Purple Haze
Deadlines, deadlines
By Elizabeth Thomas

October 7, 2010

There are many stresses for seniors in the beginning of the school year. College applications are due, visits need to be scheduled and the SAT needs to be taken. Sometimes it feels like senior year is nothing but deadlines. The biggest deadline of them all would be the question of what you want to do after high school. Most seniors intend on going to college, despite the fact that some will go in undecided. Others have already chosen a specific major, but that major could always change. In any case, before they can declare one, they must pick a college first. This choice always becomes bittersweet when parents realize their little boy or girl is all grown up, and the student realizes it is time to face the real world. Despite this fact, the process is a pivotal experience in any student’s life, but it all revolves around deadlines.

As a senior myself, I have already begun the process of selecting a college, and like many others, I plan on attending community college for a couple of years and then transferring to a four-year school. This choice allows most students to save money and graduate from the college they will take in their last two years. Since I do not yet know what that transfer school will be, for now I call it the University of the Undecided. I have not given much thought to applications, but many others have and are already accepted to their top school. The guidance office cannot stress enough these deadlines we have to meet, and who can blame them? Getting everything done and out of the way is a big stress reliever that students will not have to worry about for the rest of the year. So students, go visit a college, ask questions about it, pinpoint yourself toward your career, or do anything that will make those deadlines disappear. As much as we love it, procrastinating is never good. Parents, continue assisting your children in meeting those deadlines, and when you start missing them already, remember it is just one more step for your child in becoming the person they are meant to be.