Getting to school on time

Getting to school on time has been very hard for me this year and I know that's a very bad thing because this is my senior year and school is very important that year. I try to wake up early and I still tend to miss the early bus in the morning. The problem with this whole situation is I live very far from the school and its hard for me to get downtown on time to take the bus straight to school. Another problem I have is with the buses, sometimes the bus can be too packed and the bus will just ride right by me and ill have to wait for the next one to come which takes at least 10-15 minutes. The thing that makes me angry is when teachers always have the nerve to get mad at the fact when kids are a little late in the morning. The last time I checked I don't see any teachers getting up really early in the morning and take a CITY bus to work. It honestly is really hard and I try my best but I guess I need to really start making a goal for myself to get up like a half an hour earlier so I can make sure I catch the bus on time so I can start getting to school on time everyday. I'm sick of hearing m teachers mouth and I'm a senior almost considered an adult so I need to start making smart choices on my own so they can benefit me positively. I will change this around!