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apply for grants college is expensive not just classes but day to day living. Everyting is no longer free like it was in High School and u could slack off and skip when u wanted this is your money ur gonna waste if u dont make it. Excersise everyday cause everybody gains the freshman 10 whether they want to or not. Study hard everyday and sit in the front of the class so you wont fall asleep. at this level dont rely on anybody just do your own thing and dont rely on others to help you out cause like it or not your on your own.

If I could go back in time and give my high school self advice I would tell myself to achive more than what is required. I always heard about how our school offered dual enrollent course, but I always thought that since it wasn't required why should I worry about it. I always only worried about what I needed to graduate and I never gave any thought to my future. I could have saved a lot of money and time if I had just taken more dual enrollement courses.

Very simple really, the biggest piece of advice I could offer is, College isn't as bad as you hear. Throughout Highschool (especially senior year), Teachers will often stress the fact that college is difficult and talk about how scary their college years were. I think this puts a lot of unwarranted pressure on the students. Sure, these teachers may have had those hard courses, but why try to scare the students? Instead of doting on how difficult it was, teachers should try to make it clear that though college is hard at times, there are so many pros to it. Secondly, I'd tell myself to try and advance as much as possible while still in High School. I made the mistake of ignoring programs such as Dual Enrollment and I regret it. I think all students should work as hard as possible in High School so that their college careers aren't as difficult. There's many ways to get a headstart on college and students should take advantage of that. It's there, it's free , so why not take advantage and use every resource possible? Those are the two pieces of advice I'd offer myself.

The biggest advice I would give myself is that the world is bigger than what it seems. There are various opportunities available to those who work harder than everyone else. It is actually possible to accomplish what you desire through perseverance. I would tell myself to lay out a detailed plan of what I wish to actually be in five years from then and to have my college options open. Mostly I would tell myself that it is okay to make mistakes when choosing your degree it is never set in stone. One does not know that by applying to be a Business Graduate they actually aspire to become an artist. I would remind my high school self that life is short and the time we have left will be spent in a job that will be determined by the level of education we have and the skills we will acquire in the school we choose to pave our road.

The best advice i can think of to give myself would be to be more confident; to get out in the college community more and make new friends. I would also say to keep working hard because that will help give me more options in my life. Even though i will be uncertain about what my college experience will be like i will still have fun. There will be a few bumps but i can get through them. I would say that one of the best feelings in my life is getting the good grades i know i can get. Work hard and try to keep a smile on your face.

To stick with a major, work hard to the end, don't slack, plan to get out of the city into a better college, and make the most of the resources that are given to you.

Study harder and apply to more scholaships sooner in a wider variety.

I would let my self know that there is nothing to be scared of, and to really research into great depth of what you really want to do in life. Research different careers in the field, and get well prepared for what is coming. Choose your friends wisely, and do not fall for anything. If your struggling with any thing at all, seek the help of those around you because they are willing to help you. Find out about the programs on campus, and see if you can sit in during a session to learn how the classroom environment is. Look for as many scholarships that you could get to go to the college you know is exactly right for you. Stay determined to what you want to do not what someone says is very close to what your doing because they do not know what is going on in your head, and have no idea of what you want to achieve in life.

The transition of a High School student to University student is massive. Not only has The Universtiy of Texas at Brownsville broadened my knowledge, it has watched me transform into an adult with greater expectations and values. I have gained independence, learned to manage my time and as well as to control my monetary assests, which indeed was what I wish I could have received more advice on how to accomplish these tasks before I entered a University. As a High school Senior my expectations were different. I envisioned the world as if such particular entities were being conceived from a smaller scope. Just like a telescope, everything seemed so much closer and easier to grasp. Yet, once out of sight and off the scope, reality became imminent . I began to understand that in order to reach the moon, my task would consist of my earnest desire and effort to build my self that ladder in order to reach the moon.

