Yes I know, you're probably thinking I've fallen and hit my head. You're probably saying to yourself, "In what world is there anything about high school that can even come close to being as amazing as college is?" Well, hear me out because as much as you wish to deny it, you will agree with me on at LEAST one of these points.
1. Free Textbooks
Boy oh boy do I miss the days in high school where every classroom had a class set of the textbooks we need. In some of the classes, we even got our own individual copy as well! And how much did we have to pay for those books? NOT A SINGLE THING? If I only knew how much I would appreciate this before having to spend over two hundred dollars on a book and the access code that goes with it!
2. Study Hall Periods
I really should have taken advantage of a good study hall when I had the chance. It was worked in the day and I could actually study or do any homework I have gotten so that I wouldn't have to it later. Now, it's a struggle to get myself to the library and do my work once I've already gone back to my room after classes.
3. Music Classes
While yes, you can take music classes in college, it's a different type of class. In high school, I could take orchestra and chorus, and it would be right in the middle of my day which was also a great break from class. I could destress by playing/singing and have fun preparing new music. In college, music classes are all about theory and such, and of course, I could join the orchestra or chorus, but they rehearse at night which is when I like to do my studying.
4. The teachers
In high school, you are with some teachers for the whole school year or even all 4 years. It's awesome because I was able to make awesome bonds with my music teachers, career planning teacher, English teacher, etc. While in college, you don’t really get to make these kinds of personal connections until you really get into your major classes.
5. Prom
Yeah, I’m that girl who had an awesome time at prom with her friends and still looks back on it as one of the best memories of high school and senior year. I wish there was something like this that you could bond over with your friends and your classmates because as you go to college, you really only know a few people depending on the size of where you go.
6. Weighted GPA’s
OK, I know the whole reason behind weighted GPA’s was because you were taking harder classes and potentially earning AP credits but hey, a girl can dream! You already know that everyone relied on those weighted GPA’s when it came to being between that tenth of a point!
7. Public school is free
While yes, public school isn’t 100% free because of school taxes, those are only a small fraction of the price that comes from tuition, room-and-board etc. I hate that I have to pay around 150 dollars just to go to an orientation that they make me attend anyway!! And why do I have to pay for a health center I didn’t even use last semester? Even when attending a PA state school, you die a little when you look at your bill for the upcoming semester.
