Things That Change From Freshman to Senior Year
The first day of school is arguably the most important day of the year. But when it's your first day of high school too, the stakes are a little higher. You obsess over your first day outfit, stress about your classes, and get lost on your way to class. But by senior year, you know the drill and while there's still the inevitable back-to-school butterflies, you've got a more laid-back approach to the first day of school...
Waking Up For School
You're so nervous/excited for your first day of high school EVER, you barely sleep and you're already wide awake by the time your alarm, plus the two backup alarms you set just in case, go off. By senior year, you know how many times you can snooze and still have time to shower, run a flat iron through your hair, and get to school right before the bell rings.
First-Day Outfit
The first day of school is your official hs debut, so obvs you've had your outfit planned for months. By senior year, you're all about being comfy. Sure, you totes want to look cute for your first day, but a cool top and jeans is the most effort you're willing to put in.
School Supplies
As a freshman you make sure to buy everything on the suggested school supply list and actually stressed over which printed notebook to buy. By the time you're a senior, you know nothing important happens on the first day of school, so you can leave the notebooks at home - at least for today.
Walking to Class
Wait, are you sure you're even in the right room? Your schedule said Room 306, but there's like three wings in this school. You'll just wait until the teacher takes attendance and hope they call your name... Now that you're seniors, you and your friends basically feel like you own the school the second you step through those double doors, and it feels so good!
First Period
You're so determined to make a good impression on your first day of hs, you sit in the front row and raise your hand at every single question. Flash forward to senior year, and it's not that you're not excited to be here, you totally are (well, kind of), but you wish you were still sleeping tbh, and you're way too focused on things that matter like your college applications to pay attention in class.
Lunch
You frantically search the cafeteria for someone you know so you don't look like that lame freshman who doesn't have anyone to sit with at lunch. At least the food is way better than it was in middle school - in fact, you're actually excited for it. The best thing about senior year? Getting to go off campus for lunch and grab Chipotle with your besties. You don't know what you'd do if you actually had to eat the food in the cafe for one more year.
Crushes
New boys. New girls. Everywhere you look, there are new faces to crush on, day dream about, and stalk on social media. And the best part is they're WAAAAAAY cuter than the immature boys you went to middle school with - especially the upperclassman! Only problem is, by the time you hit senior year, all your classmates are familiar and the ones you're remotely interested in dating are either taken or your ex. All the new faces are underclassman that look like babies. Did you look like that when you walked through the school's front doors on day one? Really?
Gym Class
Showing off your skills on the first day is a surefire way to secure a spot on the junior varsity team as a freshman, right? By senior year, you've worked your way from the JV team to captain of the varsity team, which means you've officially earned the right to slack off in gym class... at least on the first day. You actually spent time doing your hair, and you're not about to ruin it.
Last Bell
No matter what year you are, you're never not happy to hear the final bell ring!
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