Time is precious, don't waste it. The University experience is one of the most gratifying life time events that you can imagine IF and especially it's done right after high school. While you’re young, you can take advantage of so many programs that the university offers like studying in another country, learn another language and another culture. You're going to have the opportunity to meet people from all over the world or who share your same educational values. Don't wait until your thirties, divorced, and struggling with a child to start a career because the economic situation it's hard. Forget about everything else and focus entirely to your career, you'll have more than enough time to meet interesting people, have fun in a way you cannot afford right now, and enjoy the wonderful things in life without worrying about your economic future. Life is better with a career to rely on. You can do it and you'll do it.

If I could go back in time just to talk to myself when I was a high school student...I would tell myself to try better get those A's I knew I could have gotten. I know now that if I would of done my best then I would of recieved more chances to get scholarships to pay for my school, not to be worring that i cant pay my school. In other hand I would get myself the advice I needed to have a easier college life. If I would tried harder, did my things on time, became a student I knew I was I wouldnt be in the shoes i am in now.

i would advise myself to take more chances and take more high level courses that could have appplied to my major, in the school i am nnow. another thing i would have to say is to fight for what i decerve and never accept no for an answer.

I would not take senior yyear very lighty becasue as soon at you get to college teachers expect you to know alot of things that you should have learned in high school. when you come to college dont have any regrets or any baddage at home becasue it only holds you back from getting a great experince in college. college only happens once so make mistake enjoy the weekends but still be a great students and get a education

My advice would be to never forget WHY I want to educate myself. It's difficult not to lose sight of that sometimes. Education is everything to me, but I never realized that quite so deeply until this past year. After my sister, Larissa, died in May, 2011, I lost my ability to function. I was surprised how her death literally affected every aspect of my life, and in the fall it was all I could do to sign up for two classes. It was a nice break at first, but I began to feel stuck. By the end of the semester I was determined to again go to school full time. I realized that, among other things, educating myself was not just helpful, but a necessity to my happiness. My education is what motivates me, allows me to grow as a person, constantly offers challenges, and fulfills a desire within me to better myself. My education is the powerful tool that will allow me to leave this world a better place than I found it. I love school, and I love biology…my major. I would not only appreciate, but be overjoyed to receive your scholarship!

The advice I would give myself would be: *Get all the dual enrollment and college credit classes you can get in college to get your basics out of the way, so that you may start in your major as soon as you arrive. *Preservere and loose all the bad friends that help you to procrastinate, or in other words "skip" class. Prepare yourself for the best is yet to come. *Apply for all the scholarships availiable, in your spare time. *Buy a computer or laptop, you'll need it.

They first thing I would do when I confronted my past self would be to explain why I came to the past and also make sure we dont have a any sorta of paradoxes. Next I would speak to him, I would assure him that everything will be alright, and to not stress over the furture. I would also tell him that there will be hard times, but we will overcome them. Also to try to procrastinate less, and tell him wich team to bet on during the super bowl.

The biggest advise i could to give myself when i was in high school, is to apply myself in everything I do.

WELL ACTUALLY I WOULD WOULD PROBABLY REMEMBERED MY SELF AS A REGUALR KID TRYING HARD TO ACCOMPLISH MY GOALS. AND OF THE MAIN THINGS IS THAT COLLEGE IS NOTHING COMPARE TO HIGH SCHOOL. COLLEGE IS WAY HARDER AND WAY MORE STRICT.

When i was a senior i was so happy that i was going to enter to college. The advice that i will give to my self is that since i was a senior i should take their college couses since high school. To almost finish with my basics and not waisting time there at the university.

I would tell me myself to get more invovled in activites that the school has to offer. I also would tell myself to focus on my school work, because I have learned that ,had I studied more and gotten better grades; I could have had a choice in what college I could attend. I would also tell myself that college is the most important step in becoming an adult, and in order to have a good substantial life I have to focuse on my studies and finish High school and college.

Learn about time management ASAP! It is of most importance that you learn how to schedule your day to be more productive. Do not procrasinate, because last minute work will not show your full potential. Do not hestitate to talk to your advisors it turns out that they were not intimidating people; they actually want to help you. Continue to always have a positive mindset and embrace college because it is the stepping stone to the real world.

