Stress?

I've realized that I was very, very wrong about senior year. Yes, it's amazing to be the top dogs of the school and body slamming freshmen out of the way just to make a path in the hallway. But there's so many other things that I was completely brushing off like they would be no big deal once I got to this point. This is the part I needed to reconsider.

First off, senior year is not a drag by any means. It will probably be one of the best years of high school for most people. When I was a freshman and sophomore I couldn't wait until senior year because that's "when the least amount of homework is assigned" and "you only have to take 3 classes if you have enough credits", etc. etc. Though this is partly true, it can be a slack off year for some people, but for me it has been anything but that.

For some odd reason, spring term has already swamped me with homework. I have tests back-to-back, projects, and papers. So not only am I trying to maintain decent grades, but there's also college decisions, scholarship applications, prom planning, and a spring sport to balance on top of that. My parents always tell me to back out of activities and "quit something" but I never would/will. I guess you could say that senior year is what you make of it.

Teachers/administrators/counselors always say that you can always take the easy route or challenge yourself and get ready for college. Even though all of this stuff stresses me out, I still think it's beneficial in helping with managing my time. I know if I would have taken only a couple-few classes I would probably be really lazy next year. Being a senior is really fun, it's the last year to enjoy all the football & basketball games and be with your friends until prom and graduation. I'm just ready to get out and go to college and experience something different.