would tell myself as a high school senior, about the things that I know now.

It's ok to ask for help. Especially when you're 3,000 miles away from home and you are adjusting to the culture. You will have to push yourself, since school is your weak point. Growing a positive support system with friends and family can help with the process of adjusting to the new enviorment.

Your best opportunity to fully experience and take advantage of ALL of the opportunities college offers is right now. As an adult who has decided to return to college, I've experienced the consequences of forgoing college early in life. Many of the things I thought I'd learn about myself by entering the workforce, I could have learned in a college setting. I missed out on the rewards of a college education for twenty years. Now that I've returned to college, I realize that I could have entered the workforce with a great advantage if I had continued to college from high school. Now that I'm attending school and working full time, I realize what I missed out on earlier. I missed the opportunity to connect my learning with the world at large. I missed opportunities to learn abroad - opportunities that I cannot take advantage of now that I'm working and attending school. If you attend college now, you'll give yourself the gift of time and experience that no other choice in life will offer. Go now; you won't regret your choice.

If I had the opportunity to go back three years and talk to my former self, I would advise to keep an open mind towards other people?s interests because, unlike in high school where viewpoints tend to be less diverse, college life encompasses meeting other students from different backgrounds who may have contrary opinions. Failing to maintain at least a level of tolerance, if not acceptance, towards those with dissimilar perspectives could lead to a loss of potentially great college friends. I would tell myself about how my blossoming friendship with my roommate freshman year lasted briefly because, coming from a school that generally ridicules mainstream culture, I always criticized her love for television teen dramas. At first, we often went to lunch and socialized together. But one day, she stopped inviting me to get-togethers, and I cried because I could not understand why. When I finally asked her, she said that all my criticizing made her feel inferior. I was furious and thought she was unkind, but reflecting on the incident years later, I realize that had I been more accepting towards her, the conflict probably would have never occurred, and we would still be friends.

Being a second year college student, I have to say that if i would have taken more AP classes as a senior in high school, I would not have had to take as many GE's my first year in college. Being organized is essential throughout colelge. Being on top of your work is a must. Being organized and well prepared make you a better student. College professors give a syllabus by the first day of class, whiuch lists the assigments for the entire semester. Use this as a tool to stay on top of all of your classes. You can begin

Knowing what I know now, I would like to go back and offer myself advice in regards to friends and some personal issues I have had. It would have benefitted me to have more contact with my roommates before hand, and show up earlier on move-in day. I think, as well, that I would probably save myself some grief in switching majors by taking a different course load and finding a job earlier in the year. Mainly personal decisions, and nothing against Dominican, but I feel I may have had a better first semester had I known more about myself, my school, and the people around me.

The best advice I could give to myself as a high school senior would be to do well academically and prepare and study for the SAT and ACT because the biggest institutional scholarships are offered to those who have the highest grades and test scores. I would also tell myself to try new things and be active in clubs or extra-curriculars that interest me so that I will be well-rounded and develop my own unique talents and skills that I can bring to enhance campus life. It's important for me to start planning financially for my college education and begin looking for and applying for federal aid and scholarships, especially the local ones. I would also tell myself to visit the campus during a school day to get a feel of the daily atmosphere and to talk with an admission counselor, financial aid counselor, and a college student to learn more about the university. I would also tell myself to be more assertive and to not be afraid to seek help whenever I need it. Above all, college gives me a chance to start anew, so go be the person I want to be and take chances!

If I could go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would tell myself to move into a dorm... which I did. It made my college transition a whole lot easier, and I was instantly happy with my new setting. By moving in I was able to have closer ties to the school and it's students. It made it easier to adjust because everyone in my dorms were in the same situation as me as far as not knowing anyone. This gave me a better oppertunity to make friends, which I still have to this day. I would also tell myself to start applying for nursing programs as soon as I was done with my pre-requisites. It took me a more than a year after completing them before I finally got into one. The last thing I would tell myself is to never miss a class. During my freshman year, I regretfully didn't go to class on a few occasions. It is very hard to get the missed information, and it makes the class catastrophically harder than it would be if I would have attended them all.

If I could go back and talk to me as a high school senior knowing what I know now as a college sophomore, I would tell myself to start out as a psychology major instead of a bio major, I would tell myself to relax a little and enjoy the time you have with your friends, study more, and never take a class with Coehelo as the teacher.

I didn't become a high school senior. In fact I droped out of high school in the 11th grade due to me getting pregnant with my first son. I would however tell that little girl who thought she wqas grown that school matters the most. This is aparent because I am a thirty four year old woman with four children returning to school and now a four year institution to achieve my BSN. I think that I will continue my education further and hopefully become a teacher myself to teach other students how to become nurses themself. I really enjoy going to school and learning new things.

I would tell myself that I should not judge people on first impressions and take every opportunity that comes my way: socially and academically. I would also encourage myself to stand up for what I believe and to be prepared for the challenges to come my way. I would also reassure myself that everything will end well, even though life will get hectic and overwhelming at times. All of the faculty really does want you to succeed and supports you in every way that they can, and so does your family. One of the best pieces of advice though would be to make as many friends as possibly, in different grades and majors. This gives you a better perspective on college and a more well-rounded, diverse support system to build off of. Some of the best advice and support that I have gotten has been from upper-classmen but it's nice to have friends who are experiencing the same trials as you are and can relate.

