I'm 22... I don't know what I'd tell my middle school self. I HATED middle school too, but so many people told me it wouldn't matter in the end, but I didn't believe them. It didn't change anything until that time actually ended... I guess I would tell myself to dump my group of friends before...
When the prof emails you that the class is ending early, the proper response is "SCOOOOORE" *send*