So, you made it! After four years of papers, exams, late nights and way too much stress, you've finally made it through. You're onto bigger, better things now, whether that be more schooling or the career that you're finally taking your first step into. Life is going to change so much, so here are a few things that I think you should expect.

This summer is supposed to be fun! So let loose and don't worry so much about your future. That doesn't mean forget about it all together, but you've gone through four years of school; you deserve a chance to relax!

You probably had a certain group of friends for the past few years, and now that you're moving on, things will probably change in that group of friends. But that's not all bad. Was there always one person that you thought was just too much drama? Now's the time that you can choose to not be so close anymore! And honestly, from now on your past friendships are going to be much harder to keep. Don't keep any unnecessary stress in your life!

To those going to more school: it will not be like the past four years of your life. You will go through so much more stress and everything will be different. It's terrifying, but I promise, you'll be okay. Keep your goals in the back of your mind because when things get hard, you'll have to remember them to make it through.

If you're going straight to work: remember, you'll have your bad days, and you'll have your great days. If you're not happy now, you won't be happy when you're 50. So remember, you've gotta make money somehow, but always work towards doing something that you'd be okay doing for the next 20-30 years of your life.

You have been a role model for someone. No matter how close or far in age they were from you, know that they looked up to you so much. You mean the world to them. They know that if you made it through, they can too. Keep those people in the back of your mind because it would mean the world to them if you're still supporting them and being a role model even after you've left.

Try new things! You might be incredibly surprised about the things that you might enjoy. I know when I graduated, I never expected that a year later I would have written over 30 articles that I post online for the world to see, but look where I am now! I never knew that I'd actually enjoy pineapple on pizza, but since I somehow got stuck with the five people in the world that actually enjoy it, I've discovered that it's not so bad!

Finally, give yourself a pat on the back, because it's been a long journey to get here. You've got your entire life ahead of you and you're gonna do amazing things.