I always wondered why the high school experience was romanticized and over dramatized so much, maybe I just watched too many chick flicks. Anyway, I thought high school would be a great experience and "the best year of my life." I was wrong--it was only an ordinary experience. However, thinking back to those four uneventful years, there are a few words of advice I wish I could go back in time and give myself so I could have a more memorable high school experience.

1. Braces don't make you look as ugly as you think, or at least keep telling yourself that.

2. Join student government, might help with your future choice of major!

3. Talk to more people and make friends, it won't hurt!

4. Take geometry and algebra more seriously.

5. Go to a few school events here and there, they're not as bad as you think.

6. Learn to play an instrument.

7. Take French instead of Spanish, you're fluent in that language already!

8. Tell your parents and friends that you appreciate them more.

9. Enjoy those 8 hours of sleep you get.

10. Save some money for college, it's not a joke how expensive it is.

11. Make amends with that girl who stopped talking to you because of silly reasons.

12. Don't put so much thoughts into your looks, these people will only see you through Facebook in a couple of years anyway.

13. Don't take free textbooks for granted or complain about carrying them around (the struggle of paying for textbooks is real).

14. Don't stress over boys, they're not as great as you think.

15. Actually put effort into P.E, you're gonna have to actually make time to exercise later on.

16. Take more chances, stop playing it safe all the time.

17. That music you love? It's NOT just a phase, and it will get better.

18. Get to know your first high school friend's friend better. She's your future college roommate.

19. Get out of your comfort zone!

20. It's not like High School Musical, unfortunately.