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What I Wish I Had Known As A High School Senior

Because your senior year will fly by, and before you know it, you'll be graduating!

Nicole Marie

Aug 22, 2016

Missouri University of Science and Technology

What I Wish I Had Known As A High School Senior

Chris Reader

It seems like just yesterday that I walked across the stage and received my “diploma” (it was actually mailed to me once they ensured I returned my cap and gown). I vividly remember listening to my classmates give speeches and watching my sophomores sing in the choir. But I also remember the stress that led up to my graduation day, from worrying about classes to getting into college. There were many days where I didn't take the time to appreciate my high school life, and I hope you're able to do so!

1. Your friends will always be there for you!

2. Teachers really do care about you!

3. No one cares about your high (or low) PSAT/SAT/ACT scores.

4. You will never get to re-live your senior prom!

5. Study groups will save you from breaking down in a difficult class.

6. Let underclassmen start to take on larger roles in clubs and organizations as you prepare to leave.

7. You should never choose your college based on another person!

8. Grades are NOT everything (but yes, they’re important).

9. Take advantage of the photo ops that come with senior year - take all of the selfies, group pics and senior pics you want!

10. College will not get any easier because professors will expect more of you!

11. The freshman 15 is definitely a thing to watch out for!

12. Having a guy best friend will (probably) not work out

13. Enjoy all of the lasts that come with senior year. Reminisce of the previous years and make this one the very best!

14. Don't be afraid to ask questions, because it's worse when you don't understand or know.

15. It's perfectly fine to reuse college application essays (and scholarship ones).

16. Always get on your teacher’s good side, especially if you want letters of recommendation!

17. Stay involved. It's easy to lose interest in your clubs as you get closer to graduation, but it will really hurt their transitions.

18. You might not be the best at everything, even though you're the oldest in the school...and that's okay.

19. You will never have another year that's filled with as much fun, laughter and joy during your senior year, so enjoy it!!

This is dedicated to my sophomores who will never ever be seniors.

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What I Wish I Had Known As A High School Senior

Because your senior year will fly by, and before you know it, you'll be graduating!

1. Your friends will always be there for you!

2. Teachers really do care about you!

3. No one cares about your high (or low) PSAT/SAT/ACT scores.

4. You will never get to re-live your senior prom!

5. Study groups will save you from breaking down in a difficult class.

6. Let underclassmen start to take on larger roles in clubs and organizations as you prepare to leave.

7. You should never choose your college based on another person!

8. Grades are NOT everything (but yes, they’re important).

9. Take advantage of the photo ops that come with senior year - take all of the selfies, group pics and senior pics you want!

10. College will not get any easier because professors will expect more of you!

11. The freshman 15 is definitely a thing to watch out for!

12. Having a guy best friend will (probably) not work out

13. Enjoy all of the lasts that come with senior year. Reminisce of the previous years and make this one the very best!

14. Don't be afraid to ask questions, because it's worse when you don't understand or know.

15. It's perfectly fine to reuse college application essays (and scholarship ones).

16. Always get on your teacher’s good side, especially if you want letters of recommendation!

17. Stay involved. It's easy to lose interest in your clubs as you get closer to graduation, but it will really hurt their transitions.

18. You might not be the best at everything, even though you're the oldest in the school...and that's okay.

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Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

18. “But you will remember me for centuries.”

19. “Something about you makes me feel like a dangerous woman."

20. “Don’t act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me.”

21. “Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

22. “Find me where the wild things are.”

23. “I’m high on lovin’ you.”

24. “If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak, somebody’s mistake, if you’re gonna be somebody’s first time, somebody’s last time, be mine.”

25. “Don’t be afraid to take the road less traveled on.”

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1. "Talk about a dream Try to make it real You wake up in the night With a fear so real Spend your life waiting For a moment that just don't come Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)

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3. "You've got to learn to live with what you can't rise above" (Tunnel of Love)

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5. “God have mercy on the man/ Who doubts what he’s sure of” (Brilliant Disguise)

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)