Here's What I Miss About Going To An All Girls High School
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Here's What I Miss About Going To An All Girls High School

No one quite understands it, unless you lived it.

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Here's What I Miss About Going To An All Girls High School

As a senior in college, I can reflect back on my academic career as a student and accurately state that college and high school were two very different experiences. Both helped shape me to be the person I am today, but they were still nonetheless extensively unique in their own regard. I went to an all girls, private high school. Yes, all girls. No, I didn't go crazy, and believe it or not, despite all that estrogen, there was little to no drama, like ever. Here's 15 things I desperately miss about going to an all girls Catholic high school.


1. The girl talk, all the time.

No matter what time of the day, girl talk was always stirring.

2. Tampons, everywhere.

Literally yelling, "Who has the closest tampon?!" was a thing.

3. Makeup was a foreign language.

No one wore it. No one knew it. It didn't exist.

4. Dance instead of gym.

Get your groove on with your gals.

5. No one had a boyfriend.

Single and proud.

6. In fact, everyone pretty much hated the male species.

Who needed boys when you can have your best girlfriends?

7. Except for that one male teacher everyone had a crush on.

There was always that one...

8. Everyone took pride in being intelligent, and never dumbed themselves down.

We all took 7 AP classes each and aced our SATs, you can thank all those strict nuns.

9. The mere sight of a boy made the whole school go into a frenzy.

No one knew what to do.

10. Uniforms were the easiest and most enjoyable part of your day.

Brown or green kilt? Who cares, they all look the same.

11. A visit or field trip with your brother school meant a lot of this:

Brace yourselves, ladies.

12. Feminism is a language you will always be fluent in.

You can whoop anyone in a feminist debate.

13. The amazing and unexplainable traditions that no one could ever understand unless you experienced them yourself.

They made no sense, but to not take part in them was downright unacceptable.


14. You have the messy bun down to a science.

It was all your hair knew.

15. Endless snacks.

Snacks and comfort food literally everywhere.

16. Sisterhood.

Despite the endless people asking how the heck you made it through an all girls high school, you knew that it was the best experience of your life, even if they didn't at all understand. You got to experience four years of unbreakable sisterhood, and understanding what it means to be the best and most supportive woman you possibly could be.

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