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How to Survive Senior Year

What I (Kinda) Learned

By C. L.Published 6 years ago 2 min read
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As someone who has successfully just come out of a senior year alive and (relatively) okay, I feel like it's kind of my unofficial duty to pass on what I've learned from my experiences over the year. Everyone is different, of course, but this is just what I've been able to take away from it. Keep in mind this is also from the perspective of someone who came down with a wild case of senioritis five days into the school year.

Survival Tip #1: Everyone is going to ask you what you're doing next year. Everyone. Prepare an answer beforehand.

No matter who it is, whether you know them or literally laid eyes on them two seconds ago, you will get the dreaded "So, what are your plans next year?" Even the kids who know what their plans are hate this question. The solution? Prepare an answer before you even walk in the doors as a senior. This will save you lots of time, stress and last minute answers that will have you kicking yourself later.

My go-to was to laugh (in a super obvious forced way, no doubt) and just say I was still "weighing all my options." Yeah, right.

Survival Tip #2: For the love of god, go to that student loans meeting.

If your school offers student loan information sessions (or anything related to finances), go to them. You may think you're so smart until you're hit with a 40-minute student loan application that needs your dog's middle name and a DNA sample. No one has time to navigate those things blind. Get some information while you can.

Survival Tip #3: Do fun stuff.

It's easy to begin to drown in all your homework and applications for who-knows-what. Everyone is gonna tell you senior year is the most fun year (not really). It may not fully live up to that reputation, but you can at least make some okay memories to bring with you. Sometimes you just have to take the L on that assignment and call it a day to go out with friends.

Survival Tip #4: Have a senior prank.

This year the seniors all were so disorganized we forgot to have a senior prank. Really? That's supposed to be the best part. Get a senior prank going and make it so legendary that they'll be talking about it years after you graduate. You'll go down in high school history. For your use, here were the top three contenders on my prank list.

  1. Have each senior buy one pineapple and place it carefully around the school. It's random and will have everyone scratching their heads at the 300 pineapples everywhere. Amazing.
  2. Assemble on the roof. I wasn't planning on this one, but this actually happened a few years prior. It made the paper and everything. Now that would be hard to beat.
  3. Lock a bunch of alarm clocks in various locations and set them for the middle of the school day. Watch chaos ensue.

Survival Tip #5: Have really good friends who will support you through your inevitable stress.

Senior year is pretty stressful. Why? Everyone thinks you have to map out your entire life until you die. It's a lot easier to handle with some good friends who will be the ones to help you make it through in one piece.

Those are just some of my observations during my experiences. I encourage you to put them into practice as you go into your senior year. Buckle up.

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C. L.

Just someone who loves to live, learn and share.

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