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College
Admissions Process
By Michael Zamudio and Erin Parker
For college bound seniors the
months of November and December are the most hectic in the admissions
process.
Application deadlines fall during these two months and seniors work
continuously and arduously to finish applications and put final touches
on essays. It is a very stressful time for students to pile the time
of working on applications with daily homework and extra curricular
activities.
All the hard work that a senior has put into his high school career
finally seems to be paying off. The years of completing assignments
and competing in sports are all documented on the application and
students are encouraged to openly display their talents.
Senior Candice Avanes said, “The admissions process
has been very hectic, but an interesting process. Applying to college
is a once in a lifetime experience.” The application process is timely,
but does not have to be stressful. Preparation is the key and there
are plenty of ways to prepare.
For juniors, the process is unknown and an unusual subject when college
seems so far away.
With pressures from everywhere that this is the most “important year
for colleges,” the pressure is immeasurable. Parents are always questioning,
“What schools do you want to go to?” or “What do you want to major
in?” All of these are important to juniors.
Many underclassmen don’t even think of the college processes because
it seems so far away. For Kevin Zabihi, a junior,
college location is not an issue, but rather how college helps him
grow as a person. “I am not really that nervous about the [application]
process. I know I will get in somewhere. If we take education to be
about learning, instead of a means to money, you don’t really worry
about where you are going. It’s about where you are going to grow
the most as a person.”
Other juniors find that college application is too far away. “I am
trying not to stress,” said Jackie Houston, “Everyone
asks me where I am going to go, but I feel it is too early to think
about that yet.”
For many juniors, college seems far away, but it is just around the
corner. Juniors and seniors continue to stress, as the application
process for seniors comes to a close, and for juniors it is just beginning.
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College Admissions Process
For college bound seniors the months of November and December are
the most hectic in the admissions process.
Application deadlines fall during these two months and senios work
continuously and arduously to finish applications with daily homework
and extra curricular activities.
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have learned to accept and shake off. Christmas brings joy but it
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