What would you do differently?

[Jen12]

If you could go back and do anything differently, knowing what you know now, what would it be? And I know all of us have a laundry list full of these things, right?

Me, I'd not get into credit card trouble in my early twenties that took me almost a decade to crawl out of, and I'd have followed my heart and finished teacher training about ten years ago instead of taking other people's career advice, because now that I have the education done, there are no jobs in the education field!

[Norse]

I would have followed my first love and become a vet instead of going to law school. I also would have been less concerned with being in steady relationships when I was younger and explored more. That said though, every path I have chosen and every turn in life has led me to where I am today, including having the love and companionship of my wonderful DP of 15+ years, and I would not go back and trade my life today for anything.

[indysteel]

I would have moved away from Indiana as soon as possible instead of going to college and law school here and then staying on after gradutation. Now that I'm 15 years out, with an established career, a home and husband with his own professional attachment to Indiana....well, it's just not as easy to leave. Not impossible; just not easy.

Oh, and I wouldn't have become a lawyer.

[Pax]

I would have waited another 30 seconds before going up that ladder.

[redrhodie]

I wouldn't have written everything down in that diary.

[OakLeaf]

I wouldn't have gotten involved with that one guy...

[Becky]

I would have moved away from the right coast or, at a minimum, back to PA while I still could. I would have planned my education better and earned a second (concurrent) undergraduate degree in geology. In hindsight, an extra ~year of school would have paid huge dividends.

[westtexas]

I think I would have waited longer and looked at more options before signing a contract at my first job post vet school.

[shootingstar]

Spent more time understanding 1 of my sisters but she did led me to believe that things were fine --at least it appeared to me 80% of the time. But then I have been living in a different province, oblivious to alot of family stuff.

She is no longer alive..she committed suicide. (I mentioned this already months ago.)

I still believe this: your siblings can be your friends..for life.

[malkin]

....Knowing what I know now????

This game isn't worth the candle.

[Owlie]

I probably would not have taken that year off after undergrad. And maybe have dropped the triple major and just done biochemistry and have been done in three years. I also would have tried enjoying college instead of locking myself in my room and studying all day.

[Koronin]

I would have taken the geography class for a grade instead of credit/no credit. I was taking 3 other hard classes that quarter 2 classes in my first major (telecommunications, IE: broadcasting) and 1 in my 2nd major (history). I needed this one as a SS course for the history major. I didn't know it was going to be so frelling easy. I did not study or anything and got an A for that class. Yes it still bugs me to this day.

[ASammy1]

I would have gone away to college and not gone to the commuter school.

[VeganBikeChick]

1. Wouldn't have cared what others thought and kept dating the guy from high school who turned out to be an incredible human being.

2. Would have gone to community college, not a 4-year university, to save all that $$ and not have tons of loans later...

3. Would have saved the $$ I made from my first jobs instead of spending it like it was going out of fashion.

4. Wouldn't worry so much what others think.

[Melalvai]

Would have been nicer & more patient with my husband and daughter. Luckily they are nicer than me and more patient with me, and late is better than never.

I almost said, wouldn't have gotten a PhD, would have gone into a different field entirely, wouldn't have spent 12 years of my life at a college I disliked, would have picked an undergrad college based on my career goals...but if I'd done that I wouldn't have met my husband, and I'd probably have made other mistakes or unlucky choices. Who knows if it really would have turned out better.