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