Nathan Shube, Editor in Chief
December 10, 2015
It’s a tough time for seniors right now. Those who have applied to the UC’s, CSU’s, and most private colleges, have already submitted their applications, in and of itself a very daunting exercise. The exhausting process of filling out applications, getting letters of rec, writing personal statement essays, etc. is followed by weeks, sometimes months of waiting to hear back from the universities of choice. You would think the intense level of preparation involved just to apply would at least yield a timely response one way or another, but no. Many seniors are left facing the holidays without any clear direction as to where they might be going to school next year. To make matters worse, they are likely to face a number of extended relatives and rarely seen friends who will unknowingly add to their stress by asking, “Have you heard back from any colleges yet?”
For those lucky few who may have already heard from and committed to a college, they are left with the awkward task of not rejoicing too much around most of their friend who are waiting anxiously to hear. Each time the remaining students find out another friend has been accepted is a sure indication that they they themselves have not. One of the most worst parts of this College Limbo is how you have to manage “all the schools you are applying to,” explains Riley Rose (12) “Hoping that all of your application requirements are received and rarely hearing back from the schools, its so stressful!!”
So instead of spending the holidays relaxing and enjoying the company of family and friends, seniors will spend them constantly checking emails and looking up blogs on-line to see if there is someway to tell whether they are likely to get accepted or not. “Tis’ the season to be anxious…”
The best course of action is to sit back, relax, and try to forget about it. Constantly refreshing your emails won’t make the letter come any quicker. Slow down, and try to enjoy the time we have left as high school students because before you know it, we’ll be moving on to bigger and better things.
