SHARE: It’s that time of year again. Every year, the course selection packets come out and we get to fill in little boxes that will determine another year’s worth of stress, pressure, and success. Just like last year, I’m surprised that I’m barely halfway done with junior year...

SHARE: Junior year is tough. It comes with five hours of homework (on an average night, mind you), weekends absorbed by SAT’s and ACT’s, and a sense of hopelessness after the grades remain stagnant after all of this effort. With so much pressure, one would expect a sense of competition...

SHARE: I am a human being, and as such, getting up early is not an adaptation nature has bestowed upon me. Sadly, I am also a junior with a first period, and that means rise and shine at 6:15. When I got my schedule, I just imagined the headache, darkness (yeah, the sun is on a more...

SHARE: School demands a lot from a student, and sometimes my resolve isn’t equal to the task. The problem, however, did not lie with the subject matter but rather the way I studied. Once I sat down to study, I would deviate my attention to social media and pointless websites (yes, I’ve...