You started your education at a small public school in your neighborhood from kindergarten to fifth grade. You made the best of friends during your time there. When you walked in the door you always had the biggest smile on your face. As you got older all of your friends started talking about going to the middle school soon. When it came to you, you have two choices of middle schools and you made a good choice in the end.

You were able to choose between going to the public middle school in the neighborhood with all of your friends or to the private grade school down the street with only about three of your friends. There was a lot for you to think about when it came to making your decision in the end such as your future education, class sizes, and how well you would succeed in many different ways. After careful consideration you decided to go to the private school, even though you didn't know if it was the right decision, you knew it was the best for future you.

When it came to telling your friends it almost killed you inside. You had no idea how you would break the news to the majority of them that you would not be going to school with them any more. When you told them, they constantly tried to convince you to change your mind and begged you to change your mind, but you stuck to your gut about the private school and you did it. You knew the private school would be a new and you needed a fresh start for you.

During the summer before starting your new journey you spent as much time as possible with the friends you wouldn't see every day, but you all promise that you would stay close with each other as the weeks rolled on.

The first day of new school was right around the corner and you had never been so nervous with anything else, and you were definitely not the shy type. You got all of your last minute school supplies, and most importantly laid out your new UNIFORM: the white blouse, navy blue knit vest, blue plaid skirt, white knee high socks and dress shoes.

The first day rolled around and nobody knew what to expect. You walked into school with the group of three that you left your small public school with, all ready for a new adventure. We walked in and the first person we saw was a familiar face to all of us, that's when we realized that it wasn't going to be so bad.

You made so many good friends during your three short years there. You knew you made the right decision because you were truly happy there. You were not only getting a regular education but you were also getting a Catholic education which you grew to love. When eighth grade rolled around you shadowed high schools, but only two: a private Catholic all girls school, and a private Catholic co-ed school. You decided on the co-ed school and it became your home with tons of friends that last a lifetime.

Now you are in college, you are no longer that little fifth grader trying to find a middle school to go to. You just finished your freshman year of college and you are home. You have made millions of new friends over the years, that you might not have met if you didn't decide to go to the private middle school.

Change is different, change is good. You were not afraid of change, and look at where it got you: a good education, tons of friends, and now at an amazing private college where you have never felt more at home.

So thank you eleven year old self, you did it. You made an amazing life changing decision and my life wouldn't be the same if you didn't.