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August 23, 2010, 9:54 am
So it is that famous back-to-school season. As I am in the process of finishing up my summer reading books, I get this feeling of stress again. Do I really need to go back and step into a world of work and early mornings? And, just as I bring up this topic, my friends remind me: “Ugh, junior year is going to be horrible!”
Studying in a computer lab
Every teen in high school has heard it before: Junior year is rough! With SATs, studying for all the big exams, pressure and thoughts about college all tackling you [ ...continue reading ]
June 28, 2010, 3:09 pm
School’s out, so it’s official—I’m a senior now! Although that’s really fun to say, I have mixed feelings about the end of junior year. Obviously, there’s the relief that most of the SAT and GPA (and tons of other acronyms) craziness is behind me. However, there’s also the sadness in saying goodbye to this year’s seniors, some of whom are among my closest friends. But more than anything else, there’s a sense of accomplishment—we finally made it to the top of the high school food chain.
While this might sound petty and unimportant, it’s actually rather significant. In [ ...continue reading ]
April 19, 2010, 1:11 pm
The rumors are that junior year is the hardest year in high school. As a junior myself, I can definitely attest to the fact that junior year is challenging, but no more difficult than any other year of high school, as long as you learn how to balance school and fun, work and play and remember to put everything into perspective.
College is a word we start to hear at the beginning of junior year along with scheduling SAT’s early, the choice between SAT or ACT, signing up for clubs so colleges think you’re involved, fulfilling community service hours [ ...continue reading ]
April 18, 2010, 10:16 am
As a senior in high school, I have been trying to find the right college for a year and a half. That’s almost 548 days of stress about college essays, interviews, campus visits, making the right impressions, SAT scores, applications, keeping grades up, doing as many extracurricular activities as possible, having a social life and somehow finding “me time.” After spending such a huge amount of time on this whole process, I have one month to decide where I would like to go next fall. Thirty days. It seems a little unfair that I spend 548 days applying to [ ...continue reading ]
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