I remember how excited I was my senior year to finally graduate — it has been my best accomplishment yet. Things have definitely changed, though, so here are 10 things that have most likely changed for you as well since graduating high school.

1. Say goodbye to some of your school friends.

Right after you graduate things may not have changed that much. You may keep in touch with friends that you have graduated with, but that changes pretty quickly.

I'm sure you had school friends, the people that you were friends with because you saw each other five times a week.

I've had a few where we stopped talking right after graduation, others were a few weeks, months or even shortly after I went off to college.

These seemed to be the friendships that I took as a loss, but they weren't as bad as I thought because even though I lost some good friendships, I've remained close with a few really good friends.

2. Maintaining friendships isn't as easy but they can be worth it.

It's easier staying in touch when you're in high school, especially when you see each other everyday. It isn't as easy when you graduate because life tends to get in the way and not everyone has as much free time as they once did.

However, when you get together with those few friends you haven't loss touch with it can be the best feeling ever. People tend to value those friendships a lot more since contact isn't as easy.

3. Responsibilities and adulting.

While in high school, responsibilities were overall pretty simple. Get your education, put away the dishes, do your laundry etc.

Now it's expected of you to find a job, possibly move out and be on your own, try to get your life together and figure out what you want to do.

It all happens so quickly — you're in high school one day and then the next you're on your own calling your parents and asking them if they can come over and show you out to make something other than macaroni and cheese.

4. Scheduling your own doctor appointments.

I, for one, don't like setting up my own doctor's appointments, I have always had my mom call because she's more professional at it than I am. I feel like I won't know what to say or I'll get confused, whereas my mom memorizes everything about the appointment.

I mean how am I supposed to know what shots I've had or my family medical history?

5. You think differently about money.

When I would get money in high school I would go to McDonald's and get french fries, spend it on something I've been wanting for a while like a new phone case or even a coloring book.

Now, when I get money, I feel like I don't want to let it go. Spending a dollar on a medium iced coffee from McDonald's seems like I'm just spending too much money. Buying a really cute sweater would mean that I can't buy a new band t-shirt.

It was easier in high school when I could ask my mom to buy me gummy bears or a new pair of shoes.

6. Things that you thought were important in high school might not be important anymore.

Cliques no longer matter

Drama gets old.

Feeding into rumors solve nothing.

It doesn't matter who you're dating.

Impressing people doesn't matter.

7. You can add your favorite teachers on Facebook.

Now that you're no longer a student at their high school, you can add your favorite teachers on Facebook to stay connected.

8. You no longer have to be stuck in your hometown.

Now that you're out of school, you can finally do something that you've always talked about doing, you can move out of your hometown and go experience the world. There is more to life than what you're used to.

9. You relieve high school memories a lot more often.

You've probably spent a lot of time talking to your friends or thinking about all the good times you've had in high school. You might even have times where you wish you could go back.

10. You change a lot whether you realize it or not.

Looking back, you might realize that you're in a lot better place than you were in high school. You have grown a lot and have a better since of direction.

You might not have mastered being an adult yet because that isn't easy, but you're trying.

At this point, you might miss some aspects of high school, but you know that you're better off where you are.