Graduating High school is a huge step in your life. It is the time where you are becoming a real adult and learning how to take care of yourself. Some people will go off to college and some will stay at home, either way, there are some very important things you need realize before you graduate and grow up.
1. Enjoy the sporting events
Those Friday night football games are not the same when they are at 4 o’clock on Saturday afternoon. So embrace those games because they will not last forever.
2. Take advantage of seeing your friends
Not seeing your friends every day is awful and something that takes time to get used too. Take advantage of seeing them every day and don’t take it for granted that they are always around.
3. Make good study habits
I cannot stress this enough, make good study habits! I know all the teachers and your parents are telling you to study, but if you start now I promise college will be so much easier.
4. Start saving your money now
Start saving your money now because the more money you have in high school means the more fun you can have in college.
5. Don't be afraid to be different
There is nothing wrong with being different and your own kind of person. People might judge you in high school, but I can promise you that no one cares in college.
6. Don't worry about one bad grade
DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT worry about that one bad grade you got in a class or that one bad grade you got on a test. Those do not define your life; you can make it up in those college classes that you actually want to take.
7. Wardrobe doesn't matter
You might think that people care about what you are wearing, but I promise it doesn’t matter. In college, no one cares if you are wearing sweats and hair up because everyone else is.
8. Spend time with family
Don’t take your family for granted. Even though you know that they will always be there for you, try to hang out with them as much as possible because you will miss them like crazy when you are off at college.
9. Drama is stupid
There are three words that are very important, DRAMA IS STUPID! Don’t get caught up in all of those stupid rumors and think that they are going to ruin your life. The minute you graduate everything changes and no one cares what you are doing.
10. Growing up is hard
You need to realize that growing up is very hard, it is not easy as we all thought when we were little. In high school, all you want to do is grow up and move away but growing up is not fun and games all the time. So remember to slow down and enjoy all those crazy nights.
11. Hang out with your parents
The last thing that no one thinks is cool in high school is to hang with your parents. You might think it is lame to hang out with the rents on the weekend, but within the next couple years, you are going to miss them like crazy and wish that you could hang with them more.
