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You Know You're A High School Senior When

You type in “c" and it fills in “commonapp.org".

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Senior year has been a mix of firsts and lasts and a combination of a slew of emotions. From college to friends, to trying to "adult," all high school seniors will relate to this list.

You know you're a high school senior when...

  1. You type in “c" in the search field and it fills in “commonapp.org”.
  2. You don’t understand when people ask what college you go to because most schools don’t even give out EARLY decisions until December.
  3. You never go into the cafeteria anymore.
  4. You actually have to start being on time for school so that you can get a good parking spot.
  5. The freshman literally look like babies to you.
  6. And you also feel like a completely different person that when your freshman self.
  7. When you are doing something in school that you aren’t supposed to do, you think, “Well, whatever, I’m a senior.”
  8. You give credit to the past old captains of sports teams and presidents of clubs because you realize how much work it actually is.
  9. You start to realize how many things your parents pay for that will become your responsibility.
  10. Sometimes you are SO ready to get out of your high school.
  11. But other times you just want to hide under your covers in your childhood bed and never come out so you never have to be an adult.
  12. You contemplate committing a crime before you turn 18.
  13. You don’t have time to have senioritis when colleges have 3 supplements each.
  14. You think about all of your lasts, and it’s bittersweet.
  15. You realize that the underclassman are scared of you and you are sadistically happy about that.
  16. You know better than to ask the juniors how junior year is going.
  17. Senior privileges mean you get to hang out with your pets at your house during your lunch.
  18. You realize that you will have to leave your pets next year and you force them to spend more time with you.
  19. Middle school is finally far enough in the past that you can laugh at old photos and not die of embarrassment.
  20. If your extended family asks you about college one more time you will actually go into hibernation.
  21. All you do is eat because having your license means McDonalds and Panera whenever you want.
  22. It also means you spend way more money than you used to.
  23. You drive everyone home from school, sports, and clubs.
  24. You have a countdown until graduation.
  25. You try not to be absent so that you can save up for senior skip days.
  26. You actually don’t understand how middle school backpacks are so big.
  27. You already started looking at prom dresses because this is your year.
  28. You can’t believe this is your last year, and you want to make the most of it.
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