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A Letter To High School Seniors In Their Last Few Months

Remember to make the most out of this time.

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A Letter To High School Seniors In Their Last Few Months
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You thought it would last forever, you thought you had all the time in the world to be a kid. You thought those four years would take forever to finish, but now that time will soon come to an abrupt ending.

The end of high school is some of the best months you'll have; Prom, graduation, senior week, all great things that ultimately hide the anxiety you feel as college is quickly approaching. No more parents making your lunch, no more homecoming dances, and no more knowing every person as you walk down the halls. Leaving the comfort and safety of the place you've grown to know and love can be very difficult, but that's part of growing up.

It's important to remember to make the most out of the rest of your time. Cliché, I know, but it's true. When you think back to high school you want to remember all of the good memories, not the bad. Make the good memories so good that they outweigh all of the bad ones. When you get to college all of your friends will be reminiscing of their friends and how they spent their four years, and trust me, you're going to want to join in on those conversations. I'll never stop loving talking to my college friends about my home friends, practically bragging about how awesome they are. Telling them about our weird night time drives while screaming the lyrics to The Spice Girls, or about sneaking out in the middle of the school day to go get Chick-Fil-A.

Take every opportunity given to you in these months; Grow closer to old friends or make new ones, you're going to want to keep in touch with these people. Go to every event possible, including prom even though you may think it's lame-it's really not.

It's okay to be sad leaving the comfort you've known, but the excitement waiting for you is going to be much better. Don't get scared at the initial moment of being away from home and away from everything you know because that feeling will go away so fast you'll feel silly for building up this anxiety over nothing. College truly is the best four years you'll have, even better than the much simpler high school years. The freedom you have is unlike anything you've experienced before, something that I promise you will love.

Make the most out of your high school years because they don't last forever. Don't be frightened at the unknown of what's coming, it will end up for the best. Although college is great, remember high school can be too. Do as much as you can in the last few months; That's something I'll never regret.

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