High school. The "best four years of your life", the big school, freedom, a huge step. You're scared and anxious, going over in your mind every possible thing that could go wrong on the first day. Most likely picturing high school to be what you see on every t.v. show that focuses on it. A huge campus, loaded with different types of people and zoned in to all the drama that occurs. Bullies, cliques, heartbreak. Or maybe you think of it like high school musical. Singing, dancing in unison, a disney type place where everyone falls in love and is just so good it deserves a second and third time to do it all over again.

Well, high school is none of this, at all.

It's neither terrible nor the best experience, but it is a perfectly normal life in which you can handle. Do not let any show or movie intimidate you because just like any other school you've been to, you will eventually ease into your eality. Of course it's scary on the first day, you're allowed to be nervous as you now have a lot on your plate. More work and bigger tests, which more than less sucks but will go faster than a blink of the eye. Not just a few teachers but 7-8, which includes unlimited amount of unique classes to be taking, in which some will thrill you and others you might fall asleep in. You'll also meet new people (a lot), some who might be a class friend and another that sticks by your side for years to come. And those people that you aren't that stoked to see? Don't worry, you don't have to see them forever. Looking at your schedule and seeing the highs and lows of the classroom numbers that you have no idea where they're at? Easy to get lost, but everyone does. Pretty soon you'll find secret ways to get there in seconds. To everything in high school there are pros and cons, but if you stay positive and have fun time will fly right before your eyes.

High school is a big part of your life, so don't spend it stressing over the little things. Go to the sporting events, hangout with friends on the weekends, join a club, but get your work done. Because in these four years will be the most freedom you get to have. And within these years are endless memories to make and things you'll never forget. After awhile you won't remember the first day jitters but all what you've accomplished, and it will be the best feeling in the world. They're right when they say it's a roller coaster full of ups and downs, but at graduation I swear you will look back on high school, and wish you could do it again.