For the select few of us that went to an all-girls school, we know how crazy it might look from the outside looking in.

But from the inside looking out, it was a whirlwind of a high school career. Here are a few things you know to be true if you went to an all-girls school for high school.

1. You had all of these weird traditions.

Your school had all these weird traditions that no one ever seems to ever understand. For me, it has always been so hard yet exciting sharing about my high school's song contest in which each grade picked a theme and changed song lyrics to make them related to our high school. It was a battle of the grades and something that everyone always looked forward, too!

Or how do you explain that you have a thing called "Winter Concert" in which at the end everyone surrounds the seniors and sobs while singing "Silent Night"? You just can't without truly expressing how much all these traditions and more mean to you.

2. You had your go-to uniform.

When going to an all-girls high school, you can bet that we had a uniform. The usual kilt skirt and polo were everywhere. However, you also had a plethora of skirt and shirt colors to choose from! And there was always the one combination that you always tended to lean towards. For me, it was my white polo and plaid skirt. I still have them both in my closet for memory's sake!

3. You were taught that you can do anything a man can do, and more!

Going to an all-girls school was a very empowering experience for me. We were constantly taught that men are in no way, shape, or form more competent than us in any setting and that we should always chase our dream! "Dream, Dare, Do!" was always our motto!

We learned that we, as successful women, can chase and achieve any dream that we may have, even those that are typically male-dominant. We learned to fight the gender gap, and this is something that I fight for each and every day now that I have had that education.

4. You learned to be more self-confident with yourself.

Coming into my all-girls high school from middle school, I had little-to-no self-confidence. However, after 4 years, I learned to trust and embrace myself for who I am! I owe it to my school and all my teachers there for who I am today!

5. You still talk to all your teachers post-graduation.

With smaller class sizes, you really bonded with all of your high school teachers. As a matter of fact, I am Facebook friends with just about every faculty member from my high school. We even meet up for coffee every once in a while! They were my second parents during the school day who really and truly cared about my well-being.

6. You often feel as though you were in your own little sorority.

Since joining a Greek organization in college (Go AOII—shameless plug!), I have come to realize how my high school really was a lot like a sorority in the sisterhood sense. I can honestly say that all the 65 girls in my high school class will be my forever sisters. From our class rings to our class sleepover bonding sessions, we had an amazing sisterhood that never fails to remind me of my own sorority in college.

7. Didn't brush your hair today? No problem, because none of us did either!

With no boys, around looks didn't really seem to matter. I often rolled out of bed in the morning, brushed my teeth, washed my face, put my uniform on, and went out the door. That's right. I didn't need to spend that extra hour curling my hair and putting on that perfect makeup. Those were glorious times that I miss dearly now that I'm in college.

8. Shaving did not have to be a thing.

Another testament to how great it was to not have guys at school as not having to shave. Either you embraced your hairy legs in the fall and spring or you wore tights in the winter. Either way, shaving did not happen often and it was a beautiful thing.

9. There always seemed to be some kind of bake sale or birthday celebration. And what did that mean? ENDLESS FOOD.

There always seemed to be some kind of reason to bring in food. The day after a major exam seemed to be a cause for celebration and food. It also helped when you had the best baker ever in your graduating class! It was always an amazing day when she came in with trays of her amazing slutty brownies or cupcakes. Now I get excited when I get ice cream at a dining hall, but it's really not the same (like at all).

10. You learned that being a feminist is not a bad thing!

When people usually hear the word "feminist" they put a negative connotation with it such as bra burning or whatever else you want to think about. However, going to an all-girls school taught me that being a feminist is actually something that all women should be! In reality, being a feminist means that you know and believe that you, as a woman, can do anything (and more) that a man can do. It's basically knowing that woman power is amazing!

11. It was not uncommon to see a girl sprawled out on the floor during the day taking a nap.

I don't know about other schools, but this was a common occurrence at my high school. During any given period of the day, you could find girls during their free periods in the Commons, Senior Hallway, or the Third Floor taking a nap after a few classes. We clearly could not get enough sleep during the night because of the hours of homework that were given, so napping during the day was the next best thing.

12. You had a weirdly strict dress code when it came to shoes, socks, and sweatshirts.

One time, I was called out in the middle of US History because I was wearing white socks that had a tint of blue from being stained in the washing machine. I also remember being called out for wearing black tights instead of blue or wearing a sweatshirt that had the name of my high school on it but it was not an "approved" sweatshirt from the spirit store. Although I will never understand why my teachers were so strict about these things, I will always remember these things and laugh every time.

13. People thought your school was like being in a cult.

I'm not going to lie, my friends from public schools often told me that my high school seemed like more of a cult than a school. And although I can see where they were coming from, I would not change a thing about my high school. There was something special about only having girls in my classes or bonding over all the weird traditions we had. I would not change my high school experience for the world.

14. When it was that time of the month, every single person was in sync.

You know what I mean, ladies. And when it was *that time* of the month, you could find lines in the three bathrooms that we had in the Upper School. We were all emotional messes together.

15. You found a home.

I don't know about you, but I will always have a home at my all-girls school. I have learned to love all the faculty there like family and have learned to love my fellow classmates like sisters.

Whenever I see a class ring from my high school in a different city away from home, I immediately flip out because it reminds me of my second home. I have even found a summer job at my high school and find myself spending more time there in the summer than in my actual home. All in all, I will always be able to go back and feel the same sense of love and acceptance that I felt there as a student.

Although some people may think that it was weird to go to a school with only girls, I think it was one of the best experiences I have ever had and wouldn't change it for anything. It has helped to build my character and formed me into who I am now. I will never forget where I came from and will always be thankful for my all-girls' school.

Because of it, I have sisters for life and have learned how to Dream, Dare, and Do!