Dear Seniors in High School,

There is only so much time left in your high school career and you need to make sure you live every minute like it means the world to you. That was something I wish I had known from the very beginning. The hours you spend crying because of petty drama, and stupid boys that become irrelevant in the near future, are not worth your effort. This is your time to be happy where you are, with the people you have known for years, in the place you feel the most comfortable.

When it became January of my senior year of high school I began to doubt all of my choices of where I wanted to go to college, what I wanted to become when I was older and why I was not “good enough” as the student I was. The thought of doing early decision for a school I liked was running through my head because I wish I already knew where I would be going, but yet, at some point I thought early action would be the best shot for me.

Waiting until the end of January to hear back from the school of my dreams was eating me alive, especially because I had heard multiple times that it was not likely I would be accepted. The time had rolled around and luckily, I was accepted, defying most odds due to the learning disability I had grown up with. It certainly was not easy, but the one thing I would have changed was all the stress I put on my own shoulders.

Of course your parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and everyone you may have ever known are expecting the best of you, but only you will really understand if you belong to that school. The motto I have stood by my whole life is that “everything happens for a reason” and if you do not get into the school of your dreams it is okay because, in many cases, you will end up at the school that was truly perfect for you.

Although the wait feels like it is never going to end, do not give up. Smile more and give yourself more time to relax. The waiting period seems forever, but if you are having fun it will go by so much faster. Learn to live a little, and before you know it, you will be having the best time of your life at the perfect school for you.

Sincerely,

An unsure Senior who became an extremely happy Freshman