The advice I would give myself as a high school senior to expect from college would be that college is a whole different ball game than high school. You have to stay on top of all your work. The professors aren't their to babysit you they are their to lecture and that's about it. They don't care if you stop showing up to classes or if you don't turn in your work. You have to manage your time wisely to study for all the tests you have. You can't procrastinate on things like you did in high school. If you wait to do something a day before its due you aren't going to get a very good grade. The last thing I would tell myself is that your GPA is everything. Once you fail a class it's going to take you a lot of hard work to bring your GPA back up. College life is a lot different than high school. You never believe how things are going to be until you have to experience it yourself.

This is hard for me to say. I attended high school after work, because I had to take care of my mom and my four siblings, since my father abandoned his family without giving any support. I began college but had to interrupt my education for almost thirty years for the same reason. Now, being almost fifty with a teenage daughter, I returned to college and try to realize my life dream: to become a teacher of French. Could I have done anything differently without neglecting the obligation I felt toward my family? I doubt it. Should I have been able to change society and its laws, I would have passed stricter regulations that strengthen the legal obligation of a parent to give financial support to his/her family. My advice I would give myself? Never give up, even when the situation seems to be without a way out. Stay goal-oriented, work hard and do not stop believing in the powers you have within you.

I would start with telling myself to buy a planner. With managing my time I was able to accomplish many things in one day. If everyday I write a to do list I will be able to finish the important things first then I can maybe have time to socialize with family and friends. I would also say that Monday through Friday is time for academic purposes only, so during the weekend I can have a break and not stress myself too much. I would also tell myself to not be fraid to ask for help. There is always a possability that another person has the same question.

Honestly, knowing everything that I know now and looking back at my experiences I would definitely say that the best advice would be to never settle for less. I would say to think about yourself first instead of friends and family and really reach out for your real dreams and go for the things you ultimately know will make you happy. I stayed here in my hometown only because of my family and because I didn't want to deal with the "hassle" of moving but I can honestly say I regret that completely. If I was at a school where science majors were more appreciated I would be a lot more involved with research, internships, community service, environmental projects, etc. My best advice is again, "never settle for less". That's probably my biggest mistake and I'm just trying my hardest to make the best of it.

The advice that I'd give myself as a college student is that, I should be better prepared and know what I want. The effort you put into it, is the output you will receive of your own life. College isn't hard, but no one said it would be easy. Do not waste any time, thinking that just because you attend class, you will get by as one does in high school. Enjoy your college experience, but learn while you have fun. You will only have the young college experience once. Don't waste time, time is valuable.

The advice that i will give myself it will be to apply to all scholarships possible. There are so many scholarships availabe that i never noticed until right now. Also learning to drive and getting my drivers licence will be a very good help to move around, like getting groceries. Researching on what universities are good on the career that you are intrested on. Another very important advice will be to take AP classes during high school in order to be prepared for college. This is because college is nothing similar to high school classes. i will aslo take into consideration the universities graduation rate and admissions.

If I was a high school senior again knowing what I know now about college, I would advice myself to not stress so much over my future. I think that everybody experiences that time in senior high school year when you do not know what to do and everything seems confusing, but I have learned these past months that you have to start acting instead of just thinking and stressing yourself over and over again. We all make mistakes, they are part of growing, but they make us stronger and we learn alot from them. If I had known what I know about college whan I was a high school senior, I would advice myself not to be afraid of the future because at the end even our mistakes are going to help us and make us stronger.

If I coudl talk to my younger self in high school I would definitely ask myself to become more focused early on. I entered college without any real direction, and even though I found myself eventually, it did take a while for me to figure out what I wanted to do. Throughout college I have changed my major twice. I know that college is a time of exploration and discovery, but I still feel bad because I feel like I wasted money and time in doing so. That said, I would advise my younger self to really try to find my calling. I would also strongly urge to myself to apply for more scholarships early on and not give me such a headache. Last but not least, I would tell myself that with hard work and determination, everything would work out in the end. It's funny because I feel so much wiser than when I was in high school, yet I know that I am still so young and have so much more to learn and discover.

