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A Letter to High School Seniors

Life's about to get crazy... Hold on Tight.

Bailie White
Dec 26, 2016
Freed-Hardeman University
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A Letter to High School Seniors
Bailie White

Dear Senior,

You are halfway through your last year of high school. You have one semester left. ENJOY IT. I promise you will blink, it will be March, and you will wonder where the last 3 3/4 years have gone. Enjoy every “last” that you will experience over the last 5 months. Remember (and write down) every single emotion or memory that you want to remember. These next few months will be so so busy, but you want to be sure to remember it all. Enjoy it, but keep your grades up. Don’t slack off. YOU ARE ALMOST THERE.

Make sure you have all of your graduation stuff taken care of: cap and gown, invitations, senior pictures, graduation party, etc.

Start making friends with people you’re going to college with. You may be going to a school with lots of people from high school or you may be going to college all by yourself. Whatever the case, go ahead and start making friends.

Make sure you get all of your paperwork for college turned in. Double and triple check with your admissions counselor; make a checklist of everything you need to get done before you get ready to move in. You want to enjoy this coming summer and not be worried about a lot of college stuff. APPLY FOR LAST MINUTE SCHOLARSHIPS. DON’T MISS THESE DEADLINES.

Start making a list of everything you need for your dorm room. Talk to your friends in college; check all of the Pinterest lists and combine them and make your own list. Find cute things, talk to your roommate, and get on the same page! It will make shopping so much easier. Also, people might give you graduation presents at Christmas. GO AHEAD AND START A LIST (and write a thank you note)!! You do NOT want to get behind on thank you notes. Stay ahead on those!!!

Finally, spend extra time with your family and friends back home. You won’t see them nearly as often, and you will miss them a whole lot. Hug your parents extra tight at graduation. Give your siblings double the hugs before bed time. The next few months are going to fly by. Soak it all in. Make lots of memories. Be smart. Be proactive. Be awesome!!

Sincerely,

A College Freshman

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