No one will remember anything you say. Honestly. Please don't try to come up with something your peers will remember, because a year later most will hardly remember you were even a speaker.
Don't try to impart wisdom on your fellow students. You're all 17-19 years old. You don't know anything about life at this moment. You've never lived on your own and you know what? You're all reaching that point together, so you can't give any better advice than the next person. So please, do me a favor and don't try to give advice about the future. No one knows anything about the future, we can only relate to the past, so please...
Just talk about your time there, what you did, what your friends did, if it was fun, if it wasn't. Talk about your plans for the fall, tell them that in four years they can check up with you and see what you're really doing. If you're following your dream or plan, or if you've completely changed.
Don't plan your life out either! Don't make your future rigid and set in stone. Enjoy the curve balls life will give. You might not end up with the career you think you want, you might not end up with the major you're interested in.
Just talk about your time there, that you're ready for the next step and you're excited for it.
But honestly, no one will remember your speech.
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Truth. I couldn't tell you who spoke at ours, much less what was said. I suppose you do have to give them credit, though, for thinking -like we all did- that they had it at least somewhat figured out. (Hint: No one does.)
yeah, I still don't have it figured out. I've been trying to tell my sister that it's okay not to have everything planned out at 18.
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