Graduating in white with straight A’s, knowing the colleges we are attending, keeping a social life while trying to participate in as many clubs as possible, squeezing in eight hours of sleep, and attempting to be that perfect son or daughter is just unrealistic and surprisingly, some teenagers are capable of maintaining this lifestyle. Growing up, we are pressured into an idealistic society where teens should act and live a specific way in order to make those around us proud, but what about our feelings?

Personally, own share of fears include stress and anxiety attacking me in all aspects of my life. I am afraid I would give up and let the curse of “senioritis” settle in because I will become lazy and that will ruin my college career. Another fear of mine is not being able to submit my college applications on time because of procrastination and not finishing my personal statement. After summer break, I barely began to revise my essay and I feel stress crumbling down on me. I am scared to death about being rejected from universities. Imagining myself open up a rejection letter makes me cringe because that one letter can help determine my future.

Along with being denied to our dream school, some seniors might not even reach the minimum conditions to apply and it is depressing. Another shared fear that lots of seniors think about is losing close friends. For a handful of people, they grew up with their best friends and it is like graduation. But as we look ahead, we probably will not be surrounded by the same clique nor keep in touch with them is the expiration date of the friendship and it is okay.

It’s heartbreaking and nerve wrecking that in the next upcoming months, our lives will change incredibly. Seniors will be occupied with applying to the colleges that will determine their futures and time will fly by quickly, and before we know it, we will be walking across the stage, holding our diploma and smiling that we did it. We may be intimidated of what senior year has to offer and everything that comes afterward, but we have to be ready and willing to take it head on.