The movie "Mean Girls" is one of the greatest dipictions of high school life, expecially for girls. While the scenarios seem far fetched, situations like this often do occur in high school. Sometimes it's hard to see these things and acknowledge their truth when you're still in high school. This being said, after two years out of high school, I have come to realize these aspects of the movie are often true in real high schools.

1. There's a mom who was always a little too involved

She would do anything to be known as the "cool mom", not realizing high schoolers rarely find any mom to be"cool." Staying involved in the drama and informed of the gossip was her full time job.

2. The painfully awkward sex ed class

Everyone's "mature enough" to have sex... and yet they can't talk about in front of anyone else without turning 12 shades of red.

3. The endless nasty rumors that often hold no truth at all

The epitome of high school. Sometimes people don't see it until they're out, but social lives in high school are built on rumors and gossip.

4. The last month of school being dragged out a little too long

Being out of high school, we wonder how we ever stayed in school until the end of June without losing our minds. After 10.5 months with the same people, summer cannot come soon enough.

5. There is a definitive "cool crowd" in every grade

*Spoiler alert* that doesn't carry over into life after high school. There's been plenty of examples of the popular crowd dispersing after senior year and often they end up on the wrong path.

6. The "cute" halloween costumes

These often resembled lingerie more than costumes...

7. Knowing that where you sit at lunch is important

Because what table you're sitting at defines the kind of person you are and who you can be friends with. (Obviously an extremely realistic and reliable way of judging someone's character.)

8. Seeing a teacher outside of school is HORRIFYING

Teachers are supposed to go to school and go home. Seeing them outside of school AND having to talk to them is a high school student's worst nightmare.

9. Girls believing that pretending to be dumb is cute

Girls often believe a boy is more likely to like you if you make them feel more intelligent than you. (FALSE!)

10. Girls (and boys) not being able to see their true self-worth

High schoolers often accept the crappy ways people treat them because they don't feel like they deserve better. After high school it's much easier to see that nobody should make you feel worthless.

11. And the total fear of being different

God forbid we're not all exactly the same in high school. If you don't follow the trends of the popular crowd, all hell will break loose.