Seniors struggle with college choices

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Brandon Mitchner, Staff Writer
April 16, 2010
Filed under Academics, Story of the Day, Top Stories

As the current school year comes to a close, seniors are anxiously awaiting college replies and visiting the colleges where they have been accepted. This is a critical point in seniors’ lives and most everyone is excited to get out on their own. However, the pressure to be accepted into one’s first choice can be stressful.

Senior Jeff Huynh, whose first choice is the University of Utah, has had to go through one of the worst things possible when going through the college process.

“I got waitlisted and the feeling is horrible. You don’t know if you’ll be accepted or rejected.”

Many seniors go through the dread and stress of being waitlisted. It’s like being stuck in limbo with no way out, until a letter of acceptance or rejection.

In order to make the decisions a little easier, many seniors have or are going to check out the colleges they’ve been accepted to. Christina Bui, who has been accepted to American University , and visited the campus on Monday to familiarize herself with the college.

The stresses are high at this point in the year, and with exam time around the corner, tensions are mounting amongst the seniors, and college pressures are no help, but we wish them the best of luck in their endeavors.