If you're in middle/highschool - listen to me for two seconds.

I cannot tell you how tired I got of hearing "oh, things will get better out of highschool." Because I obviously had never expierence it - so why should I believe them?

I've been in college for a week - and I cannot tell you how fucking mind changing it is.

People here WANT to be here! They WILL look out for your safety! They WANT to get to know you! I've had people asking about my interests before asking my name - because they want to be your friend.

In highschool - I was the fat, funny loser. I had three friends, and failing grades because the people there weren't nice to me - because they weren't happy with themselves.

But in college - where people want to be happier and have a better place to do so - I'm a classmate. I'm a colleague. I'm a friend. I'm Tris.

Listen to the cliches. Listen to the repetition. Listen to your parents/friends/siblings/guardians when they tell you that you need to hold on just a little while longer, because

It gets so much fucking better out of highschool.

This has been a PMAPSA from a Tris who cares.

This aged very well. I started College two days ago and at first I was very afraid to go. My teacher had us do introductions and I told people what I wanted to go to school for and my interests....and one of my classmates asked about what I was interested in? I didn't feel like I was being forced to tell people that didn't care about me about what I wanted to be, because there were people who wanted to know me. It felt so weird. But nice i guess.

Thank you OP💖