Seniors,

It's OK to be scared.

This is the time in your life where most of you have picked a school and you're buying t-shirts and other gear to wear to your last few months of high school.

You're beginning to realize that all of the "lasts" are just beginning.

The unknown of if you will get along with your roommate or find a home in that sorority/fraternity you plan on pledging is starting to hit. For some of you seniors, you might not even know for sure where you will go to school.

That's OK.

These last few months of your senior year will be amazing. You will finally start to appreciate your friends, family, and teachers in a way you never thought you would.

You will go to your last prom, your last football game.

You will park your car in its assigned spot for the last time and your mom will come into your room yelling at you to wake up one more time.

On your graduation day, you will stand there in your cap and gown. Surrounded by all of the people you've been in school with for around eighteen years.

Cherish that moment. It all goes by way too fast. I remember being in that position and when I sat at my graduation, I couldn't believe how fast it flew by.

These last few months will also be hectic.

You will start to take your last final exams of high school and you will see your teachers for the last time.

Amidst of all the chaos, you will still be so excited to leave the place you've spent all your childhood in. Appreciate these last few months.

Leaving home is scary. You are thrown into the world and expected to be an adult for the first time. Although this seems absolutely terrifying, it's amazing.

Coming to college has taught me so much.

The first lesson I learned by leaving home was how to live with another person. Although I grew up in a house with four other people, having a roommate is a whole different thing.

You will learn how to share space and for almost everyone, that's difficult.

You will also go to college and be so beyond lost on campus. If that happens, it's OK! Just ask someone for help.

To my girls going through sorority recruitment, remember to just trust the process!! Try to go into college and the recruitment process open-minded.

You will find your home somewhere in a chapter and although the process is long, just be yourself and it will work out.

The transition from college to high school is huge, but it also is an amazing experience.

Do not stress about the little things. When embarking on this journey remember to cherish those last few moments of high school and BE YOU.

Sincerely,

Someone who knows what you're going through.