Last year around this time, I was preparing for 2015, knowing it would be a huge year for me. 2015 is my graduation year, the year I would have a bunch of fun but also have to learn how to be an adult. I knew that at the beginning of 2015, I would have to really start preparing for my future. This time last year, I had no idea that 2015 would be the best year of my life. I wanted to stop time and focus on enjoying my senior year. However, I knew that as soon as January 1 came around, I would need to start figuring out my future.

It took me a while to figure out exactly what I wanted to do with my life. When 2015 began, I thought I wanted to be a cosmetologist, but ended 2015 knowing I wanted to do something in the communication field. This time last year, I did not see the sudden career change coming, but in your senior year of high school, you really start to figure yourself out. I never understood how the same year my high school takes a class trip to Disney World could be the same year I would be responsible for stressful college applications, and this time last year, I didn't think it was possible to successfully accomplish both. I did not think I'd be able to have a wonderful week in Florida while completing applications at the same time, but I did.

This time last year, I did not think I would be as successful as I am at the end of 2015. I know exactly what I want to do with my life. I have made the exciting and sometimes scary transition from high school to college. I have made the most amazing memories with friends and family. The major lesson I have learned looking back on 2015 is that I never believed I could do the things I have done. I have learned that you never know what is coming, but it all works out really great in the end.

As a high school senior, you can feel so lost. I can say that by the end of your first semester of college and the end of your graduation year, you feel a lot better about where you are going than you did the previous year. I have changed my mind and questioned myself so many times throughout this year, and I have learned that this is okay. By the end of the year, I am on a great track. With the new year approaching quickly, I can't wait to see what happens next, and I know it will all work out! This time last year, I was still a teenager. This is the first year I end as an adult, and for the first time I am starting to feel like one.