Dear High School Junior,

You're about to enter your senior year of high school, and you couldn't be more excited about all of the crazy things that are about to occur in your life. Less homework, committing to college, prom, senior parties and so many other crazy things that we all look forward to when going into senior year. But when I tell you it goes by quickly, it really does. Before you know it, it’s April and you’re trying to figure out where all of that time went.

We were all told that senior year was going to be super easy; less homework, more freedom, less nagging teaching, but the truth is you’re still in school. Some teachers will stop caring as much if you’re lucky, and others won’t. You’ll still have to do homework and you’ll still have to take tests. It sucks but let me tell you, you’ll make it through. I promise. When you need help, there is nothing wrong with going to your teachers and asking for it. Just because you are going to be a senior doesn’t mean you are expected to know and understand everything. The help is there, and it’s just up to you how often you take advantage of it.

But senior year is not all that bad. There are so many exciting activities that you will get to take part in. Senior year parties have something different about them that other years did not. You feel so much closer to the people around you because you realize it’s actually your last year together. Everyone starts to come together and everyone is included because what's the point in starting drama now when there's only a few months left of high school?

Prom is coming up too and that's exciting and nerve-wracking all at once. Picking out your dress, making sure other people don't pick the same one as you, making hair and nail appointments, dress fittings and alterations, finding a date––it's so much to handle in such a short period of time. But it's worth it. It'll be the best night of your life, it's one of your last chances to celebrate with your grade as a whole, and you get to dress up in your best attire for this magical night. And once it's all over, you'll look back and realize how amazing of a time you had.

Senior year is going to be one of the best years of your life. It's going to go by so quickly and you're going to have an amazing time. Right now you want to move out and go to college to be living on your own but don't rush it. When it's all over you are going to wish you had it back and that you could do it all over again. So enjoy your senior year. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience this moment in time. Make the most of it.