To all of those who think High School is the hardest thing in the world and that no one knows what your going through. I know, I know just how suckish High School can be. Its all about "finding yourself"( really its "who do I gossip about next?") But trust me its really not so bad when you look back at it. I went through senior year thinking I had figured myself out, that I had finally stopped caring what people said. Well I am here to tell you that what you figure out in high school will be smashed to smithereens in College. Everyone says that High School is about discovering yourself, well news flash its got nothing on the self discovery College forces on you. It forces you to reevaluate what you care about and what your priorities are. Do you care more about passing that class or pacifying your peers? Would you rather worry about what others think of you or worry about that assignment thats due tomorrow?

Now coming from the perspective of someone who thought hay had already gone through that whole process of time consuming self discovery, finding that you have to do it again is frustrating as h***. But in the end it is a necessary evil(unfortunately). This year has foisted upon me somethings that have made me completely alter how I approach situations and how I see myself. It has told me continuously that I'm not up to the standard, that I don't really know those I thought I knew, and innumerable other things that can bring a person down.

Being told continuously that you aren't good enough, that your opinions count for nothing, that every comment you make is idiotic wears a person down.

In the end you have to decide whether or not you would rather be you or who they want you to be.