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This year I am a junior at Birdville High School.
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As a senior in high school, every time I hear the word “college,” an endless list of worries and anxieties runs through my brain like the final credits to an overstaffed movie.
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Algunas veces las decisiones no tienen sentido cuando tratas de explicarlas a otras personas, pero eso no quiere decir que sean incorrectas.
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Candid, peer-to-peer lessons about life after high school from a college freshman
When thinking about college and making future decisions, it is very easy for me to get overwhelmed.
The famed senioritis is already beginning to spiral through my thoughts. As I make list upon list of things I need to get done, I find myself succumbing to distractions.
I believe that in life I fit in a relatively eccentric category.
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My goals and expectations for the coming school year are beginning to feel a bit overwhelming.
On May 1, 2013, I made the single most difficult academic decision possible as a teenager.
Many college-credit classes offered to high school students are those that fulfill general education requirements.
As if today’s teens don’t face enough pressure, some of them face an even tougher challenge – their parents.
Things I’m hoping to get out of the year ahead and goals I’m setting for myself: To simply be proud of myself at the end of the year is my most honest goal.
The best advice I can give my fellow high school students is to be open to change.
I am not exactly sure where I would like to go to college, but I have requirements, expectations, and goals.
Looking back on my experience with the college admissions and future planning process, the phrase “hindsight is 20/20” comes to mind.
