Dear My Younger Self | A Post with Earnest

 Earnest, a company providing students with a better way to repay student loans, created an advice project with a letter giving advice to students!  I thought it was a great opportunity to write my younger self a letter. Although I am only 17, I think that there are many things I wish I had known before I started college and the last year of school. Here is my letter to my younger self.
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Dear Katie,


Seventeen has come round quite quickly and it is safe to say there are many things I had not prepared or thought would ever happen. There are things you don't think will happen that do and thoughts that go through your head which you think are ridiculous, yet you still consider them.

For example, I would have never thought that the options that I chose for college would be ones that I would enjoy. Back when I was younger, I never would have even considered law as an option, but now I love it and I am doing weirdly well. Right now, the dream is to go to Royal Holloway, part of the University of London, to study music. It has been a dream for quite a while now but to study at such a prestigious place would be amazing.

In other news, I am friends with some of the most amazing people you can get. Back in year 7,8,9 I would have never ever have thought that I would be friends with those who I am with today. In July, I am going to Montreux, Switzerland with 6 of them for the week and I am more than excited. I would have never thought I would be going on holiday with my friends, in my entire life.

And to be here, sitting and writing about things that I want to write about. It is incredible that I am able to share my thoughts and my loves with you all. To be able to get a company to email me and allow me to do posts like this, small or bigger, if so special and I value it highly.

So, younger me, look forward to the life you have ahead. Don't worry about leaving school because it is better than you will ever think and you will have the time of your life, although you had to leave some people behind in the process.

So good luck, past me, for your future, I know what it is like and all I can say is that your inspirations will only grow and you love for tea, sheep and Meryl Streep (unintentional rhyming) will be bigger than ever.

So much love,
Katie

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Thank you to Earnest for asking me to write this. It is such a good idea and so refreshing to write to yourself and explain to yourself where you did things right and where you went wrong.