High school does not last forever. Thank God that it was only four short years of my life because I cannot imagine waking up at 6 am every day, going to class for 7 hours straight, or being stuck in a building with people who clearly dislike me. I have now moved on from my high school years and started my journey of higher education. College is entirely what you make of it and I’m going to make it the best.

As of now, high school is a distant memory for me. I haven’t spoken to the majority of my graduating class since our final days in high school. Honestly, the second I graduated, I blocked or unfollowed most of them on social media. All of those people who spent years disliking me are out of my hair forever. All those girls who called me ugly or stupid and had such an impact on me when I was 16, mean absolutely nothing now. I haven’t seen, spoken or heard from them and quite frankly, I hope I never do. High school was not the “best four years of my life,” as I am sure it isn’t for many others. My high school experience didn’t consist of huge parties, school comradery or a big group of friends. My high school experience was worrying to much about what others thought of me, trying too hard to fit in with everyone, and stressing out about things that I shouldn’t have stressed out about. I cared so much if I failed a test or if my appearance was not the best. But looking back, everything that I did in high school means absolutely nothing to me. Now, I would love nothing more than to remember those past years as what it is; a distant memory.

To everyone still in high school stressing about tests, projects or your social life, here’s a quick piece of advice… stop worrying. It may seem hard, but if I could change one thing in my high school career it would be how much I cared. I wish I didn’t care as much if I got invited to a party, got a date to prom, or whether or not people liked me. It doesn’t matter if you get an F on one test or if everyone in your class knows your name. Who cares? Everything that I once was in high school is slowly slipping away. I don’t care as much about the little things and you shouldn’t either. My years in high school don’t matter to me anymore and one day you will feel the same.