If I could have the opportunity to talk to myself back when I was in my senior year, I would definitely tell myself to become more involved in my high-school student organizations, volunteering programs where I could have the chance to open my mind and realize what kind of student life awaits for me in college. Also, I would recommend myself to start planning and taking seriously my future academic goals, so I could perform better in high-school with my goals in mind.

If I were able to travel back in time, when I was a senior in high school I would give myself all the advices possible. In my senior year I didn’t take advantage of the credit by exams and the dual enrollment classes that is a college credit. I would also tell myself to start on the college applications and scholarship application by December instead of two months before deadline when most of them are already taken. My other advice will be to start on the community service before senior year , take the compass before getting out of high school.

If I could go back in time to my high school self I would've taken classes to prepare me for college. I also would've taken my ACT/SAT so I could've applied to other colleges so I could expand my knowledge about the world. I would've told my self that there is so much more to life than the town/city where I am at now. I also would have taken my academics more seriously by getting better grades and also trying to figure out what I wanted to major in, instead of waitng until I started college and changing majors three times. Like most high school seniors it doesn't hit home that you need to do something with your life until after you graduate high schoo and wake up the next day wondering what to do with you life. The only reason I'm going to the University of Texas at Brownsville is because it is close to home and I didn't apply to any other colleges and I knew they would accept me.

I remember when I was in high school specially in my senior year, I was a young man that the only thing that matter was having fun with my friends, and graduating from high school as soon as possible. As in today I look at myself in college, and I see that I have learned many things about it. If I could go back into time and give myself an advice, I would advice myself to study harder and to prepare myself academically by learning how to manage my time in studying because college is not as easy as high school. College takes a lot of time consuming and effort in order to achieve the goal of graduating.

If I could go back to high school, I would undoubtedly make sure I pay attention while learning how to write essays, cite sources, and make works cited pages. The many papers I have to write in college have been extremely hard considering I did not pay attention in high school like I should have while learning the appropriate ways and styles of the citations. I would have also worked harder in my classes and studied more. Knowing now that if my high school GPA was 0.3 points higher, I could have a great amount of financial help, I would have been more responsible about my studying habits.

The advices I would give myself is to not get a job in the first place and continue schooling even if it does help a little. Another advice i would give myself is to study hard and make it to the top. I would add that to not give up when life gets too hard.

My advice to myself during my high school senior year is to be more involved with the community. Despite getting good grades and concentrating on the academic portion of the school demands, helping the community improve creates more satisfaction and opens doors to scholarships and humanity programs that truly matter. Learning the theories about core classes like science and mathematics is only useful if it is put to use. Being more involved in the local sea turtle conservation projects, beach clean ups, helping others, discover self-giving now and you will be more satisfied with yourself. Seniors like to party, but my advice is to party less and help out more. I would also tell myself not to complain so much about the amount of homework the teachers give. High school homework does not compare to the hundreds of pages we now have to read in nursing school. Be more open minded, more accepting toward others and know that sharing similar music preferences is not the only thing that makes awesome friendships. Most importantly don’t give so many problems to your parents, they may sound crazy but in the end you will see they are very wise.

That everything you do in life it has be hard work and dedication, because with that all things are possible.

WOW!! I would tell alot of things, for example: apply for scholarships, STUDY, maintain a high GPA, dont be playing around.. but one of things i learned,is that everything happends for a reason and I dont regret anything that i did before. I learned from my mistakes and actions i make. Thats the advice i like to give people and friends.

If i could magically go back to a time during my highschool years i would definately tell myself to study more. I would take the time and when given an assignment in class go home an review it so that when i go for the class the next day i would be prepared and be able to make an A. I would also tell myself to payattention in class because youll eventually go over the same thing in college and in college more steps would be added such as math. I would also take the time to go over my work and appy for colleges and look into them in my early years and see the requirements for them and understand what my responsibility is for them. I would appy to more than just one college and take the risk of applying to an out of state college so i can have more opportunities that I dont recieve here in the small town.

Go to college, get yourself an education. Most preferrably learn about what interests you the most, even if it interferes with your work schedule. Do exactly what interests you, because if you don't, you will end up like me going back to college to get the degree you should've in the first place (biology). The upside for getting a college degree that you weren't happy with is that at least you become educated and will understand the "real world" a lot better than before, and of course, you'll have a fall-back. NEVER STOP LEARNING!

