As seniors in high school, we have all experienced the stress of preparing for college. The struggles of keeping our grades up, maintaining a high GPA, and scoring well on the SAT/ACT are all familiar to us. There are days where you just say, “Screw it. I don’t care if I get into college or not.” And then there are the days where you say, “NO, MOM. I DON’T WANT HOT COCOA. I NEED TO STUDY TO GET A GOOD GRADE ON THIS TEST IF I WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE.” While the process of preparing for college may be a long one, it is most certainly more bearable when you have someone who understands what you're going through. Trust me: I know what you’re going through. Follow these steps and I promise you, you will make America great again.
1. Survive high school.
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Think of high school as college try outs. If you can make it through high school, you’ve got a shot at actually succeeding in life. Now, moving on to the big leagues…
2. Take the SAT/ACT.
The SATs and ACTs play a big part in getting you into college. When you take the test, you may feel like crying, crying, and/or crying (have you tried crying?). If you can, I highly recommend taking the test with a friend so you can make the above faces at each other. It makes taking the test much more amusing.
3. Choose a major.
You’ll probably want to do this as soon as possible. Like Cas said, this is your life and your choice. People are going to try to persuade you to do something you don’t want to do. Luckily, if you choose the wrong major for you, you can always switch.
4. Choose a college.
There are so many to choose from. You have to decide whether you want to stay in state or move away. After that, you have to make sure the college you choose provides your major.
5. The application process.
The application process can be as simple or as difficult as you make it. You might be one of those people who submits everything on time like they were supposed to. Or you might be one of those people who waits until the night before and almost misses the deadline. *Cough* Me. *Cough*
6. Admission essays.
For some people, writing an essay is like breathing. It just comes naturally. But if you’re like me, writing an essay is like picking up salt grains with chopsticks. It’s just another thing you have to train yourself to do. I’m not saying that it’s going to be easy, but it’ll hopefully get better.
7. Cry.
After you’ve gone through the emotional torture of filling out all the applications for multiple colleges, you deserve a good cry. You are most likely broke from having to pay application fees. But that just means that you are one step closer to becoming a poor college student. Congratulations!
8. Submit everything to the college or your choice.
Finish up your online applications or send in your forms by mail and pray that you remembered to submit your FAFSA.
9. Wait for the acceptance letter.
Most likely, you won’t have time to sit and twiddle your thumbs. You’ll probably find something to distract you such as school, friends, books, or a job. If you have none of these things, I am sorry. I volunteer to be your friend.
10. If you don't get accepted, cry some more.
Self explanatory. Get 'er done.
12. Repeat steps 5-9.
You can do this.
13. Wait for the acceptance letter.
Remember, no thumb twiddling. Find a buddy.
14. Once you're accepted, you are allowed to shamelessly happy dance.
You do you, Booboo, you do you.
If you've already gone through this process, bless your soul. If you are currently going through this process, I'm praying for you. If you haven't started this process, I don't know what you've been doing but I pray for your deliverance.
