Going through grade school, you learn a lot. You are educated about formulas, important documents, vocabulary words, how to calculate areas and perimeters, etc. These are all very important lessons, and yes, occasionally you will use them in life after high school, but there are other crucial things I wish I would've learned before the "adult world."

We could start with how to even apply for college, and financial aid. Fortunately for me, I had a brother already in college, so I had help. Many people, however, are first-generation college students, and applying can be intimidating, and frustrating. If we were taught how to in high school, we might see a higher rate of students going to college as their next step after graduation. In preparation for college, it would have also been useful to learn about everyday college worries like budgeting, professionalism, interview skills or how to perform in a collegiate setting -- AKA all the things that hit you like a ton of bricks when you're on your own.

I also wish I would have learned more about other cultures. I used to live in a bubble, and didn't know much about other people until I traveled on my own time, and dime (speaking of traveling, traveling etiquette would have been nice). As well as learning how to vote, social graces, the metric system, sex education -- the list could go on.

There are big things I would have liked to understand, like CPR, first aid and how to do taxes. All the way down to the little things, like writing in cursive, how to tie a tie, addressing envelopes and writing checks. You might be thinking, "This is something you learn on your own, and through your family," but you also have to remember that students are not guaranteed these opportunities, or families that will teach them these life essentials, especially in this day and age.

If there was a mandatory class juniors/seniors in high school had to take, I think this would take away a lot of the little stresses in life that we focus on after high school. Generations above the Millennials always claim that we're lazy and dependent, but it's hard to be independent when we are not learning the little, but very important things. It may seem like something doesn't need to be taught, but it does. If we had a class like this, the world would be better prepared for what is to come.