There is nothing more frustrating than sitting in a high school class waiting for the bell to ring so you can weave through a sea of confused freshmen, PDA enthusiasts and friend groups who are incapable of moving their conversations to the sidelines. All of this just to get to your next class. It sucks being in the stage where you are expected to make major life decisions while having the same privileges as a toddler. I get it, we've all been there; but most high schoolers complain about things they should be grateful for.
1. Having to carry your books around
You mean the books you get for free? If I could go back to high school I would dump my boy friend and give my heart to all the free books I was forced to lug around.
2. Not having any snow days
I grew up in a suburb of Chicago so I know the struggle of not having a snow day. It wasn't until I went away to college that I realized driving the short distance to school is way better than walking from class to class in a blizzard.
3. Being hungry
You don't know hungry until you're rationing your last pack of Ramen noodles and joining every club for the free food.
4. Being in your lame hometown
Everyone always hates their hometown; until you go away and home feels like the safest place on earth.
5. Hard tests
College is all about crying during your tests and choosing the answer closest to where your tear drop landed.
6. Forced family time
It's funny to see how popular family game night gets when you come home for breaks.
7. Bad teachers
In college we sit in lectures with 300 other students and your professor doesn't even know you exist. Even the worst high school teacher is still there for one on one if you need it.
8. Doing chores
It wasn't until I had a plethora of dishes to clean by hand that I realized I had taken my dishwasher for granted.
9. Taking the bus
It's time to get over the whole "taking the bus is lame" thing because in college the bus is your best friend.
10. Going to work
You mean having money and not selling your blood just to be able to go out on the weekends?
11. Annoying parents
Let me just tell you now that you will always need your mommy and daddy because sometimes you don't know how to fix your Wi-Fi and there are just too many digits in your social security number to remember all by yourself.
12. Being tired
I'll admit waking up early was never my favorite part of high school; but sleep is a foreign concept in college.
13. Going to sports practices
Be grateful that someone is making you work out because one day and 15 pounds later you're going to wish you were going to 6:00 am work outs.
14. Taking a foreign language
Get it out of the way in high school because college is not the time to learn a new language and most degrees require at least two years. ¿Comprende?
15. Wanting to leave
The world is a scary place and living on your own is hard. My advice is to mooch off mom and dad as long as you can.
Who am I kidding? College beats high school any day. Have fun asking for permission to go to the bathroom, kiddos! I'll be here living the good life.
