Summer will soon end, but the fun of my senior year of high school and the college admissions process is just beginning. My first day back at high school is September 5th. The rest of my summer consists of a few basic things. I have a visit to Lafayette College planned on Thursday the 30th, with a friend giving the tour. (Thanks Billy!) Additionally, I’ve got homework left from my AP English and AP Biology classes. I’ll be spending a majority of my time on them, starting tomorrow.
My biggest concern in life right now is still college. The Tech school v. general school conflict still teems in my head. After my visit to RPI, I’ve somewhat changed my stance on the issue. To spite the student body at a school, I think that one gets out of an education what they put in to it. Moreover, perhaps one can find intellectuals in a tech school. The jury is still deliberating on this point, someone try to change my mind.
Not to mention, my college list is in serious need of expansion (RPI, UCONN, Tufts [unvisited], Lafayette [soon to be visited]). I’ve purchased the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2008 Edition, and plan to study that. I can’t fathom why this is so hard for me, while seeming much easier for everyone around me. Perhaps I’m taking it too seriously, with the idea that if I don’t do this correctly, I’ll somehow fail at life. Although that seems very colloquial, it’s all that captures the notion.