Make sure that you visit the college first before you choose your final decision because i wanted to go to school down in florida and on the website it made it look so cool and amazing and my mom told me we should visit there first and we both head down there and then i realize that i wasnt feeling it and was greatful for my mom to tell me to go and visit the campus.

Make sure you visit the college of your choice, and think about how much in loan you will pay in order to find the school perfect for you. also check out their programs and classrooms.

Visit every school you are thinking of attending. It makes a big difference when you actually walk around and take a tour of a campus.

When you visit schools that you've been accepted too, make sure you talk to students who don't partake in the campus tours. This will allow the prospective students to get a better "feel" of what the campus really offers. Most of the time the leaders of campus tours are in a binding contract to show off the schools better assets.

Simply do your reaserach. Theres nothing like chosing a University that does not satisfy you. Make sure to look at the cost for the full amount of years that you plan to attend that particualr University and come up with a financial plan.

Begin the college searching process early. Apply to a least six colleges/universities in various different areas that you think you would like live and go to college. Take time to visit each and every college that you are really interested in and see if you feel that college works for you. Explore the college/university to see if it matches what you like in a college. You may find you need to make several visits to the campus(es). Search out what resources the colleges/universities have for the students. The experiences that will come from these college years will last forever. Parents work together as a team to help facilitate all the things that need to be done. There is a lot of anxiety with the transition from high school to college life, moving away from home, or just graduating from high school. It is a very exciting time too so don't let all the emotions throw you off track. Make a plan and stick to it. Make a check off list so that you can make sure that all the necessary steps are taken to complete all things in a timely fashion.

Strongly consider the cost of a school and make sure the cost is worth the experience.

The one thing that I would tell the person who is attending college for the first time, is to live on campus for his/her first 2 years. The college experience will definitely be worth it. For the parents, just be accepting of the school that your child wants to go. Its not your decision and I know that you are paying, but its where your child will go for 4 years or more, but it will be their experience and they must attend a school in which they like. Its hard, but in the end it will all pay off for the both of you!

It is important to pick a college and a major that you like, one that you enjoy learning about and can see yourself doing in the future, but even more important than this initial choice is to know that you're allowed to change your mind. Declared a major in Occupational Therapy, but feel stifled and liked those philosophy classes you took as part of your general education requirements better anyway? Change it. Excited by digital arts, but feel like you might have an aneurism if you have to spend another second with the professor you've been saddled with? Talk to the department chair and get a different teacher. Love your major, but can't live with the crowded city campus you're squeezed into? Find a different school. College is a good thing, it's there to help you create your future and part of that future is being happy. If you don't like what you have, or somewhere along the line decide that you'd be happier in a different major/school/country/whatever, don't be afraid to change it. Decide what you really want--what will really make you happy--and go for it.

Don't let your parents decide where you go to school or what you major in. It has to be where you want to go and what interests you most.

A couple advices I would give parents and students when it comes to finding the right college is to make sure the school meets your expectations. You don't want to a college where it doesn't help with your future career goals and doesn't help with your financial needs. Also if you want to have a great college experience, dont expect things to come to you. You need to become involved in things that interest you such as clubs or sports. It's up to you to make college worth while.

There are many things to consider when searching for a college that meets the academic criteria and enviornment that the future college student would like to be surrounded in. Be sure to look at all of the options available, it's convenience and the overall enviornment. It is also important to plan out how the individual plans to pay for college and talk to financial aid advisors to make sure that everything is planned out for payments.

Picking the right college is all about how comfortable you feel at the campus. Visit as many campuses as you can, and don't judge any by thier cover. Talk to current students at the colleges you want to go to, and get a genuine feel to it. It helps to break away from the "college campus tour" and get a real feel for it yourself. It is ultimately the students decision to decide which college they go to, and thy have to feel comfortable at the campus of their choice.

Some advice I would give to parents and/or students is make sure the stdent can see themselves at this school to avoid complication in the future and finiacially make sure you can afford to attend this school to avoid loan debt.

The best advice i would give them is to visit the colleges their applying too, and really talk to the people that go there, and ask them their honest opinion of how they like the school.

When setting out to find the right college there are three things to keep in mind. First do you want to attend a big school or small school? In pondering this question think about the size of your current school. What do you think is a good student to teacher ratio, and what kind of social life are you expecting? If you don?t mind100-200 students in your lectures and you want a huge social life then a big school is the way to go. Second keep in mind your major, don?t bother looking into a school that doesn?t have the field of study that you are interested. Third look at the location. Do you want to go to the other side of the country or do want to stay close to home? If you are not sure think about how much time you spend with friends and family. If you spend a lot of time you might want to stay close by. It also helps to keep in mind times you went away from home and whether you got home sick because if you did chances are being away for several months will make you miserable.

Sit down with your parents and actually look at all of the options before you make your decision. Ensure that your parents are financially capable to pay for all four years. You may want to look into several grants and complete your FAFSA on time. If your financial aide counselor is not helping try talking to the head of the Financial Aide programs. Don't be afraid to ask for help when paying for college!