Senioritis

Senioritis....It Exists

I know I mentioned senioritis in my first post, but the issue needs some serious attention. Let's travel back to second semester junior year. All my senior friends were already in college, and I heard faint whispers of "senioritis". At that point in time I had no idea what it was. However a quick search on Urban Dictionary fixed all that. 

Senioritis - n. A condition caused by anticipation to graduate and already being accepted to college. Symptoms include no motivation and decreased student performance. 

Being the overachiever I was, I thought to myself "There is no way that will happen to me! That's baloney!" 

Fast forward to my second semester of senior year. Senioritis exists people. It's real. No matter how hard you try to resist, it will pull you into its web. The urge to watch Netflix all night is way too high. Homework is done during lunch. To sum it up, the struggle is real.

However, I can't let myself succumb to this disease! I will fight! To all my seniors out there I say, "we can do this!" I mean come on how hard can it be? Let's think about this. Its January 29th. Lets just say February for all intents and purposes. I mean we technically only have one month of learning left before review starts. Then April/May = finals and AP exams (I don't really know how IB schedules work). 

If that isn't motivation enough remember all admissions are tentative pending final transcripts. Can you imagine how awkward it would be to be on the phone with Ad Comms. trying to "explain"?

Well, this blog is coming to an end. In other news I've finished all the seasons of Scandal, White Collar, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Walking Dead, Arrow, and House of Cards. 

Anyone have any suggestions for Netflix shows?

Also it's snowing...IN GEORGIA!

- BlueJay18

  

The True Purpose of Education

All too often when I ask someone, "why do you want to be a doctor/lawyer/etc.?", I get the reply "so I can be rich and have lots of money."

That saddens me. It really does. But can we really blame the students? With job uncertainty growing, what's wrong with wanting to get a high paying job? But is that really success? Is waking up day after day to an unfulfilled life really success?

I think a large part of the issue stems from the way we have shifted our views on education. Education has devolved and turned into a brute race for the best resume. Gone are the days when kids joined clubs because they enjoyed them. Instead it has turned into a frenzy for leadership positions, and rote community service so one can get into a good college. Society drills the statement "I need to be rich" into each of our heads. 

As a result of this, we (as a collective society) have began substituting our short term goals as long term goals. Goals such as getting into college X or job Y should not be considered the end game. If anything they are the beginning.  I have always thought of long term goals to be intangible. How one changes the world, how one uses their education to help others, those have always been what I considered long term goals. It's sad that those (long term) goals are often put on the back burner. Somewhere along the line we lost sight of our passions, and became slaves to our ambitions. 

Now I'm not here to right off our generation or society, because I too am a part of this generation and society. Do I have a magic bullet or a cure? Not necessarily. The change that needs to occur isn't achievable by one teacher or one student, but rather needs to be the conscious effort of a society. If we can change the statement "I need to be rich" to "I need to follow my passions", I guarantee that we will be much better of. 

- BlueJay18

What are your thoughts on the value of education? Share your thoughts below :)

Last Semester of High School

Hello! Welcome to my blog!

I was given this idea by a friend who thought it would be cool to blog my undergrad years so that 20 years from now I could look back and laugh at myself. Now that I'm in my last semester of high school and have been accepted to Hopkins (aka the best school in the world) I figured I'd kick things off.

Over the next four years I'll blog about anything and everything from relaxed laid back blogs like this, or my views on world affairs, to research on antibiotics.

However, before we get started here's a little about me. I feel like if I'm going to be sharing my life with you for the next four years (wow that sounds weird) you should get to know me a little. I was born in India and I moved to Georgia when I was six. My last meal would most likely be country fried steak, gravy and mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, biscuits with honey and jam, plus a 2 gallon container of sweet tea. I think a person's last meal says a lot about them. Personally mine just means I have a deep and intimate relationship with sugar and butter.

I eventually want to be a doctor. Why you ask? Well, as cliche as it sounds I like to help people, and I like biology. I feel as if a doctor not only treats the body but also the soul, and the smile on a patients face would be extremely gratifying. We will save my views on holistic care for another time :)

Anyway, now that you know me and my crazy self, lets get the show on the road ey?

So here we are, last semester of high school. Man, its crazy to think of. One day I could barely walk and now I'm graduating. To be honest, I have mixed feelings. Part of me can't wait to leave. I can't wait for the new experiences, new friends, and new inside jokes that await me. I just want to get done with this semester (I'm currently battling senioritis), and go!

However, the other part of me is nervous. It's a whole new town, new place, new people. What if I don't fit in? What if I'm that kid? Life is going by so quickly, and it's almost forcing us to mature faster. But in the end (being the existentialist that I am) I know that life will be what I make out of it, and I plan to invest my four years at Hopkins. Also my classmates seen pretty cool. So that's nice. Also we have a waffle maker in the food court. Which is also nice, because I like waffles.

Anyways, I smell a frozen pizza calling my name so I'm off! Till next time mis amigos.

- BlueJay18