If i could go back in time i would definately tell myself to dump my friends. Reason being that sometimes hanging with the supposebly cool kids leads you nowhere. Another thing i would tell myself would be to not get out of my AP classes like i did and to apply for scholorships.

During my high school years I had no interest in finishing school. I dropped out in the 9th grade and obtained my G.E.D. shortly after. Looking back now, I wish I would have graduated and moved on to college directly after. I am currently a student at Mesa Community College working towards my AA in Social Work. If I had continued school earlier on I would have already been finished and working the career job of my dreams. Now I am a single mother of 2 working full time trying to make ends meet. If I could give anyone advice today, I would say try to walk what you "think" is the "right" path. School then seemed like the most difficult decision I had to make, and today, I am 26. It was the best and now the easiest desicion I made for myself. I know when I finish school I will be where I dreamed I'd be 5 years ago, but everyday is worth the wait.

Before making a final decision about where to go to college, research every detail. St. Mary's is a good choice, but think of the expenses. The university of texas at Brownsville isn't a bad choice, just keep looking. With the family situation staying in Brownsville would be good. Look into UTPA and maybe even Corpus the expenses aren't as low as Brownsville, but they aren't as high as St. Mary's. I know the quality of the school is important to you, but think of your family.

If I could go back in time and talk to myself about the college life that I am currently living, I would tell myself to be very mature and attentive. I would tell myself that in college, you need to be very attentive and participate in order to understand the full material. If you do not understand something you can not afford to be shy like in high school. If you have a question then you need to be willing to ask somebody for help. There is no slacking off and fooling around. Everyone is mature, respectful, and willing to work hard to earn their degree. My advice would be to be ready to be independent because whether you want to or not, you are going to have to learn to be independent in order to survive the college life.

The advice I would give to myself would be not to take college as simple as high school. That it is very different from high school, that you are the only one that will care about you and the only one responsible to do your homeworks. That in college you will not get baby seated anymore, to read a lot, to get as many pre ap classes as you can, and to try to read a book at least every two months. And most importantly to start college at your maximum, because if you get in college lazy thinking that it is the same as high school you will be regreting later.

Hello, high school me. Don't freak out. Colleg life is kind of what you expected but there are some things that you should know that are important. One very important one is that everytime you turn in a document pertaining to an application, the application is then posted as turned in on that day so if you are doind the FAFSA, do it all at once and get it done fast. Secondly, don't be afraid to be yourself. People really like you for being...you!!! You have the ability to think out of the box...REALLY out of the box and you should embrace it. Lastly, find a job quick because the economy is going to prevent you from finding a regular job anywhere you go and it is extremely frustrating! Oh, and one more thing, always chek your alarm clock! That is all me. Have a good time...you will, trust me.

Laura, don't miss great opportunity you have of coming to school. The only thing your teacher's do is prepare you for the next step, which is college. They get after you to turn in your homework on time, not to be tardy, and not to miss class, because that is the way it is in college. High school is just a preparation to real life in college, your teacher's really do care for you and in college you are on your own. In college, nobody is on your back expecting you to finish an essay on time. Here your professors tell you to turn in an essay, and they don't go behind you wondering why you didn't do your homework. College is a totally different story, it is REAL LIFE. Pay attention in class, go to school everyday, and study. Your learning habits start now, because once you get to college if you never studied in high school, you will have the most difficult time to get yourself straight in college.

dont get your hopes up and just keep your nose in the books

Scholarship is going to be key to continue your education so you need be applying. Studying will became a great part of your life in class and out. Time mangement will be necessary for all personal, home, and family time. When you think a hit a wall in your learning, ask help from your peers or professsors.

I would tell myself to not let anyone scare you. College is not a huge difference from what high school is. The biggest difference is that you will get a lot more homework then before but it should be nothing that you can't handle. Also have fun, hange out with friends, but still make time to study for your tests and do all of your homework. Don't be scared there is always people that are willing to help you out if you are having problems. So just know that it is nothing that you can't handle without a bit of hard work.