An Open Letter To A High School Freshman | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Sports

An Open Letter To A High School Freshman

Life's changing, but I promise everything will work itself out in the end.

28
An Open Letter To A High School Freshman
Matalin Staser

Dear Reader,

I want you to know a few things. Things may get tough somewhere along the line and that’s okay. Life has its ups and downs--that’s why it’s life. I want you to know that there will be good days and bad days. Things get hard, then suddenly they’re altogether far too easy. Believe me, things will get better even if you don’t think they will. You’re stronger than you think, I promise.

Sometimes you may feel overwhelmed. I’m sorry to tell you, but even though things get quieter, they never really go away. There will always be stress, but it will get easier with time. You’re doing just fine, alright? You’re taking the first few steps on to the rest of your life. Oh, a little note, grades really do matter. Seriously, I never thought they did, but I got rejected from schools I wanted to go to because my grades weren’t good enough. Besides, it feels amazing to have good grades, like you’ve succeeded. The feeling you get is worth all of the stress.

A word on friends, because I know you’ll need to hear it. You are going to grow up and you may lose friends, but you will make new ones. You'll never stop caring about the old ones either. When this happens once or twice, it will hurt so badly that you won’t know what to do. I want you to know that you won’t think about them as much eventually. The mistakes you make will be forgotten in time and even if they aren’t, they only make you wiser. I know, it sounds like the things you hear all the time. Here’s a secret, they’re true.

Let’s talk about growing up, since I mentioned it. You need to know that you won’t end up where you planned, but it turns out okay. You will not regret continuing to live the life you build around you because someday, you will be able to wake up and see that things have happened that aren’t good, but they’ve only made you stronger. As long as you don’t let things keep you down, you can keep going. You’re stronger than you could ever believe and it’s important that you keep that in mind.

Things are going to be hard and you’re going to want to cry. You might feel alone and like you aren’t worth anything, but you are. I promise, you really are. High school is hard, but college is amazing. You’ve heard that it’s the darkest before the light and I want you to know that in that metaphor, high school would be the darkness just before the light that college brings.

Things are different and they’re downright terrifying, but the fear is worth the amazing things that will come- and yes, I promise that amazing things will come. Keep holding on, the sun’s about to rise and you’ll be amazed at the things to come.

Love Always,

Matti

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Gilmore Girls
Hypable

In honor of Mother’s Day, I have been thinking of all the things my mom does for my family and me. Although I couldn’t write nearly all of them, here are a few things that moms do for us.

They find that shirt that’s right in front of you, but just you can’t seem to find.

Keep Reading...Show less
Relationships

10 Reasons To Thank Your Best Friend

Take the time to thank that one friend in your life you will never let go of.

2191
Thank You on wooden blocks

1. Thank you for being the one I can always count on to be honest.

A true friend will tell you if the shirt is ugly, or at least ask to borrow it and "accidentally" burn it.

2. Thank you for accepting me for who I am.

A best friend will love you regardless of the stale french fries you left on the floor of your car, or when you had lice in 8th grade and no one wanted to talk to you.

Keep Reading...Show less
sick student
StableDiffusion

Everybody gets sick once in a while, but getting sick while in college is the absolute worst. You're away from home and your mom who can take care of you and all you really want to do is just be in your own bed. You feel like you will have never-ending classwork to catch up on if you miss class, so you end up going sick and then it just takes longer to get better. Being sick in college is really tough and definitely not a fun experience. Here are the 15 stages that everyone ends up going through when they are sick at college.

Keep Reading...Show less
kid
Janko Ferlic
Do as I say, not as I do.

Your eyes widen in horror as you stare at your phone. Beads of sweat begin to saturate your palm as your fingers tremble in fear. The illuminated screen reads, "Missed Call: Mom."

Growing up with strict parents, you learn that a few things go unsaid. Manners are everything. Never talk back. Do as you're told without question. Most importantly, you develop a system and catch on to these quirks that strict parents have so that you can play their game and do what you want.

Keep Reading...Show less
friends
tv.com

"Friends" maybe didn’t have everything right or realistic all the time, but they did have enough episodes to create countless reaction GIFs and enough awesomeness to create, well, the legacy they did. Something else that is timeless, a little rough, but memorable? Living away from the comforts of home. Whether you have an apartment, a dorm, your first house, or some sort of residence that is not the house you grew up in, I’m sure you can relate to most of these!

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments