Senior Year

When I was a freshman and looked up to the upper class men, I always thought that being a senior would be the coolest thing about high school. I mean whats better than being the oldest in the school and having everyone look up to you and not having to worry about the older kids picking on you? Don't get me wrong, those are some pretty nice things about being a senior, but other then that, my senior year hasn't been too great. I mean being 18 and being able to do a lot more with my friends and having a lot more freedom is great but the stress from most of my classes and applying to colleges is making it hard for me to enjoy my senior year. Everyone I talked to said that senior year was going to be my most favorite year and most memorable year at St. Marks, and it will be, but the pressure of getting good grades and trying to get into college is making it harder for me to enjoy my last year as a Spartan. Out of the six classes I have this year, I only look forward to going to three of them. The rest of my classes I could live without. This isn't because of who I have as a teacher for each class, it's because no matter what I do, I don't understand the class or I just don't like the course. My least favorite class this year is Economics. I have no idea why I chose to take this class in the first place. Most of the time in that class, I have no clue what is going on. I feel like I'm the only one that doesn't understand the information. This class stresses me out because no matter how long I study or how well I take notes, I still can't  understand most of the information. It's like another language to me. English class is another class this year that is giving me a hard time. I know that all of the research and writing will help me with college courses but it's just not one of my favorite things to do. I'm almost half way done my final year at St. Marks and for the rest of my time as a senior in high school, i'm going to think more positively about all my classes and hopefully that will help me look at all my classes and the rest of the year differently because I know this will be my best year at St. Mark's High School.