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College Decisions

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Recently, I went to the lower campus to talk about the colleges we applied to and committed to. It was very interesting, but it was weird to be the only person in that group to mention a lower-tier school. Some people were talking about committing to UCLA, NYU, UCSB, and Pomona College, while I was just there, like ” so after spending four years at a college prep school, I will be attending somewhere that is super easy to get into.” But yet again, I did it because I didn’t have the funds to do all four years, unless I wanted to sell my organs and bone marrow to the black market.

But at the end of the day, I feel I made a good choice for myself and my wallet. Instead of paying literally 100k over four years, I only have to do it for two. And I’m hoping that if I really lock in, my chances of getting into a good UC will be higher.

Around the Corner

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I feel as though time is moving more quickly than it should. I feel as though my senior year of high school only started weeks ago. I feel as though I just began new and more difficult classes, but in reality, I’ve been sitting through them for months now. When we were approaching the end of the first quarter, I remember thinking to myself, “You have to do that three more times,” and feeling defeated by the seemingly endless amount of work I would still have to complete to graduate. Now, we’ve begun the fourth quarter. It feels unreal that all the work and time I was dreading is now behind me. It feels unreal that high school is almost over. It feels unreal that I will be looking up at everyone during graduation, instead of watching from high up in the amphitheater seating. Although I’m relieved that I can leave behind the long and tiring years of high school, I’m still sad that it’s over. I feel like I’m saying goodbye to my childhood. Sometimes I think back to my first day in public school, when I received my student ID. It specified that the year I would graduate was 2026, and it seemed an impossible distance away. Now it is 2026, and that impressionable and innocent child has faded and worn. I hope she will not completely fade away after graduating, because innocence is too beautiful to lose forever. I guess they really meant it when they said it’ll all be over in the blink of an eye.

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