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To The High School Senior Who Feels Like They Had Enough

I promise you all that "pointless" work has great reward in the long run,

Rachel Nicole Cianfichi

Mar 27, 2017

Keystone College

To The High School Senior Who Feels Like They Had Enough

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To whom it may concern,

I can see it in your eyes you are tired of 6 a.m wake up calls, taco tuesday every week, the job you had since freshman year, I get it you are tired of the same routine you have been doing for the past four years. I can tell you want to quit, run miles away to start your life over before it has even started. I know you are questioning if staying to get your high school diploma is worth all this stress, I get it your tired.

Do NOT give up on yourself now, you have a little less then three months to go. I promise you this, you deserve to walk across that stage to shake your superintendent's hand. You deserve to feel accomplished, proud, ecstatic and overwhelmed all at the same time. No matter what struggles you have endured during this time of your life, it has made you a stronger person. Let that "piece of paper" be your strength to keep pushing forward. That "piece of paper" is you gateway into this world.

I walked in your shoes tired, afraid and filled with questions like who do I want to become, where do I want to go, where will I end up, and most importantly who will be their to catch me when I begin to fall? It is questions like that should make you want to keep pushing for your diploma. Why? A week before graduation they are going to hand you YOUR cap and gown that you EARNED, and the moment you try it on... You are going to turn around and catch a glimpse of yourself in your bedroom mirror and realize multiple things all at once.

You will realize that waking up at 6 a.m five days a week was worth it, taco tuesdays are a thing of the past, that job you held for the past four years will help you become independent when you leave for school. You may be undecided what you want to do for the rest of your life or who you want to become, but as you stare deeper into your bedroom mirror... You realize that no one truthfully has a long term plan.

Seniors take these last few weeks and soak them in, keep pushing forward, now is the time to start focusing on you and who you want to become as a person. I promise you those 6 a.m. wake up calls will soon be over, that job you had all threw high school will be receiving your two week notice very soon. College is waiting for you and it holds wonderful things.

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