Acceptance to college

          The main concern for many teens today is college, and being accepted into the college they desire. But the closer it gets, the more worried we get. The pressure from our peers and more importantly, our parents, can really get to us. So once senior year comes, many of us are just so drained and ready to let the year fly by. But what most of us don't realize is that colleges actually want us to work to the best of our ability, especially it being our last year to show them what we've got.
          When seniors decide to slack off their last year in high school, they think that colleges won't see -or won't even care, for that matter. They think that once they've been accepted, they're set. But that's where they're wrong. With the way the economy is today, colleges get harder and harder to get into. It becomes more competitive each year since there's people all around the world trying to get that same spot. So why stop trying when you're just around the corner? That same reason should be exactly why you want to try even harder. With that, colleges should have every right to revoke your acceptance once you start to slip, so it'd be best to stay on the safe side and continue working as you normally would, regardless of having that acceptance letter in hand or not.
          With college already being as competitive as it is, you should already be trying your best even when you get that acceptance letter. You have so many more oppurtunities to do things you want and to take the easy way out, but senior year is definitely not one of them. Why slack off when you get that letter, when there are so many other people out there dying to get that spot? Only difference is, they're trying their best for something they really want, while you're letting the school year fly by just because you think it's okay to.
          If colleges didn't take away the entrance to their campuses from seniors who decide to take the easy way out, then imagine how school all around would be like. Nobody wants someone who will slack off right at the end. Colleges want those who will always do their best, until the very end. They don't want students who will slack off right when they get in. Imagine it this way, you wouldn't want to hire someone who is only great at the interview and knows absolutely nothing when it comes to the real thing. It can't all be just for show. And that's what colleges are trying to get out to us. Once we turn in that application, it's our own duty to make sure we finish what we started. We commit ourselves to something and we would only be cheating ourselves if we didn't follow through with whatever it is.
          Senior year is definitely a year we will all cherish, no matter how it turns out. But it's very important to not get off task and stay on top of it all. Just because you're around the corner from graduating, it still should be no excuse to fool around. Seniors should work just as hard as they were doing all throughout their high school career, if not even harder. Knowing that the college of their dreams could take away their acceptance to their campus anytime after they already get in, should be enough motivation to keep them from slacking off.

Senior year highlights

Instead of asking what I'm excited for most about my senior year, I think it would be a lot easier to ask what am I NOT excited for. I can tell you straight off the bat that everything about this year is going to be a blast.. Until Senior Project comes along. It never really sounded so good, and I'm sure it's going to prove me right when we start it next semester. I know senior year isn't going to be all fun and games, but before we all know it, it will be May 31st and we'll ask where the time went. But even though I'm a little worried about Senior Project now, I'm still very excited for the all activities that will be going on this year.
Since the school year has just started, I can say that football season is what I'm really looking forward to at the moment. Being on the bleachers, watching our football team in the bright lights, is probably the best way to spend a Friday night. To me, anyway. The feeling of just watching your team, especially when they win, is just a good feeling. Especially when surrounded by all your friends and all those good vibes. Another thing I can say I'm really excited for is Senior Ball! Although it's still far from now, I'm already thinking and worrying about how I'm going to look and who I'll be going with! I know that regardless, it'll be a good night. I'm also very excited for Grad Night. I'm really looking forward to spending one night with all my peers before we all separate. I know we didn't have one last year, and I know it's difficult due to money issues and getting things approved by administration, but I really hope things will go right this time around because what better way ending your senior year, your last days of high school, than with the people you spent all four years, maybe even more, with?! ..Especially if it was at Disneyland :)