Okay, so everybody knows that high school and college are two entirely different creatures. This is the same for your senior year in either place. I know for me, high school is something I never, ever want to re-experience except for the fact that I spend almost eight hours a day with some of the best people I know. College senior years means we meet for lunch and try to schedule some time to hang out and watch movies in between an immense class load, work, and other personal obligations. The main differences for me are below:

High School Me:

By this point in high school, I was just ready to be out of that place and into the exciting new world of college. I knew in September of my senior year what I was doing after graduation because I had already gotten accepted to Berea by then. It honestly wasn't until the middle of my freshman year of college that I actually missed anything about high school at all. Even, then I only missed my friends since we had all went to different colleges across the state or stayed at home. I mean these people saw me through several break-ups, numerous meltdowns due to classes, and we spent Madrigals and Senior Prom together along with birthdays. They saw me through a lot but I'd never change a thing about leaving high school other than I wish we were all still together.

College Me:

So, I have a job at this point and I'm getting married the weekend after graduation but none of this was set in stone until this summer which means I'm mildly behind where was I was at this point in high school. I still have no stinking idea what I'm going to do after Intuit ends in July of next year but I'm slowly but surely working on it. I'm already making plans with Wyatt, Kayla, Destiny & Brooke to hang out once I graduate so we won't fall apart like most of my high school group has. These people have seen me crying my eyes out over a test, when I'm sick and no one else is there to stay up with me, and when I've had a good day and we all just need to relax, I know they're up for it.

I guess eventhough college and high school senior years are vastly different, I know without the friends I've made and the relationships I've forged, I never would have made it through without them.

-BrittanyNicole