Some people say that high school will be the best time of your life, while others will tell you that they do not miss high school and did not like it at all. When my senior year came around, I thought that it was going to be the slowest year of high school yet. I was totally wrong! I also couldn't wait until graduation day, but now looking back I wish I could've slowed time down some. This letter is to all high school seniors out there.
Dear High School Seniors,
You are more than halfway done with your senior year of high school! In just a few short months, you will be walking across a stage and receiving your diploma. That may be a scary thought so some, while others cannot wait until that day gets here. As excited as you may be knowing that you are almost done with high school, take time and enjoy the last few months of school. Sure you may want to get away from your teachers and friends that you have had for years and experience the "real world", but once you are out of high school chances are you will probably miss some parts of it. I am writing this letter to tell you that college is not going to be like what everyone says it is. Enjoy every day that you have left of high school because you will find yourself looking back one day in college and wishing that you could go back to some of the memories you made in high school.
Don't get me wrong, college is great and you have so much more freedom, but having guidance from teachers and parents will be something that you miss quite often. As much as you may want to get away from your old friends be sure to spend as much time with them as possible. Once you graduate, they will become a part of your past. You may have a few that you keep in touch with while you are in college, but you will be so busy making new friends that you will more than likely forget about all of your old ones. The friends you have in high school might seem like they are your best friends, but once you get in college, you will find yourself making so many new friends and actually finding a friend who deserves the title "best friend".
Get involved in as many things you can your senior year. Be social and go to the sporting events, the dances, the pep rallies, and other school functions because trust me, that will be one of the things that you miss most once you are in college. Take everything day by day and enjoy the time you have left in high school because once you graduate and move on to college, you will have to start everything from new. College will be a whole new experience for you and may be a lot of fun, but there will be times when you start to think back to your high school years and wish you could relive your senior year just one more time. I know I do! For those of you in the Class of 2017, make the last few months of your senior year the best yet! The friends may fade, but the memories won't. I wish you all the best in these last few months.
Sincerely,
A college freshman.
