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.