As freshman year comes to an end, I think it is our duty to warn the incoming class what not to do; or at least one major mistake to do in college. Senior year of high school is full of "lasts" and is a time to say goodbye to a part of your life. It is unlikely that you will go to the same university as the majority of your friend group and you will have the burden of making new friends. These are people who don't know who you were in high school, but most importantly, don't care who were in high school.
You are in college now. No one cares if you were the homecoming queen, the school nerd or the big athlete. College is a new start and allows everyone a clean slate. Speaking from experience, it is annoying to hear people go on and on about their achievements in high school and how amazing they were. Newsflash: we all made it to the same place. We are all at the same school, with the same professors, doing the same thing. Your achievements got you to the same place mine did, but, guess what, I am not broadcasting them.
Of course, everyone should be proud of what they did and that you got into college because you earned your way into college and that's still impressive. What's not is the fact that you won some honor roll award your freshman year in high school. Congrats, so did a thousand of other people, probably on this very campus.
Your first year of college is scary and going somewhere you don't know anyone, can be downright terrifying, but making friends is the most important part of freshman year. Everyone's excited, nervous and doesn't really know how to go about making friends. (I mean, we haven't had to make new friends in years). I can't tell you a sure way to make friends or the best way to get people to like you, but, and I'm sure everyone will agree, that no one wants to be friends with a high school wannabe who brags. High school is only a small part of our lives and if your best accomplishments happen in high school, then I feel sorry for you.
I can proudly say that I feel like I have accomplished nothing in my 19 years of life, and that is perfectly fine. I haven't even started to live real life yet and I can't wait to see what the years bring. So, if you're the person who always brings up high school, brags about how they were first in their class, or constantly talks about their old lives, please, from the rest of us, stop. College is the time to make more memories and start your real life and in order to do that you have to move on from high school.
