Swish…loop…crank…crank…nervousness…click click click (gear grinds)… click clack…This is the last hump on the roller coaster of my first semester. There is a lot to do between today and the end of this semester, but somehow these last few months have sped by.
For you high-schoolers out there my guess is that you are experiencing a similar sense of unease and nervousness. The time to finish college applications is nigh, just as the promise of a break from school for the holiday season. I remember that when my C.U. application was somehow erased every time I attempted to save it, a certain heat went up and down my back. So much frustration resulted from this that I felt I alone possessed a terrible burden. In short, the college application process was a very intense experience for me, and I’m sure it is proving to be, at some points, for you as well.
What I have noticed though is that stress is inevitable. I find that the heat is on now as the first semester comes to a close. With due diligence and a lot of patience I have faith that it will all work out in the end, and if you have that same faith it will help you to make more rational and cautious decisions than if you don’t. Let me tell you that your applications and essays will look much better if you type them with a clear head rather than with “just finishing” in mind. These applications and such can be finished, and if I can impart those seniors out there with one more bit in the endless stream of advice: don’t stress out and make more problems for yourself. At the same time though I want to be clear that what you are doing is important, and that is why it is so important to approach these issues with a level head.