#13: Senior year was yummy

Senior year is almost over. All students who wish to pursue education in college have committed. But every time I try to reflect on the last 4 years of my life, I invariably feel nauseous. Right now, I feel incredibly sad, not because high school is over, but because I have nothing left to hate - how ironic is that?

Instead of reflect on high school in its entirety, I'd rather dissect this year - weirdly enough, the worst year out of all 4. Let's take a look, shall we?

August (10/10): I walked in on Cloud 9 - captain of the Troy High Girls' Varsity Swim and Dive team, feeling respected, nothing could stop me!

September (7/10): Started off well, but sprained my shoulder. I still didn't feel terrible, though. I believed I would spring back. College applications were sort of stressful, but I didn't care - senior year, right?

October (5/10): I recruited a friend to start carrying my backpack to every class because I was too injured to hold my things. I was in constant pain, but it felt cool to leave class 5 minutes early every day! At this point, I knew I was not going back to swim - and that hurt. Swimming was the last thing I had left to hold on to, and it was ripped away from me. All I cared about was not seeming weak - I think I desperately failed.

November (It was SO BAD, I want to give you a 0. But that isn't possible, so I give you a 1.): The swim season came to an end, leaving me with the terrifying statistic that I'd only swam in 3 out of the 12 meets in my last year on the team. College applications were finally over, but I was in a constant state of anxiety over where I'd end up - and if I'd be judged for not being like my "triple-majored at an Ivy League" brother. I was still injured. Not to mention, I landed in the hospital (whoop whoop) because of everything. It's a funny story, actually. I passed out in the bathroom in 4th hour on November 8th and woke up 3 minutes before class ended. When I got to 5th hour, I lost all sensation to my hands and legs. I missed a Statistics quiz because of it. I took it the next day, when I was feeling better. To date, that has been my best quiz score in Statistics. 

December (7/10): I went to Greece and Italy! This entire month was recovery for me. That's it. 

January (Death/10): Midterms. That's it. 

February (Feeling single on Valentine's Day/10): February is cold and irrelevant. 

March (College, but also Chicago/10): Got rejected from my dream college! Whoo!! But, I also went to Chicago, so that was fun.

April (Nashville/10): I went to Nashville with my orchestra! It was a nice way to forget the world and college and annoying stuff.

May (COMMITTED/10): I finally committed to college. Also, AP tests. That's it.

Now, I am stuck with a pit in my stomach. I used to have a clear sight of what's ahead of me (college applications, college decisions). Now, it's all over. I have a lifetime of bad memories stored, but I am fortunate to have learned one thing this year: life will throw obstacles. It is up to us to dodge them. Congrats Class of 2023, we did it.