Despite graduation being right around the corner, some seniors worry about finalizing their college choices.
Between keeping up with classes, strong senioritis, and multiple exciting senior activities, the future of a senior’s life after high school is the most anticipated thing. While patiently waiting for college acceptances, and now impatiently waiting for scholarship announcements, one of the main things lingering on a senior’s mind is what important decision they will make that could impact the rest of their life.
“I’ve wanted to be a business major since I was freshmen, so that was kind of the end goal I was heading for after I finished high school,” senior Adrian Carrion said.
As the days get longer and the weather suggests carefree days at the beach and senior trips with family, many students towards the end of their high school journey are beginning to experience major senioritis, which could affect the end goal they want to reach once out of high school.
“I think seniors that don’t pay attention to [college deadlines], and wait until the last minute can add more stress onto them,” Carrion said.
For most seniors, the last couple of months have been filled with exciting news from colleges and they have been overwhelmed with the important decisions they have had to make. Unfortunately, the wait could also lead to the possible feelings of rejection from a dream school or be filled with anxiety from not hearing back in time.
“What I want seniors to realize is the decision that is made is not necessarily about you as an actual person,” College and career advisor Jennifer Shock said. “At the end of the day, there are so many things behind the scenes that factor into the student admission decision for colleges that are being made.”
But while it seems like a strong rejection could impact the plans of a senior’s future, receiving rejection could also be redirection. Many opportunities are able to present themselves even when feeling disappointed from not reaching a goal for yourself.
“I’ve had students that didn’t automatically get admitted to a university, ended up going to another university and fell in love with that [decision],” Shock said.
And even with all the chaos and joy and stress senior year will bring, most seniors are striving to focus on being there and enjoying their last couple moments of high school left. “It may be stressful at times because of how many responsibilities and activities we have to do before the end of the year, and we will need to learn how to have good time management,” senior Alondra Clemente Varela said. “Especially with multiple big transitions happening soon.”
