Dear High School Me,

I know this is a cliché saying but these few years are going to be the time of your life. If I could go back to high school I would do it all over again and a little differently. High school is a time to go out and be yourself with your friends but make sure to keep up with your school work. It might not seem important or cool but your GPA and grades will make a huge difference in your future. GPA decides your college career and possible jobs.

You will learn it is okay to make mistakes. You will fight with your parents constantly (it's a teenage thing) but they will always be there for you through the good and the bad. Your parents are your best friends in high school and through college. No matter what they always know best because they have been through it too.

The main thing to remember is high school is a time to be yourself. This is the time to be you and figure out your future. Things won't go right, there will be relationships and heartbreaks but in all, it builds who you are and who you can be. You will see good things and bad things in your life but everything that happens for a reason. One day you will be a college student about to graduate with the degree of your choice and looking forward to a great future. After college, you will have success and happiness. Just today go to class, study hard, be involved in activities and sports, and always be yourself.

One day you are in high school partying and the next you are living your life after graduation. Don't blink!