We all have struggled and been stressed as seniors at one point and came across challenges that we thought we couldn’t handle but we pushed through those obstacles.
Being a senior can be stressful. I have to keep up with my grades to maintain a high GPA which could be a lot of stress on my end. Handing in homework on time and making sure I’m organized with all my classes has never been a problem. It’s the fact that I know this is my last year and I have to apply and get into a good college that fits me. I stress about college because sometimes I worry I’m not smart enough to be there, but that’s outer voice talking. Deep down I know I’m smart enough to be anywhere because I put the work in to succeed. I had to push myself to the limit I wanted, which is to always stay on top of everything.
Sometimes I stress because I see the work I’m doing is too confusing to understand, but I taught myself I can’t believe in stress because stress leads to doubt and doubt leads to failure. When I stress about being a senior I turn that stress into confidence. When I see low grades, it makes me overthink; it’s not something I’m proud of because I know I could have pushed myself to do better. Every time I do stress I just remind myself to look ahead and not back. Especially when I’m at work and I realize I forgot to do my homework and I know it’s an essay due in 3 hours. It’s a lot of pressure and stress because I go straight to work after school.
I feel like I mainly stressed because it’s my last year of high school and I want everything to be perfect.